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Ultimate Suzhou Highlights Day Tour From Shanghai by Train with First Class Seat
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station Parking Lot, Shengui Rd, Minhang Qu, Shanghai Shi, China
In the morning, pick up service is arranged at your hotel in Shanghai downtown, drive you to Shanghai train station to catch your bullet train to Suzhou (around 30 minutes).
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Humble Administrator's Garden, No.178 Northeast Road, Pingjiang District, Suzhou 215001 China
Upon arrival, you'll start the tour directly. With your personal tour guide, your tour starts with The Humble Administrator's Garden, it is the largest private garden in Suzhou with a total area of 51,950 square meters (5.2 hectares) in the northeastern part of Suzhou. It has been listed as one of the four most famous national classic gardens together with the Summer Palace, Mountain Summer Resort in Chengde and Lingering Garden of Suzhou. The garden consists of Eastern, Central and Western sections as well as some residences of the former owners. The art of the Humble Administrator's Garden has a prominent position in the history of China's garden creation. It represents the historical characteristics and achievements of south-east China's private gardens.
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
Stop At: Panmen Gate, No.1 East Street, Canglang District, Suzhou 215002 China
Next to Panmen Gate. Panmen Gate, noted as the the historical landmark in Suzhou, is the only water and lan parallel gate existed in China, is one of the signs of the ancient city of Suzhou. Ruiguang Pagoda, Wumen Bridge, Wuxiang Temple, and Fangsheng Pool in the Panmen Cate Scenc Are are all precious historical and cultureal heritages in China. Pavilions, corridors, bridges, forest, and so on were built to reflec the scenery around Panmen Gate.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
Stop At: Suzhou Museum, 204 Dongbei Jie, Pingjiang District, Suzhou 215000 China
Later head to Suzhou Museum. Suzhou Museum is located in the national historic landmark, Zhong Wang Fu Palace complex, it has been highly-regarded regional museum with a number of significant Chinese art, ancient Chinese paintings, calligraphy, and handmade crafts. The new Suzhou Museum designed by world famous architect I.M.Pei who was Chinese-born American architect noted for his large but elegantly designed urban buildings and complexes. The design of the museum takes its cues from the rich vocabulary of Suzhou's traditional architecture, with its whitewashed plaster walls, dark grey clay tile roofs and intricate garden architecture. However these basic elements have been reinterpreted and synthesized into a new language and order, one that is contemporary and forward looking and hopefully one that is a possible direction for the future of Chinese modern architecture.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Shantang Street, Jinchang District, Suzhou 215008 China
Continue your tour to Shantang Street. Shantang Street was one of the streets where the trade and culture were most highly developed in Ming and Qing dynasties, regarded as "the No.1 Ancient Street in China". The renovated Shantang Street becomes the place which shows the essence of natural views and human landscapes of Suzhou, which is rated as "the miniature of old Suzhou and the window of Wu culture". The Shantang Street parallels with the waterway, along the street stand a good many stores and halls which have delicate and graceful styles and scatter properly.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Suzhou Silk Museum, 2001 Renmin Rd, Ping Jiang Qu, Suzhou Shi, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 215001
Your last stop is Suzhou No.1 Silk Mill. Suzhou is regarded as silk capital in China with Hangzhou. Suzhou No.1 Silk Mill is the best place for you to get close to China Silk and the real life of silkworm. It gains a good reputation for its traditional skills to make silk and the exhibitions of culture and history of silk in China, it has been a leader in local silk production. A complete silk manufacturing facility, the No. 1 Silk Factory handles every facet of production from raising silkworms and cocoon boiling to reeling and packing.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station Parking Lot, Shengui Rd, Minhang Qu, Shanghai Shi, China
After that, drive you back to Suzhou train station and you return to Shanghai. Drive you back to your hotel once you arrived in Shanghai.
Duration: 30 minutes
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station Parking Lot, Shengui Rd, Minhang Qu, Shanghai Shi, China
In the morning, pick up service is arranged at your hotel in Shanghai downtown, drive you to Shanghai train station to catch your bullet train to Suzhou (around 30 minutes).
