Tangyin Garden (Tang Bohu Cultural Park)

Tangyin Garden (Tang Bohu Cultural Park)

Tangyin Garden (Tang Bohu Cultural Park) is a cultural relic protection unit of Jiangsu Province.

Tangyin Garden (Tang Bohu Cultural Park), also known as the "Tang Yin Tomb Garden," is located in the southwest of Suzhou city, at the intersection of Jiefang West Road and West Ring Road. The entire cemetery boasts a beautiful environment, with neatly arranged courtyards, simple yet elegant architecture, and serene scenery. Upon entering Tangyin Garden, visitors are greeted by a screen wall featuring the "Four Masters of Jiangnan." Further inside, there are attractions such as the "Scholar Washing His Fan," the "Golden Toad," the Scholar’s Gate, as well as a self-composed calligraphy piece by Tang Bohu displayed at the entrance. Next is the stele of Tang Bohu’s "Peach Blossom Hermitage," beneath which lies the Peach Blossom Hermitage that Tang Bohu built himself based on the "Peach Blossom Spring" tale.

Tang Yin, courtesy name Bohu, is widely known as the foremost of the "Four Masters of Jiangnan" and was a renowned painter, calligrapher, and litterateur of the Ming Dynasty. Tang Yin excelled in landscape painting and was also highly skilled in figure painting, especially portraits of beautiful women, characterized by delicate, graceful, and free-flowing brushwork, highly esteemed by later generations. The garden features a double-arched gate with polished brick facing and clear water finish, inscribed with the words "Tang Yin Tomb Garden." Passing north through the east and west halls, the stone-lined square pool, and the granite two-pillar memorial archway, you will reach the Tang Yin Memorial Exhibition Hall, which consists of the Peach Blossom Immortal Hall, Dream Ink Hall, and Liuru Hall. The final area is the tomb site.

Address: No. 146, Jiefang West Road, Canglang District, Suzhou

Type: Cemetery/Grave Site

Recommended Visiting Time: About 1 hour

Phone: 0512-67860918

Official Website: http://www.tangyinyuan.com/

Opening Hours:

8:00-17:00

Further Reading:

· First and Second Batch of Cultural Relic Protection Units of Jiangsu Province