Suzhou Travel Guide
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The city of Suzhou, situated on the shores of Lake Taihu in Jiangsu Province near the Yangtze River, is - and has long since been - one of the key cities of the Yangtze River Delta. Suzhou is one of the most popular tourist destinations in China. With its 489 sites of cultural significance which enjoy direct protection, either under the national government, the provincial government, or the government of the city itself, Suzhou ranks third in the nation in terms of the sheer number of sites of cultural significance, being surpassed only by the cities of Xi'an (second) and Beijing.
Much of the ancient city of Suzhou is built on a maze of canals. The streets and canals form an intricate web of traffic lanes, though the canals are no longer used for traffic to the extent that they were previously. Buildings are laid out in rows facing a narrow street,... [ View Details ]
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Canglang Pavilion 
The Suzhou garden known as Cang Lang Ting (Surging Waves Pavilion*) has the longest history, and the deepest cultural roots, of all of Suzhou's justly famous classical gardens (aka scholar garden... [ View Details ]
Garden of Master of the Nets
Wangshiyuan, or Garden of the Master of Nets, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, is a garden like no other. Originally built as a humble fisher's garden, it apparently possessed a quality even then which comma... [ View Details ]
Humble Administrator Garden
The Garden of the Humble Administrator, located in Dongbei Street in the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, is a traditional landscape garden in the style of the south Yangtze River region. It features... [ View Details ]
Recommended Suzhou Tours
- Suzhou's Exquisite Gardens Tour from 302 USD
- Suzhou and Water Village Tour from 421 USD
- Shanghai and Suzhou Memories Tour from 509 USD
- Shanghai with Suzhou Tongli Picturesque Scenery Tour from 690 USD
- Shanghai and Suzhou with Zhouzhuang Water Town from 642 USD
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"Have quite a nice experience while visiting Suzhou"
birkirkara said at 2011-9-20 6:02:00
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Suzhou is worth a visit and I recommend the garden tours
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gina said at 2009-1-21 19:55:00
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The gardens are great, and it’s worth seeing the 3 main ones (Lingering, Nets and Humble Administrator) as they illustrate different kinds of garden design.
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great traveler said at 2009-1-21 19:49:00
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Suzhou is a lovely place, and the ongoing development here seems to be well-managed and sticking to the original plan.
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"Home to traditional Chinese gardens"
chinatravel said at 2008-3-18 1:56:00
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