Suzhou Trip Overview
Suzhou is famous for its spectacular gardens and prosperous streets and blocks. Suzhou is the reflection of ancient Chinese architecture and economy. This is a typical watery town of the Yangtze River, a place you must visit to learn more about Chinese gardens and the history of the Yangtze River.
• 8-hours tour is enough for you to fall in love with Suzhou
• You will be amazed by one of the best oriental gardens in China
• Visit the Suzhou Museum, designed by Ieoh Ming Pei known as the last master of high modernist architecture
• Visit the Millennium Ancient Stree Pingjiang Road, enjoy Chinese tea and listen to Chinese stories
• Travel to the famous “Huqiu” mountain, which has more than 2,500 years of history
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Suzhou, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Suzhou is famous for its spectacular gardens and prosperous streets and blocks. Suzhou is the reflection of ancient Chinese architecture and economy. This is a typical watery town of the Yangtze River, a place you must visit to learn more about Chinese gardens and the history of the Yangtze River.
• 8-hours tour is enough for you to fall in love with Suzhou
• You will be amazed by one of the best oriental gardens in China
• Visit the Suzhou Museum, designed by Ieoh Ming Pei known as the last master of high modernist architecture
• Visit the Millennium Ancient Stree Pingjiang Road, enjoy Chinese tea and listen to Chinese stories
• Travel to the famous “Huqiu” mountain, which has more than 2,500 years of history
Itinerary
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Stop At: Humble Administrator’s Garden, No.178 Northeast Road, Pingjiang District, Suzhou 215001 China
The Humble Administrator’s Garden is a Chinese garden in Suzhou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most famous of the gardens of Suzhou. The garden is located at 178 Northeast Street, Gusu District. It is the largest garden in Suzhou and is considered by some to be the finest garden in all of southern China.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Suzhou Museum, 204 Dongbei Jie, Pingjiang District, Suzhou 215000 China
The Suzhou Museum is a museum of ancient Chinese art, situated in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The current building where the Suzhou Museum is located, was designed by the prize-winning Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei. Admission is free. The Folk Branch of Suzhou Museum is located in the Bei family ancestral temple near Lion Grove Garden.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Pingjiang Road, Pingjiang District, Suzhou China
Pingjiang Road is located along Pingjiang He and is 1,606 meters in length. It stretches from Ganjiang Dong Road in the south to Baita Road East in the northwest, near the Humble Administrator’s Garden and Suzhou Museum. The entire historic district covers an area of 0.4 square kilometers. The city of Suzhou was known as Pingjiang during Southern Song Dynasty. As a major thoroughfare of eastern Suzhou back then, the street carries on the former name of the city. It was featured in the map Pingjiang Tu, produced in the year 1229. There are 51 smaller alleys intersecting the street. There are also about 3 kilometers of canals within the historic district.
In 2009, Pingjiang Road was listed as a Zhongguo Lishi Wenhua Mingjie, one of the first nine streets with such title across China. Along with Shantang Street.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Tiger Hill, No.8 Huqiushan, Suzhou 215008 China
The Tiger Hill is known for its natural environment and historical sites. The hill is so named because it is said to look like a crouching tiger. Another legend states that a white tiger appeared on the hill to guard it. The hill has been a tourist destination for hundreds, if not thousands of years, as it´s evident from the poetry and calligraphy carved into rocks on the hill. The Song Dynasty poet, Su Shi said, “It is a lifelong pity if having visited Suzhou you did not visit Tiger Hill.”
Duration: 30 minutes
