Popular Suzhou Attractions
Suzhou is a modern city with a historic past. A tour of Suzhou will provide the visitor with much to see and admire from the ancient streets and classical private gardens to modern malls, from traditional arts and crafts to trendy fashion shows, from skyscrapers to parks and museums - Suzhou is a city that combines the historic and the modern in its own unique way.
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Master of the Nets Garden
Originally known as the Fisherman's Retreat, the Master of the Nets Garden was built in Chunxi Year of Southern Song Dynasty (1174 A.D.) by Shi Lang (an ancient Chinese official title) Shi Zhengzhi after he retired from the Court. It is a private Garden with thousands of collected books. So it's also called the Hall of 10000 Volumes. Flower garden was built opposite the gate, which is called Yu Yin. During the Qian...
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Ding Hui Temple
Ding Hui Temple was initially built in the Xingping year (194 A.D. -195 A.D.) of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 A.D. -220 A.D.). The temple once had grand scale, it had three thousand monks in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Therefore, it has a prominent position in the Buddhist temple, and it is a famous ancient Chinese temple.Dinghui Temple had famous monks in different ages. Disciple of Master Xuanzang came here to...
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Pingjiang Road
Pingjiang Road is a historical Street of Suzhou, is a path along the river, which named Pingjiang River. Pingjiang Road is a very nice ancient road with very typical water feature. There is graceful ease elegant style, and has better retained multiple water alley, which is an ancient street featuring the most flavor of water town of Suzhou ancient city.In its north is the Humble Administrator's Garden, and south can see...
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Suzhou Silk Museum
The famous cultural city of Suzhou is not only a City of Garden, but also a House of Silk. During the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1127) dynasties, Suzhou is a national silk center; during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1912) dynasties, the royal fine silk fabrics were mostly from Suzhou weavers' hands. Suzhou is known as the hometown of silk in the world.Covering an area of 9,410 square meters, the various...
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Lion Grove Garden
Compactly yet harmoniously spaced, the Lion Forest Garden has a prominent part for series of man-made mountains with various buildings around the lake, and an artificial waterfall and cliffs at the edge of the lake on the west. Remains of the 14th century artificial mountains, covering 1,152 square meters. and being the largest of all at Suzhou, can be still seen today. Noted for its labyrinthine mountains with winding...
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Suzhou Garden Museum
Suzhou Garden Museum was first located in a residential area of Humble Administrator's Garden, first opened in autumn of 1992, is China's first special museum gardens. The New Suzhou Garden Museum Garden is located in the west of Humble Administrator, which was founded in October 2005, and with a construction area of 3,390 square meters.Suzhou Garden Museum is compacting, simple and elegant, and pursues the harmon...
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Tiger Hill
Lying to the west of the ancient city of Suzhou with a history of over 2500 years, the Tiger Hill has had the reputation of being No. 1 Sight of Suzhou. There are three most wonderful viewing places on the hill, nine different ways of enjoying it under nine different weather conditions and 18 sights of the hill. It can match its beauty against other famous mountains and rivers. The Sword Pool conceals the secret of Tomb...
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Xiyuan Temple
Xiyuan Temple is located on the Liuyuan Road, Suzhou City. It is the largest temple within Suzhou. It was initially built during 1264-1294 and named as Guiyuan Temple. Then during the reign of Emperor Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), its name was changed into Xiyuan. During the reign of Emperor Chongzhen, the temple was one of the famous sites for Buddhist worship. During the reign of Emperor Xianfeng in the Qing...
