Table 5 Classification levels of heritage corridors for classical gardens of Suzhou

From: Heritage corridor construction of classical gardens of Suzhou using minimum cumulative resistance model

Corridor Tier

ID

Name

Number of Included Garden

1

1

The Humble Administrator’s Garden—Wufeng Garden—Lingering Garden—Canglang Pavilion

24

2

2

Yongcui Mountain Villa—Gu Family Garden

7

3

The Lion Grove Garden—Nanshi Piji

12

3

4

Hanshan Bieye Site—Fisherman’s Villa

11

5

Nanshi Piji—Tuisi Garden

4

6

Nanshi Piji—Mo Garden—Rui Garden—Baosheng Temple

6

7

Yongcui Mountain Villa—West Garden

3

4

8

Gaoyi Garden—Dongshan Carved Flower Tower

10

9

Gengle Hall—Xiancan Temple Garden

6

10

Baosheng Temple—Houlu Garden

3

11

Weat Garden—Yan Garden

4

5

12

South Garden—Rear Garden of Situ Temple

3

13

Dongshan Carved Flower Tower—Carved Flower Tower (Renben Hall)—Daoqin Cottage

7

14

Xiancan Temple Garden—Shijian Hall Chujing Garden

2

15

Houlu Garden—Reading Terrace

2

16

Zhao Garden—Yan Garden—Fenghua Garden

10