虎丘园林 — Attraction in Suzhou City

Tiger Hill is probably the most iconic and well-known destination in Suzhou and that is not without merit. There are a number of beautiful gardens, moat areas, creekside pathways, rockery and out buildings in addition to the central temple and pagoda complex.

Needless to say, photo opportunities abound and there are plenty of lesser visited trails to explore if you get tired of the crowds.

If I were to level any complaint and it is nitpicky, I admit, it is a bit touristy for my taste, compared to some of the lesser known but equally beautiful gardens that dot the Suzhou map.

That said, it is hard to imagine visiting Suzhou without visiting Tiger Hill so I won't even try to do so.

Pro-Tip: Obviously, avoid weekends when crowds are an issue. Better still, visit in late fall, winter or very early spring. It is not that cold, still beautiful and relatively uncrowded.

On the way up to the pagoda, be sure to drop by the public restrooms which are the most aesthetically pleasing facilities of that type that I have ever seen anywhere. Where else but Tiger Hill would you see people lining up, not to use the restrooms but to be photographed in...

A little hill around flat city. Old tower on the hill. It gives a power to the city. This tower is like Pisa a little...

台胞證首簽免門票。 「虎丘沒有老虎」這句是導遊的名言，我只記得這一句😆 這天一入門就有一個女導遊來招攬，還說如果跟別人併團，導遊費可以再便宜20元（真的是便宜一些而已） 可能是昨天在拙政園隨意遇到的導遊經驗太美好，我們就也沒多考慮就同意了。一路上看著女導遊一直找客人，浪費不少時間。在我們之前就答應的一家人，後來就跑票了，現在想想，我們應該也在那時反悔才對。後來又等了好一陣子，導遊又再拉了一團家庭客人。 不知道是因為天氣太熱還是女導遊沒有什麼講解的熱誠，早早就草草結束了，還叫我我們自己隨意看，她就走了。另外一家客人也覺得：就這樣？真是無言⋯⋯ 好的導遊真的很重要。後來下山的時候看到好像有虎丘的官方導遊在講解？以後我一定要謹慎選擇，不要再那麼...