Finding the right choice for your china travel and finding a place to enjoy your vacation is often difficult if you have no idea of the destination and where to visit, so here in this article I will give you some suggestions. Here’s to visiting Suzhou! This city is easily accessible from your China Hotels.
Suzhou is renowned for its bridges, pagodas, and meticulously designed gardens which have been contributed to its status as a great tourist attraction. Tourists are mainly attracted here due to the similarities of Venice in Rome being one of the main attractions The Suzhou Oriental Venice in China where you can take a canal ride along the river.
Along the canal
Suzhou Silk Market
Since the Song Dynasty (960-1279), Suzhou has also been an important centre for China’s silk industry and continues to hold that prominent position today where in Suzhou you will find the Silk Market museum.
The entrance fee for the museum is free and really is a great way to spend the day. This is a museum which documents the history of silk production and Suzhou embroidery from around 2000 BC. Its exhibits old looms with demonstrations.
Samples of ancient silk pattern’s, and an explanation of sericulture, of major note is a room full of live silk worms, eating mulberry leaves and spinning cocoons. Really is a must see and after you can spend the afternoon taking a look at the silk products for purchase. This can range from handbags, silk shirts and dresses, pillow cases and bed spreads etc.
Tiger Hill
Suzhou really is a liberating city with many attractions to see. There is also the Tiger Hill which is a hill in Suzhou, China. It is a popular tourist destination and is known for its natural beauty as well as historical sites. This hill is called Tiger Hill because it is said to look like a crouching tiger. Here there is also the white tiger attraction which appears on the hill this is to believe it is to guard following the burial of King Helu. This hill is sometimes referred to in parallel with the “Lion Mountain”, another hill near Suzhou which clearly resembles a sitting lion.
Tiger hill has been a main tourist attraction for hundreds if not thousands of years and is evident for the poetry and calligraphy carved into the rocks on the hill. This attraction features include:
- Sword – Testing Rocks:
- Spring of Simplicity and Honesty
- Yunyan Pagoda
- Sword Pond
- Lu Yu Well
Tiger hill gardens
Tiger hill boasts impressive rocks, deep dales, 3 matchless scenes, 9 suitable occasions for enjoyment, 18 scenic spots and changing scenery at all times. No wonder it is such an awe-inspiring sight in the area south of the Lower Yangtze. The Yunyan Temple Pagoda and the Sword Pool are well-known features of the hill. The entry fee for these attractions costs Y67.
Suzhou Grande Canal
I have already previously mentioned something about the canal in Suzhou. This canal stretches all the way to Beijing, nearly 2000km away to the north. This attraction was built before the great wall and greatly encouraged to be navigable via boat transport. There are many boat ride places on offer but I would probably suggest taking a tour bus with a guide that will take you to the canal boat ride and then pick you back up again after. You’re best to book this before you travel to Suzhou. As there are many attractions to see in Suzhou you’re probably best to get a taxi everywhere, you are likely to be informed about these taxis which you can easily flag down from the street.
After a fun loving trip to Suzhou if you’re travelling from Beijing you can buy tickets back with the overnight train. The distance is approximately 1,000k and costs around Y239. If you haven’t been on the overnight train before you will understand that you will be staying overnight with your own bunk bed.
If this has inspired you to want to travel to China then what are you waiting for? Book your China Flights now!
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