One-day tour outside Gusu City features: a quick route to appreciate the charm of Suzhou, including the most representative scenic spots in Suzhou in one day.
Route design: D1 Stay in the Garden → Hanshan Temple → Tielingguan → Fengqiao Scenic Area → Huqiu → Suzhou Shantang Street
A quick route to appreciate the charm of Suzhou, including the most representative scenic spots in Suzhou in one day.
features of the two-day tour of Suzhou ancient city: savor the charm of Suzhou ancient city, taste food, enjoy shopping and enjoy the night scene by the way, and the whole trip is leisurely and comfortable.
Route design: D1 Humble Administrator's Garden → North Tower Hoonji
D2 Suzhou Museum → Suzhou Silk Museum → Guanqian Street → Mysterious Temple → Stone Road
Savor the charm of Suzhou ancient city, enjoy food, shopping and enjoy the night view by the way, and the whole trip is leisurely and comfortable.
Suzhou is the center of the eastern food culture, and it is also the place where the Soviet-style food culture, one of the three major food cultures (Beijing-style, Soviet-style and Cantonese-style), is developed. The famous Soviet-style specialty dishes are: Sweet and Sour Mandarin Fish, sesame oil eel paste, crab powder and tendons, shrimp with clear sauce, fermented grains, whole chicken with mother oil, Taihu water shield soup, snow crab bucket, cherry meat, sauce meat, smoked fish, lung soup, three pieces, fire recipe with dense sauce, warm pot, jujube paste and so on. Suzhou snacks are also famous all over the world. Dried bean curd, pine nut candy, glutinous rice dumplings with rose sauce, watermelon seeds, shrimp roe, jujube paste sesame cake, square cake, Dingsheng cake, begonia cake, plum blossom cake, lard rice cake, etc. are all well-known foods and must be tasted. Noodle shops all over Suzhou show that Suzhou-style noodles with many toppings and paying attention to soup are popular snacks. Suzhou snacks are one of the four largest snacks in China (Nanjing Confucius Temple Qinhuai snacks, Shanghai Chenghuang Temple snacks, Suzhou Xuanmiaoguan snacks and Hunan Changsha Huogong snacks are also called the four largest snacks in China). There are four major cuisines in China, namely "Jiangsu, Shandong, Guangdong and Sichuan", with different tastes, which are called "sour in the east, spicy in the west, sweet in the south and salty in the north", while Jiangsu cuisine belongs to the "sweet in the south" flavor. There are many kinds of Su-style foods. After thousands of years of development, there are 12 categories of Su-style dishes, Su-style braised dishes, Su-style pasta, Su-style cakes, Su-style sweets, Su-style preserves, Suzhou snacks and Suzhou cakes. Su Bang's famous dishes are mainly shrimps with snails in spring, preserved with bamboo shoots, watermelon chicken and stir-fried three shrimps in summer, lung-sucking soup and hairy crabs in autumn, and oily chicken and herring throwing water in winter. Suzhou snacks are also famous all over the world. Dried bean curd with honey sauce, pine nut candy, rose melon seeds, shrimp soy sauce, jujube paste sesame cake, lard rice cake, etc. are all well-known foods and must be tasted. Taicang floss fiber is slender, soft in quality, golden in color, delicious in taste, and melts in the mouth. It is made from the lean meat of fresh pig's rear buttock tip as the basic raw material, and is made by four processes: cutting, boiling, frying and rubbing. Dried pork floss can be stored for 3-4 months, and it can be preserved for more than one year by vacuum sealing. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Taihu Lake was rich in whitebait. During the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, whitebait was listed as a tribute, and it was also called the Three Treasures of Taihu Lake together with plum and white shrimp. Whitebait is shaped like Hosta, with ivory color, scaleless cartilage, tender meat, delicious taste and rich nutrition, and contains many ingredients such as protein, fat, iron, riboflavin, calcium and phosphorus. The Japanese call it "fish ginseng". Whitebait can be fried, fried, steamed and made into soup. Scrambled eggs with whitebait, whitebait soup, whitebait balls and hibiscus whitebait are all famous dishes in Soviet cuisine.
Yangcheng Lake hairy crab is the most famous freshwater crab in China. It is a big fat crab with a green back and a white belly and a golden hook with yellow hair, so it is also called "golden hook crab", and people are known as "the king of crabs". Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs can be steamed, boiled, fried, dragged, drunk and pickled, and are often used as raw materials for making delicious dishes and crab banquets, such as crab oil crystal balls, snow crab fights, pot-cooked crab powder, fried crab boxes and fried crab powder.
