Super detailed travel guide to Suzhou during holidays

Super detailed travel guide to Suzhou during the holidays

01 Humble Administrator’s Garden (5A)

Tickets: 70/80 (half price for students) Opening hours: 7:30 -17:30 Duration of play: 1-3h

Transportation: Bus 40/313/9016 Attraction: Suzhou’s largest existing classical garden

02 Pingjiang Road

Tickets: Free Opening hours: All-day play time: 1-3h

Transportation: Metro Line 1-Xiangmen Station Attraction: Jiangnan Alley

03 Suzhou Museum

Tickets: Free (closed on Mondays) Opening hours: All day (reservation required) Duration of play: 2-3h

Transportation: Bus 9016/9025 Highlights: Collection showing Wudi culture

04 Qili Shantang (4A)

Tickets: Free

Opening hours: All-day play time: 3h Transportation: Metro Line 2-Shantang Street Road Highlights: Suzhou Millennium Ancient Street

05 Zhouzhuang Ancient Town (5A)

Ticket: 100

Opening hours: 7:30-21:00 Tour duration: 5-7h Transportation: Kunshan 260/263 Highlights: Known as "China's No. 1 Water Town"

06 Huqiu Mountain Scenic Area (5A)

Tickets: 60/70 (students Half price) Opening hours: 7:30-18:00 Tour duration: 2-3h Transportation: Bus Tour 1 Highlight: Leaning Tower of Pisa, China

Hanshan Temple (4A)

Tickets: 20 Opening hours: 7:30-17:30 Duration of play: 1-2h

Transportation: Bus 9/10/45/Tour No. 3 Highlights: Hanshan Temple outside Suzhou City

08 Lion Forest (4A)

Tickets: 30/40 Opening hours: 7:30-17:00 Play time: 1-3h

Transportation: Good 1 Highlights on the northern line of Line 1: One of the four famous gardens in Suzhou

09 Tongli Ancient Town (5A)

Tickets: 100 (half price for students) Opening hours: 8:00-17 ：15 Duration of play: 3-4h

Transportation: Bus 733/7101/7115 Highlights: Travel through the Song Dynasty and visit the ancient town

10 Lingering Garden (5A)

Tickets: 45/55

Opening hours: 7:30-17:30 Play time: 1-2h Transportation: Bus 40/317/933 Attraction: One of the four famous gardens in China

11 Jinji Lake Scenic Area (5A)

Tickets: Free

Opening hours: All-day play time: 5-6h Transportation: Line 1 and 2 - Gate of the East Highlights: The only scenic spot with business tourism characteristics

12 Suzhou University

Tickets: Free Opening hours: All-day play time: 1-3h Transportation: Metro Line 1-Donghuan Road What to see at the stop: Old-school architectural style school

13 Guanqian Street

Tickets: Free

Opening hours: All-day tour duration: 2-3h Transportation: Bus 2/8/9 Highlights: Reputed as "Suzhou's No. 1 Business District"

14 Taihu Lake (5A)

Tickets: Free

Opening hours: All Day tour duration: 5-6h Transportation: Self-driving

Aspect: One of the five largest freshwater lakes in China

15 Master of the Nets Garden (4A)

Tickets: 30 /40

Opening hours: 7:30-17:30 Play time: 1-3h Transportation: Bus 29/9003/9006 Highlight: One of the four famous gardens in Suzhou

Plan a suitable travel route

01 Two-day tour

DAY 1: Hanshan Temple-Huqiu, Qiqili Mountain Pond, and Jinji Lake

DAY 2: Suzhou Museum -Lion Grove-Pingjiang Road and Yiguanqian Street

02 Three-Day Tour

DAY 1: Humble Administrator's Garden-Suzhou Museum-Lion Grove-Pingjiang Road-Jinji Lake

DAY 2: Guanqian Street - Tiger Hill - Hanshan Temple - Shantang Street

DAY 3: Tongli Ancient Town/Zhouzhuang Ancient Town