Suzhou
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People's Republic of China

Things to do in Suzhou

Suzhou (苏州; Sou-tseu in Wu, Sūzhōu in Mandarin, old romanization "Soochow".) is a city in Jiangsu province, famed for its beautiful gardens and traditional waterside architecture. A group of gardens form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town has many canals; Marco Polo called it the Venice of the East.

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  1. The Humble Administrator's Garden

    Photo: Zhangzhugang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  2. Tiger Hill Pagoda

    Photo: Chainwit · CC BY 4.0 · source

  3. Lion Grove Garden

    Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  4. The Lingering Garden

    Photo: 钉钉 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  5. Cold Mountain Temple

    Photo: Jonas Ericsson · CC BY 3.0 · source

  6. Suzhou Museum

    Suzhou Museum

    attraction

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  7. The Garden of the Master of the Nets

    Photo: Kanga35 · CC BY-SA 2.5 · source

  8. North Temple Pagoda

    Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  9. Temple of Mystery

    Photo: Gisling · CC BY 2.5 · source

  10. The Garden of Cultivation

    Photo: Gurdjieff at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  11. The Retreat and Reflection Garden

    Photo: Lamassu Design Gurdjieff ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  12. Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty

    Photo: Original uploader was Brookqi at zh.wikipedia · Public domain · source

  13. Panmen city gate

    Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  14. The Surging Wave Pavilion

    Photo: Lamassu Design Gurdjieff ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  15. The Couple's Garden Retreat

    Photo: Original uploader was MYSHEROS at zh.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  16. Xiyuan Temple

    Xiyuan Temple

    attraction

    Photo: Zhangzhugang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  17. Ding Hui Temple

    Ding Hui Temple

    attraction

    Photo: 许稼惟 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  18. Shantang Street

    Shantang Street

    attraction

    Photo: Gisling · CC BY 2.5 · source

  19. Changmen city gate

    Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  20. Garden of Pleasure (Pleasence)

    Photo: 张骐 · Public domain · source

  21. Ping Jiang Road

    Ping Jiang Road

    attraction

    Photo: User:Zhangzhugang · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  22. Suzhou Archaeological Museum

    Photo: Remixia · CC0 · source

  23. Tarrying Garden

    Tarrying Garden

    attraction

    Photo: Makecat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  24. City God Temple of Suzhou

    Photo: Zhangzhugang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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  1. Suzhou Museum West

    Photo: 颐园居 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  2. Suzhou Silk Museum

    Suzhou Silk Museum

    苏州丝绸博物馆 · 2001 人民路, 苏州市 · step-free

    Photo: Another Believer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  3. Temple of Confucius

    Temple of Confucius

    苏州文庙 · museum

    Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  4. Ruiguang Pagoda

    Ruiguang Pagoda

    瑞光塔 · viewpoint

    Photo: David Block ( pitti ) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · source

  5. 甲辰巷砖塔

    甲辰巷砖塔

    attraction

    Photo: 猫猫的日记本 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  6. 柴园·苏州教育博物馆

    柴园·苏州教育博物馆

    museum · free to visit

    Free

    Photo: Ohtashinichiro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  7. Ligongdi

    attraction

  8. 葑门横街

    attraction

  9. 长江文化节

    attraction

  10. Confucius

    孔子 · artwork

  11. Old Town

    attraction

  12. 7 mile Shan Tang

    七里山塘景點 · attraction

  13. Keyuan Garden

    可园 · attraction

  14. Shantang Jie

    山塘街 · attraction

  15. Guanqian St

    观前街 · attraction

  16. Zhongan Bridge and Xiaoxin Bridge

    众安桥与小新桥 · information

  17. Zhumajiao Bridge

    朱马交桥 · information

  18. Duseng Bridge

    渡僧桥 · information

  19. Tongli Bridge

    通利桥 · information

  20. Qingshi Bridge

    青石桥 · information

  21. Suzhou National Musical Instruments Museum

    苏州民族乐器博物馆 · 15 梵门桥弄

  22. 七里山塘

    attraction

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  1. Suzhou: a self-guided walk7 stops · 3.0 km · 76 min
  2. Suzhou: more of the See list7 stops · 3.7 km · 84 min

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