Suzhou Trip Overview
When Suzhou is mentioned, naturally, people will think of its abundant classical gardens. Possessing wonderful gardens, exquisite water towns, ancient land and water city gate and splendid history and culture, the city is praised as ‘a paradise on earth’. With the assistance of the knowledgeable guide, we will walk into the ancient city and get the opportunity to appreciate historical architecture. The itinerary includes Panmen Gate, Xumen Gate, Suzhou City Moat, Guo Yun Lou and Yiyuan Garden.
1. Shows you around the classical Suzhou highlights
2. Explore Suzhou’s sights and neighborhoods with a guide
3. Learn about local insights, history, and geography from your guide
Additional Info
Duration: 7 to 8 hours
Starts: Suzhou, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
When Suzhou is mentioned, naturally, people will think of its abundant classical gardens. Possessing wonderful gardens, exquisite water towns, ancient land and water city gate and splendid history and culture, the city is praised as ‘a paradise on earth’. With the assistance of the knowledgeable guide, we will walk into the ancient city and get the opportunity to appreciate historical architecture. The itinerary includes Panmen Gate, Xumen Gate, Suzhou City Moat, Guo Yun Lou and Yiyuan Garden.
1. Shows you around the classical Suzhou highlights
2. Explore Suzhou’s sights and neighborhoods with a guide
3. Learn about local insights, history, and geography from your guide
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Panmen Gate, No.1 East Street, Canglang District, Suzhou 215002 China
Your tour guide will be welcoming you at Exit 1, Nanmen Station Line 4 in Suzhou at 09:00a.m. Then, we will transfer to Panmen Gate and start the one-day Suzhou walk tour.
Panmen is a historical landmark in Suzhou. Originally built during the Spring and Autumn period in the state of Wu. Panmen Gate is known for its three landmarks “Ruiguang Pagoda”, the earliest pagoda in Suzhou built in 247; “Wu Gate Bridge”, the entrance to the gate at that time over the water passage and the highest bridge in Suzhou at the time; the unique water-and-land gate in China “Pan Gate”.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Suzhou City Moat, Within the District, Pingjiang District, Suzhou 215001 China
Walk along Suzhou City Moat to Xumen Gate and enjoy the scenery along the moat
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Guoyunlou, 10 Gan Jiang Xi Lu, Ping Jiang Qu, Suzhou Shi, Jiangsu Sheng, China
It is a private library of the famous family Gu in the south of the Yangtze River. And which is the place where the Garden of Pleasance owner collect cultural relics, paintings and antiques. After six generations of 150 years of inheritance, the collection contains more than 800 kinds of books, including the Song and Yuan dynasties, ancient transcripts, Ming and Qing dynasties, and inscriptions.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Yiyuan Garden, Middle of Renmin Road, Wuzhong District, Suzhou 215125 China
This will be the last stop of the tour.
Yiyuan Garden, also called the Garden of Pleasance or Yi Garden, which is located in the downtown area and is the most recently built Suzhou gardens. It has been described as one of the most representative Suzhou gardens, comprising a garden, a lotus pond, residences, artificial villages and ancestral halls. Because the garden incorporates all the elements of the various Suzhou gardens, it is sometimes regarded as an agglomeration of Suzhou’s garden culture.
Duration: 1 hour
