Covered walkways
And their windows.
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One of Suzhou's best-known and most complete classical gardens, dating back to 1593, when the official Xu Taishi created it after being cleared of charges that had cost him his post; it is among the gardens listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The garden is divided into four sections, each with its own character, linked by long covered walkways pierced by ornamental windows of many shapes; at its centre a pond is wrapped by a grotto of yellow stone designed by the artist Zhou Binzhong. The highlight of the eastern section is the Cloud-Capped Peak, one of China's most famous naturally sculpted Taihu stones, ringed by elegant halls, and the garden sometimes hosts guqin music and pingtan storytelling-singing, both on the intangible heritage lists. Tickets are about CNY 55 in season and 45 off-season, per visitor guides. It's calmer than the Humble Administrator's Garden and close to Shantang Street.
And their windows.
A Taihu stone.
And grotto.
338 Liuyuan Road, west of the old city, Suzhou
Its long covered walkways with ornamental windows and the famous Cloud-Capped Peak stone; it's calmer than the Humble Administrator's Garden, at about CNY 55.
