Yiyuan Garden

With the arrival of spring, Suzhou welcomes the season of magnolia blossoms in full bloom. Walking through the streets of this ancient city, you will encounter the heralds of spring—magnolias—by chance. The blooming period is fleeting; miss it and you'll have to wait until next year. Now is the best time to appreciate them. Lion Grove Garden—Two magnolia trees stand like clouds and snow, their blooming period may be short but it's heart-stirringly beautiful. The pristine flowers set against the weight of history make the beauty of this landmark indescribable.📍Address: No. 23 Garden Road, Gusu District, Suzhou 🚇Transport: Walk 1.3 kilometers from Beisita Station on Metro Line 4 to reach. Twin Pagodas—Here, you will encounter the most spectacular magnolia sea in Suzhou. With ancient pagodas from the Song dynasty as the backdrop, their beauty is infinitely magnified. Even from outside the gate, you can capture this touching scene.🚇: Reachable by walking from Lindun Road Station on Suzhou Metro Line 1. Cou Garden—Viewing magnolias through the exquisite flower windows offers a unique charm. One pink and one white magnolia tree complement each other, creating a breathtaking view that leaves one in awe.🚇: Reachable by walking from Xiangmen Station on Suzhou Metro Line 1. Qu Garden—This little-known and free garden hides two huge magnolias, quietly awaiting your discovery.🚇: Reachable by walking from Chayuanchang Station on Suzhou Metro Line 4. Humble Administrator's Garden—Near the VR pavilion, the magnolia flowers are like ancient beauties, with a variety of species dazzling to the eye, yet they are somewhat aloof and not easily approached.🚇: Reachable by walking from Beisita Station on Suzhou Metro Line 4. Yi Garden—Here, you can find the unique waterside magnolias, close to the rockery and plum grove, offering a pleasant scenery.🚇: Reachable by walking from Leqiao Station on Suzhou Metro Line 4. Lingering Garden—Magnolias here have a long history, once praised by Wang Guowei as 'gracefully leaning against the sky'. When these spotless white flowers are set against the pink walls and black tiles, they resemble a naturally perfect ink painting.🚇: The nearest metro station is on Metro Line 2. In the bright spring light, Suzhou's magnolias await your appreciation. Don't let the brief blooming season slip away quietly, set off on your flower-seeking journey now!

The Yi Garden in autumn and winter features a tall ginkgo tree that fills the courtyard with golden yellow, and in the spring and summer, it is this bitter sophora tree that is stunning. · The mulberry branches are sparse, and the sophora flowers are profuse, The lingering fragrance secretly passes over the wall. There is no other kind of flower in the world, that carries this kind of subtle bitterness, It is truly an unforgettable scent. · 🏠 Address: Yi Garden, 1265 Renmin Road, Gusu District, Suzhou City ⏰ Hours: 7:30-17:00

Suzhou is really suitable for weekend tours Here is a two-day and one-night Buddhist tour and food route for reference⬇️ - Day1: Old city area citywalk: 【Yi Garden🍃-Phoenix Street-Ten Quan Street-Pingjiang Road-Dongyuan】 🍃Yi Garden: Ticket💰15r, a bit small but less people and beautiful scenery, 🚇Subway Line 1/4 Leqiao Station Exit 8 direct ♨️Phoenix Street: Eat hot soup dumplings at Xishengyuan At Qianlaiye🍜, have a bowl of Suzhou-style red soup noodles, mixed noodles🍜 are also good to slurp You can also buy some cakes and steamed buns as souvenirs 🌄Ten Quan Street: There are quite a few interesting shops, mainly for leisurely strolling 🍃Pingjiang Road: It is recommended to choose good weather🌞 to experience Hanfu makeup The road is long, remember to wear light shoes👟 🍃Dongyuan: Free large park, the scenery is quite beautiful, there are also many cute cats🐈 ⚠️The old city area has narrow roads and expensive parking, green travel experience is better, 🚇subway/🚴Suzhou small green bike Day2: 🍃Garden Citywalk: I love the big garden area!! 【Suzhou Center-Jinji Lake-Chengpin Bookstore-Xinguang Tiandi-Xietang Old Street】 👖Suzhou Center: It's the big pants, a large comprehensive commercial body, most of them are chain brands inside 🌊Jinji Lake: It's long, you can walk around the lake or buy tickets at the dock to tour the lake⛵️ 📖Chengpin Bookstore: A very characteristic literary bookstore, the big stairs are quite photogenic📷📷Japanese cuisine🍣Deer taste is good, very fresh 🛍️Xinguang Tiandi: A mall with few people but has a design sense I love spicy food, I recommend Yao Fei Yao roast duck, freshly roasted duck every day, spicy and satisfying🌶️🌶️ If you don't eat spicy food, I recommend Yangyang Suzhou cuisine, braised pork is very fragrant👍👍Old Suzhou also loves this restaurant 🍃Xietang Old Street: There are many restaurants, but I prefer to stroll around, the design of green plants and so on are similar to strolling in the garden ⚠️There are many malls in the garden area with free🅿️parking time, and they are all close to the subway🉑green travel

