Locating in the northeast part of Suzhou city, the garden occupies an area of 1.1 hectares out of which 0.88 hectares is the open part. Viewing from above, the garden appears to be a rectangle, slightly wider on the east-west direction. Within the around tall walls, the twisted corridors encircle the entire garden, forming a well-protected house to live in. The layout of the garden is delicate with rockery and chambers, bridges and pavilions, flowers and plants. Centered on the central pond, the garden is like a tiny but elaborate mountain forest.