Suzhou Travel Guide

At 100 km east of Shanghai, situated on the coast of the lake Taihu in the province of Jiangsu, Suzhou is a city famous for its history and its culture. The gardens of Suzhou are famous in China and abroad. The detached house Canglang, the copse of the Lion, the garden Wangshi and the garden Liuyuan are treasures of the dynasties Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing in the South of China. Suzhou also has wonderful landscapes and is known as meeting place for people of cultivated and talented and for natural products. There is a popular Chinese saying which describes the beauty of the city: "" in heavens there is a paradise, on the earth there is Suzhou and Hangzhou. ""
Attractions to Suzhou
The garden Zhuozheng
The biggest garden was deprived to Suzhou, the garden Zhuozheng in the street Dongbei is a historic place under the protection of the state. The central part of the garden has a pond of water with three islands and detached houses and kiosks. The conception, natural and simple, is a demonstration of the art landscape painter of the dynasty Ming.
The hill Huqiu (Hill of the Tiger)

At a height of 36 m in the northwest district of Suzhou, the hill Huqiu has 18 picturesque places among which we find the room Duanliang, the Hanhan source, the rock Shijian, the rock Qianren and the pond Jianchi.
Zhouzhuang
Zhouzhuang is a former lakeside village situated in the South of the river Yangzi. The Twin bridges, the room of the family Shen, and the room of the family Zhang are presented well, and show architecture and style of life former.