Portland Japanese Garden
Japanese Maple Overlooking the Strolling Pond together . This sense of harmony infuses Oregon life .
The Garden is a living “ classroom ” that offers tremendous opportunities for experiential learning to all who enter its gates . The lessons of the Portland Japanese Garden are many and varied ; not only does it speak about the way trees grow and how moss forms on stone , but it also reflects the lives and culture of the people who designed and nurtured this enduring art form .
Born out of a hope that the experience of peace can contribute to a long-lasting peace — born out of a belief in the power of cultural exchange — born out of a belief in the excellence of craft — Portland Japanese Garden is a place to let go of worldly thoughts and see oneself as a small but integral part of the universe .
Pendleton Underground Tours
31 SW Emigrant Avenue Pendleton , Oregon 97801 ( 541 ) 276-0730
Beneath the city of Pendleton lies a secret underground city . Chinese immigrants dug the tunnels beneath the city streets and built their own city .
Today , the Pendleton Underground is open for guided tours that explain how the Chinese were very important to the development of the American West . On the tour , you visit the Shamrock Card Room , the Empire Ice Cream Parlor , Hop Sing ’ s Chinese Laundry , and the Empire Meat
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