What are the best places to go for a day trip to Suzhou?

On a day trip to Suzhou, you can go to: Tiger Hill, Humble Administrator’s Garden, Suzhou Mudu Ancient Town, Yanshan Temple, and Shantang Street.

1. Humble Administrator's Garden

Suzhou Garden is one of the must-see tourist attractions when visiting Suzhou. The most famous Suzhou garden is the Humble Administrator's Garden, the first of the four major gardens in China. The Humble Administrator's Garden enjoys the reputation of "the mother of gardens in the world". It is also the largest private garden in Suzhou, and the Humble Administrator's Garden integrates the Suzhou Museum and Prince Zhong's Mansion. Going to the Humble Administrator's Garden not only allows you to appreciate the classical and ancient private gardens.

2. Tiger Hill

The most famous and oldest one in Suzhou is Suzhou Tiger Hill. Tiger Hill has a history of 2,500 years and is the birthplace of Suzhou's "Wu" culture. This is also where King Wu’s tomb is located. However, the tomb is too hidden and has not been discovered yet. Only the sword pool written by ancients can be seen. It is said that after King Wu’s death, thousands of swords were buried with him. The most famous thing about Tiger Hill in Suzhou is the Tiger Hill Tower. The Tiger Hill Tower is the spokesperson for the history of Suzhou. It is the oldest sloping ancient tower in China and one of the important landmarks in Suzhou. It is more than a thousand years old and ranks third in the world. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is even older.

3. Mudu Ancient Town, Suzhou

Suzhou has four ancient towns: Tongli Ancient Town, Luzhi Ancient Town, Mudu Ancient Town, and Zhouzhuang Ancient Town. Among them, Tongli and Zhouzhuang are two ancient towns. It has the greatest reputation and the highest ticket price. Considering all things considered, it is more suitable to go to Mudu Ancient Town after visiting the Humble Administrator’s Garden and Tiger Hill. Mudu Ancient Town was a must-visit tourist attraction during Qianlong's six trips to the south of the Yangtze River. There are a large number of classic snacks on both sides of Mudu streets, as well as snacks with thousands of years of tradition. The most important Mudu Ancient Town is free of charge, and small attractions are charged separately.

4. Yanshan Temple

Yanshan Temple was once the residence of Xishi, King Wu’s favorite concubine. There are still a large number of ancient buildings left here. Kangxi and Qianlong both visited here. Standing at Lingyan Mountain Temple, you can have a panoramic view of the mountains and the city of Gusu at the bottom of the mountain. During the Spring Festival, many people like to burn incense and make wishes. The ticket to Lingyan Mountain Temple is only 1 yuan. It can be said that there are few such conscientious attractions in the world. some. Starting from Lingyan Mountain Temple, you can go to Baima Stream. Finally, we arrived at tourist attractions such as Tianping Mountain and Baima Stream.

5. Shantang Street

The main ancient streets left in Suzhou today include Shantang Street, Guanqian Street, Leaning Tower Old Street, etc., among which Shantang Street is the most famous. Shantang Street was a popular place for wealthy children in ancient times. In ancient times, it was the most prosperous street in Suzhou. There were a large number of ancient buildings here. As the saying goes, there is heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below, there is the West Lake in Hangzhou, and there are mountain ponds in Suzhou. At the same time, Shantang is known as the "No. 1 Street in Suzhou" and has a history of more than 1,100 years.

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Notes

1. Be prepared to keep your mobile phone open and don’t forget to bring a power bank. Nowadays, everyone is basically inseparable from their mobile phones. On the one hand, mobile phones are the most convenient way to contact you when you are away from home. Keeping your mobile phone open allows people who want to find you to find you in time. Secondly, when you encounter an accident, you can also contact them as soon as possible. Contact the outside world for a while and ask for help. Sanlai's mobile phone is now a magical tool for taking pictures, and it is inseparable from browsing Moments.

2. Prepare some medicines. The most important thing is to prevent acclimatization, such as anti-diarrheal medicine, anti-allergy medicine, anti-inflammatory medicine, cold medicine, etc., but the amount should not be too much. If you suffer from motion sickness, be sure to prepare some motion sickness medicine.

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