Yesterday (October 2) was the second day of the National Day holiday, and the enthusiasm of tourists to travel continued to rise, and the major gardens in Suzhou have become a "sea of people". At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the reporter saw in the Lion Forest that the queue of tourists waiting for ticket inspection stretched from the gate to the garden road, which was 100 meters. The rockery area in the park has also opened the "current limit" mode, and adults and children are eager to try it, queuing up to challenge the large maze.
The lion forest, which was built in the Yuan Dynasty, is famous for its majestic rockery. Its rockery has a total area of more than 1,000 square meters, peaks and peaks, strange peaks stand in a forest, strange rocks are craggy, known as the "rockery kingdom". The rockery is made of stacked lake stones, and is divided into dry rockery, water rockery and the southern rockery next to the compound corridor on the south side of the garden. There are 9 routes and 21 holes in the rockery group, and some of the rockeries are divided into upper, middle and lower layers, forming a large labyrinth with twists and turns.
"I never expected that it would be blocked on the rockery of the Lion Forest." Wang Yang, a tourist from Shandong, came to the Lion Forest for the first time, originally just wanted to visit the garden, and did not have a great interest in the rockery, but was shocked after the field experience, "The ancients did not have the assistance of 3D models, how could they pile up so many twists and turns of the three-dimensional rockery maze, so smart!" The tourists on the side laughed: "I climbed around this rockery for almost half an hour, and I didn't find the exit." Another tourist said: "Along the winding path of the rockery, you can have a glimpse of the scenery in the park, which is also very suitable." ”
The reporter observed at the scene that both children and adults were tired of the rockery maze. Due to the large number of tourists climbing the rockery, at the entrance of the main rockery in front of Zhibaixuan, there are special staff to implement flow restriction measures to control the number of tourists and ensure the safety of the tour.
It is understood that in order to enrich the experience of the majority of tourists, this National Day holiday, the Lion Forest also held a market activity of "Ancient Rhyme and Modern Style, National Tide Celebration of National Day", on-site display of intangible cultural heritage skills such as lacquer fans, Supai bonsai and Kunqu opera performances, providing a good opportunity for tourists from all over the world to experience Soviet-style culture.
In addition, the staff of the Lion Forest reminded that the demand for tourists during the holiday is strong, according to the on-site observation of the past two days, before 9:30, 11:30-12:30, 12:30-13:30 every day, these time periods have less passenger flow, and off-peak travel can be staggered.
(Reporter Ling Xinwei text/photo/video)