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Lion Grove Garden

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The Lion Grove Garden was first built in the 2nd year of the reign of Zhizhen (1342 A.D.) by Chan Master Tianru, an eminent monk to commemorate his teacher, Chan Master Zhongfeng and named it "Bodhi Orthodox School Temple" which was renamed "the Lion Grove Garden" because many Taihu stones in the garden look like lions. Chan Master Zhongfeng lived in Lion Cave at Tianmu Mountain. This garden can be regarded as representative of the period in Jiangnan region. Covering an area of 1.152 square meters, the garden is famous for the exquisitely caved rockeries made of Taihu stones and known as "the kingdom of rockery".

It is also recalled "the eighteen scenic spots of the heaven" because of the exquisite lake rocks, circuitous pathways connecting the gates of the rockeries where visitors may feel they are entering into a maze. There are many grotesque rockeries, fairy stones in the shape of lions, such as—the Hanhui Rockery, the Tuyue Rockery, the Xuanyu Rockery, and the Angxia Rockery. The most famous is the Lion Rockery. Pavilions, halls, porches and attics are built at the front of a rockery and beside a pool. The Yanyu Hall is the main hall of the garden, spacious and grand. Other buildings like the Xiaofang Hall, the Pointing at Cypress Trees Hall, the Five Ancient Pine Garden, the Water Lily Hall, the Zhenqu Pavilion, the Liuxiangshuying Attics, the Asking Plum Pavilion and the Woyun House, originated from literary allusions, different in shape and contain infinite charm. More than sixty rare rubbings of famous calligraphers from the Song dynasty such as Sushi, Huang Tingjian, Mifu, and Cai Xiangare, have inscribions on the wall of the passageway.

Edition HistoryEditLocation:

it is located on No.23 Garden Road, Suzhou City.

Edition HistoryEditTicket Price:

20 Yuan in low season and 30 Yuan in peak season.

Edition HistoryEdit Opening Time:

Opening time: 8：00—17：30

Edition HistoryEdit How to get there:

Tourists can take No.1, No.2 or No.5 touring bus, No.202 (former No.2), No.204 (former No.4 bus), No.23, No.549 (former No.29 bus), No.40, No.78, No.301 and No.305 bus to Lion Grove Garden. You can visit Suzhou Folk Custom Museum at the same time and go to Humble Administrator's Garden after walking one hundred meters southwards along Garden Road.

Edition HistoryEdit Tips:

Flower exhibition is held in Lion Grove Garden in spring and autumn every year. In spring, the major flowers: narcissus, plum, wintersweet and winter jasmine, pine bonsai, bamboo bonsai, plum bonsai and some beautiful flower arrangement are exhibited. Senior flower and plant technicians make these bonsais, so you can fully understand the spirit of Su bonsai when viewing and admiring. During autumn more than 20 varieties and 2000 pots of chrysanthemum are exhibited. There are five categories of chrysanthemums: Duben chrysanthemum, Dutou chrysanthemum, Yishu chrysanthemum, Antou chrysanthemum and Pudi chrysanthemum.