Suzhou’s attractions are mainly concentrated in the city center and surrounding suburban areas.
Suzhou’s attractions are mainly concentrated in the city center and surrounding suburban areas. Attractions in the city center include the Humble Administrator's Garden, Tiger Hill, Hanshan Temple, The Lingering Garden, etc. These attractions are all traditional gardens in Suzhou and have profound historical and cultural heritage.
The surrounding suburban areas include ancient town attractions such as Zhouzhuang and Luzhi. These ancient towns retain Suzhou’s traditional residential architecture and lifestyle and are important windows for understanding Suzhou culture.
Attraction name, address, transportation route: Humble Administrator’s Garden, No. 152, Huanxiushan Road, Dongshan Street, Gusu District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Take bus No. 1 or 20, No. 2, and get off at Humble Administrator’s Garden Station. Huqiu Mountain Scenic Area 1 and 20, Xiangcheng District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, take bus No. 1 and 20 and get off at Huqiu Mountain Station. Hanshan Temple No. 68, Dongsitang Road, Fengqiao Street, Wuzhong District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, take bus No. 2 and get off at Hanshan Temple Station.
Liuyuan Garden No. 338, Liuyuan Road, Gusu District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Take bus No. 1 or 20 and 2 to Liuyuan Station and get off at Liuyuan Station. Zhouzhuang Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, take Suzhou Metro Line 4 to Fengmen Station, then transfer to the Zhouzhuang Tourist Line to Zhouzhuang Ancient Town. Luzhi: From Luzhi Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, take Suzhou Metro Line 4 to Fengmen Station, then transfer to the Luzhi Tourist Line to Luzhi Ancient Town.
Specialties of Suzhou
1. Squirrel mandarin fish: Squirrel mandarin fish is a traditional famous dish in Suzhou. It uses mandarin fish as the main ingredient and is processed by knife skills and spread out in a fan shape. The fish meat is fresh and tender, and the color is bright red. The fried mandarin fish is topped with a sweet and sour marinade and sprinkled with pine nuts, making it look like a squirrel. This dish is delicious in color, flavor and is a delicacy on the Suzhou dining table.
2. White soup meat soup: White soup meat soup is a traditional local snack in Suzhou. It is stewed with pork, chicken, ham, mushrooms, etc. as the main raw materials. The meat soup is clear in color, delicious in taste, and the meat is as smooth and tender as abalone. Paired with a bowl of white rice, it's simply delicious.
3. Sansi Knocking Fish: Sansi Knocking Fish is a dish with Jiangnan characteristics. It uses grass carp as the main ingredient, cuts the fish into thin strips, adds ham, fungus, mushrooms and other ingredients, and stir-fries it. Become. This dish is delicious in color and aroma, the fish is fresh and tender, the ingredients are rich, and the taste is distinct.
4. Water shield soup; Water shield soup is a soup unique to the Suzhou area. It is made from water shield, cordyceps flowers, wolfberry and other ingredients. Water shield soup is green in color and refreshing in taste. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight. Eating it in summer can not only relieve summer heat and quench thirst, but also nourish the body.