-The first gift of autumn is the pomegranate of the garden. The Yi Garden is so comfortable after the crowd has dispersed. The century-old pomegranate tree is more lively against the backdrop of white walls and black tiles✨ -I couldn't help but ask the staff, can the ripe pomegranates be eaten? They laughed and said: How can ornamental pomegranates be delicious? -Autumn has finally arrived, and I am going to live in the garden... -📍：Yi Garden🎫：15 people (Garden card can be directly booked) travelguidegardentreephotoGardenYi Gardenin my eyesgarden

The lilacs are not common in Suzhou, but there is an ancient purple lilac in the courtyard of the Plum Blossom Hall in Yi Garden, which is currently in bloom with an overwhelming fragrance, even attracting mosquitoes to dance chaotically. The purple lilac can be used for medicinal purposes, has a particularly short blooming period, and its intoxicating fragrance is quite unique. The cats in Yi Garden especially like to climb trees, and it would be even better to capture a photo of a cat with the lilacs in the same frame. Opening hours: 07.30–17.00 Ticket price: 15 yuan. (Close to Leqiao subway station exit number 8)

Mid-May is really entering summer The temperature these days is 30 degrees Strolling in Yi Garden I found that the two pomegranate trees at the entrance are blooming A passionate scene indeed, the pomegranate flowers ignite the summer It's a vibrant summer Starting to look forward to the pomegranate fruits in autumn Yi Garden 🎫: Free entry with a garden card and no reservation required, tickets are 15r

Suddenly looking at the towering ginkgo tree, Reading through the vicissitudes of life without counting the years. · The 290-year-old ginkgo tree in Yi Garden, Although it can't rank in the ancient city area, But it always comes out at the end. When the tree is golden, 'Illuminates' the western corner of Yi Garden. Don't think you have seen all of it, When you climb the mountain, There will be a feeling of sudden enlightenment, It seems to see a mountain of gold! · 🏠Address: Yi Garden, 1265 Renmin Road, Gusu District, Suzhou City ⭐Ticket: 15. 🚗Transportation: Walk from Leqiao Subway Station ⏰Time: 7:30-17:00 ·

