Suzhou Off the Beaten Path | This free little garden is a place 99% of people have never visited
Located at No. 43, Mayike Alley, Gusu District, Suzhou City, Qu Garden
is the former residence of the famous literary master Yu Yue.
In the thirteenth year of the Tongzhi era of the Qing Dynasty (1874),
Yu Yue purchased the land with the help of friends and designed it himself.
Taking advantage of the winding terrain, he dug ponds, piled up rocks,
planted flowers and bamboo, and built more than thirty pavilions.
Drawing inspiration from the phrase 'what is bent will remain whole' from the Tao Te Ching,
Yu Yue named this garden 'Qu Garden'.
Yu Yue (December 25, 1821 – February 5, 1907)
Styled Yinfu, self-named Qu Yuan Ju,
the great-grandfather of the modern poet Yu Pingbo.
Zhang Taiyan and Wu Changshuo were among his disciples.
Zeng Guofan praised his two students: 'Li Hongzhang is desperate to be an official, Yu Yue is desperate to write books.'
As soon as you enter Qu Garden, you are first attracted by the sound of bamboo on one side.
Standing in the bamboo garden for a while, you suddenly understand
'One would rather have no meat than live without bamboo.'
Turning the corner, you come across the winter sweet, and its beauty is overwhelming.
The garden is really small but wins with its quiet elegance.
🎫Ticket: Free
🕐Opening Hours: 09:00~16:30
🚇Transportation: 500 meters walk from Exit 1b of the Courthouse Field Station on Line 4
Quyuan is the former residence of the famous literary artist Yuan Yuan, and the whole garden is simple and simple. Located in the center of the city, there are few people who usually go there, which is a quiet place. There is a Qushui Pavilion on the promenade, and there is a clear water under the corridor, and a famous Qushui Pool. There is a back-to-peak pavilion on the rockery in the garden, in the spring.
Quyuan is located in the west of Ma Medical Lane, west of Renmin Road, Suzhou City. It was built in the 13th year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty. "Its shape is curved, so it is called Quyuan." This is a small garden that integrates ordinary residence with classical gardens. The owner of the garden is named Yuan Yuan. It was a famous literary and phonographer in the late Qing Dynasty.
Quyuan is the former residence of Yuan, located at No. 43, Ma Medical Science, Renmin Road, was listed as a cultural relics protection unit in Suzhou City in 1963, and was listed as a cultural relics protection unit in Jiangsu Province in 1995. Opening hours: 9:00-16:30 Ticket prices: Free open to the public Play time: 1 hour traffic: You can choose your own way to go
Quyuan covers an area of 2,800 square meters, the main house is in the middle, from the south and the north is divided into five, and the east is built with a number of houses, and the main house is separated by each other. Its west and north are the parts of the pavilion garden, forming a ruler shape, forming a semi-envelopment pattern for the main house. Mainly there are spring in the hall, Lezhitang, recognition of spring, Xiaozhuli Hall and other attractions.
Transportation: Get off at the bus station Chayuanchang Station and walk south along Xinchun Lane for 6 minutes. Recommended reason: This is the former residence of Yuan, a house in the Qing Dynasty. Small and beautiful. Free tickets. Tourists are rare. There is no cave in the small garden in the house. The owner is a bookmaker, and the verses that entered the exam left a deep impression on me, "Hualuochun is still there." Although he is a literati, he has an upward, positive and optimistic heart, which is different from many people sighing. tips: Due to the epidemic, the opening time is 10-16, and the museum is closed on Monday. When entering, you must show your ID card + Sucheng code and measure your body temperature. In summer, mosquitoes are crazy and need to be protected.