Wherever you go, there is the sweet fragrance of osmanthus. When it comes to the mid-autumn festival, enjoying the flowers while enjoying the moon is sure to be even more flavorful. Suzhou, as one of the five major osmanthus producing regions in China, is also a good place to enjoy osmanthus.
Guangfu Youshang Village
Address: Youshang Village, Guangfu Town, Wuzhong District
Tickets: No tickets required
Youshang Village, northwest of Guangfu Town, is the village with the highest concentration of osmanthus in Suzhou. With a planting area of more than 2,000 acres, it is a famous osmanthus tourist attraction in Suzhou.
Almost every family here grows some osmanthus. When osmanthus blooms, the whole village is in a sea of osmanthus fragrance. Take a deep breath, the pure air is mixed with the fragrance of osmanthus, both body and mind Jennifer!
Osmanthus Park
Address: No.1 Zhuhui Road, Gusu District
Park Admission: Free
Osmanthus Park is named after the flower of the city of Suzhou, "osmanthus". The park has a large number of varieties of osmanthus, the largest in China. 50 varieties of osmanthus are divided into four varieties: four-season osmanthus, Indian osmanthus, golden osmanthus, and tan osmanthus.
In December, the reconstruction of Osmanthus Park will reopen. The osmanthus flower shape, water, the ancient city wall and other elements characteristic of the park are integrated into the landscape. Functional areas such as the Mu Mu Lane Promenade, the Clear Water Platform, the Cultural Square and the Popular Stage complement each other. Neatly arranged, green color, pleasant scenery of the "new osmanthus" pleasing to the eye.
Transportation information: Bus: Tour 5, 27, 28, 42, 52, 53, 60, 108, 168, 202, 218, 514, 900, 935, 80 at the Guihua Park Station.
Liuyuan Garden
Address: No. 338 Liuyuan Road, Gusu District
Ticket for the attraction: 55 yuan
Liuyuan Garden is the garden with the most varieties of osmanthus in Suzhou's classical gardens, including golden osmanthus, yin gai, dan gai, zigzag osmanthus, four-seasonal osmanthus, vermilion osmanthus and mandarin osmanthus. The WenmuXiXiangXuan in the garden is built for viewing osmanthus flowers. It is surrounded by planted osmanthus flowers, which are refreshing in the fall.
Transportation information: you can take Tour 1, 3, 5 lines or 6, 7, 22, 33, 44, 70, 85, 88, 91, 317 directly to the Liouyuan; you can also take 101, 103 at the Guanqianjie station to transfer to Tour 1.
North Half Garden
Address: No. 60, East Baita Road, Gusu District
North Half Garden is the half garden of Lu. Commonly known as the "North Half Park" because it is located in the north side of the Cangmi Lane Shijia Half Park. The two-and-a-half-story pavilion in the northeastern part of the park is only seen in Suzhou gardens.
The North Half Garden is not large, but the layout is very meaningful and exquisite. There are osmanthus trees in the garden that are over 150 years old. It's really romantic to stop and enjoy the osmanthus.
Transportation information: via bus 305, 301
Zijinan Temple
Address: Xima Road, Dongshan Town, Wuzhong District
Admission: 30 yuan
Zijin Temple, also known as Jinan Temple, has a history of more than 1400 years. People call the clay painting of Zijin Temple one of the "two and a half temples in the world".
It is said that the golden osmanthus in front of the Luohan Temple has been planted for more than 800 years. The wood died and the withered bark sprouted. It is now in its second generation. A laurel tree this old is probably the only one that can survive this long in this quiet place.
Transportation: Take bus 502 from the train station directly to Dongshan, or take a Chinese bus from Wuzhong District Bus Station to Dongshan Town. All buses to Dongshan pass through Mudu, and visitors can take the Chinese bus directly to Dongshan in Mudu.
White Elephant Bay Eco-tourism Area
Address: 1088 Cangshu Cang North Road, Mudu Town, Wuzhong District
White Elephant Bay Eco-park is located in Mudu, Suzhou, in the north of Tibet. It is a mysterious paradise covered by mountains. There are nearly one thousand osmanthus trees in the garden. When you go to White Elephant Bay at this time of the year, you can smell the osmanthus and enjoy the peace and happiness of the mountains.
Wujiang Qidu Town
Wujiang's Qidu pickled osmanthus was already familiar to everyone, and because of its appearance on "Tongue on China" more fragrant.
Shenjiawan grannies will pickle osmanthus every year, to here you must drink a cup of osmanthus tea to taste fresh, and then chat with the grannies, maybe the grannies a happy to send you a jar of pickled osmanthus.
Address: Shenjiawan, Qidu Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou City
Transportation information: It is recommended to drive to the area via Changtai Expressway and Tongjin Avenue.
Besides these places, you can also find osmanthus trees in Suzhou's parks, along the roadside, in new village neighborhoods, and on street corners, so just follow the aroma and you'll be sure to find them all.
Canglang Pavilion
Canglang Pavilion in the fragrance pavilion, formerly known as the "Muxi Pavilion", because there are more than a dozen old laurel in the courtyard and named, the pavilion of the north to build a high wall, the rounds are closed, so that the osmanthus fragrance season, the aroma of cohesion does not dissipate.
Nowadays, the osmanthus beside the Qingxiang Museum has been budding and spitting stamens, the garden from time to time there is the fragrance of osmanthus floating, and so on in a few days, the full bloom period, it is really "the world no flowers dare to fight the fragrance".
Address: No. 3, Canglangting Street, Renmin Road, Gusu District
Fare: 15 yuan (January-March, June, November-December, 20 yuan (April-May, July-October)
Tel: 0512-67970005
*The visit to the Suzhou Garden is subject to an online reservation. Tourism", "Suzhou Garden official microblogging", "Jun to Suzhou" WeChat public number or "Suzhou Garden Tourism" to purchase tickets
Couple Garden
The Peony Corridor and Xixi Corridor in the Couple Garden, which are harmonized with "Jun Corridor" and "Wife Corridor", reflect the love between the owner of the garden, Mr. and Mrs. Shen. Bamboo is planted next to the Peony Corridor, while laurel is planted in the Xixi Corridor.
Located at the beginning of the Xixi corridor, the storage of incense museum, the museum in front of the courtyard, the courtyard is planted with bushes of osmanthus, every autumn, osmanthus fragrance, full of fragrance, a vivid interpretation of the meaning of the word "storage of incense".
Address: No. 6 Xiaoxinqiao Lane, Cang Street, Gusu District
Fare: 20 yuan (January-March, June, November-December, 25 yuan (April-May, July-October)
Telephone: 0512-67272717
*The visit to the Suzhou Garden is subject to an online reservation, so please log on to the Suzhou Garden Tourism website. Please visit "Suzhou Garden Tourism", "Suzhou Garden Official Weibo", "Jun to Suzhou" WeChat public number or "Suzhou Garden Tourism" to purchase tickets.
Jinji Lake
There are no osmanthus trees along the Jinji Lake, but walking along the road and encountering three or two osmanthus trees will be a pleasant surprise on an autumn day. When you go to the Suzhou Culture and Arts Center to listen to a concert or watch a movie, you can smell the fragrance of osmanthus on the way, and the fragrance floats to the end of your nose, and the lake breeze wraps around it.
The osmanthus near Wenbo Square, also in the public visitors in the hope of opening, approaching a clump of osmanthus trees, starry flowers, clear can be absolutely dust, the fragrance can be far away from the overflow.
And the red maple forest, an osmanthus tree grows uncontrollably, the aroma of the nose, inadvertently drilled into people's hearts.
Address: Industrial Park Jinji Lake