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Suzhou
Suzhou (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Suzhou; ancient name: ) is a city with a long history on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Lake Taihu in the province of Jiangsu, China. The city is renowned for its beautiful stone bridges, pagodas, and meticulously designed gardens, which has become a great tourist attraction. Suzhou has also been an important center for China's silk industry since the Song Dynasty (960-1279), and continues to hold that prominent position today. It is part of the Golden Triangle region. The GDP per capita was 66,826 (ca. US$7649) in 2004, ranked no. 5 among 659 Chinese cities.Landmarks
Freebies
- Soochow (Suzhou) University's Main/Original Campus Take Bus 8 from the Train Station or along North Ren Min Road (south bound) to the end of the line, get off and walk about 300-400 meters to the east. There are also many cheap and good small restaurants westward on Shizi Street (the direction the bus came) that are monitored for their cleanliness by university and health people.
- Ping Jiang Road A beautiful walk along an ancient road paved with hand-cut stones over a thousand years old and lined with shops maintaining traditional architectural styles.
- Baita East Road This isn't a tourist attraction just a street that hasn't been developed and so maintains Ming era store fronts as they have always been. Start at Renmin Road and head east. You might want to take a look a the Zoo on the east end.
Temples
- The North Temple Pagoda
- The Twin Pagodas
- The Hanshan Temple
- The Mysterious Taoist Temple
- The North Temple Pagoda
- The Twin Pagodas
- The Hanshan Temple
- The Mysterious Taoist Temple
- Tiger Hill Pagoda and Hill (Yunyan Ta and Huqiu Shan) was built during the Song dynasty from 959 to 961. It is a 48-meter tall brick pagoda with seven stories and eight sides. It is sometimes called the Leaning Tower Pagoda because it leans to the north by 3.5 degrees. Tiger Hill, underneath the Pagoda, is the burial place of He Lu, founder of Suzhou and King of Wu who fell in battle in 496 BCE. The hill dominates the surrounding area, which contains various garden areas and buildings. Two outstanding gardens are the Verdant Mountain Villa (Yongcui Shanzhuang) and the Wan Jing Villa. Tiger Hill is also the former home of architect I. M. Pei, who was born in Suzhou.
North Pagoda
Waterside townships
- Tong Li
- Lu Zhi
- Mudu
Classical Gardens
- The Humble Administrator's Garden (Zhuo Zheng Yuan) said to cost a boatload of silver and taken sixteen years to build : Tours through the garden start every 5-10 minutes. Included in the tour is a "Chinese marriage", a look at carved tree roots, followed by a boat ride through the garden canals. Do not do the incense burning/fortune telling thing at the end of your guided tour unless you are really curious, or you think your wishes will be granted if you do so, or you simply enjoy being a fleeced tourist.
- The Garden of the Master of the Nets (Wang Shi Yuan) originally created in 1140, and recreated in 1770 by the bureaucrat Song Zongyuan. The enclosed complex of house and garden is one of the smallest, most beautiful, and most perfectly proportioned in Suzhou.
- The Lingering Garden (Liu Yuan) one of the largest and most important classical gardens in Suzhou and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997.
- Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty (Huanxiu Shanzhuang) considered to be among the finest rock and water garden constructions in Suzhou.
- The Lion Grove Garden (Shi Zi Lin) one of the four great gardens of Suzhou and is admired for the incredible collection of pitted, eroded rocks that were greatly appreciated by classical Chinese scholors.
- The Surging Wave Pavilion (Canglangting) one of the oldest of Suzhou's wonderful collection of private or "scholar's" gardens.
- The Retreat and Reflection Garden
Small Classical Gardens Large classical gardens are great to see their majesty while small gardens are quite good for a quick look OR relaxing with a cup of tea in relative quiet. Often local folks are seen enjoying their tea and chatting. The small garden is a living part of the local, yet ancient, culture.
- The Former Residence of Poet and Scholar Yu Yue in the ancient Liuhuafang Block In the central part of the old city near GuanQian Street. Cross RenMin Road to the southwest corner, go south maybe 100 meters along the west side of RM Rd, turn west at the KFC and you will see it on the north side of the alley. Make sure to go all the way towards the back inside the garden to see the best part. 3 to 7rmb for tea and entrance/entrance alone 1.5RMB
- YiPu Garden - The Garden of Cultivation In the northwest corner of the old city -- inside the encircling canal. Ask local shop keepers for help since it is in an ancient block with small alleys/streets. Make sure to go all the way towards the back inside the garden to see the best part. 10RMB
- Tarrying Garden (Wufeng Xianguan) is located outside Changmen Gate in Suzhou City was established in the Ming Dynasty and many parts of it were rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. "Wufeng Xianguan" of the garden is also called "Nanmu Hall" in which there are different kinds of rarely seen furnishings made of nanmu. Mandarin Duck Hall is divided into two parts by a meticulously carved partition.There are varieties of doors and windows in other structures. 10RMB
- The Garden of Pleasure (Pleasence) (Yi Yuan)
- The Couple's Garden Retreat
Hills
- The East Hill
- The West Hill
- The Flat-top Hill
- The Heavenly Pond Hill
- The Commander-in-chief Deng's Hill
- The Delicate Rock Hill
Walking tours
- 1 the Garden of Pleasure/ Pleasence/ Joy (Yi Yuan), Yu Yue's Residence (Yu Yue ), Yi Pu Garden, the North Pagoda (Bei
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