Humble Administrator's Garden

UNESCO World Heritage Site: 813 The Humble Administrator’s Garden was built in the early years of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty (in the early sixteenth century), with a history of over 500 years. It is one of the representative works of classical gardens south of the Yangtze River.

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  • Phone

    +86 512 6751 0286

  • Website

    szzzy.cn

  • Type

    Garden

Address

178 Dongbei St | 东北街178号 , Gusu Suzhou Jiangsu Sheng , 215001 China

Comments / 43


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Valérie De Bruyckere

Try to wander away from the set paths from time to time to discover the hidden gems ! We found a cute little café where people were playing beautiful Chinese music

Iulia Feofanova

It the first place you must visit during you stay in Suzhou ! Wonderful scenery and very beautiful Bonsai garden ! Nice place to take pictures but VERY crowded on weekends and holidays...

Wendy P

Entrance Fee : 70 RMB l UNESCO world heritage site. Classic Chinese garden , the biggest in Suzhou. You can spend hours here! Very beautiful place for photos and to learn it's history

Erika Beatty

Suzhou is 30 by bullet train from Shanghai, and is worth the trip for its beautiful gardens , and I.M. Pei designed museum .

Shiyu Teng

90 RMB in peak season , strongly recommended. The typical Chinese garden shown here. Suzhou’s must-go spot.

Gato Monge

CLASSICAL GARDENS OF SUZHOU - World Heritage UNESCO Classical Chinese garden design, which seeks to recreate natural landscapes in miniature. Read more

Judy M

It is one of the 4 famous gardens in China. Visit early, we got here a bit before 11 and it was already starting to get very crowded .

Maritza V

This is a must see in Suzhou. Weather during October was great (no sweater needed)

William Kan

Admission RMB70, or 90 in peak season . Pretty nice garden but super crowded even in normal days.

Emre Çakıcıoğlu

It really is a "very humble" garden ! Surely this guy is an expert on how to spend money! :)

Andrew O BC 翁

Beautiful garden & a great historic site

D. M. Chapman

I've been here twice! It's a very serene and beautiful place to visit (as long as it is not crowded !) They have a very impressive Bonsai Garden , as well !

Alex Dobyan

The grounds are massive, and virtually every section is beautiful. Well worth the cost of a ticket.

Bambang Kuntjoro

It's a very serene and beautiful place to visit

Ruth Banbury

Stunning garden , beautiful views

Jernej

One of most popular sightseeing points of Suzhou. Beautiful garden !

Danny Trestian

Wonderful place but not when crowded and hot.The admin ticket staff are not friendly and rude.costs 90 RMB per person entrance fee.

Adisai Sirisinha

Come early in the morning to avoid crowds

elle • geezy

Walk on the rocks that line the edges of the walkways.. Free acupressure foot massage ! Ahhhhh.. ;)

Christine Ha

Famous garden & main site to see ????

Nicholas Olson

Really too many people here, but it's worth taking a walk through

Jeff Chuah

This would be a lovely place to be in spring time

Duc Hoang

Scenic view , old houses

Greg V

Highly recommended stop.

Stephen Merritt

Not to be missed. Closes at around 5:30 PM.

Mei Leong

Arrive early to avoid the crowds!

Alena Ri

Really nice place to visit.

Shyrell Medula

Beautiful place where you can relax

Katie

Scenic walks

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Scenery...

Nobody You Know

Visit!! Well worth it!

01IO

Shit cell network

Paula Freire

Reserve de 2 a 3 horas para a visita. Vale a pena fazer com calma, até porque vive cheio . Vale a pena!

Fco Cangerana

Um parque antigo fica bastante cheio

jinjuede

엄청 큰 정원 , 아름답지만 아름다운만큼 주말엔 사람도 엄청나게 많습니다! 사진은 신속하게 찍어야 다른 사람이 안나와요 입장료는 90RMB

Ye Ni

拙政园,是中国江南一座著名的园林,位于苏州市东北街178号,始建于明朝正德年间,初为御史王献臣改佛寺以建。它是苏州园林的代表,1997年被联合国教科文组织(UNESCO)列为世界文化遗产。

Nam Nắn Nót

Vườn này là vườn to và đẹp nhất ở Tô Châu,rất đông khách tham quan,70 tệ/ng.Nơi có giếng ngọc của Giang Nam Tứ Đại Tài Tử.Khuôn viên khá rộng nên đi hơi mất thời gian,còn kiến trúc thì vẫn na ná vậy

yongdol

그냥 커다란 정원 .... 입장료 50위안. 한시간 정도 산책하기 좋음~ 중국인 관광객 많음.

Oxana

Очень красивый сад , гулять и гулять.

Claire

Сад скромного чиновника

亓 平

想要去玩就请在早上十一点前来,否则你看到的就只是人头攒动了。

Teddy

1997年登録 蘇州古典園林

Taylor Ren

这边对面的核明珍珠很公道!

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