Tour route: The eastern part is mainly courtyards and buildings, starting from the main gate (facing Renmin Road) — Yuyan Pavilion — Sishi Xiaosa Pavilion — Yuhong Pavilion — Stone Boat, Suolü Pavilion (accessible to the northwest rockery via the Fu Corridor) — (heading south) Poxian Qin Gallery — Baishi Pavilion (heading west from the south end of the Fu Corridor to enter the western part) The western part centers around the pond, with Yuanyang Hall (north of the hall is the Lotus Fragrance Pavilion, also known as the Lotus Hall, and south of the hall is the Chuyue Pavilion, also known as the Plum Blossom Hall) — Biwu Qifeng — Mianbi Pavilion — Huafang Studio — Zhanlu Hall — Luoji Pavilion — Xiao Canglang — Jin Su Pavilion 1⃣️ Lotus Fragrance Pavilion (Chuyue Hall): As the main hall of the entire garden, in the style of Yuanyang Hall, the name Lotus Fragrance Pavilion comes from Du Fu's poem 'Sparse trees under empty clouds, spring lotus fragrance on the mat,' and is also known as the Lotus Hall. In midsummer, one can enjoy lotuses and watch fish from the platform. The name Chuyue Pavilion comes from Yuan Sadula's poem 'Today's return is like yesterday's dream, I hoe the bright moon to plant plum blossoms,' named for the hundred plum trees planted to the south of the old pavilion, hence also known as 'Plum Blossom Hall'; in the harsh winter, one can seek plums and watch the snow through the warm pavilion. 2⃣️ Calligraphy Stones: The corridor walls are inlaid with 101 carved stones of calligraphy by historical calligraphers such as Wang Xizhi, Huai Su, and Mi Fu, known as 'Yi Garden Calligraphy Collection.' They are concentrated on the long corridor south of the western 'Huafang Studio.' The 'Jade Pillow' Lanting and the books of the Five Gentlemen of the Eastern Forest alone are rare treasures. Among them, the 'Lantingji Xu' carved stone is the 'Jade Pillow' Lanting. It is said that Wang Xizhi's 'Lantingji Xu' ink traces were buried with Emperor Taizong of Tang in the 23rd year of the Zhenguan era (649 AD). During the Song Dynasty, Jia Sidao obtained a copy that was no different from the original, which was meticulously carved onto the jade pillow by craftsmen over a year and a half, preserving Wang Xizhi's authentic work, which is extremely precious. 3⃣️ Baishi Pavilion, also known as Suihan Caolu: — As the main building of the eastern garden, Song Dynasty's Mi Fu was obsessed with stones and would bow to any strange stone he saw, hence the name 'Mi Dian Baishi,' and the pavilion was named 'Baishi Pavilion' because of the many strange stones in the courtyard to the north. The courtyard to the south of the pavilion is planted with pines, cypresses, hollies, square bamboos, and camellias, all of which do not wither in winter and flourish alone in the cold, hence it is also called 'Suihan Caolu.' Garden features🈶: The garden is not large, but it absorbs the strengths of various gardens, cleverly sets up landscapes, and has its own style. The garden layout is divided into eastern and western parts by the Fu Corridor, with the eastern part focusing on buildings, courtyards with lake stones, and planted flowers and trees, while the western part has a central pond surrounded by rockeries, flowers, trees, and buildings. In the art of garden construction, it draws from the scenery of various gardens, such as the Fu Corridor imitating the Canglang Pavilion, the pond imitating the Master of the Nets Garden, the rockery learning from the Huanxiu Villa, the grottoes imitating the Lion Grove, and the dry boat resembling the Humble Administrator's Garden. The layout is natural, with pavilions, galleries, and boats that are small and elegant, and the mountains, ponds, flowers, and trees are sparse and pleasant, making it a fine example of a garden. In the western part, based on the Humble Administrator's Garden, the north is excavated to form a pond, with the Yuanyang Hall (Lotus Fragrance Pavilion and Chuyue Pavilion) as the main building of the garden. The stacked rocks in the northwest part refer to the Huanxiu Villa, with the Lion's Den Gorge, winding paths, and bizarre caves.

Walking into Yiyuan, everyone is looking up and taking pictures Only then did I realize that they were taking pictures of the pomegranates on the trees I have to say, against the backdrop of green tiles and white walls The red-faced pomegranate looks particularly exquisite It's a unique charm of Jiangnan In the Suzhou gardens, Yiyuan is not big You can walk around and take pictures in an hour But for most people The size of the garden has nothing to do with love Some people like it delicate and small Some people like winding paths For Yiyuan in autumn The existence of pomegranates Brings a different meaning 📆【Travel Guide】 📆Itinerary: The garden is small, you can arrange 1-2 hours for visiting, the garden closes at 5:00 pm. 🚗Transportation: The attraction is in the city center, you can take the subway to Leqiao Station, it's very convenient. 🌟Highlights: In autumn, you should see the red pomegranates in the garden, it's one of the few places in the garden where you can enjoy. 🎫: 15 yuan/person 📷: Sony a7m4 📍: Suzhou·Yiyuan