Tuisi Garden

Tuisi Garden, located at No. 234 Xintian Street, Tongli Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China, was built between the eleventh and thirteenth years of the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty (1885—1887). The garden was constructed by Ren Lansheng, a Qing Dynasty official, after he was dismissed from office and returned to his hometown. The name of the garden is derived from the phrase 'When serving his lord, Lin Fu thought of loyalty; when retiring, he thought of mending his faults' from the 'Zuo Zhuan'. The Tuisi Garden covers an area of 5,674 square meters, with a building area of 2,622 square meters. It has a horizontal layout, with the residence, courtyard, and garden arranged from west to east. The residence consists of an entrance hall, tea hall, main hall, and two small buildings where the family lived. The central courtyard serves as a natural transition between the residence and the garden, mainly used for receiving guests. The courtyard is enclosed by corridors, with the Welcoming Guests Pavilion and Suihan Residence to the south, where the host meets and entertains guests, and the Sitting in Spring and Gazing at the Moon Building to the north, for guest accommodation. The courtyard features a dry boat and small scenes of flowers and trees, with a moon gate to the east leading to the garden. Tuisi Garden is a model of small-scale gardens, providing a natural museum for modern people within a limited area and space. In June 2001, Tuisi Garden was announced by the State Council as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. Tuisi Garden