Suzhou Shopping Guide: Suzhou Embroidery
Colorful and colorful Suzhou Embroidery is known as a pearl in China's art treasure house. Suzhou embroidery originated in Wuxian County, Suzhou, and now it has spread all over Wuxi, Changzhou, Yangzhou, Suqian, Dongtai and other places in Jiangsu Province. Jiangsu has fertile land, mild climate, developed sericulture and rich silk, and has been the land of splendid scenery since ancient times. Superior geographical environment, rich brocade and colorful flower lines have created favorable conditions for the development of Suzhou embroidery.
Suzhou shopping guide: micro-sculpture
Among Suzhou arts and crafts, the most delicate and tiny one is micro-sculpture. Micro-carving is to carve tiny paintings, characters or poems on bamboo, ivory and even hair with a very thin triangular knife. The smaller the work, the more precious it is.
Suzhou shopping guide: Su Fan
Su Fan is the general name of Suzhou folding fan, sandalwood fan, silk Gong Shan and paper round fan. It is famous for its long history and exquisite production. The folding fan is named after folding when it is received and spreading when it is used, so it is also called "spreading fan". The fan ribs are mainly made of bamboo pieces, and most of the fan faces are made of rice paper. The production of folding fans in Suzhou began in the Southern Song Dynasty, and famous artists came forth in large numbers in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and the production became more and more sophisticated.
Suzhou Shopping Raiders: Su Biao
Su Biao is developed with the development of calligraphy and painting. Suzhou calligraphy and painting are well-known. A good word or painting, after being pasted on paper and bordered by silk, is like icing on the cake, and it is also convenient for the preservation of works.
Suzhou shopping guide: Taohuawu woodcut New Year pictures
Taohuawu woodcut New Year pictures are named because they focus on the production in Taohuawu area. It is printed by printmaking design, woodcut carving and woodcut overprinting with one plate and one color. It originated in the Ming Dynasty and prevailed in the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty, with a history of more than 3 years.
Suzhou Shopping Raiders: Suzhou Hubi
Hubi is known as the "Four Treasures of the Study" together with Huimo, Xuan paper and Duanyan. In the late 18th century, Hu Bi was introduced to Suzhou from Xing Wu, Zhejiang Province. After the research and transformation of pen-making artists in previous dynasties, it gradually formed a local style characterized by sharpness, uniformity, roundness and health.
Suzhou shopping guide: Suzhou paper-cutting
Paper-cutting is a kind of traditional folk decorative art in China. As early as the Han and Tang dynasties, folk women used gold and silver foil and colored silks to cut flowers and birds into pieces and stick them on their temples as ornaments. Tang Duan Chengshi's "Youyang Miscellany" said: "On beginning of spring Day, the paper-cut of the scholar-bureaucrat's house was a banner, or hung on the head of a beautiful woman, or decorated under a flower; It is also cut into spring butterflies, spring money, and spring wins. " This trend has been spread to the Qing Dynasty. Gu Lu's Qing Jia Lu also said: "February 12 is the birthday of Baihua, and the girl in the boudoir cuts five colors and sticks them on the branches of the flowers, which is called' rewarding the red'." The ancients used a lot of paper-cut works in beginning of spring and Huachao festivals, which beautified people's lives. It can be seen how important paper-cut is in the customs of Wu.
Suzhou Shopping Raiders: Suzhou Comprehensive Commercial Building
Jiuguang Department Store
Hudong Yuanrong Times Square, where Jiuguang Department Store is located, is a new CBD commercial center that has been planned and developed simultaneously since the administrative center of the park moved eastward. In recent years, landmark buildings and facilities such as the International Expo Center, the Science and Technology Cultural Center, and the Ferris wheel in this region have all appeared, and they are increasingly entering the lives of citizens.
Address: No.268, Wangdun Road, Park
Taihua Mall
Taihua Mall has an existing retail business area of 48, square meters, more than 8 brands and 5 parking spaces. For this reason, Taihua Mall has been striving to create an elegant and comfortable environment and atmosphere and provide high-quality and healthy goods and services in line with the people-oriented business philosophy for several years.
