Huanxiu Villa

Huanxiu Villa is a small and inconspicuous garden in Suzhou, not very large in scale, but it is one of the nine World Cultural Heritage gardens in Suzhou, along with the famous Humble Administrator's Garden and Lingering Garden. After all, it hides the most beautiful rockery in the south of the Yangtze River. The villa was originally the 'Jingu Garden' of the Qian family from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. After several ups and downs, in the 12th year of the Jiaqing era of the Qing Dynasty (1807), Sun Jun invited the famous rockery master Ge Yuliang to reconstruct the garden. Since then, the garden has been known for its rockery. In the 29th year of the Daoguang era (1847), Wang Weiren purchased and built the Wang family ancestral hall, established the Gengyin Villa, and renovated the northeastern part of the garden. The garden became part of the 'Gengyin Villa' of the Wang family ancestral hall and was renamed 'Huanxiu Villa', also known as 'Yi Garden'. The entire Huanxiu Villa covers an area of more than two thousand square meters, with halls and courtyards in the front and pools and rockeries in the back. The rockery occupies only more than three hundred square meters, but it is famous throughout Suzhou for its ingenious stacking. The rockery, stacked by the Qing Dynasty master Ge Yuliang, plays a 'small but grand' scene in such a small space: streams, cliffs, precipices, canyons, stone bridges, secluded paths, and caves are all available, and there is even a pavilion on the mountain. The main peak of the rockery rises abruptly in the southeast, with a secondary peak to the northwest, and the pool water meanders between the two mountains, most of the rocks have whirlpool holes, and a few have wrinkles. The main peak is 7.2 meters high, the valley is 12 meters long, and the mountain path is more than 60 meters long. It is by virtue of this exquisite rockery that Huanxiu Villa has been successfully listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit and included in the UNESCO 'World Heritage List'. It occupies a place in Chinese garden architecture, and those who study the art and technology of gardening never underestimate this small garden. 📍Address: No. 272 Jingde Road, Gusu District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. 🎫Ticket: 15 RMB Opening hours: 08:30-16:00 🌈A Wonderful Introduction Entering the garden from the hall and courtyard, it takes only a few dozen steps to see the mountains, water, and architecture suddenly displayed before your eyes, unobstructed. According to Yang Hongxun's 'Discussion on Gardens in the South of the Yangtze River', there was originally a long corridor on the south side of the rockery, closely following the poolside, with windows left open at the protruding platform, and flower windows set up on the east side, allowing only the view of the mountain range from inside the building. Unfortunately, the corridor was later destroyed, and the entire rockery was laid bare. 🚶Tour Route From the main entrance, it is recommended to visit in the following order: Yougu Hall → Huanxiu Villa → Platform Rockery Landscape → Hanyun Pavilion → Side Building, Side Corridor → Wenquan Pavilion → Buqiu Boat → Bantan Autumn Water

🌳🌳Huanxiu Villa——A stunning Suzhou garden that is overlooked because of its name!🌳🌳 💖💖In Suzhou, there are 108 gardens that have been listed in the Suzhou Garden Directory. The Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, Lion Grove Garden, Canglang Pavilion, and Master of the Nets Garden are well-known, but there is a lesser-known garden that is rarely known to people, and that is Huanxiu Villa. Huanxiu Villa is located in the bustling city, but it is very quiet, with few tourists. The rockery in it is a unique feature of Suzhou gardens and is highly recommended!💖💖 🚕🚕Transportation route:🚕🚕 🏠Address: No. 272, Jingde Road, Suzhou City 🎫Ticket: 15 yuan, half price for students and children 7.5 yuan 🕰Business hours: 8:30—16:30 🚇Subway: Exit 3 of Yangyu Lane Station on Subway Line 1, walk 900 meters. 🎈🎈Huanxiu Villa was built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and was piled up by the famous rockery master Ge Yuliang. Its area is not large, only 3600 square meters, but it has a rich historical and cultural background.🎈🎈 🤩🤩Ge Yuliang made full use of the limited space, cleverly used various garden-making techniques, and complemented the rockery with pools, flowers, and trees, creating a unique aesthetic. 👍👍The biggest highlight of Huanxiu Villa is its rockery. These rockeries have different shapes, some look like lions, some like tigers, some like monkeys, lifelike, amazing. Moreover, the rockery complements the surrounding pools, flowers, and trees, creating a unique aesthetic. 🎈🎈If you like quiet, then Huanxiu Villa is definitely a good choice. Here, you can stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city, quietly appreciate the beautiful scenery, and feel the breath of nature.🎈🎈 🌟🌟In general, Huanxiu Villa is a stunning Suzhou garden that is overlooked because of its name. Although it is not as famous as the Humble Administrator's Garden and Lingering Garden, its beauty is definitely worth a look. If you come to Suzhou, take the time to come here for a walk, I believe you will definitely fall in love with it!🌟🌟

