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Lingering Garden 留园Liú Yuán
National heritage site · Suzhou, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Suzhou
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Lingering Garden
One of Suzhou's largest classical gardens, begun in 1593 by the official Xu Taishi outside Changmen gate, rebuilt by Liu Shu in 1794–1798 and given its present form and name by Sheng Kang in 1873–1876. Four sections — a central pond with its hill and pavilions, halls and courtyards packed closely to the east, and further sections to the west and north — are linked by long covered walkways set with stone calligraphy tablets. Its best-known feature is the Cloud-Capped Peak, a tall Taihu rock said to come from the Song emperor Huizong's collection; it is part of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou World Heritage Site.
How to get to Lingering Garden
On Liuyuan Road just outside the north-west corner of the old city, about 3 km west of Guanqian Street by taxi or bus.
Nearby
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou 苏州园林 under 10 km
Whole landscapes of rock, water and pavilion folded into a city block - Zhouzhuang 周庄古镇 30 km
Jiangnan's most famous water town, famed for its Twin Bridges and merchant halls
Also within 20 km: Shantang Street 山塘街 (under 10 km), Garden of Cultivation 艺圃 (under 10 km), Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty 环秀山庄 (under 10 km), Hanshan Temple 寒山寺 (under 10 km), Tiger Hill & Yunyan Temple Pagoda 虎丘 (under 10 km), Beisi Pagoda (Bao'en Temple) 北寺塔 (under 10 km).
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