All Inclusive Suzhou & Zhouzhuang Water Town Day Tour with Boat Ride

Itinerary
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Stop At: The Lingering Garden, NO. 338 Liuyuan Road, Jinchang Dist, Suzhou 215008 China

Pick up service is arranged at your hotel in Suzhou or Suzhou train station, you will find a welcome signage.

Your first destination is Lingering Garden, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the city's finest classical gardens. It has been listed as one of the four most famous national classic gardens together with the humble administrator's garden, the Summer Palace and Mountain Summer Resort in Chengde are called China's four largest gardens. Landscape architectural space processing is very exquisite, using a variety of artistic techniques, built a unique space system, becoming one of the world civilization examples of architectural space art processing. Wander through the trails and portals of this delicately-planned garden that carefully combines traditional Chinese architecture with natural beauty.A good place to let your mind and body rest.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Suzhou Museum, 204 Dongbei Jie, Pingjiang District, Suzhou 215000 China

Next to Suzhou Museum. It has been a highly-regarded regional museum with a number of significant Chinese cultural relics. The new Suzhou museum designed by world famous architect I.M.Pei with the area of over 10,700 square metres. Not only does the museum become a monumental design building in Suzhou, but also a significant construction, merging the traditional Chinese architectural design with the future.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Suzhou Silk, China, Jiangsu, Suzhou Shi, Wujiang Qu, Zhongchuan Rd, 竹行埭34

Continue your tour to Suzhou No.1 Silk Facoty. It has a long and rich history of silk culture, including mulberry tree and silk worm cultivation and turning raw silk into beautiful fabric. Suzhou's climate and soil are perfect for silk production, and the city has been a center of China's silk trade for many centuries. The Suzhou No. 1 Silk Mill has been a proud steward of this heritage for over 80 years. It's more like a museum which shows you how the silk is made from cocoons from the beginning and the whole silk process. Not to be missed.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Zhouzhuang Water Town, Qing Ping Shanghai Highway, Kunshan 215300 China

In the afternoon, drive you to Zhouzhuang Water Town. Zhouzhuang is one of the most famous water townships in China, noted for its profound cultural background, the well preserved ancient residential houses and the elegant watery views. The town’s history could be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period (770BC-476 BC). Many historical sites remains. The most important are the Twin Bridges, Fuan Bridge, Shen House, Zhang House, Milou Tower, and Chengxu Taoist Temple. The Shen House was the private property of the descendant of Shen Wansan, the richest man of Jiangshan in the early Ming Dynasty. The most famous and delicious local food Wansan pork hock, is named after Shen Wansan.

After the tour ends, drive you back to your hotel in Suzhou downtown or Suzhou train station.

Duration: 3 hours