Address: No.383 Renmin Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province
Meiluo Mall
Suzhou Meiluo Mall is a subsidiary of Suzhou Function Group, one of the largest private business groups in China, which was established in 199. Located at the core of Guanqian Street, a business district in the center of Suzhou, with a building area of 4, square meters, the mall is a high-end department store leading the fashion trend in Suzhou. The mall brings together many top international brands such as GUCCI, FENDI and ARMANI, as well as famous international and domestic brands.
Address: No.245 Guanqian Street
Suzhou Shopping Raiders: Suzhou Commercial Street
Nanmen Commercial District
Nanmen Commercial District is located in the northern part of Ren Minqiao at the southern tip of Suzhou Ancient City. The famous "Paradise Waterway" Suzhou-Hangzhou Ferry Terminal is located here. The business in Nanmen area is very prosperous, with nearly 1 large-scale comprehensive shopping malls, commercial buildings and supermarkets. There are hundreds of professional shopping malls and shops; There is also a large aquatic product market, vegetable and fruit wholesale market, tea market and electronic market in Suzhou. At the same time, there are nearly 2 cultural and entertainment venues and various flavor restaurants. With convenient transportation, numerous shopping malls and prosperous popularity, it is the most prosperous downtown area in the south of Suzhou City.
transportation: take the No.2 and No.4 bus lines, No.1 bus, No.11 bus, No.12 bus, No.13 bus, No.513 bus, No.514 bus, No.949 bus, No.61 bus, No.62 bus, No.7 bus, No.28 bus, No.38 bus, No.218 bus, No.39 bus and No.5 bus.
shiquan street
shiquan street is located in the hotel area in the ancient city of Suzhou. The famous Nanlin Hotel, Suzhou Hotel, Nanyuan Hotel and Master Garden of Classical Gardens are located on this street. With the prosperity of tourism and the transformation of the old neighborhood in Suzhou, shiquan street has changed its old look, and various restaurants and craft shops have emerged, and business is very prosperous. Walking all over the street, at first glance, there are scattered buildings with white walls and tiles. Behind the new buildings with Ming and Qing styles, restaurants and craft shops are opening one after another, each with its own characteristics. There are restaurants with special fish head simmering soup, tea restaurants integrating Wu culture and catering, mountain city hot pot, Japanese cuisine, Korean cuisine, barbecue, Guangbang and Huaiyang cuisine with east and west flavors, and the cuisines are complete, attracting domestic and foreign tourists. The craft shops on Shiquan Street have their own strengths, including shops specializing in Suzhou embroidery, ceramic antiques, calligraphy and painting, and small pieces of purple sand, pottery, silk, calligraphy and painting, epigraphy, jasper and mahogany.
transportation: take the No.2 bus, No.24 bus, No.47 bus, No.51 bus, No.931 bus, No.55 bus and No.811 bus.
Guanqian Street
Guanqian Street is located in the center of the ancient city of Suzhou, covering an area of .52 square kilometers. There are many famous shops and historic sites in the area, which plays an irreplaceable central role in Suzhou's modern urban construction pattern of "East Garden West Area, Ancient City Center, One Body and Two Wings". Guanqian Street is named because it is located in front of the mysterious temple. Its name has a history of more than 15 years, and it has been famous all over the world for its century-old shops with many famous features such as Daoxiang Village, Gantaixiang and Huang Tianyuan. Located in Bifengfang-the food street made by eunuchs is famous for its Su Gang food. The mysterious temple, a national key cultural relic protection unit, attracts domestic and foreign tourists with its rich Taoist cultural connotation.
transportation: take the No.1, No.2, No.4, No.5 bus, No.1 bus, No.11 bus, No.12 bus, No.13 bus, No.33 bus, No.38 bus, No.313 bus, No.146 bus, No.55 bus, No.89 bus, No.35 bus, No.8 bus, No.52 bus, No.32 bus, No.31 bus and No.32 bus.
Fengqiao Street
Fengqiao Street and Hanshan Temple are cultural and tourist commercial streets with strong local characteristics in Fengqiao Scenic Area, with buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties and simple style. There are many shops, which bring together almost all the craft goods in the south of the Yangtze River, including silk, Suzhou embroidery, calligraphy and painting, Four Treasures of the Study, mahogany carving and sandalwood fans, as well as various antique shops, pearl shops, teapot shops and galleries produced and sold by painters and painters.
