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Classical Gardens in Suzhou

Suzhou has almost a 2500 years’ history and its characteristic still remains presently such as the style of the double-chessboard layout buildings. Just as the saying goes “the streets and rivers do side by side while water and land routes run in parallel”, which are still perfect. Besides, the World Heritage Classical Gardens astonish more and more tourists home and abroad with enchanting natural beauty and harmonious construction. Gardens to the south of Yangtze River are the best in the world and Suzhou Gardens are the best among them. Additionally, exquisite water townships in Suzhou are well famous for the world with unique beauty and charming local lifestyle.

Suzhou is a Silk City where you can get a knowledge of how a Silk Factory to process the silk from the silkworm to the final woven cloth. The tourists can take a rickshaw ride to have a look at the streets, open markets, the beauties in elegant silk, and the people’s life.

Location and Topography of Suzhou

Situated in the Jiangsu Province, Suzhou is adjacent to Jiangsu Province in the south, Shanghai in the east, Zhejiang Province in the south, Wuxi City in the west and the Yangtze River in the north.

Located in the center of the Yangtze River Delta and possessing a vast number of ponds and streams such as the Taihu Lake, one of four largest fresh lakes in China, Suzhou is praised as the “Oriental Venice”, and 42% of its area is covered by water. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal from north to south cuts through it.

Climate of Suzhou

Located in a subtropical monsoon zone, Suzhou has a mild and moist climate with four distinct seasons. The spring and autumn are relatively pleasant with the cooler and fresh weather, while the winters are cloudy, damp and cold and the summers are hot and humid. The average temperature is about 22? with an average temperature 28?in July and 5? in January.

Transportation in Suzhou

Railways in Suzhou

Almost all the trains running on the Hu-Ning (Shanghai-Nanjing) Railway stop at the Suzhou Railway Station. It has the quite advanced and convenient railways to connect it with every major cities and famous destinations in China.

Highways in Suzhou

Suzhou is known as the “Southeast Gate” to Shanghai and Zhejiang Province owning to its well-developed highway network. Suzhou has three long-distance bus stations possessing the most bus routes to Anhui, Hubei, Fujian, Shandong, Jiangxi and Zhejiang Provinces.

Airways in Suzhou

Although Suzhou has not yet its own International Airport, the tourists can take advantage of the Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Pudong International Airport. There are a lot of buses to take the tourists to there.

Travel & Sightseeing in Suzhou

When Suzhou is mentioned, its classical gardens, meandering water, green mountains and exquisite water townships and majestic temples are in people’s mind. The top attractions respectively are the Classical Gardens of Suzhou, Humble Administrator’s Garden, Lingering Garden, Canglang Pavilion, Lion Grove Garden, and Garden of Master of Nets, Zhouzhuang, and Tiger Hill. They are just the most attractive ones and there are much more featured and popular scenic spots waiting for your visit and exploring.

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Classical Gardens in Suzhou Map

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