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Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty 环秀山庄Huánxiù Shānzhuāng
National heritage site · Suzhou, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- Under 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Suzhou
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty
A very small garden on Jingde Road almost entirely taken up by an artificial mountain of Taihu rock, built in 1807 by the rockery master Ge Yuliang, with a winding path through it and a pool around its foot. The rockery is often ranked the finest of its kind in Suzhou, and the site was once the home of the Ming grand secretary Shen Shixing; the garden took its present name in 1847. It is part of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou World Heritage Site.
How to get to Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty
On Jingde Road in the west of Suzhou's old city, inside the compound of the Suzhou Embroidery Museum, through which it is entered; check that the garden is open before going.
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: Garden of Cultivation 艺圃 (under 10 km), Xuanmiao Temple 玄妙观 (under 10 km), Beisi Pagoda (Bao'en Temple) 北寺塔 (under 10 km), Shantang Street 山塘街 (under 10 km), Lion Grove Garden 狮子林 (under 10 km), Pingjiang Road Historic District 平江历史街区 (under 10 km).
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