The heart of the city and a ‘must’ for each visitor is the famous Retreat and Reflection Garden, also known as the Tuisi Gardens. A classical Chinese garden, which was declared World Heritage by UNESCO. It is a relatively small but most enchanting garden, in the middle of which is a pond with goldfish, surrounded by time honoured trees, classical pavilions and bizarre rock formations – really a place of retreat and contemplastion.

Seen in Tongli Water Village, near Suzhou :: July 2010