It should be Huanxi Villa. But it is not open to the public yet. The ones that are open should be Huqiu Villa, Lion Grove, Hanshan Temple, Tuisi Garden, and Zhuozhengyuan. It is more famous. The most famous is Tiger Hill. Villa
Huqiu: 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 1 and 2, bus 8 and 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.
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 built by Zen Master Tianru in the Yuan Dynasty in memory of his teacher Zhongfeng Created by the holy monk. 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" wait.
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).
The Liuyuan Garden: one of the four famous gardens in China, 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 inscriptions by famous artists from past dynasties. "Lingering Garden Dharma Poster". 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 Route 1 and 2, and Route 11 can reach it.
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 Jinmen, Suzhou, not far to the west of the Liuyuan Garden, Xiyuan Temple is the precept building. The general name of the Temple of the Law and the West Garden Free Life Pond.
The temple was built in the Yuan Dynasty to the 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. .
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.
Ticket: 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. During the Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Hanshan Temple. The main buildings in the temple include: Main Hall, Veranda (side hall), Sutra Library, Stele Corridor, Bell Tower, Fengjiang Tower, etc. On the right side of the Main Hall is a bronze bell sent by Japanese friends. It was cast in 1906 by a group of craftsmen such as Kobayashi Seiyoshi. This bell was cast in two parts, one in Kanzanji Temple in Japan and the other in Hanshanji Temple. It is still well preserved.
Reminder: You can visit nearby scenic spots such as Fengqiao and Tielingguan.
Transportation: Take bus 3, 3, 6, 9, 17, 21, 31, or 301 and get off at Fengqiao Station.
Tickets: 15 yuan/person, exhibition hall ticket 5 yuan/person, combined ticket price 20 yuan/person, climbing the bell tower to ring the bell 5 yuan (3 times).
Master of the Net Garden: Located at No. 11, Kuojiatou Lane, Daichengqiao Road, it is a typical Qing Dynasty residence. It was originally a house built by Shi Zhengzhi, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, after he was dismissed from office during the Chunxi period of the Southern Song Dynasty (1174-1189). It boasted a collection of ten thousand volumes of books, so it named the garden "Wanjuan Hall" and nicknamed it "Yuyin". During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Song Zongyuan, the young minister of Guanglu Temple, built a villa at the former site of Wanjuantang as a place for his mother to raise his relatives. It was named Net Master Garden. "Net Master" means fisherman or fisherman. The whole garden covers an area of ??5,400 square meters and is composed of three parts: the residence in the east, the main garden in the middle and the inner garden in the west. The main landscapes in the garden include: sedan hall, hall, ladder cloud room, Yuezhifenglai Pavilion, Dianchun courtyard, etc. The Chinese courtyard "Ming Xuan" built in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA in 1981 was designed and built based on the garden's "Dian Chun" courtyard.
The most special part of the Master of the Nets Garden is the night garden, where Kunqu opera, Pingtan, Jiangnan Sizhu, guzheng, flute and other folk arts performances are performed in different halls in the garden in turn. Because the performance has the characteristics of Jiangnan in China and the environment is the famous Suzhou garden night view, it helps tourists to understand the culture of Wudi to a certain extent, so it is very popular with tourists at home and abroad.
Canglang Pavilion: The oldest garden in Suzhou, it was originally the pond pavilion of King Guangling of Wuyue in the Five Dynasties. Canglang Pavilion is famous for its tranquility and simplicity. It integrates the rockery inside the garden and the pool outside the garden. Between the rockery and the pool, there is a corridor with flower windows on the wall. Through the leakage of scenery, the inner mountain and the outer water are connected. . It is said that there are 108 styles of flower windows in the whole garden, with varied patterns and exquisite structures. They are typical of Suzhou garden flower windows.
Canglang Pavilion is located at the highest point at the east end of the fake mountain, with the three characters "Canglang Pavilion" written by Yu Yue, a master of Pu Xue in the Qing Dynasty, engraved on it. The architectural style is simple, and the structural form is very harmonious with the entire garden atmosphere. There is a couplet carved in stone on the stone pillars on both sides: "The breeze and the bright moon are priceless, and there is love in the mountains and rivers near the river."
