Xiangshan or Suzhou?

Suzhou is very interesting and a famous tourist attraction in China.

Introduction of tourist attractions:

Humble Administrator's Garden: Located atNo. 178, Northeast Street of Loumen, it is the largest and most famous garden in Suzhou. The Humble Administrator's Garden was built in the Ming Dynasty, and Wang was the first owner of the Garden. During Jiajing and Zhengde years, he lived in the official residence to supervise the empire. Dissatisfied with his official career in his later years, he dismissed from office and returned to his hometown. He bought land to build a garden and named it Humble Administrator's Garden by borrowing the meaning of "My Humble Administrator's Garden" in "Idle Residence Fu". The main attractions in the park are: Lan Xuetang, Furong Pavilion, Xiangxiang Pavilion, Kuangjian Pavilion, Yuanxiangtang, Xiaocanglang, Liuting Pavilion and Fucui Pavilion.

Transportation: Take lines 1, 2 and 5, get off at Humble Administrator's Garden Station 2 and 3, and walk eastward 100 meters.

Admission: peak season (3.1-5.31; 9.1-11.30) 70 yuan; Low season (6.1-8.31; 12. 1-2.29) 50 yuan. Free Rhododendron Festival and Lotus Festival are held in two peak seasons respectively.

Opening hours: 8: 15- 17: 30.

Lion Forest: Located at No.23 Garden Road in the northeast of the city, it was built by Zen Master Tian Ru, a monk in the Yuan Dynasty, in memory of his teacher, monk Zhongfeng. Lion Forest has the largest existing ancient rockery group in China. There are many exquisite rockeries on the lake, which are beautiful and dance like lions. They are called "Rockery Kingdom" and "Eighteen Scenes of Taoyuan". The highest peak in the garden is Lion Peak, and there are other famous peaks such as Han Hui and Tuyue. These buildings include Li Xue Hall, Sleeping Cloud Room, Bai Xuan and Mei Wen Pavilion.

Reminder: You can travel with Suzhou Folk Museum and Coin Museum. One hundred meters north along Garden Road is Humble Administrator's Garden.

Transportation: Take the 1, 2 and 5 lines, and take the 2, 3, 4, 40, 70 1 lines.

Admission: peak season (3.1-5.31; 9.1-11.30) 30 yuan; Low season (6.1-8.31; 12. 1-2.29) 20 yuan.

Tiger Hill: It is the landmark landscape of Suzhou, and is known as "the first scene in Wuzhong". Suzhou was the capital of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period, and He Lv, the king of Wu, was buried in Tiger Hill after his death. When Bai Juyi, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, was a secretariat in Suzhou, he dug mountains to divert water and built dikes for seven miles to make the scenery of Tiger Hill more beautiful. Su Shi, a poet in the Song Dynasty, once said, "It is a pity not to visit Suzhou Tiger Hill." When evaluating the characteristics of Tiger Hill, the ancients once put forward the theory of "Nine Suits", arguing that Tiger Hill should be suitable for the moon, snow, rain, smoke, Yichun Xiao, summer, autumn, falling trees and sunset.

The main landscapes in the park are: the world-famous leaning tower-Tiger Hill, "the third spring in the world", Broken Beam Hall, Cold Spring, Sword Trial Stone, Sword Pond, Cuiyong Mountain Villa, Wanjing Mountain Villa and so on.

Transportation: Take bus 1, bus 2, and bus 8, bus 49.

Admission: peak season (3.1-5.31; 9.1-11.30) 60 yuan; Low season (6.1-8.31; 12. 1-2.29) 40 yuan. The flower show and the temple fair are held in two peak seasons respectively.

Lingering Garden: One of the four famous gardens in China, it was founded in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. Qingganlong was acquired by Liu Shu in the late Qing Dynasty, and was renamed Hanbi Villa after expansion, which was called "Liuyuan". In the early years of Guangxu, the official Shengkang bought this garden, absorbed the strengths of various gardens in Suzhou, rebuilt and renovated it, and renamed it Liuyuan.

Lingering Garden is divided into four scenic spots: China, East, West and North. The scenic spots are connected by an arc corridor more than 700 meters long. There are more than 300 calligraphy and stone carvings of famous artists in the past dynasties embedded in the two walls of the promenade, which is called "Lingering Garden Fa Tie". Under the veranda, there are glistening walls and leaking windows, and the pattern is exquisite. Looking from the flower wall, the pavilion in the mountain pool looms among the flowers and trees, like a picture scroll of painters, which has a unique interest.

Transportation: Take the 1 and 2 lines, and take the 1 1 road.

Admission: peak season (3.1-5.31; 9.1-11.30) 40 yuan; Low season (6.1-8.31; 12. 1-2.29) 30 yuan. During the peak season, the performance of Wu Biao Lan Xun is provided free of charge.

Opening hours: 7: 30- 17: 00.

Saionji: Xiatang Street, located outside Jinmen, Suzhou, not far from the west side of Liuyuan Garden, is the general name of Fayuan Temple and Xiyuan Release Pond in Zhuang Jie.

The temple was built in the first year of Yuan Dynasty (1264- 1294), and its real name is Guiyuan Temple. There are four major buildings: the Heavenly King Hall, the Ursa Major Hall, the Five Hundred Arhats Hall, the Guanyin Hall, and the Tibetan Scripture Building. Among them, Luohantang has outstanding characteristics. In the center of the main hall, there is a goddess of mercy with a height of 13, which is carved from a whole camphor tree. Not far from it, there is a special Buddha statue with four different faces on each side, which is said to represent four famous Buddhist mountains and their main gods, namely Manjusri Bodhisattva of Wutai Mountain, Bodhisattva of Jiuhua Mountain, Bodhisattva of Emei Mountain and Guanyin Bodhisattva of Putuo Mountain. There are potbellied statues of Maitreya Buddha, Hanshan and Picked Up, Guan Gong and Wei Tuo in the temple, among which the most famous ones are "Jigong" and "Jigong", which are amazing and can be called masterpieces.

The release pond in Xiyuan is also very charming. There are many fish and turtles in the pond, most of which were released by Buddhists. Among them, five-color carp can be compared with Yuquan in Hangzhou. There is also a giant salamander in the pool, which is over 300 years old. It only appears in hot weather.

Transportation: Take lines 1, 2 and 3, and take bus 6, 10,1,17.

Admission: 25 yuan.

Hanshan Temple: Located on the edge of Qiaofeng outside Gusu City, it was built in the Six Dynasties and has a history of 1400 years. During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Hanshan Temple. The main buildings in the temple are: Daxiong Hall, Xiandian (Piandian Hall), Tibetan Scripture Building, Monument Gallery, Bell Tower, Fengjiang Building, etc. There is a bronze bell on the right side of the Hall of Ursa Major given by a Japanese friend, which was cast by a group of craftsmen such as Kobayashi Cheng Yi in 1906. This clock consists of two pieces, one in Guanshan Temple in Japan and the other in Hanshan Temple, and it has been well preserved so far.

Reminder: You can visit nearby scenic spots, such as Qiao Feng and Tielingguan.

Transportation: Take bus No.3, No.3, No.6, No.9, 17, No.21and No.31and get off at Qiao Feng Station.

Admission: 15 yuan/person, exhibition hall 5 yuan/person, joint ticket 20 yuan/person, bell tower 5 yuan (3 times).