Huqiu (Tiger Hill) has been the top sight of Suzhou for over 2400 years and thus, it is a must visit destination for all visitors who travel to Suzhou. As a showcase of Suzhou and one of the first ten exemplary civilized tourist attractions of China, it receives over 1,500,000 Chinese and foreign tourists every year, and has taken over the lead in the tourism industry of Suzhou for ten years running.
Located on the western hill-side and with the pagoda scene as its backdrop, the attractive Mountain Villa with 10,000 Scenes has a collection of the finest specimens of the Suzhou style bonsai. The luxuriant vegetation at the back of the hill, constituting a peculiar climatic zone, has now become the paradise of winged fowls. In the autumnal twilight, thousands of herons wheeling in the air round the pagoda make a tremendous spectacle.
Besides that, Huqiu is also an important recreational center of the residences of Suzhou. Normally, there are 3 fairs and 3 festivals to be held here annually especially in the sweet old times. Nowadays, Huqiu is well known for its Spring Flower Show and Autumn Temple Fair which both turn the park into a favorite tourist spot. Peony, tulip, rhododendron, lily and a good number of valuable species of flowers are displayed in competition for beauty during the Spring Flower Show whereas the Autumn Temple Fair is presented in a mixture of northern and southern Chinese cultural performances and a strong regional flavor.
Making historic events and landscapes, cultural heritage and natural scenery into one whole, the picturesque Huqiu possesses unique charms and is a rare cultural gem of mankind.