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Humble Administrator's Garden, No.178 Northeast Road, Pingjiang District, Suzhou 215001 China
Upon arrival, you'll start the tour directly. With your personal tour guide, your tour starts with The Humble Administrator's Garden, it is the largest private garden in Suzhou with a total area of 51,950 square meters (5.2 hectares) in the northeastern part of Suzhou. It has been listed as one of the four most famous national classic gardens together with the Summer Palace, Mountain Summer Resort in Chengde and Lingering Garden of Suzhou. The garden consists of Eastern, Central and Western sections as well as some residences of the former owners. The art of the Humble Administrator's Garden has a prominent position in the history of China's garden creation. It represents the historical characteristics and achievements of south-east China's private gardens.
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
Stop At: Panmen Gate, No.1 East Street, Canglang District, Suzhou 215002 China
Next to Panmen Gate. Panmen Gate, noted as the the historical landmark in Suzhou, is the only water and lan parallel gate existed in China, is one of the signs of the ancient city of Suzhou. Ruiguang Pagoda, Wumen Bridge, Wuxiang Temple, and Fangsheng Pool in the Panmen Cate Scenc Are are all precious historical and cultureal heritages in China. Pavilions, corridors, bridges, forest, and so on were built to reflec the scenery around Panmen Gate.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
Stop At: Suzhou Museum, 204 Dongbei Jie, Pingjiang District, Suzhou 215000 China
Later head to Suzhou Museum. Suzhou Museum is located in the national historic landmark, Zhong Wang Fu Palace complex, it has been highly-regarded regional museum with a number of significant Chinese art, ancient Chinese paintings, calligraphy, and handmade crafts. The new Suzhou Museum designed by world famous architect I.M.Pei who was Chinese-born American architect noted for his large but elegantly designed urban buildings and complexes. The design of the museum takes its cues from the rich vocabulary of Suzhou's traditional architecture, with its whitewashed plaster walls, dark grey clay tile roofs and intricate garden architecture. However these basic elements have been reinterpreted and synthesized into a new language and order, one that is contemporary and forward looking and hopefully one that is a possible direction for the future of Chinese modern architecture.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Shantang Street, Jinchang District, Suzhou 215008 China
Continue your tour to Shantang Street. Shantang Street was one of the streets where the trade and culture were most highly developed in Ming and Qing dynasties, regarded as "the No.1 Ancient Street in China". The renovated Shantang Street becomes the place which shows the essence of natural views and human landscapes of Suzhou, which is rated as "the miniature of old Suzhou and the window of Wu culture". The Shantang Street parallels with the waterway, along the street stand a good many stores and halls which have delicate and graceful styles and scatter properly.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Suzhou Silk Museum, 2001 Renmin Rd, Ping Jiang Qu, Suzhou Shi, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 215001
Your last stop is Suzhou No.1 Silk Mill. Suzhou is regarded as silk capital in China with Hangzhou. Suzhou No.1 Silk Mill is the best place for you to get close to China Silk and the real life of silkworm. It gains a good reputation for its traditional skills to make silk and the exhibitions of culture and history of silk in China, it has been a leader in local silk production. A complete silk manufacturing facility, the No. 1 Silk Factory handles every facet of production from raising silkworms and cocoon boiling to reeling and packing.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station Parking Lot, Shengui Rd, Minhang Qu, Shanghai Shi, China
After that, drive you back to Suzhou train station and you return to Shanghai. Drive you back to your hotel once you arrived in Shanghai.
Duration: 30 minutes
Included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional English & Chinese speaking tour guide
- Pickup & drop-off at Shanghai downtown hotel or Shanghai train station
- Rould Way Train Tickets (1st class seat)
- Round way Shanghai private transfer
- Lunch
- Bottled water
- Entry/Admission - Humble Administrator's Garden
- Entry/Admission - Panmen Gate
Not included
- Gratuities
- Personal expense
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
65%
