The grand opening of Pusen Hotel & Resort at Huqiu, Suzhou has brought to life an "inhabitable Suzhou Garden".
Recently, nestled beneath the shadow of the millennium - old Tiger Hill Pagoda and by the mist - shrouded banks of the Shantang River, Pusen Hotel at Tiger Hill, a hotel integrating the artistic conception of Jiangnan gardens and modern sojourn aesthetics, has officially made its debut.
As the first large - scale cultural, commercial and travel project to make its debut in the comprehensive renovation of the Tiger Hill area, Pusen Hotel at Tiger Hill held an immersive garden opening ceremony under the theme of "The Pure Realm Blooms · Encounter at Pusen". It has added yet another new cultural landmark that is both accessible and livable for cultural experiences to the ancient city of Suzhou.
The event kicked off in an atmosphere steeped in ancient charm.
On the hotel's Yimen Square, lively lion dances greeted guests with joy; as visitors stepped into the resort, they were immediately immersed in a time-travel journey inspired by The Peony Pavilion·A Dream Within a Garden.
air. The experiences of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) lacquer fans and rubbing art were filled with elegant charm; flower boats glided slowly on the clear blue waves, and the Tang Yin Poetry Gathering revived the literary grace of ancient scholars... The entire hotel transformed into an open-air classical stage, allowing guests to personally feel the beauty of Suzhou's humanism during their garden tour.
At the opening ceremony, Chen Yujun, Deputy Party Secretary and Deputy General Manager of Suzhou Famous City Protection Group, delivered a speech expressing high recognition for the hotel's practices in ancient city preservation and the integration of cultural tourism.
Zhuang Yuejiao
At the event, Zhuang Yuejiao, Regional Director of the Large Accommodation Business Unit of Ctrip Travel, and Jing Buwei, General Manager of Suzhou Kaicheng Convention & Exhibition Service Co., Ltd., delivered speeches successively as representatives of leading cultural tourism service platforms and top travel agencies, sharing their insights on cooperation.
Subsequently, Pusan Hotel Huqiu concluded strategic cooperation signing ceremonies with a number of well-known cultural tourism service platforms and MICE companies, marking that the hotel will adopt a more open posture, join hands with industry partners, and jointly promote Suzhou's profound cultural and tourism resources.
As the golden dotting brush touched down, the auspicious dragon "came to life", elevating the ceremony to its climax and symbolizing the hotel's official launch with a promising future.
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Pusan Hotel Huqiu, whose name "Pusan" embodies the aspirations of returning to simplicity and thriving with warmth.
Constructed in accordance with quasi-five-star standards, the hotel’s already opened South Wing features 141 uniquely designed guest rooms and a grand ballroom capable of accommodating over 500 guests.
Its greatest charm lies in transcending the physical space definition of traditional hotels, ingeniously adopting the landscaping techniques of classical gardens — borrowing the view of Huqiu Pagoda, introducing water from Shantang River, and seamlessly integrating a modern luxury accommodation experience into a three-dimensional Jiangnan garden scroll through the hierarchical layout of pavilions, corridors, water, stones, and plants.
It transforms the 400-year-old dream of Suzhou gardens into something tangible, perceptible, and habitable, evolving into a "spiritual haven" where the soul finds peace.
Hotel Huqiu marks a new stage in Suzhou’s integration of cultural tourism and ancient city revitalization, while offering citizens and tourists a brand-new option to deeply experience Jiangnan culture.
