[Humble Administrator's Garden ]
(1)The guide will pick you up at Suzhou Railway Station South Square Cruise Terminal, and then arrange you to take a boat ride to Humble Administrator's Garden(15mins)
(2)You will wander in Humble Administrator's Garden, to enjoy the beauty of the top garden worldwide and relax with fresh air.
(3)Then you will walk to Lion Grove Garden(Shizilin Garden) in 5 mins.
- The Humble Administrator's Garden was built in 1509 AD. It is known as the top garden in China and was listed as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1997. It is divided into three parts. The east is mainly with flat hills, pine forests and lawns, bamboo groves and winding water. The middle is the essence of the Humble Administrator's Garden. The pool accounts for one-third area with lush trees. The main building in the west is the 36-story mandarin duck pavilion near the residential side, and the decoration is extremely gorgeous and exquisite.
[Lion Grove Garden(Shizilin Garden)]
(1)You will wander in Lion Grove Garden(Shizilin Garden), to enjoy the beauty of the top garden worldwide.
(2)The guide will arrange a car to drive you to Shantang Street.
- Shizilin Garden was built in 1342AD, it covers an area of 1.1 hectares and is one of the four famous gardens in Suzhou. It has been listed as a world cultural heritage. Because there are many bamboos and a rockery that looks like a lion, it is called "Shizilin". It has long been famous for its rockery and is called the "Rockery Kingdom". The rockery here can be roughly divided into two parts, the east part is "dry" rockery, and the west part is "water" rockery. There are 9 rockery mountains, 21 caves and countless strange rocks in the garden. The shape of the rockery includes dancing lions, roaring lions, fighting lions, playing lions, etc. There are maze-like paths in the rockery that wind up and down, in and out of the caves. Visitors can often see and hear each other, but they have to walk a long way to see each other, and they can find unexpected paths.
[Shantang Street ]
(1)You will enjoy lunch(at your own expense).
(2)You will wander here to enjoy the beauty of Suzhou water town!
(3)You will take a boat ride to Tiger Hill.(25mins)
- Shantang Street was built in the Tang Dynasty (AD825). The street is consist of many rivers and bridges. Since ancient times, it has been the favorite place of emperors and literati. Today, it is still one of the most prosperous streets in Suzhou. You can find a teahouse to enjoy the Pingtan which is a traditional opera art, and try some local food like Qingtuan, lard cake, begonia cake, wonton, drunk shrimp, drunk crab, mochi tofu pudding, milk tea, Suzhou noodles...
[Tiger Hill(Huqiu)]
(1)You will visit the Lanliyuan Silk Museum.
(2)You will walk in Tiger Hill to enjoy the beautiful natural scenery, ancient buildings!
(3)Then you need to go back by yourself. See you next time!
- Tiger HillI is known as the "No. 1 scenic spot in Suzhou". Su Dongpo, a famous Chinese ancient poet said "It is a pity not to visit Tiger Hill when visiting Suzhou". There are many historical sites here. The most famous one is the Tiger Hill Pagoda, known as the "No. 1 Leaning Pagoda in China", which was built in AD961. In the 1950s, Yue Kiln celadon lotus bowls, scripture boxes, embroidery, bronze Buddhas and other cultural relics were found in the pagoda. Each historical site has a historical story. Walking here, it seems to be able to talk to celebrities thousands of years ago.
