Places of interest in Suzhou

Zhengyuan: 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.