Threaded with stone canals and centuries-old footbridges, Suzhou is famous for its classical Chinese walled gardens. It’s an easy day trip from Shanghai where you can tour UNESCO-listed courtyard gardens like the Humble Administrator’s Garden, learn about traditional silk-making, and cruise along historic waterways.
Suzhou
Think Suzhou is all ancient gardens, whitewashed houses, and quiet canals? Time to meet the city's other personality. Over in Suzhou Industrial Park, the skyline looks like it belongs to a completely different city. Glass skyscrapers rise above the water, enormous shopping malls light up after dark, and
Suzhou
If you think Suzhou is all elegant gardens and peaceful ponds, wait until you discover its leaning pagoda, legendary sword burial, thousand-year-old temples, and a canal street that looks as though it wandered straight out of an ancient Chinese painting. This side of Suzhou is a little different
Suzhou
If you think Chinese cities are all skyscrapers, shopping malls, and roads packed with traffic, Suzhou is about to mess with that idea. Often called the “Venice of the East,” Suzhou has a completely different rhythm from China's biggest modern cities. Here, whitewashed houses sit beside narrow canals,