Suzhou

Jiangsu-suzhou01 : 4 Days Suzhou and Water Village uilin

Day 01: Arrival in Suzhou
Arrive in Suzhou and get prepared. Stay overnight at the local hotel.

Day 02: Suzhou
Take a city tour to visit the Grand Canal, Panmen Gate, Lingering Garden and the No.1 Silk Factory. The Grand Canal ranks alongside the Great Wall of China as the country's greatest engineering achievement and it is the longest man-made waterway in the world. Cruising on the Canal, you can see the local peoples' life. Pan Gate is an ancient city gate with land and water entrances. Once, a gate with land and water entrances was quite typical in ancient China. However, Pan Gate is the only one left. The Lingering Garden is an elaborate succession of small gardens. Lingering in the garden you will marvel at its unique architecture and art. Suzhou is also famous for its silk production. In the factory you can see how the silk is processed from the silk worm to the final woven cloth.

Day 03: Suzhou
Have a rickshaw ride through the old streets & Hutongs in Suzhou, and you will see local people's life. Visit the Hanshan Temple, once one of the 10 most famous temples in China. Zhang Ji, a famous Tang-dynasty poet, wrote the poem "A Night Mooring by Maple Bridge," which, consequently, made the temple even more popular nationwide. Continue to visit the Humble Administrator's Garden, the best representative of Chinese classical gardens, constructed in the Ming dynasty. Focused on a central pond with pavilions, terraces, chambers, and towers located nearby, the garden is divided into three parts: the eastern, middle and western parts.

Day 04: Departure from Suzhou
Leave Suzhou according to your schedule.