"How to Truly Savor the Food at the Tiger Hill Huachao Festival?"​

Here is a travel guide for the 2025 Tiger Hill Huachao Festival: Event Time March 29 to May 5, 2025. Event Location Tiger Hill Scenic Area, Suzhou. Transportation Guide - Self-driving: - From Hangzhou: Exit Suzhou Park at Sujiahu Su Expressway, take the elevated Nanhuan East Road, then Nanhuan West Road, exit at Fuxing Road, proceed along Tongjing South Road, Tongjing North Road, then turn onto Tiger Hill Road to reach the South Gate of the scenic area. - From Shanghai: Exit Suzhou East at Huning Expressway, then take National Highway 312 directly to the North Gate of Tiger Hill. - From Nanjing: Exit Suzhou New District at Huning Expressway, then take National Highway 312 directly to the North Gate of Tiger Hill. - Public Transport: Suzhou Station is the closest to Tiger Hill Scenic Area, about 5 kilometers away. Take Metro Line 2 (Suzhou Railway Station → Shilu Station) → transfer to Bus Route You 1 directly to Tiger Hill South Gate (total 30 minutes). - Parking: The scenic area has two entrances, South and North, each with dedicated parking lots. The South Gate plaza can accommodate over 400 cars, and the North Gate parking lot can hold over 70 cars. Since 2010, parking fees are charged by time: the first hour costs 6 yuan for small cars and 12 yuan for large vehicles. For small cars parked over one hour, an additional 2 yuan is charged every half hour. For large vehicles parked over one hour, an additional 8 yuan is charged every hour. Event Schedule - Flower Goddess Parade: In spring, the twelve Flower Goddesses stroll along the winding paths with baskets, showcasing talents on stage, sharing a romantic floral event. Parade times are 10:00-11:00 and 14:00-15:00 (weekends from March 23 to May 5). The parade route runs from Xixi Huancui to Tayuan. - Elegant Flower Gathering: A Huachao market is set up, interspersed with interactive performances like the "Flower Goddess Parade" and "Flower Contest and Poetry Competition," allowing visitors to enjoy the scenery and flowers while exploring the spring market and experiencing a vibrant spring feast. - NPC Interactive Performances: Historical figures such as Gan Jiang and Mo Ye, Tang Bohu, and others appear as NPCs on the uphill path and main scenic area to explain Tiger Hill’s historical stories. There are prize quizzes to enhance visitors’ experience and fun, offering a sense of time travel through history. - Huachao Tea Banquet: Tea art experiences are offered in the "Cloud and Tea Fragrance" area, inviting visitors to enjoy Tiger Hill’s special tea banquet under spring flowers, savoring the slow-paced Suzhou lifestyle while admiring the spring mountain scenery. Event time is 10:00-16:00 (March 30 to April 14). - Interactive Experiences: Comprising flower-seeking check-ins, flower hairpin makeup, ancient-style sports, and other activities, visitors can immerse themselves in ancient life and receive limited-edition Huachao Festival cultural products. - Flower Viewing Highlights: Tiger Hill Scenic Area uses flowers as a medium, scenery as a carrier, and encounters as a play, linking cultural elements such as mountains, music, butterflies, embroidery, and silk to create an immersive floral art experience space. It fully explores and showcases Tiger Hill’s unique natural scenery and cultural charm, attracting visitors to appreciate "intangible cultural heritage," view "flower mirrors," and visit the "flower market," creating a dual feast of visual and cultural enjoyment. Flower Viewing Spots - South Gate Riverside Embankment: Hydrangea gardens are built based on the terrain, offering a romantic view from Haiyong Bridge. - Stone Wall on the Uphill Road: Features a hydrangea flower wall. - North Gate of the Scenic Area: Scroll-style flower gardens arranged with Suzhou garden elements, featuring varied heights and rich flower colors. Tips - The Tiger Hill Huachao Festival offers many activities; it is recommended to plan your itinerary in advance and arrange your time reasonably to fully experience all events. - The festival period attracts many visitors; keep your personal belongings safe and take care of elderly and children in your group. - Respect local customs and cultural traditions, and enjoy your visit with civility. We hope this guide helps you better enjoy the beautiful scenery and activities of the Tiger Hill Huachao Festival.