Changshu | Zhao Garden Zeng Garden, lake and mountain scenery share a garden

✨Zhao Garden and Zeng Garden in Changshu, Suzhou are two adjacent gardens that are interconnected and are one of the must-visit free attractions in Changshu. They are both classical garden buildings built in the late Qing Dynasty and were once the old site of Qian Dai's 'Xiao Wan Chuan' during the Ming Dynasty. It was not until the Qianjia period of the Qing Dynasty that they were divided into two gardens. 📖Zhao Garden is also known as 'Shui Wu Garden', and Zeng Garden is also known as 'Xu Kuo Garden'. The two gardens borrow the scenery of Yu Mountain, have similar layouts, and both have clear pools, rockeries, and winding corridors. Walking in them is leisurely and the scenery is poetic and picturesque. 🏮I went during the National Day holiday, and there were not many tourists overall. The garden is not big, but there are many highlights. There are only remnants of lotus leaves in the pool in the garden. If you want to see a garden full of lotus flowers, it is recommended to come and watch from June to August each year. 🔹I particularly like the Wind Greeting Bridge in the west side pool. The bridge body is very narrow, with railings on only one side, and they are also very low, so you have to be extra careful when walking. There is a pavilion in the middle of the bridge. Some people sit in it and daydream, while others set up cameras to shoot the cheerful fish in the pool. A row of tables and chairs are placed in the Dianchun Corridor on one side, and tourists are sipping tea from the teahouse in the garden, accompanied by snacks, and talking and laughing. Perhaps this is the comfortable life of a slow-paced small town. 📍Address: No. 26, Jiwanxi, Huancheng West Road, Changshu City, Jiangsu Province 🚇Transportation: Bus Tour 5, 106, etc. 💰Cost: Free ⏱️Opening hours: 8:00-16:30