Photography | Suzhou Zhuangyuan Museum Reopens

Suzhou Zhuangyuan Museum 📍No. 3 Niu Jia Xiang, Gusu District 🕘9:00–16:30 (last entry at 16:00, closed on Mondays) The Suzhou Zhuangyuan Museum is located in the former residence of Pan Shien, a zhuangyuan (top scorer in the imperial examination) during the Qing dynasty, and showcases the rich culture of Suzhou zhuangyuan. Suzhou has always valued education and produced many talented people. In history, there have been 51 zhuangyuan from Suzhou, which is rare in the country, hence the saying that zhuangyuan is a "specialty" of Suzhou. Do you know how zhuangyuan were cultivated in ancient times? What trials did they have to go through on the road to officialdom? Step into this ancient museum and embark on the road to the imperial examination. The Suzhou Zhuangyuan Museum is a museum worth visiting. It is not only a witness to Suzhou's history and culture, but also a microcosm of China's imperial examination system.