Jiangsu (江苏省) · 7 places · 5 cities
7 places in Jiangsu, grouped by city. The last column is the gate: 1 of them are open at all hours, and the others close, often earlier than the light does.
Most common here: Historic garden or scenic site (6), City park (1). See all provinces, or the background on parks.
3 places
Suzhou (苏州)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Humble Administrator’s Garden (拙政园)UNESCO CULTURALBegun in 1509 and conventionally listed first among the four great classical gardens of China. Seventy-eight mu arranged around water, and the clearest place to see borrowed scenery, where a view outside the wall is composed as part of the garden. | Historic garden or scenic site | 7:30 to 17:30 |
| Lingering Garden (留园)UNESCO CULTURALBegun in 1593 and counted among the four great classical gardens. Thirty mu given over to the handling of built space rather than planting; the Cloud-Capped Peak is one of three famous Taihu stones in the lower Yangtze. | Historic garden or scenic site | 7:30 to 17:30 |
| Tiger Hill (虎丘)The hill Su Shi said no visitor to Suzhou should miss, with 2,500 years behind it. Its pagoda leans, and the Sword Pool below is said to cover the tomb of King Helu of Wu. | Historic garden or scenic site | 7:30 to 18:00 (旺季) |
1 place
Nanjing (南京)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Xuanwu Lake Park (玄武湖公园)Five hundred hectares beside the Ming city wall, of which 378 are water, with five linked islands. Cherry blossom runs along the Jiming Temple stretch in spring, lotus in summer, ginkgo in autumn. | City park | Open at all hours |
1 place
Nanjing (南京市)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Zhongshan Scenic Area (南京钟山风景区（中山陵-明孝陵）)UNESCO CULTURALPurple Mountain, 449 m, carrying the Ming founder’s tomb of 1381 and Sun Yat-sen’s mausoleum of 1929, which is reached by 392 steps. Six Dynasties, Ming and Republican layers on one hill. | Historic garden or scenic site | 8:30 to 17:00 |
1 place
Wuxi (无锡)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Turtle Head Isle (鼋头渚)A headland reaching into Lake Tai, planted with some 30,000 cherry trees. The valley by Changchun bridge is where people go in late March. | Historic garden or scenic site | 8:00 to 16:30 |
1 place
Yangzhou (扬州)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Slender West Lake (瘦西湖)A garden made along a watercourse rather than around a lake, laid out for the Qianlong emperor’s southern tours. The Five Pavilion Bridge is Yangzhou’s emblem; the Fishing Terrace frames bridge, pagoda and water through three openings. | Historic garden or scenic site | 7:30 to 17:30 (旺季) |
Which Ones Need a Whole Day
A city park is an hour before dinner. A geopark can be a full day with a shuttle and a cable car, and the gate closes earlier than the park does. Tell our local team where you will be and they will say which of these fit the day you have.