Is the much-criticized and avoided Zhuozheng Garden really worth visiting?
Is the much-criticized and avoided Zhuozheng Garden really worth visiting?
My answer is: it's worth it.
The points that Zhuozheng Garden gets criticized for are mostly about the 80$ entrance fee and the fact that once you're in, all you can see are people's heads, and the experience is poor on a hot day.
I've been to many gardens, you can see my previous notes for guides.
But as the first of China's four major gardens, Zhuozheng Garden, with its pavilions, towers, and unique romance, always amazes me every time I visit!! First-time visitors should really come and take a look~
How to avoid the crowd?
You can enter the garden at 7:30 in the morning or 17:00 in the afternoon, the weather is not as hot as during the day, and you can avoid large groups of tourists.
Last Saturday at 16:30, I personally tested it, the real-time number of people was 2699, from lining up to entering the garden took less than 5 minutes, the overall experience was quite good. Entering September, the peak summer travel season has ended, and there will be fewer people.
The unique romance of Zhuozheng Garden
The windows of the ear room of the Thirty-six Mandarin Duck Hall are inlaid with blue-purple glazed tiles. It is said that in summer, looking through the window is like looking at a snow scene, which has a cooling effect, super fun~ When the sunlight passes through the glazed tiles and shines on the white wall, the flowing light and shadow are really beautiful!
Borrowing the scenery of the North Temple Tower, it makes the garden look huge. You can also go to the back of the Rainbow Pavilion and look at the North Temple Tower through the plum blossom window, which is super impressive.
The Haitang Spring Cove has several hawthorn trees, and the ground is paved with hawthorn flower patterns. The guide lady said: In spring, when the hawthorn flowers bloom, you can admire the hawthorn on the tree; when the hawthorn flowers fall in spring, you can count the hawthorn on the ground, really impressed by the romance of the ancients.
The gallery bridge of Little Flying Rainbow, the small bridge of the Thirty-six Mandarin Duck Hall, and the long corridor by the water, the reflections in the water are really tear-jerkingly beautiful
There is a quaint tall archway in front of the door, the Maitreya Buddha that is often opened in the yard, next to the inscription of Zhao Meng𫖯. As everyone goes around the tower to pray for blessings, the truth on the wall is very meaningful. The garden behind is not very exquisite and elegant, not worse than other gardens.
The conscience free attraction in Suzhou City is at the subway entrance and the traffic is very convenient. Although I can't climb the tower (it seems to be crawling), the photos below are still very good. There are not many people (probably crowded to the paid attractions), and you can go for almost half an hour.
Suzhou one day trip, passing by Bao'en Temple. Bao'en Temple Tower is the oldest and oldest ancient temple in Suzhou, also known as Beisi Tower, which has been around for more than 1700 years. The names of the surrounding subway and bus stations are called Beisi Tower. It is rumored that it was built by Sun Quan for the mother Chen's, and it was originally called Tongxuan Temple. The first Tang Dynasty was renamed Kaiyuan Temple, and later changed its name to Baoen Temple.
Bao'en Temple, located at No. 1918 Renmin Road, ﹣, north of Suzhou City, has a history of more than 1700 years. It is the oldest Buddhist temple in Suzhou and has the reputation of "Wuzhong First Ancient Temple". The existing monasteries of Bao'en Temple cover an area of more than 10,000 square meters, divided into tower courtyards, backyards, Guanyin Academy, Huazang World, Most of the five Meilong; the archway, the tower courtyard, and the backyard are on a central axis. Crossing the elegant and atmospheric archway, the nine-story pagoda sits at the C position, beautiful and magnificent, the jade carving in front of the tower is carved and carved in the Kowloon wall, and the temple behind the tower is five rooms and four moths. The green forest of Tazhou is clear and beautiful, quiet and deep .. . is extraordinary and lingering.
Beisi Pagoda, the name "Baoen Temple Pagoda", for "Wuzhong's first temple" - Baoen Temple Pagoda; Because Bao'en Temple is located in the north of Suzhou Ancient City, Bao'en Temple Tower has the nickname "Beisi Tower". The 76-meter-high pagoda is the tallest building in Suzhou Ancient City, and the old landmark of Gusu from ancient times to the present (other buildings in Suzhou Ancient City, no higher than 24 meters). Beisi Tower, the south dynasty beam (AD 502-557) was built with 11-story towers, burned in the Northern Song Dynasty; the Northern Song Yuanfeng years (1078-1085) were rebuilt to 9 floors, and then rebuilt in the battle of Song Jin; Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty was rebuilt in 23 years (1153), and rebuilt many times in the Ming and Qing eras. The brick structure of the existing Beisi Tower is the original object of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the wooden structure is rebuilt at the end of Qing Dynasty. After the 1950s, two large-scale renovations were carried out, and the Beisi Tower was able to stand proudly in the ancient city of Gusu on the basis of the structure of the Song Dynasty. Beisi Pagoda, brick and wooden structure pavilion, nine-level and eight-sided height of 76 meters, the first height of the existing Jiangnan ancient tower. The tower is built on the stone foundation, and the bottom is the stone octagonal base. The first floor of the wooden structure holds the Xiamen Corridor, the rest of the wooden structure octagonal warping, the lower level railing. The glazed tiles are covered with blue tiles, and the bronze bells are hung at the corners. The top green tiles are sealed with eight ridges, and the metal tower brakes are placed on the top. The brakes are connected by seven-phase wheels, lids, bottles, and beads... The magnificent body and the elegant style are suitable for looking at the two, and the iconic landscape of Suzhou is well-deserved.