Lion Grove Garden
Shizi Lin
No. 23 Yuanlin Road, Gusu District, Suzhou
Yuan dynasty (Zen garden roots)
Yuan Zen Rockery Labyrinth Suzhou Architecture
Lion Grove exemplifies how Suzhou’s building arts merged with religious patronage in the Yuan. Its labyrinthine rock mountains invite slow movement and shifting sightlines—less a polite stroll than a three-dimensional sutra carved in limestone.