Suzhou Garden Annual Pass can be processed year-round starting in June
Reporters learned from a press conference held yesterday that starting June 1 this year, the Suzhou Garden Annual Pass will adopt a year-round processing method. Among the processing points, the Tongjing Park processing point will offer new applications and renewals for the Garden Annual Pass year-round, and online services will also be open year-round. Citizens who apply on the same day can use it the next day, and it will remain valid until the corresponding month of the following year. The scope of use and the number of uses per year remain unchanged. Other processing points will still retain the two concentrated processing periods in June and December each year.
It is understood that holders of the Garden Annual Pass can visit the following garden scenic spots under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Bureau of Gardens and Greening Administration: Huqiu Hill Scenic and Historic Area, Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, Lion Grove Garden, Master of the Nets Garden, Surging Waves Pavilion, Art Garden, Couple's Retreat Garden, Joyous Garden, Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty, Shangfang Mountain Forest Animal World, Shihu Scenic Area (Shangfang Mountain Forest Park, Shifo Temple, Lengjia Pagoda Garden), Tianping Mountain Scenic and Historic Area (Tianyun Temple), Fengqiao Scenic and Historic Area, and Keyuan Garden (none of the above include night gardens). It can be used 100 times within one year.
Eligible applicants are divided into the following four categories: 1. Residents with household registration in the city's urban area may apply with their resident identity card (including Gusu District, Wuzhong District, Xiangcheng District, New District, Industrial Park, and Wujiang District); 2. Urban area residents of this city who are over 1.4 m tall and under 16 years old may apply with their household register or resident identity card (there is no age restriction for applying for an identity card); 3. College and university students in the city's urban area may apply with their own identity card and student card (which must bear the registration stamp for the current year and be within its validity period); 4. Long-term non-local personnel stationed in Suzhou's urban area may apply with their own identity card and a residence permit issued or renewed by the Suzhou Urban Area Public Security Bureau (the residence permit must have been issued for at least half a year and be within its validity period).
It should be noted that starting in June this year, citizens can log on to the Suzhou Garden Tourism Network at http://www.szylly.com or, for WeChat users, follow the "Suyuan Tourism" WeChat public account to inquire about Garden Annual Pass information and process identity card Garden Annual Pass renewals and new applications. Residents with household registration in the city's urban area (including Gusu District, Wuzhong District, Xiangcheng District, New District, Industrial Park, and Wujiang District, with the first six digits of the identity card number being 320501, 320502, 320503, 320504, 320505, 320506, 320507, 320511, 320524, 320525, 320584, or 320586) can directly use their identity card to apply for a new Garden Annual Pass. In addition, citizens who use the Suzhou Citizen Card Garden Annual Pass can download the latest version of the Suzhou Citizen Card app to process Garden Annual Pass renewal services.
Eligible residents applying for a Garden Annual Pass for the first time should bring their identity card to the designated new Garden Annual Pass processing locations (4 in total: Tongjing Park, Suzhou Park, Sanxiang Road, and Xinghai Square Citizen Card Service Centers) and pay an annual fee of 120 yuan. Those who choose to activate it with the Suzhou Citizen Card b card need to pay a production cost of 18 yuan and must appear in person for a photo; those who choose to directly activate the Garden Annual Pass function with their identity card can process it with their identity card at the new application locations, pay an annual fee of 120 yuan, and may entrust another person to handle it on their behalf.