Wellcome to 福
The portal of Hanbury Botanical Gardens has been built at the end of XIX century by the architect Caroe. The Chinese ideogram 福 engraved on the top of the arch, which means “happiness”, it’s a gift from the ambassador in England Kuo Sung Tao, who visited the gardens in 1879.
Testo a cura di Ilaria Veneruso, immagini di Nicola Ferrarese, Corrado Agnese, Ilaria Veneruso.