Introduction to tourist attractions: Humble Administrator's Garden: Located at No. 178 Northeast Street, Loumen Nei, it is the largest and most famous garden in Suzhou.

The Humble Administrator's Garden was built in the Ming Dynasty, and Wang Xianchen was the first owner of the garden.

During the Jiajing and Zhengde years, he served as an official to supervise the imperial censor. In his later years, his official career was unsatisfactory. He resigned from office and returned home. He bought land and built a garden. He named it the Humble Administrator's Garden after borrowing the meaning of the sentence "The clumsy in politics" in "Xianju Fu".

The main attractions in the park include: Orchid Snow Hall, Furong Pavilion, Xiangxiang Pavilion, Fangan Pavilion, Yuanxiang Hall, Xiao Canglang, Liuting Pavilion, Fucui Pavilion, etc.

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

Tickets: 70 yuan in peak season (3.1-5.31; 9.1-11.30); 50 yuan in off-season (6.1-8.31; 12.1-2.29).

Free Azalea Festival and Lotus Festival are held respectively in the two peak seasons.

Opening hours: 8:15-17:30 Lion Grove: Located at No. 23 Yuanlin Road in the northeast of the city, it was founded by Zen Master Tianru in the Yuan Dynasty in memory of his teacher Zhongfeng Shenmen.

Lion Forest has the largest remaining group of ancient rockeries in China.

The rockery in the lake is numerous and exquisite, resembling a dancing lion. It is known as the "Kingdom of Rockery" and has the reputation of "Eighteen Scenes of Taoyuan".

The highest peak in the park is "Lion Peak", and there are other famous peaks such as "Hanhui" and "Tuyue". The buildings include "Lixue Hall", "Woyun Room", "Zhiboxuan" and "Wenmei Pavilion"

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Reminder: You can visit the Suzhou Folk Museum and Numismatic Museum together.

One hundred meters north along Garden Road is the Humble Administrator's Garden.

Transportation: Take Lines 1, 2, and 5, and can be reached by Lines 2, 3, 4, 40, and 701.

Tickets: 30 yuan in peak season (3.1-5.31; 9.1-11.30); 20 yuan in off-season (6.1-8.31; 12.1-2.29).

Tiger Hill: It is the iconic landscape of Suzhou City and is known as "the first scenic spot in Wuzhong".

Suzhou was the capital of Wu State in the Spring and Autumn Period. King Helu of Wu was buried in Huqiu after his death.

When Bai Juyi, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, was the governor of Suzhou, he dug mountains to divert water and built a seven-mile embankment to make the scenery of Tiger Hill more beautiful.

The poet Su Shi of the Song Dynasty once said: "It would be a pity not to visit Tiger Hill in Suzhou." When the ancients evaluated the characteristics of Tiger Hill, they once put forward the theory of "Nine Benefits", saying that Tiger Hill is suitable for the moon, snow and rain.

, suitable for smoke, suitable for spring dawn, suitable for summer, suitable for cool autumn, suitable for falling trees, and suitable for sunset.

The main landscapes in the current garden include: the world-famous leaning tower - Tiger Hill Tower, "the third spring in the world", Broken Liang Hall, Hanhan Spring, Sword Testing Stone, Sword Pond, Yongcui Villa, Wanjing Villa, etc.

Transportation: You can take bus No. 1 and 2, bus No. 8 and No. 49.

Tickets: 60 yuan in peak season (3.1-5.31; 9.1-11.30); 40 yuan in off-season (6.1-8.31; 12.1-2.29).

Flower fairs and temple fairs are held respectively in the two peak seasons.

Lingering Garden: One of the four famous gardens in China, it was built during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty.

It was acquired by Liu Shu in the late Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. After expansion, it was renamed Hanbi Villa, then called "Liu Garden".

In the early years of Guangxu, the official Shengkang bought this garden, absorbed the advantages of other gardens in Suzhou, expanded and renovated it, and changed its name to Liuyuan.

The Lingering Garden is divided into four scenic areas: central, east, west and north. The scenic areas are connected by a winding corridor more than 700 meters long. On the two walls of the corridor are more than 300 calligraphy stone carvings by famous artists from past dynasties, which are known as "Lingering Garden Posters".

There are pink and white flower walls and leaky windows under the eaves of the corridor, with exquisite patterns.

Looking from the flower wall, the mountains, ponds and pavilions are looming among the flowers and trees, like a painting scroll, which is very interesting.

Transportation: Take Lines 1 and 2, and Route 11 is accessible.

Tickets: 40 yuan in peak season (3.1-5.31; 9.1-11.30); 30 yuan in off-season (6.1-8.31; 12.1-2.29).

The "Wu She Lan Xun" performance is provided free of charge during the peak season.

Opening hours: 7:30-17:00 Xiyuan Temple: Located on Xiatang Street outside Kinmen, Suzhou, not far from the west side of the Liuyuan Garden, Xiyuan Temple is the general name of Jiezhuanglu Temple and the West Garden Free Life Pond.

The temple was first built in the Yuan Dynasty to Yuan Dynasty (1264-1294). Its real name is Guiyuan Temple. It has buildings such as the Four Heavenly Kings Hall, the Main Hall, the Five Hundred Arhat Hall, the Guanyin Hall, and the Sutra Library.

Among them, the Luohan Hall has outstanding features. In the center of the hall, there is a 13-meter-tall Avalokitesvara with Thousand Arms and Thousand Eyes carved from a whole log of camphor wood. Not far from it, there is also a special Buddha statue with four different faces on four sides.

It is said to represent the four famous mountains of Buddhism and their main gods, namely: Manjushri Bodhisattva on Mount Wutai, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva on Mount Jiuhua, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva on Mount Emei, and Guanyin Bodhisattva on Mount Putuo.

There are also statues of Maitreya with a big belly, Hanshan and Shide statues, Guan Gong and Wei Tuo statues in the hall. The most famous ones are the "Crazy Monk" and "Jigong" statues. Their expressiveness and wit are astonishing and can be called masterpieces.

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The release pond in the West Garden is equally fascinating. There are many fish and turtles in the pond, most of which were released by Buddhists.

Among them, the five-color carp is comparable to that of Hangzhou Yuquan.

There is also a giant turtle over 300 years old in the pool, which only comes out of the water in hot weather.

Transportation: Take Lines 1, 2, and 3, and can be reached by Lines 6, 10, 11, and 17.

Tickets: 25 yuan Hanshan Temple: Located beside Fengqiao outside Gusu City, it was built in the Six Dynasties and has a history of more than 1,400 years.