A step into the Lingering Garden and you are whizzed away onto a journey back to ancient Chinese civilization. Stepping stone pathways and elegant arched bridges lead the…Read More

This is one of Suzhou’s most popular gardens, especially with tour groups, so we expected it to be busy and crowded. It is also Suzhou’s largest private garden, so,…Read More

This garden is a case of less is more. It is one of the smallest residential gardens in Suzhou but has been so cleverly laid out that it seems much bigger. The…Read More

The Hanshan Temple is a small temple located a little out of Suzhou next to a sweet sounding town called the Maple Bridge Town. It lies next to a river that runs through…Read More

Tiger Hill Park is advertised as the #1 sight in Suzhou. It is certainly the tallest, since it sits atop a large hill on the outskirts of town. Legend says that in 496…Read More

Lion Grove was originally established by Buddhist monks in 1342 AD to honour their teacher, Zhongfeng. In the 1700s, Emperor Qianlong was so impressed with these gardens…Read More

Originally called the Grand City of He Lu (the king who was buried at Tiger Hill), Suzhou is over 2,500 years old. He Lu built Suzhou to dominate the Central Plains, and…Read More

I found the building which houses the Suzhou Museum more interesting than the exhibitions within it. The museum has been made from a palace of Li Xiuchang, who was a…Read More

This garden is in the southern part of city. The layout is more natural and less architectural. The basic elements of water (shui) and rocks and hills (shan) are present,…Read More

This garden is quite close to ZhuoZhenYuan and is in NorthEast Suzhou. The stones and man-made hills are the highlights here, while the water scenery is secondary. The…Read More