# Lion Grove Garden (狮子林)

Suzhou, Jiangsu Province · East China, China · Guidebook rating: 3/5
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Language: en

## Key facts

- **Admission:** Peak season ¥40; off-season ¥30
- **Opening hours:** 7:30–17:30 (March–October); 7:30–17:00 (November–February)
- **Time needed:** 1–3 hours
- **Getting there:** Near Lion Grove Garden (bus stop) and Sanyuan Fang (metro station)
- **Good for:** Architecture, Hiking & Outdoors, Photography

## About Lion Grove Garden

The most captivating feature of Lion Grove Garden is its unusual rocks, which reveal endless variations as you explore its labyrinth of passages. One of the most fun things to do here is play hide-and-seek among the rockeries. Without knowing the trick, it is easy to get completely lost. Lion Grove Garden is one of the Four Great Gardens of Suzhou. It has a history of more than 650 years and is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

## Tips from the guidebook

- 1. Combine with other sights: You can visit the Suzhou Folk Museum and the Suzhou Currency Museum on the same trip. Walk north along Garden Road for about 100 meters and you will reach the Humble Administrator's Garden.
- 2. Tips for the caves: The caves and grottoes inside are winding and easy to get lost in. In fact, to get through the rockeries, simply keep to one direction: take the first turn to the right and keep turning right, or take the first turn to the left and keep turning left. This makes it much easier to find your way out.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 1035. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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