Suzhou self-help tour guide: activities
Suzhou entertainment Suzhou nightlife recommendation Suzhou is not only a thousand-year-old city, but also an open modern city. Suzhou's entertainment, like this city, is like a picture of Shuang Mianxiu, with both traditional elegance and modern openness.
the ancient city features entertainment. The ancient city of Suzhou has rich customs and beautiful gardens. The night tour of the moat, the night garden of the Netscape Garden, and the evaluation of the piano in Guangyu Bookstore can all experience the unique culture of Suzhou ancient city and the charm of another unique night scene. Entertainment in Suzhou: Night tour of Suzhou, the ancient city of moat, has become a paradise where thousands of businessmen gather because of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. The boat travels through the ancient canal, passing through Panmen, Xumen, Jinmen, Lvmen and other ancient Suzhou gates and many bridges with different styles. There are cruise ships all day long, but especially the night tour of the moat, the gorgeous lights along the coast are reflected in the rippling water waves and swaying willow branches, which complement each other with the architecture of the ancient city of Suzhou and are intoxicating, which can fully appreciate the femininity and exquisiteness of the ancient city of Suzhou. Be loved by travelers.
Tour route: Xinshi Bridge-Panmen Sanjing-Xinshi Bridge (Baihuazhou Park)-Wannian Bridge (Guxumen)-Ganjiang Bridge-Shilu (Ten Thousand Wharf)-Changmen Suspension Bridge-Pingmen (Railway Station and North Bus Station)-Qimen-Loumen (East Garden)-Xiangmen (Mo Xie Road).
opening hours: 19: 3-2: 3 pm. Cost: 6 yuan (including pingtan and tour guide). The journey takes about 7 minutes.
transportation: the ancient canal tourist wharf at Xinshiqiao, Panxu Road, Suzhou. You can take bus No.62, No.35, No.47, No.522, No.7, No.7, No.5 and No.39 directly in the city, and take a taxi to 12 yuan.
Suzhou entertainment activities: Master Wang Garden Night Garden Master Wang Garden is a typical house garden in Qing Dynasty. It is known as the "small garden acme" of Suzhou gardens, and it is a model of China gardens. It is listed in the World Cultural Heritage List. The most special part of Master Wang Garden is the night garden. Kunqu Opera, Pingtan, Jiangnan Sizhu, Guzheng, flute and other folk art programs are performed in different halls in the garden in turn. The performance has the characteristics of China Jiangnan, and the environment is a famous Suzhou garden, full of Jiangnan charm.
opening hours: from mid-March to mid-November, from 19: 3 to 22: every night.
Ticket price: 8 yuan, the ticket selling time is from 19: 3 to 21: every night.
Transportation: No.11, Kuanjiatou Lane, Daichengqiao Road. Take bus No.22 (No.2), No.24 (No.4), No.529 (No.29), No.931 (No.31), No.47, No.51 (No.41) and No.55 to get there.
Modern Fashion Entertainment Suzhou has many large-scale modern entertainment places and characteristic streets, and you can enjoy many fashionable and modern entertainment projects. Suzhou Entertainment: suzhou amusement land, suzhou amusement land is known as "Oriental Disney", which is a modern amusement paradise with the characteristics of international modern amusement technology and profound cultural connotation. Including the happy world and the aquatic world. Being in it, you can not only appreciate the colorful and gorgeous European and American elegance, but also feel the natural and rich oriental sentiment. The essence of Chinese and Western cultures is like a breeze, which is refreshing.
Ticket price: Tickets for Happy World and Water World are all from 6 yuan, and students are required to present their student ID cards to 4 yuan.
transportation: at the foot of lion mountain in Suzhou new district. To Happy World: Take bus No.33, No.51, No.68, No.69 and No.3, get off at suzhou amusement land, and walk along Shishan Road for 5 minutes. To the water world: Take bus No.38, No.89 and No.3 to get off at the water park. Entertainment activities in Suzhou: Guanqian Street, Shiquan Street, Jinji Lake Ligong Dam and New District Commercial Street in Suzhou are all modern characteristic commercial streets integrating entertainment, catering, sightseeing and shopping, and they are also must-see places for tourists at home and abroad during their trip to Suzhou. Drinking Starbucks coffee in Guanqian Street, watching movies in Guangming, enjoying the night view in Shiquan Street, soaking in bars, and enjoying the theme restaurant in Ligong Dam (transportation: bus No.142 and No.1 arrive) will make you leave on the spur of the moment and enjoy yourself. Transportation: Take Tour 2 to Guanqian Street and Shiquan Street.
Suzhou self-help tour guide: practical information
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