Qi Garden, commonly known as ‘Xi’s Garden’, is a garden in Suzhou that is built ag[...]
Qi Garden, commonly known as ‘Xi’s Garden’, is a garden in Suzhou that is built against the mountains and next to the water. It is the only garden in Suzhou that is constructed in such a manner. Qi Garden consists of three parts: courtyards, gardens, and the Liu Yi Courtyard. The Liu Yi Well, the Wumei tree planted by Emperor Kangxi, and the Imperial Dock are known as the ‘Three Treasures’ of Qi Garden. Within the entire garden, the Four-Sided Hall, the Corridor, the Lake, the Rockery, and the New Building are all composed in a balanced and harmonious manner. Particularly, the ‘Imperial Dock’, embedded in the rippling Taihu Lake, is extremely poetic.
Opening hours are from 08:00 to 16:30 all year round.
Preferential policies: Children under 6 years old (including 6 years old) or under 1.4 meters in height (including 1.4 meters) enter for free; minors aged 6 years old (excluding 6 years old) to 18 years old (including 18 years old) enjoy half-price tickets. Elderly people aged 70 years old (including 70 years old) and above enter for free; those aged 60 years old (including 60 years old) to 70 years old (excluding 70 years old) can enter with a half-price ticket by presenting valid identification.
Full-time university undergraduate students and below enjoy half-price tickets with valid identification. Disabled individuals and one accompanying person for severely disabled individuals enter for free with valid ID. Active military personnel and retired military officers of the People’s Republic of China enter for free with valid ID. Blood donation volunteers with ‘Three Exemptions’ honor certificate issued under the ‘Jiangsu Province Blood Donation Regulations’ (National Voluntary Blood Donation Award, Voluntary Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donation Award, and Lifetime Honorary Award for Voluntary Blood Donation Service) enter for free.
Model workers with certificates from Wuzhong District, Suzhou, or Suzhou Sanitation Honor Certificate enter for free (those with municipal-level or above model worker certificates can visit the attractions under the Suzhou Garden Bureau for free). Eligible preferential treatment recipients, including those receiving national compensation and retired ‘two-participating’ military personnel from enterprises, enter for free with their certificates.
Religious personnel belonging to the same religion as the religious activity site within the scenic area enter for free with valid identification.
Essential tips: Pets are not allowed to enter the scenic area.
