Suzhou, known as Wu in ancient times and now referred to as Suzhou for short, has a number of ancient names and aliases such as Gusu, Wudu, Wuzhong, Dongwu, Wumen and Pingjiang. With a history of more than 4,000 years since it was first recorded in writing, Suzhou is one of the first 24 famous historical and cultural cities in China. During the Spring and Autumn Period, it was the capital of the state of Wu, and many monuments relating to Xi Shi and Wu Zi Xu still remain. It was named Suzhou in the ninth year of the reign of Emperor Kaihuang of the Sui Dynasty (589 A.D.), after the Gusu Mountain in the southwest of the city, and has been called Suzhou ever since. Suzhou city was built early, large-scale, parallel land and water, river and street adjacent to the ancient city is still located on the original site, rare at home and abroad.
Recommended Attractions
The Humble Administrator's Garden
The Humble Administrator's Garden is one of the most special gardens in the south of the Yangtze River, which is a perfect example of garden art. The layout of the Humble Administrator's Garden is centered on the pond in the garden, with pavilions, halls, flowers, trees and water corridors surrounding it.
Tickets: 70 yuan in peak season, 50 yuan in low season
Opening hours 7:30-17:00
Public ****Transportation: Tour 1, Tour 2, Tour 5, bus 78, 313 can be reached
Fengqiao, Hanshan Temple
Zhang Ji's song "Night Mooring at the Fengqiao Bridge" makes the Fengqiao Bridge and Hanshan Temple become a famous sightseeing spot in China and abroad. The Maple Bridge and the Jiangcun Bridge in front of the Cold Mountain Temple echo each other. Every year on New Year's Eve, many tourists rush to Canshan Temple to listen to the sound of bells.
Tickets: 25 yuan for Fengqiao, 20 yuan for Canshan Temple
Opening hours 7:00-18:00
Public ****Transportation: Tour 3, bus 9, 10, 45 to Fengqiao station, walk inward for 5 minutes.
Suzhou Museum New Hall and Zhongwang Mansion
A master architect I.M. Pei's closed work. Here you can enjoy the master's work and also visit the Chungwang Mansion of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's Li Xucheng at the same time, and more importantly, you can get to know 4,000 years of Gusu culture through the window of the museum.
Tickets: Free
Opening time 9:00~17:00
Public ****Transportation: Tour 1, Tour 2, Tour 5, Bus 78, 313, the Humble Administrator's Garden station can be reached.
Panmen
Located in the southwest of Suzhou City, Panmen is the only surviving land and water city gate in China, situated on the banks of the ancient canal.
Tickets: 20 yuan for the north gate, 38 yuan for a combined ticket (middle gate and south gate)
Public ****Transportation: Tour 2, Tour 5, bus 7, 39 can be reached
Xiangxuehai
Dengwei Xiangxuehai is located in the area of Dengwei Mountain in the ancient town of Guangfu, which has been the best place for plum blossom viewing in the south of the Yangtze River since ancient times. This is the best season to enjoy plums. Lu Guimeng of the Tang Dynasty and Fan Chengda of the Song Dynasty used to wander between the landscape and flowers in Guangfu.
Admission: 20 yuan; guided tours are 20 yuan per tour
Opening hours 8:00-16:30
Public ****Transportation: Bus 43, 63, 64, 65 to Guangfu, and a few minutes ride on a small three-wheeler.
Passenger transportation: you can take a direct Chinese bus to Guangfu at Suzhou South Bus Station, the ticket price is 6 yuan, and the ride takes 40 minutes....
Transportation
Air
Suzhou does not have a civil aviation airport, and you have to take Shanghai Hongqiao Airport or Pudong Airport to fly.
Shanghai Hongqiao Airport has a direct bus to Suzhou, with a ticket price of 50 yuan and a 1 hour and 40 minute ride.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Suzhou, the ticket price of 80 yuan, the ride more than 2 hours. You can also take Shanghai's Airport Line 5 from Pudong Airport to Shanghai New Bus Station (fare RMB 18), then transfer to a train to Suzhou.
