The Lion Grove Garden in Suzhou

✅ The Lion Grove Garden, established in the second year of the Zhiyuan era of the Yuan Dynasty (1342), is one of the representatives of Chinese classical private garden architecture and one of the four famous gardens in Suzhou. It is named 'The Lion Grove' because there are many rockeries resembling lions within the garden. ✔️ The garden covers an area of about 15 mu, with numerous and exquisite lake rocks and rockeries, and the architectural layout is well-arranged. ✔️ The architectural structures in the garden are divided into three parts: ancestral halls, residences, and gardens. The ancestral hall area was originally the Bei family's ancestral temple, with two hard-mountain halls; the residential area is represented by the Yan Yu Tang, which is the main hall of the whole garden, with spacious and magnificent architecture, and the interior is elegantly and luxuriously furnished; the garden area includes lake rocks and rockeries, a lake center pavilion, a nine-turn bridge, a stone boat, etc.; it integrates traditional gardening techniques with Buddhist thought, becoming a temple garden that blends the philosophy of Zen Buddhism with the joy of gardening. 📍 Address: No. 23 Garden Road, Gusu District, Suzhou City 📍 Ticket Price: 40 RMB per person (retail price)