Qiyuan is located on the East Mountain by the Taihu Lake, 30km southwest away from Suzhou, with her back to a mountain and facing a lake, occupying an area of 70 acres. She was built by a Shandongese named Xi Qisun who lived in Shanghai, so she was also named as Xi's Garden. Qiyuan is a famous lakeside Jiangnan garden around Taihu Lake. Described as "having nearly 36,000 hectares of water, with 72 mountains greenness", Qiyuan gains all benefits of lake and mountain. Inside the garden, there are areas of tea-trees and forests of orange trees, small bridges, brooks, pavilions, terraces and towers. With each stop forward, you can get a different scene. "East Mountain Kangxi Emperor Dock", "Ancient Liu Yi Well" and "Ancient Red Bayberry Trees" are the 3 treasures of Qiyuan.