Railways
Almost all trains on the Shanghai-Nanjing line stop in Suzhou, and there are trains from Suzhou and more from other cities that pass through Suzhou to Shanghai.
Living in Suzhou
Suzhou Mingtang Youth Hostel
Address: No.28, Pingjiang Road, Suzhou
Price: 40-50 for multi-bedroom; 160 RMB/day for standard room
Contact: 0512-65816869
Recommended reason: Mingtang is located in the oldest and most well-maintained historical neighborhood of Pingjiang, Suzhou. The hostel is located in the oldest and most well-maintained historical neighborhood of Pingjiang in Suzhou, and all of the hostels are reconstructed from old houses with ancient colors. The hostel is only 300 to 400 meters away from Guanqian Commercial Street, which is the busiest commercial street in Suzhou. The surrounding area is exceptionally rich in attractions: the Lotus Garden, the East Garden, the Twin Pagodas, the Humble Administrator's Garden, and the Kunqu Museum ......
Suzhou Minghantang International Youth Hostel
Address: No. 61, Xiandang, Guangji Road, Suzhou (Shantang Street Street)
Price: 50 RMB per bed for a multi-bedded room; 160 RMB for a standard room/day
Contact: 0512-65833331
Recommendation: Minghantang is located at the corner of Shantang Street, a street that Suzhou has devoted itself to building in recent years to restore the ancient style of the street, next to the Shilu commercial district, close to the train station, about 15 minutes' walk to the Liouyuan Garden is only about 500 meters, and the surrounding dining and transportation is very convenient, with bus stops just more than 100 meters away.
Precautions:
1, the train station or bus station exit there are a lot of recommended what day trips or hotels, don't go to take care of, as long as you have a little bit of hesitation, he will be pestering you half a day!
2, Suzhou all buses can accept Shanghai transportation card and Wuxi Taihu Lake Pearl card, and the fare has a 10% discount.
3, the North Temple Tower and some temples in the East and West Mountains have fake monks who extort foreign tourists by telling fortunes and asking for signatures.
4, suzhou specialties are basically some silk and su-style sweets and pastries, silk stores in the south of the bridge is more concentrated, guanqian also have some. Sweets and pastries to Cai Zhi Zhai, Daoxiangcun, Ye Shouhe for good, all in Guanqian Street. Small stores around the garden may be fraudulent, try not to shop around the garden.
Zhouzhuang, dream of Jiangnan water town
Zhouzhuang is located in the dense water network between Suzhou and Shanghai, like a lotus leaf, surrounded on all sides by Dianshan Lake. Zhouzhuang, with its beautiful water color, nine hundred years of human history, ancient charm of the architectural pattern, simple folk customs, the best in the south of the Yangtze River, was praised by Wu Guanzhong, "set the beauty of China's water townships".
Zhouzhuang's reputation is too big. Bypassing her, it seems that the travel itinerary of Jiangnan is not so complete. Unfortunately, over the years, most travelers who have been to Zhouzhuang will lament: "Zhouzhuang's too many tourists, the commercial atmosphere is too strong, the lights at night are too colorful, tickets are too expensive ......"
The crown of Jiangnan, quiet and gentle dream of a water town, where did it go? Taking advantage of the tourists from all over the world to leave Zhouzhuang one after another after the year, I went to Zhouzhuang alone to find the dream of ......
Geographic location
Zhouzhuang is located in Suzhou City, the "east gate" of Kunshan southwest end of the west neighboring Wujiang City, east of the Qingpu District, Shanghai.
It is 60 kilometers away from Yushan Town, the governmental seat of Kunshan City, and downtown Suzhou, and 65 kilometers away from Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai.
Attractions Tickets
Ancient Town Scenic Spot Day Tour: (08:00-16:00) ￥100
Ancient Town Scenic Spot Night Tour: (16:00-21:00) ￥80
Jiangnan Pearl Picking Tour: ￥60/boat
Four Seasons Zhouzhuang Show Tickets:
Ordinary Seats ￥150/person
VIP seat ￥280/person
Ancient Town Water Alley Tour: ￥80/boat
Wansan Water Leisure Tour: ￥100/boat
Special attractions
1, Zhouzhuang should be the most famous is the double bridge. Mr. Chen Yifei created a picture "Memories of the Hometown" in the United States in 1984, which painted the twin bridges of Zhouzhuang, thus making the twin bridges famous in China and abroad.
