One Day Suzhou Classic Tour from Shanghai
This private day trip to Suzhou offers you a great opportunity to explore the water way city by taking the most convenient transportation - fast train (bullet train) from Shanghai. Your professional guide will give you a good overview about the city so that you will have a better understanding about the history of the local gardens sites as well as the culture in the area.
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General info _______________________________________________________________ Tour Code : SZ-01 Activity duration : About 9hours Available language : English, Spanish ,German, Russian , Italian, French Main attractions: Humble Administrator's garden, Suzhou No.1 silk factory , Tiger Hill ,Shangtang old canal street etc Humble Administrator's Garden - Covering about 52,000 sq. meters (12.85 acres), it is the largest and most renowned gardens and considered to be the finest garden in Southern China. Due to its unique designs and ethereal beauty, the garden has garnered many special honors, has the same rank as summer palace in Beijing. It is also one of the gardens which have been listed in the world Heritage list.
Suzhou No.1 Silk Museum- It shows a glamorized version of the history of silk, with little dioramas showing ancient silk production from the picking of mulberry leaves to feed the silk worms, to the actual weaving. It is good place to learn how the silk is produced. Tiger Hill-It is famed as the first landscape in Suzhou , the famous Sony dynasty poet Sudong po said “ It would be pity if one visit Suzhou without visiting Huqiu”. It is the only one garden in Suzhou without ponds. And also the garden build on the mountain ( about 120 feet above the sea level , on top of it is the famous leaning tower , which has been witnessing the 2000 years history of Suzhou. It is also a good place to hiking and especially beautiful during the spring and summer time. Shantang Old Street –With a history over 1000 years, It was constructed under the order of famous poet Baiyujin from Tang Dyansty to connect the city with the famous tour site Huqiu( Tiger hill) . it is a canal with ancient old street with old residences along the river.its layout and architecture are best to represent the characteristics of Suzhou's old alleys |
Detailed itnerary _______________________________________________________________________ Your professional guide will pick up you at the hotel at 9:00 am and then take you to train station for the high speed train. About 30 mins later, you will arrive beautiful garden city Suzhou where your day adventure starts. First, visit to one of the four most famous gardens in China –The Humble Administrator’s garden. This is also the largest garden in Suzhou with typical southern east Ming Dynasty classic garden. With special Taihu lake rock- hills, delicate pavilions, lush flowers and trees, ponds in the different seasons and its 150 different Bonsai trees, After that take a walk or rickshaw along the old canal section at Pingjiang historic road. Then, you will have lunch at an authentic restaurant at the local food street. After lunch depends on your interests you will have options to visit the largest Buddhist temple with classic garden complex in Suzhou which was originally built around Yuan Dynasties (about 13th century), or you choose to visit silk factory which located in the old Japanese concession and once was the Japanese consulate where you will learn the whole process how the famous Chinese silk is produced, from the little silk worm to the beautiful garments. Continue to the “No.1 ancient street ”, and you can take a boat trip along the canal. By cruising on the old water ways, you will see the typical south-east old houses built along the canals, women washing clothes, old man playing cards, and children playing around. This offers you the true experience of all the sights, sounds and scent of Suzhou. At the end of the cruise you will have a look at the famous leaning pagoda on the Tiger hill , the leaning pagoda is regarded the second leaning pagoda after the one in Italy Pisa. Then transfer back to the train station in Suzhou and back to Shanghai. Besides all the above suggested itinerary, We can also select other gardens such as Lingering garden, Lion forest garden, Hanshan temple ,Couple's retreat garden, Canglang Pavilion,Panmen based on your own preference. We are always flexible to change the itinerary to best suits your needs. |