If you want to have a nice scenery, then avoid to climb the mount in winter and Autumn. The best time for climbing us Summer and spring. The legend says that all Kings of China have had climbed this mountain and prayed for the success to the God. This is one of the most climbed mountains. It is worth to mention that this mount is in the UNESCO world heritage sites. It is situated in Tai’an city, Shandong Province. Mount Taishan is one of the five Sacred mountains in China. I personally probably wouldn't visit during a busy time - unless crowds are your thing. The only reason that I didn't give this five stars is that even though it was an off-season weekday when we visited, some of the paths were quite narrow and it was - at times - a bit difficult to squeeze past other park visitors. Overall, this was a very pleasant place to spend a half day. As it was spring time, there were quite a few flowers out. Nevertheless, we were able to enjoy the various "rooms" that the garden is divided up into without too much crowding. We went on an "off-peak" weekday, but it was still quite crowded. So maybe the Administrator wasn't all that humble after all, just like his garden!
There is an explanation in the museum as to why there are so many nice (previously) private gardens in and around SuZhou. Perhaps the Administrator might have been humble, but the garden is anything but. If I had to name this, "humble" is probably not a word that would spring to mind. Start by going in and turning left towards the stairs and waterfall. IMPORTANT NOTE 2***: I went through the museum "backwards". Even if you waited during weekday it'd only be 30mins max wait. Don't fall for tour guides trying to sell you tickets to the museum. (I managed to skip the queue because my grandpa pulled the elderly trick and jumped the line entirely, bringing me with him). IMPORTANT NOTE 1***: Make sure you book your ticket online at least 1 week prior!!! The tickets are free, you just need to reserve ahead of time to skip the queue.
One of the better museums I've been to in the area. The rest of the exhibits are archaeological crafts and artefacts, well curated. At the time I went (August 2018) there was a cool contemporary calligraphy exhibition on. The architect's sensitive response to the vernacular architecture and integration with existing historical buildings makes me a very very happy person. Every corner I turned delivered an amazing spatial experience.
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