2, Shen Hall is the most residential houses in Jiangnan. It is worth appreciating for its carved beams, paintings and grandeur.
Accommodation in Zhouzhuang
Jiangnan People's House
Address: No. 6, Chenghuangmiao
Price 80-100 yuan/room
Telephone 0512-57216568
Reason for recommendation: old house, feels quite good.
Wuzhen, Jiangnan's last water-pillowed home
"In "Like Water in the Years", Wuzhen's green stone road seems to be always wet, covered by the mottled walls on both sides, it seems to be introverted and quiet, with a faint stoicism and elegance ......"
Wuzhen, half of the old houses built in front of the river are above the water. She is the real sense of Jiangnan pillow water home. I have set foot on the land of Wuzhen three times to feel her thousand years of Wuyue heritage. Wuzhen that for me, each green stone plate is infiltrated with the faint fragrance of ink ......
Geographic location
Wuzhen is located in the northern end of Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province, west of Huzhou City, the northern boundary of Jiangsu Province, Wujiang City, for the junction of the two provinces and three cities. Land transportation has county highway Yao Zhen line through the township, through Yao Zhen highway can be connected with the provincial highway salt lake highway, national highway 320 highway, 318 highway, shanghai-hangzhou expressway. Wuzhen is 13 kilometers away from Tongxiang city, 27 kilometers away from the surrounding cities of Jiaxing, Huzhou, Wujiang, 45 kilometers and 60 kilometers away from Hangzhou, Suzhou are 80 kilometers away from Shanghai 140 kilometers away.
Tickets
Wuzhen scenic area is divided into two attractions, east and west,
Dongjia Scenic Area:
Dongjia Scenic Area tickets are implemented in the system of one-ticket, the ticket price of 100 yuan per person, the same day once valid, you can visit visit all the more than twenty attractions.
West fence scenic area:
West fence scenic area ticket 120 yuan/person.
Special attractions
1, Wuzhen streets and homes are built along the stream, the river, the so-called "people all pillow river". It is worthwhile to take a stroll and enjoy it.
2, Wuzhen shadow theater is worth a look, you can see the typical southern shadow show.
3, Wuzhen is one of the origin of blue printed cloth. Hongyuantai Dyeing Factory is the base of blue printed fabric production which was founded in Song and Yuan Dynasties, and is also the distribution center of blue printed fabric products. Those who like the blue printed cloth of Jiangnan characteristics can go to visit it.
Transportation
For the convenience of tourists one-stop travel, Wuzhen Tourism Company and neighboring large and medium-sized cities passenger transport department jointly launched a special line of highway tourism, has opened Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing to Wuzhen, three special lines, foreign tourists can take a plane or train to these cities first to the distribution centers of the various tourist ride.
Wuzhen does not have a railroad station, take the train to Wuzhen travel, you can from the following stations to Jiaxing to transfer to the car to reach Wuzhen.
Wuzhen Cuisine
Braised mutton, white-water fish, Sanbaijiu (three white wine), Gushu Cake, Tingsheng Cake, and Smoked Bean Tea are all worth trying.
Wuzhen Specialties
Hangzhou white chrysanthemum
Wuzhen Accommodation
Accommodation is no longer permitted in the Dongjia scenic area, and it is possible to stay overnight in the Xijia scenic area.
1, Wuzhen B&B, pillow water south of the dream.
More than 280 sets (rooms) of rooms in a variety of forms, there are standard double rooms, large bed rooms, family rooms, etc.
B&B listed prices range from 198-1580, Sunday-Thursday 6.5 percent off the sale of Friday and Saturday 7.5 percent off. Except for national holidays and festivals.
