新年伊始，虽然正值寒冬，但是阳光喜人，让我们到户外、到大自然中去享受2021的第一个假期吧。
The sun is shining brightly in spite of the cold weather at the beginning of the new year. Let’s take a walk in the nature and enjoy the first holiday in 2021.
Admiring wintersweet flowers in Suzhou Classical Gardens
The flowers and trees grown in the gardens vary according to the season, e.g. magnolia in spring, lotus in summer, or maple leavings in autumn. For now, many of you may already found the wintersweet flowers blooming in the biting winds.
Lion Grove Garden
Ticket: RMB30 yuan
Open hours: 7:30-17:00
Master-of-Nets Garden
Ticket: RMB30 yuan
Open hours: 7:30-17:00
Humble Administrator's Garden
Ticket: RMB70 yuan
Open hours: 7:30-17:00
Hiking
It’s been freezing for days but outdoor activities can warm you up and build up resistance to disease. Go climbing with your friends!
Qionglong Mountain
Ticket: RMB80 yuan
Open hours: 8:30-16:30
Shangfang Mountain National Forest Park
Ticket: RMB40 yuan
Open hours: 7:00-16:30
Tianping Hill
Ticket: RMB30 yuan
Open hours: 8:00-16:30
Cycling
Many foreign friends like cycling, even in frigid winter. Go for a bicycle ride along the city’s scenic shoreline.
Taihu Lake Blue Track
The “Taihu Lake Blue” cycle track starts from Anshan Middle Bridge (安山中桥) at the boundary between Guangfu Town, Wuzhong District (吴中区光福镇) and Zhenhu Town, SND (高新区镇湖镇), stretches north along the shore of Taihu Lake and ends at Taihu Lake Bridge (太湖大桥).
Binhu Red Track
Binhu Red Track starts from the Huanglugang Floodgate, Linhu Town (临湖镇黄垆港套闸), runs southwest along the Taihu Lake Levee and ends at Dushui Bridge, Shuangwan Village, Dongshan Town (渡水桥).
Taihu Lake Dongshan Route
Taihu Avenue（环太湖大道）→ Moli Peak Mountain Loop（莫厘峰环山路）→ Mountain Loop（东山环山公路）
Taihu Lake Xishan Route
Taihu Lake Tourist Center（太湖游客中心）→ Taihu Lake Bridge（太湖大桥）→ Xishan Round-the-Island Road（西山环岛公路）