My friend circle was also swiped by the heavy snow, and the snow in Suzhou was really too Gusu, Lan Wangji came to see the snow. The early winter in Suzhou, the first snow came poetically and pictorially. The fluffy snowflakes fell one after another, as if it was a carefully drawn scroll. - Location: Huanxiu Mountain Villa No. 262, Jingde Road, Gusu District, Suzhou 🈺️8:00-17:00 🎫15 yuan, garden card can be used ⏰In addition to the winter snow scene, the red maple here is also very popular.

Orange and green, the charming scenery is the essence of deep autumn🍁 One must visit the gardens when in Suzhou, especially in the fall. Every brick and tile, every door and window, is an extremely ingenious arrangement. The wise ancients used techniques such as borrowed scenery and framing views, making every inconspicuous little tree, every unremarkable rock, create various wonderful scenes in the small garden. It can truly be said that there is a view at every step, and scenery everywhere. The ultimate in Eastern aesthetics awaits your discovery here. These few square pictures simply can't contain it all‼️ Tiger Hill Huanxiu Villa Yi Pu Humble Administrator's Garden Lingering Garden

6 Hidden Gem Gardens with Fewer Visitors on Weekends ① Keyuan Garden 📍: No. 3 Canglang Pavilion Street, Gusu District, opposite Canglang Pavilion 🚊: Line 4, Sanyuanfang Station Exit 2, about 500 meters walk ⏱️: Opening hours 07:30~17:00 ② Huanxiu Villa 📍: No. 272 Jingde Road, Gusu District 🚊: Line 4, Chayuanchang Station Exit 1a, 960 meters walk ⏱️: Opening hours 08:30~16:30 ③ Yipu Garden 📍: Taohuawu Street, Gusu District 🚊: Line 4, Chayuanchang Station Exit 5, still 1.5 kilometers away, you can visit Huanxiu Villa first and then go to Yipu Garden ⏱️: Opening hours 07:30~17:30 ④ Ouyuan Garden 📍: No. 6 Xiaoxin Alley, Neicang Street, Gusu District 🚊: Line 1, Xiangmen Station Exit 3, about 750 meters ⏱️: Opening hours 07:00~17:30 ⑤ Yiyuan Garden 📍: No. 1265 Renmin Road, Gusu District 🚊: Line 4, Yueqiao Station Exit 8, about 200 meters ⏱️: Opening hours 07:30~17:00 ⑥ Wangshi Garden 📍: No. 11 Kuojiatou Alley, Daichengqiao Road, Gusu District 🚊: Line 5, Nanyuan North Road Station Exit 4, about 600 meters ⏱️: Opening hours 07:30~17:00 How to Experience Suzhou Gardens from Multiple Perspectives ① Suzhou gardens perfectly create a profound and open atmosphere with ever-changing views as you move, through eight major landscaping techniques such as borrowing scenery and framing views, offering a magical experience where the small reveals the grand. ② Every time I visit Suzhou gardens, I am attracted by the various window frame designs in the garden; each window is like a painting, a world in itself, with sunlight and the full bloom of spring seemingly captured within. ③ I also like to observe some neglected corners, where moss climbs over the walls, resembling natural ink paintings; the wall serves as paper, the moss as ink, and bamboo completes the picture. The charm is so compelling that it makes one linger and forget to return. ④ The best way to immerse yourself in Suzhou gardens is to enjoy tea. Last weekend, I brought a set of high-aesthetic tea ware, a Tang Palace Tea Banquet gift set from Wanqiantang, which features the Tang dynasty trend of red and green contrast and precious patterns, very suitable for the garden setting; a combination of one pot and two cups with a plate, suitable for both personal use and gifting. Between the willows and pines, beside the pavilions and lakes, brewing a pot of tea and quietly enjoying the slow life is truly delightful.