Reservation Center Tel: 0573-88731 088 Address: Xijie Scenic Area
2, Wisteria Youth Hostel: for backpackers and students of the economy hotel, located in Wuzhen Xijie Scenic Area, the surrounding environment is beautiful, quiet, backed by the famous attractions of the Water Stage, in front of the town of Wuzhen Yidaxi No., Shitian Plaza, in front of the blue water surrounded by wisteria climbed all over the promenade. The building is simple and ancient, and the interior is clean and tidy, with communal kitchen, shower room, air-conditioning and hot water. The beds are student dormitory-style bunk beds to experience the feeling of student days. The price of 60 yuan / store. Reservation phone: 0573-88731088
3, Jin Tang Club: Wuzhen currently has three business clubs, Jin Tang is the largest and most luxurious decoration of a hardware facilities according to the super five-star standard configuration. Complete facilities, with a well-trained service team, is the best choice for business activities, company annual meetings, luxury team trips. Reservation Center Tel: 0573-88731 088 Address: 306 Xijie Street
Xitang, the most beautiful water town in Jiangnan
Xitang, known as "the most beautiful water town in Jiangnan," "living a thousand years of the ancient town". The beauty of Xitang is entirely due to its tranquility and diffusion.
Jiangnan's ancient towns, most of the modern commercial culture repackaging, either wine and lights, or stores; only Xitang, hundreds of years quietly guarded the loneliness of the Jiangnan water town and introverted, relaxed and quiet. People who have been to Xitang will find: Xitang is full of poetry and picturesque because of the diffuse and quiet.
"The ancient towns of Jiangnan should all be as leisurely as Xitang with a bit of loneliness."
Location
It is located in Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province.
Attraction Tickets
Combination Ticket: 100 yuan/person (including the Five Girls Theme Park and 11 attractions)
Scenic Area Ticket: 50 yuan/person
Daytime Boat Cruise: Hand-cranked Boat:100 yuan/boat (limited to 10 people per boat)
Electric Boat: 5 yuan/person, departs at the whole time, half an hour intervals
Evening Boat Cruise: RMB 150/boat (limited to 10 people)
Special attractions
1, Xitang town has a deep cultural heritage, and its representative building is the Ni Residence, which is a typical courtyard of the Jiangnan scholarly family.
2, Xiyuan is the town's most beautiful scenery, worth seeing.
3, Xitang as a typical water town, its stone bridges are very characteristic, the whole ancient town **** there are more than 100 stone bridges, representative of the Wolong Bridge, Wufu Bridge, send the son to the Phoenix Bridge, Wan'an Bridge and so on. Among them, Wan'an Bridge is the final scene shooting place of Hollywood blockbuster "Spy Kids III", which is very romantic color of water town.
Accommodation in Xitang
Unlike other ancient towns, Xitang is also a residential area. Therefore, the scenic area is dotted with family hotels. In terms of scenery, the best inn is located on the right hand side of West Street, in the section from Yongning Bridge to Huanxiu Bridge. This section is really near the water, the room open door is the water, there will be no pedestrians walking around to disturb, across the river is the Smoke and Rain Promenade, you can look out over the other side of the pedestrians and the scenery, sitting by the river to drink tea, chatting, it is really more than pleasant! On this section of the road, there are the Autumn Rain Pavilion, the other day, near the water, Plum Garden, Ping Shui Inn, Water Cloud Inn, with the edge of the small building, looking at the river inn and so on. Not by the river but very moody inns are Qingfeng Cao Tang and so on.
Xitang Inn: opposite the parking lot, relatively quiet, the price of about 100 a, belong to the more affordable kind.
The Jingyixuan : old room, very quiet, patio type, less room, pay attention to anti-mosquito.
Holiday Inn: currently in the ancient town of modern taste higher grade, accordingly the price is also a little higher, the hotel is farther away from the tour area, in the scenic area of the new entrance
The Courtyard Inn: behind the Smoke and Rain Promenade, ordinary people living, the elderly original wedding household objects
West Wing Court: Beijie Street, Linjie Street, there is a larger mansion converted to have a taste of the south of Jiangnan everyone.