Yiyuan: Located in the middle of Renmin Road in the city center, it is a private garden built by the wealthy gentry Gu Wenbin during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. The eastern part was originally the old residence of Wu Kuan, the Minister of the Ming Dynasty, and the western part was expanded by the Gu family. The east and west parts are separated by a double corridor. The walls of the double corridor are decorated with flower windows. From the flower windows, you can see the gardens on the east and west sides, which are particularly deep and winding.
Transportation: Take Lines 1 and 4, and can be reached by Lines 1, 8, 9, 20, 21, 38, 46, 68, 101, 102, and 103.
Ticket: 15 yuan, free for military personnel with certificates.
Panmen: Located at the southwest corner of the ancient city wall of Suzhou, there are the famous "Panmen Three Scenes" Ruiguang Tower, Wumen Bridge and Panmen Tower.
The existing Ruiguang Tower is a Northern Song Dynasty brick tower with a height of 43.2 meters, 7 levels and 8 sides, and is composed of an outer wall, a corridor and a core. Precious cultural relics have been discovered in Ruiguang Tower many times. In 1963, two wooden Buddhas were discovered on the first floor of the pagoda, and a stone Buddha and cultural relics such as brick inscriptions from the Dazhong Xiangfu period were taken out from the heart of the third floor. In 1978, more than 100 volumes of relics, bronze statues of Avalokitesvara, Tathagata, woodcut printing and blue-paper gold scripts were discovered in the brick niche at the center of the tower on the third floor. They were cultural relics from the Five Dynasties to the Northern Song Dynasty.
Transportation: Take Line 2, 5, 7, 30, or 701 and get off at Panmen Scenic Area Station. Panmen Scenic Area can also be reached 200 meters west from Taihua Commercial Building on Renmin Road.
Tickets: 25 yuan, free Pingtan performances.
Opening hours: 8:00-16:45
Recommended travel itinerary:
Saturday: Take the intercity train from Shanghai Railway Station to Suzhou in the morning. After arriving, take bus 2 to the Humble Administrator’s Garden, Lion Grove, and Suzhou Folk Museum, transfer to bus 1 to visit Tiger Hill, the Lingering Garden, and the West Garden, then take bus 6 to Hanshan Temple, visit Guanqian Street at night, and stay at the hotel.
Sunday: Take Tour 2 in the morning to visit Master of the Nets Garden, Canglang Pavilion, and Yiyuan. In the afternoon, visit Panmen Scenic Area. After the tour, take Tour 2 back to the train station and take the passing train back to Shanghai.
Travel Expert Guide:
Entertainment:
Suzhou Paradise is known as the "Oriental Disney". It has both international modern amusement technology and profound cultural connotations. specialty. When you are there, you can not only appreciate the colorful and gorgeous European and American style, but also feel the natural and rich oriental sentiment. The essence of Chinese and Western culture is like a refreshing breeze.
After several years of renovation and improvement, Guanqian Street and Shiquan Street in Suzhou have become modern commercial streets integrating entertainment, catering, sightseeing and shopping. They are now a must-see for tourists from home and abroad during their trip to Suzhou. place.
Catering:
Famous Soviet-style signature dishes include: squirrel mandarin fish, shark's fin in clear soup, eel paste with oil, watermelon chicken, whole chicken with mother oil, Taihu water shield soup, emerald shrimp Dou, lotus stew, etc. Suzhou is also famous for its snacks. Dried tofu with honey sauce, pine nut candy, rose melon seeds, shrimp soy sauce, jujube paste sesame cakes, lard rice cakes, etc. are all popular delicacies that you must try.
"Deyuelou" and "Songhelou" are time-honored Suzhou-style restaurants; "Old Suzhou Tea Restaurant" is famous for traditional Suzhou cuisine; "Zhu Hongxing Noodle House" and "Luyang Wonton" etc. Good quality and low price, more suitable for public consumption. The main food streets in Suzhou include: Eunuch Alley, Shiquan Street, Xueshi Street, Jiayufang, Fenghuang Street, Ganjiang Road and Shilu Kinmen Shopping Mall Food Street.
Transportation:
The intercity train from Shanghai to Suzhou departs from Shanghai New Passenger Station every morning and can be reached directly in 40 minutes.
