Welcome to Suzhou. Dating back to 514 BC, Suzhou has a history of more than 2500 years. It is often referred to as ‘Venice of the East' and ʻParadise on Earthʼ.
(1) The driver will meet you at the lobby of your hotel andthen drive you to Suzhou Lingering Garden (Please reserve the name and exact address of your hotel).
- Package 1: Hotel in Suzhou at 09:00;
- Package 2: Hotel in Shanghai at 08:00;
- Package 3: Hotel in Hangzhou at 07:00.
(2)09:30 The tour guide will meet you in Suzhou when you get off the car, and then your trip will start with a visit to the famous UNESCO-listed Lingering Garden, which was built in the Ming Dynasty (1593). It's one of top four famous gardens in China and was listed as World Cultural Heritage in 1997. Here you can see fascinating landscapes and waterscapes, architectural beauties and limestone rockeries, beautiful bonsai garden, mountain forest scenery...
(3)11:00 Shantang Street
After the garden, you will visit Shantang Street, which was built in the Tang Dynasty (825). Because it was between the downtown and the famous mountain Huqiu, it gradually formed a prosperous tourist commercial street. The characteristics of many rivers and bridges on Shantang Street fully reflect the characteristics of the streets and alleys of Suzhou, a water city. Since ancient times, it has been the favorite place of emperors and literati. Both Emperor Qianlong Kangxi and the famous painter Tang Yin of the Ming Dynasty had been lingering on both sides of the Shantang River.
And the guide will arrange lunch for you there(the fee is included).
After lunch, you will take a boat ride from Shantang Street Ancient Theater Pier to Hanshan Temple Jiangfeng Bridge Pier(the fee is included), experiencing water-based lifestyle in ‘Eastern Venice'.
(4)13:00 Hanshan Temple
After the boat ride, you will continue visiting Hanshan Temple, which has a history of more than 1500 years. A large number of exquisite Buddhist buildings and stone tablets are preserved in it, making it a good place to learn about Chinese Buddhist culture and find inner peace.
(5)14:30 Lanliyuan Silk Museum
Your trip is not complete without a visit to a silk museum as China is renowned for its exquisite silk and Suzhou is famous for its silk skills. Suzhou has the richest silk historical relics and remains in the world, and a large number of silk production techniques which are listed as World Intangible Cultural Heritage. In Lanliyuan Silk Museum, you can learn about the development history and exquisite artworks of Suzhou silk.
(6)16:00 The tour guide finishes the service after the museum, then the driver will drive you back to your hotel.
