The Garden of Surging Waves

The Garden of Surging Waves is at 1095 Duane St. Part of downtown's Heritage Park across the street from city hall, the garden honors the contributions of Chinese immigrants to the Astoria area. It incorporates traditional Chinese design elements, including a moon gate entrance, eight hand-carved granite columns supporting beams of locally milled timber, a beautiful floor mosaic featuring three sturgeon and a 6.5-foot-tall cast bronze lantern depicting a monkey holding an incense burner above a dragon.