Name

lan su chinese garden

Legal name

Lan Su Chinese Garden

Website

https://lansugarden.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Admission fees for general visitors, with tiered pricing for adults, seniors, students, and youth. Children 5 and under enter free.
2. Membership Program: Annual memberships offering free admission, reciprocal benefits with other gardens, and exclusive member experiences.
3. Event Rentals: Private rentals of the garden and Yun Shui Teahouse for weddings, corporate events, and special occasions.
4. Donations & Philanthropy: Tax-deductible donations supporting the garden's mission. Includes Scholar Society (recurring giving) and Orchid Legacy Society (planned giving).
5. Retail Operations: Garden Shop merchandise sales and Yun Shui Teahouse food and beverage service.
6. Educational Programs: K-12 school tours, educator programs, and cultural workshops for various age groups.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lan Su Chinese Garden is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit cultural institution that operates an authentic Chinese scholar garden in Portland, Oregon. The garden offers day admission, annual memberships, traditional Chinese tea experiences at Yun Shui Teahouse, retail merchandise at the Garden Shop, guided tours, cultural programs and festivals, and venue rentals for private events. It serves as a living cultural institution built by Chinese artisans from sister city Suzhou, China.

Product overview

Lan Su Chinese Garden is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit cultural institution offering access to an authentic Chinese classical garden in Portland, Oregon. The organization operates on a unified platform combining physical visitor experiences with digital engagement tools. Core offerings include day admission tickets and annual membership programs that provide ongoing garden access. On-site amenities include the Yun Shui Teahouse for traditional Gong Fu tea experiences and the Garden Shop for cultural merchandise. The garden offers guided tour experiences, self-guided exploration via the Discover Lan Su mobile app (available on iOS and Android), and cultural programs including seasonal festivals like the Lotus Festival, Chrysanthemum Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival. Additional revenue streams include venue rentals for private events and educational programs for K-12 schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Garden Admission Day passes granting access to the authentic Chinese scholar garden in Portland, with tiered pricing by age category. Includes access to garden grounds, cultural programming, and self-guided exploration.
• Lan Su Membership Annual membership program offering free garden admission, reciprocal admission at partner gardens, member-exclusive events, and special tiers such as Artist Membership, Business Membership, and Moon Gate Membership.
• Yun Shui Teahouse Traditional Chinese teahouse located within the garden, offering Gong Fu tea experiences, seasonal Chinese and Taiwanese tea tastings, and tea-related cultural programming.
• Garden Shop On-site retail store offering Chinese-inspired gifts, books, tea accessories, plants including orchids, and locally crafted artisan items for visitors.
• Garden Rentals Venue rental services for weddings, corporate events, team building, and special occasions, offering use of garden spaces and Yun Shui Teahouse for private functions.
• Guided Tours Docent-led guided tour experiences including private group tours, K-12 school tours, and the Tour + Pour combination of garden tour with tea experience.
• Cultural Programs and Festivals Annual calendar of ticketed cultural celebrations including the Lotus Festival, Lion Dance & Kung Fu Weekends, Chrysanthemum Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and seasonal tea tastings.
• Steep & Paint Workshop Series Botanical art workshop series in partnership with Oregon Botanical Artists combining tea tasting, plant exploration, and guided botanical art instruction, with all materials and admission included.
• K-12 School Tours and Educator Programs Curriculum-aligned K-12 educational tours, educator programs, and cultural workshops designed to immerse students and teachers in Chinese cultural learning experiences.
• Discover Lan Su App Mobile and web application offering translations to Chinese couplets, scavenger hunts, bloom guides, and self-guided tour content for iOS and Android devices.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ cultural and botanical programs offered annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Suzhou, ChinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortland's sister city relationship with Suzhou, China. More than 60 Chinese artisans from Suzhou built the garden's key structures and reassembled them in Portland. Ongoing cultural exchange programs, artist visits, and partnership with Suzhou Garden Bureau for anniversaries and special events.
• Suzhou Garden BureaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Lan Su for 25th anniversary celebrations including delegation visits and cultural performances. Manages sister garden relationships including Master of the Nets Garden.
• Portland Events and Film Office / Prosper PortlandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupported Mid-Autumn Festival programming and cultural events. Government economic development agency supporting Portland's cultural events and creative economy.
• Portland Chinatown MuseumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCultural institution partnership for educator free weeks program, promoting cross-institutional visits and cultural education.
• Portland Parks and RecreationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity agency partnership with Tonya Booker serving as Ex Officio Board Member representing land stewardship. Garden operates within Portland's park system.
• Oregon Historical SocietyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner institution for educator free weeks program, part of consortium of seven Portland-area cultural institutions offering free educator admission.
• Suzhou Kunqu TroupeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraditional Chinese opera performers from Suzhou who performed at Lan Su's 25th anniversary celebration, bringing authentic cultural performances.
• PNW Florist AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Chrysanthemum Floral Design Showcase, bringing over 20 local floral designers to create displays during annual Chrysanthemum Festival.
• Oregon Botanical ArtistsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Steep & Paint workshop series, providing botanical art instruction integrated with tea experiences.
• TeaFestPDXminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLan Su and Yun Shui Teahouse participate in annual TeaFestPDX event, showcasing traditional Chinese tea experiences to new audiences.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Portland Japanese Garden: Authentic Japanese cultural garden located in Portland, OR, operating as a nonprofit with membership, ticketed admission, cultural festivals, education programs, and event rentals. Closest geographic and operational peer to Lan Su, with overlapping visitor demographic, comparable scale, and similar cultural-institution business model.
• Seattle Japanese Garden: Authentic Japanese garden in Seattle's Washington Park Arboretum, also a cultural-attraction nonprofit serving the Pacific Northwest. Direct Asian-themed-garden peer with similar horticultural displays, education programs, and seasonal event programming targeting the same regional audience.
• Lotusland: Specialty botanical garden in Montecito, CA featuring exotic plant collections and rare specimens; operated as a nonprofit with reservation-based ticketing, memberships, and event programming. Direct peer on horticulture differentiation and curated exotic-plant displays (e.g., lotus, orchids) that drive premium visitation.
• Anderson Japanese Gardens: Authentic Japanese garden in Rockford, IL operated as a nonprofit cultural attraction with admission, memberships, education, and event rentals. Comparable Asian-themed garden with similar single-site nonprofit operating model and cultural-programming calendar.
• Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson: Authentic Japanese garden in Tucson, AZ offering cultural programs, festivals, and educational experiences as a nonprofit. Direct Asian-themed-garden peer with comparable mission, ticketed-admission model, and cultural-event programming focus.

