Humble Administrator's Garden (Zhuozheng Yuan)

The beautiful waterside City of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province in South China is most famous for its elegant classical gardens. Among these, the Humble Administrator's Garden, covering about 52,000 sq. meters , is the largest and most renowned. Due to its unique designs and ethereal beauty, the garden has garnered many special honors. It is listed as a World Cultural Heritage site and has also been designated as one of the Cultural Relics of National Importance under the Protection of the State as well as a Special Tourist Attraction of China. Along with the Summer Palace in Beijing, the Mountain Resort of Chengde in Hebei Province and the Lingering Garden in Suzhou, it is considered as one of China's four most famous gardens. No other classic garden in the country has been honored more than this one.Unlike other famous gardens in Beijing, it is representative of the Ming Dynasty building.

拙政园是苏州园林中最大、最著名的一座，全园以水为中心，萦绕着错落有致的假山及精致的庭院建筑，花木并茂，充满着诗情画意。这一江南园林典范与北京颐和园、承德避暑山庄、苏州留园并称为'中国四大名园'，并被列入世界文化遗产名录。

整个园林的设计十分精巧，游览起来可以说是'一步一景'，处处体现着江南水乡的韵味。园中小径曲折，从一重重门廊、镂空图案的石墙，到每个亭子、每扇窗户都不雷同，而且与树木花草搭配得恰到好处，构成一幅幅如画般的风景。

全园分为东、中、西三部分，各具特色，尤其中花园基本保持着明代园林朴素自然的风格，是全园最精华的，可以细细游玩。而东花园更加开阔，西花园建筑精美，在拙政园南端还建有苏州园林博物馆（包含在拙政园门票内），是国内唯一的园林专题博物馆。

园内的主要景观有兰雪堂、涵青亭、远香堂、香洲、卅六鸳鸯馆、盆景园等。还有两个很有意思的名景，一是'北寺塔借景'，站在东花园往西看，可以见到1公里外的北寺塔，仿佛就在园子里，这是很多游客一定会拍照的景色，而借景的手法在园内也四处可见，你游玩时可以慢慢品味；二是中花园里的'廊桥小飞虹'，朱红色的桥栏倒映在水中宛如飞虹，以这座桥为主体的景观十分漂亮。

春、夏、秋三季都很适合游玩拙政园，3月中旬-5月上旬有杜鹃花展，6月上旬-10月中旬有荷花展，9月上旬-10月中旬有菊花展，春节期间还有花果盆景展。

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