Lingering garden is a basically a yesteryear house of military personnel. It's a great place with concept gardening of different nature's including that of bonsai, rock gardens and variety of plants, trees and flowering trees. Must for any nature enthusiast and horticulturist.

This was a very large and old garden. Unfortunately, there was so many people which made it difficult to enjoy quietly. However, I would recommend getting a guide to explain the history in order to appreciate this destination!

I didn't visit the Humble Administrator's Garden so I can't comment on which one to visit, instead I thought I give some tips from my visit to Liuyuan or Lingering Garden. It's slightly out of the way as compared to Humble Adminstrator's Garden but it's actually within walking distance from Shantang street which is their old street. I thought Shantang street was pretty nice, similar to Old Town of Lijiang. So from the Shantang metro station, walk South East to the end of Shantang, after that head West to Lingering Gardens. There's a guided tour (in mandarin) which covers the 3 treasures of Lingering Garden, it's about 15minutes and only takes you to the East side of the garden (i.e., a quarter of the park) so you can backtrack and start all over again. The route is linear and very easy to navigate, practically taking you on the entirety of the garden.

Fantastic environment. Park is well maintained and plants are kept groomed. Lots of different ponds and bonsai trees to see.

WOW!!! The garden is so well maintained. So many spots look just like a post cards!! Have your camera ready because many awesome photo opportunity here! Pretty big garden too. Check out the photos I took at the garden. There are many souvenir shops around the garden. Definitely can spend at least half day in this area.

The rock formations are particularly well arranged. As expected, the more popular parts are very crowded, but nonetheless worth seeing. It does feel somewhat austere in the winter and I suspect that the best seasons to visit are spring and summer.

one of the best garden in china. really many people are in there. your ticket is only available for 1 hour valid. if you visiting suzhou, highly recommend.

A nice spot to take a walk.

Lingering Garden (留园）is a renowned classical Chinese garden, dating back to 1593. Since 1997 it has been recognized with seven other Classical Gardens of Suzhou as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The garden also contains two UNESCO Intangible World Heritage Arts; Pingtan (评弹) and Guqin music（古琴). Together with Zhuo Zheng Yuan拙政园, Shi Zi Lin狮子林, Cang lang ting沧浪亭，Liu yuan is one of the four most famous yuanlin gardens in suzhou take note this garden is small, but located in very busy district in terms of traffic, so always prepare to come early and better to buy tickets in advance. the whole tour may take 1 hour, but if you are going to listen to Pingtan评弹 which i highly recommend, it may take one more hour

Top 4 garden in China, famous for its rocks, huge lakes and streams. Liu Yuan (留园, Lingering Garden) was built in 1593, during Ming Dynasty. It's really beautiful and large (2.3ha), so you'll need half a day.

The Liuyuan garden is undoubtedly one of the most exquisite gardens among the numerous UNESCO cultural heritage sites in Suzhou. I had the pleasure of visiting this garden many years ago, and it quickly became my favourite. I highly recommend visiting in autumn when the leaves on the trees turn to beautiful colours. Unlike the Humble Administrator's Garden, admission to this garden is not very expensive, and you don't need to make an appointment or purchase tickets online beforehand. Additionally, there aren't many tourists here, allowing you to enjoy the serene beauty of the garden in peace.

There are many things to see and the garden was beautiful to see!! Additionally, i recommend to go there in Spring and Autumn!!

Absolutely beautiful garden 💚 love all the flower decorations indoor with natural sunlight. Cute shaped window looking out to the stunning garden. The stone garden is also amazing. Every little detail was carefully designed and very well maintained.