Lingering Garden

Occupying an area of 23,300 square meters (about 5.8 acres), the Lingering Garden is located outside Changmen Gate in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Originally a classical private garden, it is one of the four most famous gardens in China. Possessing typical Qing style, it is well-known for the exquisite beauty of its magnificent halls, and the various sizes, shapes, and colors of the buildings. In 1997, the garden was recorded on the list of the world heritage by UESCO. With a history of more than ... View Detail

Lion

Lion Grove Garden (Shizilin) is located on 23 Yuanlin Road, in the northeast of Suzhou-a city with profound cultural background and convenient developmental advantages. Lion Grove Garden is one of the four most famous and representative gardens of ancient classical style in Suzhou City. The other three are Blue Wave Pavilion (Canglangta), Lingering Garden (Liuyuan) and Humble Administrator's Garden (Zhuozhengyuan). Built in 1342 during the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) by Monk Tianru and a ... View Detail

Grace

The Yiyuan Garden is a classical Chinese garden located in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China.History The garden was built in the late Qing Dynasty in late 19th century, and is the most recently built Suzhou gardens. The garden was originally a private garden built by Go Wenbin, an official of the early years of the Guangxu Reign of the late Qing Dynasty. It has been described as one of the most representative Suzhou gardens, comprising of a garden, a lotus pond, residences, artificial villages ... View Detail

Mountain Villa

Introduction Huanxiu Mountain Villa is situated o­n Jingde Road, Suzhou, was originally the site of Jingde Temple of Song dynasty and Qianlong's private Garden in Qing dynasty. Its feature is mainly hill, then the pool water. huanxiu Mountain Villa is a classic garden, in which the artificial hills and houses cover about three quarters, while the water surface occupies o­ne quarter Suzhou falls within north subtropical monsoonal climate zone with abundant rainfall, clear seasons and ... View Detail

Crane Park

In 1907 it was the turbulent time of the late Qing Dynasty. A man called Hong began to build the classical garden at 4 Hanjia Lane . He was inspired by "Thatched Cottage of Carrying a Crane" of an ancient writer's inscription ; he christened his garden "Crane". Crystal-clear water pool seems like a reflecting mirror and winding corridors look like colorful rainbow in the sky. Odd stones and mountainous terrain embrace Fengtingyueguan House . Before the completion of ... View Detail

Wei Tong, China Pearl Gem City

There is an abundant pearl resources in China, and China has a long history of pearl cultivation. In the end of 20th century, China has become a major country of pearl cultivation. Pearl cultivation in China mainly concentrates at seawater cultured pearl bases including Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and fresh-water cultured pearl bases including Zhejiang and Jiangsu. Zhuji pearl from Zhejiang Province and Weitang pearl from Jiangsu Province play a key role in the global market of fresh-water ... View Detail