Broad incumbents

• The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens: Large established cultural-and-botanical-garden institution in San Marino, CA combining library, art museum, and 16 themed gardens including a Japanese garden (Japanese Friendship Garden). Operates membership, ticketed admission, education, and major festivals at substantially larger scale than Lan Su, providing a broad-incumbent reference point.
• Chicago Botanic Garden: Large-scale public botanical garden operating as a nonprofit with ticketed admissions, memberships, education programs, and event venues across multiple garden areas. Provides a broad-incumbent reference for the scaled nonprofit botanical-garden operating model Lan Su follows.
• New York Botanical Garden: Major nonprofit botanical garden in the Bronx, NY with extensive plant collections, ticketed admissions, memberships, education, retail, and event rentals. Establishes broad-incumbent benchmarks for nonprofit botanical garden revenue mix and programming depth.
• Missouri Botanical Garden: Historic nonprofit botanical garden in St. Louis operating ticketed admissions, memberships, festivals, education, and conservation programming. Comparable operating model to Lan Su at significantly larger scale, including horticulture exhibitions and seasonal events.
• Longwood Gardens: Major nonprofit botanical garden in Kennett Square, PA known for large-scale horticulture displays, ticketed admissions, memberships, seasonal festivals, and event rentals. Provides broad-incumbent reference for scaled cultural-garden programming and diversified revenue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chinesegarden
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@lansuchinesegarden
• Facebookfacebook.com/lansuchinesegarden
• Instagraminstagram.com/lansuchinesegarden
• TikToktiktok.com/@lansuchinesegarden
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lan-su-chinese-garden

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about lan su chinese garden