Tickets and booking
The data pack lists a single standard admission ticket at 60 RMB, quoted as valid across the whole year (January 1 to December 31, Monday through Sunday). The pack carries an explicit caveat: the fare is for reference only, and the price the site posts on the day of your visit takes precedence. No online-booking channel, reservation requirement, or concession rate appears in the pack, so the reliable move is to confirm current pricing before you go using the site’s listed phone numbers: 0512-66281510 or 0512-66281001.
Entrance and routes
Per the pack, the mansion sits at 58 Zijin Road, Dongshan Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou, Jiangsu. The only arrival route the pack documents is by public bus: take route 627 to the Diaohualou Hotel stop, from which the mansion is within walking distance — no distance figure is given. Opening hours run 08:30-17:00 every day of the year, so any arrival inside that window falls within operating hours. The pack lists no secondary gates, shuttle services, or parking information; do not plan around them.
Photo spots
The pack contains no itemized photo spots, viewpoints, or photography rules, so keep expectations to what the site’s name establishes: this is a mansion whose name — Carved Mansion — points to its carved detailing as the signature subject. The practical constraints in the data are time-based: the site closes at 17:00, which caps late-day shooting, and the listed 1-3 hour visit duration leaves room for an unhurried pass. Anything beyond that — best angles, interior photography policy, tripod rules — is not covered by the pack and should be checked on site or by phone.
Timing and crowds
Hours are fixed and simple: 08:30-17:00, Monday through Sunday, all year. The pack carries no visitor-volume or crowd data, so treat timing as an hours question rather than a crowd question — any arrival inside the window falls within opening hours. Budget 1-3 hours on site per the pack’s suggested duration: enough to see the mansion without rushing, short enough to slot into a wider day in Dongshan.
Walking and effort
None. The pack classifies this as a single mansion sight, not a trail: no hiking routes, elevation figures, or walking distances are listed. The only physical effort the data implies is the walk from the route 627 drop-off at the Diaohualou Hotel stop to the entrance, and the pack specifies no distance for it. Plan for a building visit of 1-3 hours, not a hike.
Getting there
Public bus is the documented option: route 627 to the Diaohualou Hotel stop, then a walk to the mansion — the pack confirms the site is reachable on foot from that stop but gives no distance. For door-to-door navigation, use the listed address: 58 Zijin Road, Dongshan Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou, Jiangsu. The pack lists no metro connections, taxi estimates, or alternative bus routes; the site’s phone lines (0512-66281510, 0512-66281001) are the listed contact point for anything further.
Cost breakdown
One cost appears in the pack: standard admission at 60 RMB, quoted as valid all year. The pack’s own caveat applies — treat 60 RMB as a reference figure and defer to the price posted at the site on the day. No other costs are documented: there are no listed transit fares, combined tickets, guide fees, or concession prices, so any spend beyond the ticket is unspecified in the data.
