The Lion Grove Garden is strategically located in Suzhou near the Humble Administrator's Garden so you can easily fit both in the same day. The two gardens are different so I think it was great idea to visit both.
We bought tickets for the Lion Grove Garden right at the entrance and when we entered the garden we scanned our ticket. Throughout the garden, there are several check-points that we passed and on each point they scan our faces and let us through after the face-recognition machine gave the 'ok'.
The first area was small-ish, and I was not that impressed...
We entered the building and it was a small museum with some displays...
We went through the museum and exited at the back to find another open space with 12 blocks with the Chinese zodiac signs on it. Here's Miss Kiki with her sign...
We walked further through another gate...
In this area things got more exciting. we walked around following different paths up and down rocks. Different paths would bring us to different places. We walked in different groups and once in a while we would cross each other's paths. It turned out that the area was larger than it seemed. It was a cold day but climbing up and down actually kept us warm. Miss Kiki had a lot of fun exploring!
Eventually, the paths will lead you to the pond area...
It took us more than an hour to walk around the garden and we didn't even see everything. By the time we exited the garden I had totally changed my impression of it from when I first entered. It was a nice place and is worth the visit!
We decided to move on to the next destination, but with a quick stop for lunch. Right outside the wall of the garden there were several stores selling souvenirs and food. I stopped at a stall and we all ate there. We ordered noodles and dumplings and I got the steamed dim sum stuff that looked interesting.
From here we walked to the Humble Administrator's Garden not too far away. Please wait for the next post!
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