Garden of Couple's Retreat [Suzhou]

These piece of wood carving can be found in Ou Yuan. It is a map of the Ou Yuan but is carved of wood.

There is one entrance by car/coach to Ou Yuan and the exit is by a short boat ride that takes 10 person. Our boat was rowed by a guy so we didnt hear him sing.

Ou Yuan is the classical garden of SuZhou. Ou Yuan is one of the UNESCO site. It is beautiful inside with all the landscaping and houses. This is the 1st UNESCO Site which I have visited and I hope to cover as many sites as possible

If you would like to hear some singing as you are being rowed out of Ou Yuan, then be sure to picke a boat rowed by the ladies. They will be singing about their Suzhou song for about a minute and you will reach your destination.

This red house and the beautiful landscaping can be found inside the classic garden of Ou Yuan. The exit to the river boat ride is just around the corner. If you are lucky you will get to hear some singing for the ladies.

Surrounded by the canal from three sides, the OuYuan is the Couple's Garden Retreat. The housing complex is located in the middle and the Garden is on the East and West side. The East Garden has a dominant "mountain" rising from a pond .The pavilions,terraces and towers are centered upon the mountain. The West Garden consists of studies, pavilions and garden courts.

There are two seperate gardens located inside which one couple lived here before. Ou in Chinese means lotus root and a couple can be also called in this way. Lotus roots is also a plant which can be hardly aparted with its threads connected, representing the love and emotion inseperable between couples.