The Lion Grove Garden in Suzhou

The Lion Grove Garden was established in the second year of the Yuan Dynasty (1342) and is one of the representatives of Chinese classical private garden architecture. It is one of the four famous gardens in Suzhou. The Lion Grove Garden is also a World Cultural Heritage site, a national key cultural relics protection unit, and a national AAAA level tourist attraction. The Lion Grove Garden is located in the northeast of Suzhou city. Because there are many stone peaks in the garden that look like lions, it is named 'Lion Grove Garden'. The Lion Grove Garden is rectangular in shape, covering an area of about 15 acres. The lake stones and rockeries in the forest are numerous and exquisite, and the buildings are distributed in a scattered and orderly manner. The main buildings include Yan Yu Hall, Jian Shan Tower, Fei Pu Pavilion, Wen Mei Pavilion, etc.