There are express buses to Shanghai from several bus stations in the south, north and west of Suzhou every day during the day. The North Station has the most buses, with an average frequency of 20 minutes. The fare is 26-30 yuan and the journey time is 1 hour and 20 minutes. about. The drop-off stations in Shanghai include Hengfeng Road, Hutai Road, Xujiahui Hongqiao Road, Pudong Bailianjing, etc. It is recommended to ask clearly when purchasing tickets and choose a station close to your destination.
Taxi: Starting price is 10 yuan (3 kilometers). After 3 kilometers, the unit price per kilometer is 1.8 yuan. After 5 kilometers, an additional 50% empty driving fee will be charged. The waiting time is free for 5 minutes. If the waiting time exceeds 5 minutes, every 5 minutes is equivalent to 1 kilometer. After 23:00, the fare (starting price) includes a 30% increase. Some scenic spots in Suzhou are located in alleys, and cars cannot reach the door directly. In this case, tricycles are the best means of transportation. The starting price of a tricycle is 2 yuan, with an additional 2 yuan per kilometer. When chartering, the price is 5 yuan per person per hour.
The scenic spots in Suzhou are relatively concentrated. Riding a bicycle through the streets and visiting ancient places, you will definitely be immersed in the artistic conception of "small bridges, flowing water, and people's homes". There are many car rental shops in the Pingmen Bridge area on the east side of the train station. The approximate prices are: 2 yuan for 4 hours, 3 yuan for 5-6 hours, and 5 yuan for a day. ID card and deposit are required.
Accommodation:
If you are traveling by car, there are many luxury villas near Tianping Mountain and along Taihu Lake, and the prices are also cheap. Generally, the daily rent of a two-story villa is about Between 400-600 yuan.
Of course, for those tourists who want to save money, it is quite easy to find a clean and cheap guest house. You can find "standard rooms" for about 100 yuan everywhere on the streets in the city. For example, the Sports Bureau Guest House on W30 Road is relatively comfortable.
Shopping:
Go shopping in Suzhou. The most popular tourist souvenir is Su embroidery. Suzhou’s embroidery craftsmanship, together with Hunan’s Hunan embroidery, Sichuan’s Shu embroidery, and Guangdong’s Cantonese embroidery, are also known as China’s four famous embroideries. . Suzhou's Biluochun tea is one of China's top ten famous teas and is a great gift for relatives and friends. There are also Suzhou Song brocades, Taohuawu woodcut New Year pictures, Su fans, etc., which are all local specialties. In addition, Suzhou dried tofu is also a famous local snack. You might as well buy some to share with your family.
Guanqian Street in Suzhou is a well-known commercial pedestrian street integrating entertainment, catering and sightseeing at home and abroad. There are also sightseeing buses (1 yuan per person) traveling on the street. The stone road outside Changmen and Huaihai Street in the new area are also famous commercial streets. In addition, Shiquan Street is a tourist souvenir street, Pishi Street is a flower and bird market, Huqiu Road and in front of the train station are wedding dresses and photography equipment streets. They are all good places for shopping.
The "China Pearl City" in Hejiawan, Weitang Town is a large pearl trading center. It can be reached directly by bus No. 83 from Suzhou Railway Station, or by bus No. 12 or 84.
Travel Tips:
Specialties: Barbel lung soup, white sauce, turtle vegetables, Biluo shrimps, squirrel, mandarin fish, watermelon chicken
Specialties: Biluochun tea and Zhizhai candy Song Dynasty, Su-style pastries, Su-style preserves, Su-style candies, Su embroidery, Taicang meat floss, Taihu whitebait, Taohuawu woodcut New Year pictures
Reminder: Most of the attractions in Suzhou close before 17:30, and holidays are no exception. If you are traveling on a self-guided tour Pay special attention to this and arrange your time reasonably.
Suzhou area tourism festivals:
·Xishan Taihu Plum Blossom Festival from March 1st to 10th
·Huqiu Flower Festival from March to May
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·Azalea Festival in Humble Administrator’s Garden from March to June
·Jiaozhi Water Town Costume Culture Festival in April
·Nanhao Street Fairy Fair in May
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·Humble Administrator’s Garden Lotus Festival July-August
·Huqiu Temple Fair September-October
·China Silk Tourism Festival September 20-25 Day
·Suzhou Tianping Red Maple Festival in November
·Listen to the bells of Hanshan Temple on New Year’s Eve from 23:00 on December 31st