Going to Suzhou by train is the best choice. A train ticket to 26 yuan costs more than 50 yuan, and it takes 40 minutes to get to Suzhou. I don't know where it is by bus.
Don't buy maps from vendors outside Suzhou Railway Station, because it will surround many business people, and they won't be able to run away. I suggest you go to the store near the station to buy a map, which is inconspicuous.
Find a place to live as soon as you buy a map. Cross a bridge opposite the railway station, where Motel, Hanting and Greentree Inn are located, or stop a rickshaw outside the railway station. Tell him the price range of the hotel you want to stay in or the location of the scenic spot, and he will take you there. The price is also very cheap. We stayed at Shantang Inn in Shantang Street, Suzhou, 180 yuan/room. Lion, you can also live in Humble Administrator's Garden.
In fact, the most distinctive feature of Suzhou is gardens, whether it is Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, Dingyuan Garden or Tiger Hill. If you visit the Humble Administrator's Garden and then the Lingering Garden, you will find that they have a lot in common, but the historical allusions are different from a few scenic spots. Too many visits will lead to visual fatigue. I suggest picking a few classic ones. Jinji Lake in the east of Suzhou is a good place to play at night. I suggest you go there when you have time.
Guanqian Street in Suzhou is also a good place to go at night. It is equivalent to Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street in Shanghai. There are all kinds of shops, such as Nike, Ada, Li Ning, Jeanswest, Rice and so on. The whole street is a commercial street. We had no intention of buying clothes and shoes, and went straight to Caizhizhai, the largest and most famous shop in Guanqian Street. The appearance of the garden is absolutely beautiful, and it is brightly lit at night. The things in it are also very cheap. Dried bean curd (find a good brand) ranges from 2 yuan to 5.5 yuan. Jiaozi sugar 15 yuan/kg, and some soft sweets are also 15 yuan/kg. 100 yuan can fill the backpack. If you want to buy something, you must go to Caizhizhai (not an advertisement).
Let's talk about food. In fact, there are no specialties in Suzhou. The most famous is Suzhou noodle restaurant. When we come to Suzhou, we must eat noodles. We went to a noodle restaurant in Shantang Street. I ordered fried fish and braised pork noodles. In Beijing and Shanghai, prices above 15 yuan will definitely only be sold in 9 yuan. Very cheap!
When buying gifts in Suzhou, you can't just send dried tofu, zongzi candy and the like. Send a woman's silk; Send someone to see Su Yan off.
I personally recommend several Suzhou gardens.
I recommend Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, Tiger Hill, and visiting the Tennis Lion Garden at night. When visiting the Humble Administrator's Garden, you can stop by the Lion Grove and Suzhou Museum not far away. )
Humble Administrator's Garden
Ticket price: Free Rhododendron Festival and Lotus Festival will be held in 50 yuan peak season and 70 yuan peak season respectively.
Peak season: April1June-June 65438+1October 30th, and low season: June 65438+1October 3rd1-April1May.
Transportation: Take bus 1, 2, 5, 202, 3 13, 923, 529, 40, 78, get off at Humble Administrator's Garden Station and walk east 100 meters.
Lion Grove
Ticket price: off-season 20 yuan and peak season 30 yuan.
Peak season: April1June-June 65438+1October 30th, and low season: June 65438+1October 3rd1-April1May.
Transportation: You arrive at 1, No.2, No.5, No.202, No.204, No.23, No.529, No.40, No.78, No.301and No.305.
Tip: You can travel with Suzhou Museum (free of charge). One hundred meters north along Garden Road is Humble Administrator's Garden.
Lingering Garden
Ticket price: 40 yuan in peak season; Off-season 30 yuan
Peak season time: 3.1-5.31; 9.1-1.30 Off-season time: 6.1-8.31; 12. 1-2.29。
During the peak season, the performance of Wu Biao Lan Xun is provided free of charge. Opening hours are 7:30- 17:30.
The traffic can be reached by bus 1, 2, 1 1.
Tiger Hill
Opening hours are 7:30- 17:30.
Ticket price: off-season 40 yuan and peak season 60 yuan.
Peak season: April1June-June 65438+1October 30th, and low season: June 65438+1October 3rd1-April1May.
Transportation: Take bus 1, bus 2, bus 8, bus 32, bus 146 and bus 949.
Second, the traffic tips.
If you have enough time, you might as well try taking a bus. There are many bus lines in Guanqian Street, and you can go to many other scenic spots. Generally, you don't need to transfer, just choose your destination according to the stop sign.
If you want to save time, you can actually take a taxi, because Suzhou is not big and expensive (compared with Shanghai).
Note: Never take the local tricycle, it will take you to some scenic spots in the cottage, and it is not safe!
Third, Suzhou cuisine recommendation:
Suzhou's famous Soviet-style restaurants are the first to promote "Deyue Building" and "Songhe Building" (both in Guanqian Street). Among them, the signature Soviet dishes, such as sweet and sour mandarin fish, shark's fin in clear soup, oily eel paste, watermelon chicken, whole chicken with mother oil, Taihu water shield soup, emerald shrimp barrel and hibiscus stew, are all worth a try.
Deyuelou (No.27 eunuch lane, next to Guanqian Street) is characterized by changing recipes in time due to different seasons. There is cherry juice meat in spring; In summer, there are steamed shad, maple hooves, steamed meat with lotus paste powder and so on. There are chestnuts, braised chicken and oily meat in autumn; In winter, there are eight treasure bones, boiled herring and assorted warm pots.
Songhelou (Guanqian Street 14 1) was built in the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, and has a history of more than 200 years. It is the representative of traditional Su cuisine. Sweet and sour mandarin fish, snail shrimp, braised pork and tofu are the specialties of this restaurant.
Fourth, a good place for Suzhou nightlife:
I personally recommend shiquan street, which is known as Suzhou nightlife gathering place. Here, there are several shops that can experience Suzhou teahouse culture, such as Qiantang Tea Man (tea-funded 50 yuan) at the intersection of Wuqieqiao in Shiquan Street or Water Paradise (tea-funded 38 yuan) at Fenghuang Street in Shiquan Street. Usually the evening performance starts at five o'clock and lasts until two o'clock in the middle of the night. The cost of helping yourself to a variety of refreshments and snacks has been included in the tea money, which is absolutely over-valued and full. Qiantang Tea People also have a pingtan performance at 8 o'clock every night, which is worth experiencing.
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