{"id":17002,"date":"2015-06-29T23:59:36","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T03:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basicallybeyondbasic.com\/?p=17002"},"modified":"2021-05-30T20:16:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T00:16:56","slug":"the-famous-lingering-garden-of-suzhou-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2015\/06\/29\/the-famous-lingering-garden-of-suzhou-china\/","title":{"rendered":"The Famous Lingering Garden of Suzhou, China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our stay in <a href=\"https:\/\/therockysafari.com\/2015\/06\/22\/we-left-shanghai-to-explore-wuxi-and-other-small-villages\/\">Wuxi<\/a> was short. From Wuxi, we took a short bus ride to the city of Suzhou.<\/p>\n<p>Suzhou is located just west of Shanghai. It is known for its rivers, bridges, and classical gardens. The first place we went to was the <a href=\"https:\/\/therockysafari.com\/2015\/06\/23\/touching-silkworms-and-touring-the-suzhou-silk-factory\/\">Suzhou Silk Factory<\/a>. The tour was so incredible that I wanted to devote an entire post to the amazing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2015\/06\/23\/touching-silkworms-and-touring-the-suzhou-silk-factory\/\">information<\/a> we learned about the production of silk.<\/p>\n<p>From there, we drove\u00a0to the Classical Lingering Garden.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17002 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2015\/06\/29\/the-famous-lingering-garden-of-suzhou-china\/dsc03638\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03638.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17019\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17019'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Lingering Garden\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2015\/06\/29\/the-famous-lingering-garden-of-suzhou-china\/dsc03652\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03652.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17018\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17018'>\n\t\t\t\tThis rock looks like a bird.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/dsc03680\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" 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id='gallery-1-17015'>\n\t\t\t\tBonsai Tree Garden\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/dsc03658\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03658.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17013\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17013'>\n\t\t\t\tThe biggest statue \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/dsc03650\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" 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id='gallery-1-17022'>\n\t\t\t\tExploring the garden\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2015\/06\/29\/the-famous-lingering-garden-of-suzhou-china\/dsc03641\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17023\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17023'>\n\t\t\t\tCleaning the pond\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The Lingering Garden occupies over 23,300 square meters. It is one of the four most famous gardens in all of China.\u00a0Our phenomenal tour guide\u00a0explained how the Lingering Garden was built for housewives\u00a0to enjoy since they had sensitive\u00a0feet and were unable\u00a0to venture far away from the\u00a0property.<\/p>\n<p>The garden was built with wonderful care\u00a0and creative intent to keep the wives from\u00a0becoming bored. There was a\u00a0stone garden where each of the animals from the Chinese zodiac could be found if you looked carefully.\u00a0When I squinted, I (think) I was able to identify the rabbit and the pig.<\/p>\n<p>Following the garden, we drove to Shang Tang Jie and did some shopping!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-17002 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/dsc03599\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03599.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-17010\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-17010'>\n\t\t\t\tBridge in Suzhou\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2015\/06\/29\/the-famous-lingering-garden-of-suzhou-china\/dsc03553\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03553.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-17004\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-17004'>\n\t\t\t\tStreet Lit Up\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/dsc03573\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03573.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-17008\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-17008'>\n\t\t\t\tShopping in Suzhou\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/dsc03586\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03586.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-17009\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-17009'>\n\t\t\t\tCat on Store Counter\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2015\/06\/29\/the-famous-lingering-garden-of-suzhou-china\/dsc03592\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03592.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-17029\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-17029'>\n\t\t\t\tChinese Umbrella Store\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/dsc03521\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03521.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-17003\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-17003'>\n\t\t\t\tOff to a new hotel\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our stay in Wuxi was short. 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