{"id":10406,"date":"2021-12-11T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T02:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=10406"},"modified":"2021-12-12T00:46:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T16:46:41","slug":"how-to-visit-lion-grove-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/jiangsu-travel\/suzhou-travel\/how-to-visit-lion-grove-garden","title":{"rendered":"How to Visit Lion Grove Garden (Tips, Photos & Map)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Plan your Suzhou<\/a> <\/a>tour<\/a>? Visiting the World Cultural Heritage crowned classical gardens in Suzhou is a must for many first time visitors. The Lion Grove Garden (\u72ee\u5b50\u6797) is one of the most famous gardens in Suzhou and the other three are the Humble Administrator\u2019s Garden<\/a>, <\/a>Canglang Pavilion<\/a> and the Lingering Garden.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where is Lion Grove Garden?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Lion Grove Garden is located at 23 Yuanlin Road (\u56ed\u6797\u8def\uff09in Pingjiang District, just about 10 minutes\u2019 walk\u00a0south from the Humble Administrator\u2019s Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So basically you can put the famous attractions together for a half day garden tour in Suzhou. Generally people will visit Lion Grove Garden after having a walking tour of the Humble Administrator\u2019s Garden<\/a>, since the two are so quite close to each other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Location of Lion Grove Garden and its nearby attractions ( Google)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you are going to have a one day walking tour of Suzhou, you could extend your travel to the nearby attractions such as Suzhou Museum<\/a>, and Pingjiang Road in Suzhou<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to get to Lion Grove Garden?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It has\u00a0convenient public transportation with easy access through\u00a0public buses and taxis. If you start from Suzhou Railway Station <\/a>or Suzhou North Bus Station, you take the buses\u00a0No.5\u00a0or 2 and get off\u00a0at the stop of the Lion Grove Garden; if you start from the Suzhou\u00a0South Bus Station or the Suzhou Boat Dock, you may take the buses No.1, 101 and 102, then get off at the Guanqian Street<\/a> (\u00a0\u89c2\u524d\u8857) and connect Bus 3 or 5 and get off at the stop of the Lion Grove Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entrance Fees:<\/strong>
RMB 40 ( April 16 \u2013 October 31)
RMB 30 ( November \u2013 April 15)
Enquiry: (0512)67272428<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABC of Lion Grove Garden <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Lion Grove Garden\u00a0was originally built in 1342 and\u00a0typical of the Chinese classical gardens in Yuan Dynasty (1206\u20131368). The Lion Grove Garden is renowned for its amazing shapes of the rocks and rockeries in the garden dubbed as the King of the Rocks. The Taihu rocks in the garden resembles the shapes of lions, hence the name of the Lion Grove Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The garden name is also linked to a monk called Tianru who first built the garden in memory of his master who lived on the Lion Cliff in Zhejang Tianmu Mountain. Qianlong Emperor in Qing Dynasty liked the garden very much and visited the garden for 6 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The garden changed hands for many times in the past centuries. The last owner of the garden till in 1949 was Bei Runsheng who purchased the garden and finished the restoration in 1926. In 1949 Bei family donated the garden to the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The garden consists of two parts \u2013 the residential\u00a0compound and the garden area. The garden area is set out around a lake with rockeries, bridges and pavilions built around the lake. The garden is noted\u00a0for its elaborate grotto of Taihu rocks. This grotto contains a\u00a0labyrinth of 9 pathways winding through 21 caves across 3 levels. The most famous is the 9 lions Peak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virtual Tour of Lion Grove Garden <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The East Entrance to the Lion Grove Garden<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The East Entrance to the Lion Grove Garden <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Nine Lions Peak Garden is located on the north side of the small square behind Yan Yu Hall. This is a tall Taihu stone peak. The jagged and porous stone peak has the natural stone patterns, and variable shape elevation. If you carefully look at the rockery peak, you could dimly see the visible nine different posture of the little lions, like playing, hence the name of “nine lions peak”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The most famous nine lion rock<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Lion Grove Garden is famous for its rockery, the last large-scale rockery in Chinese gardens, with important historical nd artistic value. The rockery peaks in the garden wind ups and downs. The rockery group has a total of nine routes, 21 holes, extreme twists and turns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Lion Grove Garden is famous for its rockeries.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bamboo Hidden Cottage is the central building of the Academy in the Lion Grove Garden, just as its name suggests, a large area of square bamboo is allocated in the west of it, and bamboo has a very profound significance in ancient China, but also improve the overall realm of the Academy! The moon gate frames a pretty view with a backdrop of bamboo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The moon gate frames a pretty view with a backdrop of bamboo. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Lake pavilion built in the middle of the lake is a typical Jiangnan classical hexagonal pavilion with a winding bridge connected to both sides. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Lake pavilion built in the middle of the lake is a typical Jiangnan classical hexagonal pavilion <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A big picture of the pool and the pavilion<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The lion-shaped rockeries are dotted around the lake and the garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tip:  Hassle-free Jiangsu Guided Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to do a self-guided tour and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for organized tours to Jiangsu Province:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suzhou Tour<\/a>
Nanjing Tour<\/a>
Jiangsu Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Attractions in Suzhou<\/a>
How to Visit Tongli Water Town<\/a>
How to Visit Zhouzhuang Water Town<\/a>
How to Visit Pingjiang Road in Suzhou<\/a>
How to Visit The Garden of the Master of the Nets<\/a>
How to visit Humble Administrator\u2019s Garden<\/a>
How to Visit Lion Grove Garden<\/a>
How to Visit Canglang Pavilion<\/a>
How to Visit Guanqian Street in Suzhou<\/a>
4 Amazing Short Trip Ideas from Shanghai<\/a>
Wuzhen Pictures \u2013 Wuzhen Photo Gallery<\/a>
Zhouzhuang Pictures \u2013 Zhouzhuang Photo Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Attractions in Nanjing<\/a>
How to Visit Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall<\/a>
How to Visit Nanjing Confucius Temple-The Qinhuai River Scenic Area<\/a>
How to Visit Zhonghua Gate Nanjing<\/a>
How to Visit Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge<\/a>
How to Visit Linggu Temple Scenic Area<\/a>
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Music Stage<\/a>
How to Visit Dr. Sun Yat-sen\u2019s Mausoleum<\/a>
How to Visit Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum<\/a>
How to Visit Nanjing Presidential Palace<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nanjing South Railway Station<\/a>
Nanjing Taxi: Nanjing Taxi Fares, Tips and Phones<\/a>
Suzhou Railway Station<\/a>
Suzhou Taxi: Suzhou Taxi Fares, Tips and Phones<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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