Chinese Garden Opening Weekend Free Entry for all on Sat, 21 Jan & Sun, 22 Jan.
This is better than last year when it was free for only one day. Guess they can manage the crowd better by giving people a choice of two days.
The gardens are open from 9.30am - 5.30pm on both the days.
Chinese Garden free audio tour is also available for download at http://www.darlingharbour.com/index.cfm?menu_id=2818
If you are around on Saturday between 11:30 and 11:45am you can also enjoy the exciting and colourful lion dance at the Chinese Garden forecourt.
Sounds like a good deal, but there isn't going to be much "peaceful" or "serenity" to describe the experience.