Plan your Suzhou tour? The Master of the Nets Garden (网师园) should be included on your first time trip to Suzhou. Of all the famous classical gardens in Suzhou, the Garden of the Master of the Nets is the smallest in size, only one sixth of the Humble Administrator’s Garden. It is a typical residential…
Plan your Suzhou tour? Suzhou has four most famous classical gardens listed as World Cultural Site which includes Canglang Pavilion (沧浪亭). Canglang Pavilion is typical of the classical gardens in Song Dynasty (960 – 1279), the oldest private garden in Suzhou. The other three world-heritage crowned gardens are Humble Administrator’s Garden, Lingering Garden , and Lion…
Plan your Suzhou tour? Visiting the World Cultural Heritage crowned classical gardens in Suzhou is a must for many first time visitors. The Lion Grove Garden (狮子林) is one of the most famous gardens in Suzhou and the other three are the Humble Administrator’s Garden, Canglang Pavilion and the Lingering Garden. Where is Lion Grove…
Plan your Suzhou tour? Suzhou is just less than a 30-minute highs peed train ride from Shanghai or 2 hour from Hangzhou. The Suzhou Railway Station for high speed trains is located on the north of the city moat in Suzhou. One of the must-see attractions in Suzhou is the Humble Administrator’s Garden (拙政园), crowned…
Wuzhen is a historic water town which lies in the center of a triangle formed by Hangzhou, Suzhou and Shanghai. Wuzhen Water Town is located in the city of Tongxian in the northen Zhejiang Province, 80km to the northeast of Hangzhou, 80km to the south of Suzhou and 140km to the southwest of Shanghai. There are…
If you are in the process of planning your Suzhou tour or Shanghai tour, a glimpse of Zhouzhuang Water Town is worth your time. Zhouzhuang is reputed as the No.01 Water Town in China and “Venice in the East”. Under the jurisdiction of Kunshan City, it is located 45km to the southest of Suzhou and 80km…
In the lower reaches of the Yangtze and on the shores of Lake Taihu lies the 2,500-year-old city of Suzhou. The natural scenery of hills and waters in Suzhou is as charming as a delicate beauty. Of the whole area, 10 per cent is cultivated fields, 30 per cent hills, and the rest covered…