Brief Introduction located in southern Jiangsu Province in the center of the Yangtze Delta’Venice of the Orient’. Built in 514 BC, Places Of Interest
1. Humble Administrator’s Garden (Zhuo Zheng Yuan)
The first place we visited in Suzhou is Humble Administrator’s Garden from all Gardens in Suzhou this is the most famous.This beautiful gaeden was built in 1509 by a Ming Dynastay (1368-1644 ) former Official name Wang Xianchen.he built this garden as retiring house after he was retired from Government post
How To get ther
1.Take bus no. 40 or 313 and get off at Beiyuanlu Station.
2.Take bus no. 55, 178, 202, 262, 309, 518, 529, 811, 923 or 925, or tourism bus no. 1, 2 or 5, and then get off at Suzhou Museum Station.
Admission Fee April, May, July, August, September and October: CNY 90
January, February, March, June,November and December:CNY 70
Children below 4.6 feet (1.4 meters) can enter for free when accompanied by an adult.
Opening Hours March 1 to November 15: 07:30 to 17:30
November 16 to the end of February of next year: 07:30 to 17:00
2. Lion Grove
Then we went to Lion Grove the name came from Lion statue in this garden.same like Humble Administrator’s Garden this garden also full of visitors.quite different with the previous garden in here we can see stone shapes in animal.compare with Humble Administrator’s Garden Lion Grove is older this garden was built in 1342 by a group of Zen Buddhist monks to honour their master Monk Zhongfeng.
How to get there
1.Take bus no. 55, 178, 202, 262, 309, 518, 529, 811, 923 or 925, or tourism bus no. 1, 2 or 5, and then get off at Suzhou Museum Station
2.Take bus no. 301 or 305 and get off at Shizilin South Station.
Admission Fee April, May, July, August, September and October: CNY 40
January, February, March, June, November and December: CNY 30
Opening Hours March 1 to October 15: 07:30 to 17:30
October 16 to the end of February of next year: 07:30 to 17:00
* Note: Tickets sale stops half an hour before the closing time.
3.The Master of Nets Garden (Wang Shi Yuan)
from other two previous gardens The Master of Nets Garden can be said the oldest this garden was built first time in Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) era.it was used to as residence for Government Official.this garden also hve another name “the Hall of Ten Thousand Books”for many books collections in the garden at that era.
How To get there
- Take bus no. 55, 202, 529, 811, or 931 and get off at Wangshiyuan Station.
- Take bus no. 47, 204, 501, or 511 and get off at Wangshiyuan North Station.
- Take tourism bus no. 2 and get off at Wangshiyuan West Station.
Admission Fee April, May, July, August, September and October: CNY 40
January, February, March, June, November and December: CNY 30
* Note:
- Children below 3.9 feet (1.2 meters) can enter for free when accompanied by an adult.
- Children between 3.9 and 4.9 feet (1.2 and 1.5 meters) can enjoy half price.
Opening Hours Apr. 21 – Oct. 20: 07:30 to 17:30
Oct. 21 – Apr. 20: 07:30 to 17:00
4. Zhouzhuang Water Town
Suzhou have diiferent characteristics than other cities in China there area many rivers which flows to this city which make water transportation playing important role for Suzhou. two famous river city in Suzhou are Tongli and Zhaozhuang.tongli is closer than zhaozhuang but zhaozhuang is regarded as Venice of oriental because of the beautiful view of it city river.tourists can rent a gondola and down the river along the way tourists will see old stone bridges, ancient residential houses which turn into guesthoue,restaurant,shop houses How To get there
From Suzhou:
- Take a bus from Suzhou North Bus Station to Zhouzhuang Bus Station. The bus departs about every 40 minutes from 7:00 to 18:05, at a fare of CNY 16.
- Take a bus from the north square of Suzhou Railway Station. The bus departs about every 30 to 40 minutes from 6:45 to 17:50, at a fare of CNY 16.
Staying Ming Town Suzhou Youth Hostel No.28 Pingjiang Road Guangianjie commercial district Suzhou China 215001
Standrad Double room Cost IDR 477.968
