Humble Administrator’s Garden
拙政园 · Zhuōzhèng Yuán
The largest and most famous of Suzhou’s classical gardens: ponds, pavilions and winding corridors from the Ming dynasty.
Booking requiredBring your passport2–3 hours
Tip
Take the first slot at 07:30: by mid-morning the corridors are packed. Suzhou Museum and Lion Grove are next door.
- Opening hours
- Mar–Oct 07:30–17:30 (last entry 17:00); Nov–Feb 07:30–17:00 (last entry 16:30).
- Price
- ¥80 (Apr, May, Jul–Oct), ¥70 (Jan–Mar, Jun, Nov–Dec)
- How to book
- Real-name, timed tickets only; no walk-up sales. Book with your passport on Trip.com (which Suzhou’s government names for foreign visitors) or the 苏州园林 mini-program in WeChat or Alipay. Staffed windows help foreigners with problems. Weekend slots go early. To be confirmed Could not get tickets? Tell us what you need
- Getting there
- Beisita (Line 4), then 10 min walk
- Address in Chinese
- 江苏省苏州市姑苏区东北街178号
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