Suzhou City
A "paradise on earth" and garden city, with classical gardens, Jiangnan water towns and Lake Tai scenery.
Suzhou lies in southeastern Jiangsu on the eastern shore of Lake Tai and is an ancient Jiangnan city with more than 2,500 years of history. Classical gardens such as the Humble Administrator's Garden, the Lingering Garden and the Master of the Nets Garden are UNESCO World Heritage sites; Pingjiang Road and Shantang Street preserve the old city's look of little bridges and flowing water; water towns such as Zhouzhuang, Tongli and Luzhi each have their own charm; and Tiger Hill, Hanshan Temple, the Suzhou Museum and Lake Tai's Dongshan and Xishan are also popular. Spring and autumn are the best seasons to visit, and in autumn you can also taste Yangcheng Lake hairy crab. High-speed trains link Suzhou conveniently with Shanghai and Nanjing; by air, fly via Shanghai or Wuxi's Sunan Shuofang Airport.
Destinations
Itineraries
- Suzhou for First-Timers: Gardens & Old Streets in – The Humble Administrator's Garden, Suzhou Museum, Lingering Garden, Tiger Hill, Pingjiang Road and Shantang Street: the…
- Suzhou Gardens, Water Town & Lake Taihu – Three days in the ancient city gardens plus two days in East and West Hills of Lake Taihu, traveling from urban lanes t…
- Shanghai Plane-Tree Streets and Suzhou Gardens – Stay in the Hengfu Historic District to take your time exploring old villas, shikumen houses and museums, with a day by…
- Suzhou Old City in Depth and Zhouzhuang Water Town – Take a slow, district-by-district tour of gardens, Kunqu and Pingtan opera, and old streets with morning markets, plus…
- Jiangnan Classic: Shanghai, Suzhou, Wuzhen & Hangzhou – Travel from Shanghai through the classical gardens of Suzhou and the water town of Wuzhen to West Lake in Hangzhou on a…
- Suzhou Gardens and Lakeside and Mountain Water Towns Nearby – Use Suzhou's old city as a base, with day trips to Lingyan Mountain in Mudu, Lake Taihu in Wuxi, Yushan Mountain in Cha…
- A Week in Shanghai with High-Speed Rail Day Trips to Suzhou & Hangzhou in – Stay in central Shanghai the whole time: five days of city classics plus two high-speed rail day trips, to Suzhou and H…
- Jiangsu Grand Canal: Suzhou to Xuzhou – Follow the Grand Canal high-speed rail north from Suzhou to Xuzhou, connecting the water engineering heritage and local…
- Suzhou Autumn Noodles and Hairy Crab Feast – Fengmen Street morning market, Suzhou-style noodles and long-established shops on Guanqian Street, followed by hairy cr…
- East China Five Cities High-Speed Rail Loop – Starting and ending in Shanghai, travel by high-speed rail through Suzhou, Wuxi, Nanjing, and Hangzhou to see the best…