Attraction Directory Cang Lang District
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Zhang Jiagang Pingjiang District Attraction Directory Cang Lang District Experience classic heritage and Jin Chang Chang Shu District modern architecture in just one destination. Tour the city to see the Tai Chang fantastic gardens rooted in Chinese culture and newly built Xiang Cheng modern masterpieces. Suzhou is High-tech the ideal place for both. The city Kun Shan District Industry abounds with architectural Park marvels, exquisite skills, great Wu Zhong District wisdom, and wonderful lifestyles. Tai Hu Lake Resort District This Attraction Directory will be your companion, giving you Wu Jiang detailed attraction information in Suzhou. It will provide practical information of major attractions in each district and the prefecture- level city of Suzhou. Xuanmiao Taoist Temple Couple’s Garden As the leading Taoist temples in Suzhou, you can Three aspects of beauty, the first: Beauty of visit special Taoist halls of deep religious location. It lies in a comer of eastern Suzhou Pingjiang District importance. Xuanmiao Taoist Temple is also the close to the city wall, with three sides facing the Attraction Directory center for studying and performing Taoist music river to be imbued with the local charm of the in Suzhou. Taoists inside the temple are known water regions. The second: Beauty of sentiment. for belonging to the "Liberal Class" which excels Everywhere in the garden shows the congenial at Taoist music. Visitors can listen to Taoist music interests of the couple, man and wife, of their while watching the flying cymbals performance. seclusion in this Peach Blossom Land. The third: Beauty of Rockeries. The eastern garden is the Add: At the entrance of Gong Lane on Guanqian Huang-shi Rockery, heaped up with yellow rocks, Street is one of the representative works of the Jangnan Entrance Fee: RMB 20 gardens. Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 to Add: 5-9 Xiaoxinqiao Lane Entrance Fee: RMB 20 Suzhou Arts and Crafts Museum 16:30/ Saturday and Sunday: 07:30 to 16:45 Transportation: Bus No’s. 1,2,20 and 101 go Opening hours: 08:00-17:00 Here you can watch artists in action. They carve directly to Guanqian Street. Visitors can then Transportation: Bus No. 701, 301, 305 jade, cut latticework fans from thin sheets of walk to the Xuanmiao Taoist Temple. sandalwood, and fashion traditional calligraphy brushes. Perhaps most amazing is the careful attention to detail of the women embroidering silk. Pingjiang Historical Neighborhood Pingjiang is a road filled with historical buildings. The attached shop is a good place to pick up The people still follow the traditional way of life. quality crafts There are cafes and hostels where you can take Add: 58# Northwest Street a seat next to the window and observe; if you Entrance Fee: RMB 15 want to explore the Pingjiang living style further, Opening hours: 08:30-15:45 you can stay in a hostel. Transportation: Tour Line 2 and Bus 3 and 301 Add: On the eastern side of the entrance of Guanqian Street Suzhou Opera Museum Museum of Suzhou Folk Customs Lion Grove Garden In the museum, you can discover the great The Museum of Suzhou Folk Customs, located in Lion Grove (Shizilin) is arguably Suzhou's best achievements made by groups of artists since the an ancient residence, is a regional folk custom example of using a garden to evoke images in liberation and their successful performances in museum. The building of the Museum, featuring the mind. Taihu lake rock arrangements display and out of the country. Their journey will leave the architectural style of the Qing Dynasty (1644- leonine forms throughout the garden. Lion Grove you with a deep respect for the art. 1911), is listed as one of the major historical sites pleases the eye with discoveries around every Add: 14 Zhangjia Lane in the middle of Pingjiang under the protection of Jiangsu Province. corner as you use your imagination to appreciate Road Add: 32 Panru Lane the forms around you. Entrance Fee: Free of charge Entrance Fee: Free of charge Add: 23 Garden Road Opening hours: 08:30-16:30 Opening hours: 08:30-15:45 Entrance Fee: RMB 30 Transportation: Bus No. 202, 204 Transportation: Tour 1, Tour 2 and No.301 bus. Opening hours: 07:30-17:30 Please get off at the stop for Lion Grove Transportation: Tour1, Tour 2, Tour 5 and bus New Suzhou Museum Nos.2, 4 and 5 The New Suzhou Museum is the final design of Suzhou Silk Museum world-renowned designer, Mr. I. M. Pei in his Suzhou Silk Museum is multi-functional, and Lingering Garden glittering career. It is not only a symbol of public combines exhibits with demonstrations of silk Originally a classical private garden, it is one of construction in Suzhou, but also an innovative weaving. Exhibits on display in its various the four most famous gardens in China. monument, bridging traditional Chinese exhibition halls reflect the origin, evolution and Possessing typical Qing style, it is well-known for architecture with the future. Prompting the development of silk production, from primitive the exquisite beauty of its magnificent halls, and protection of Suzhou’s cultural heritage, the new times to the Shang, Zhou, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, the various sizes, shapes, and colors of the museum also has turned a new page for Suzhou Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties right through to buildings. Museum. present day. Add: 338 Liu Garden Road Add: 204 Northeast Street Add: 2001 People’s Road Entrance Fee: RMB 40 Entrance Fee: Free of Charge Entrance Fee: RMB 15 Opening hours: 09:00-17:00 Opening hours: 08:15-17:00 Opening hours: 09:00-17:00 Transportation: Tour 1 and Bus No. 6,800,933, Transportation: Tour 1, Tour 2, Tour 5, and bus Transportation: Tour 1, Tour 2 and Bus 949, 70, 85. No.2 & 3 No.1&102 Humble Administrator’s Garden Quyuan Garden A classic in Suzhou’s classic gardens, Humble Qu Garden is the former residence of Yuyue, who Administrator’s Garden is one of the Four was a great litterateur in Qin dynasty. It is a Renowned Gardens in China and its primary private garden combining an ordinary civilian status is known throughout the entire Jiangnan residence with a classical garden. The landform region. Its gardening art occupies a very of this garden is anything but flat. The owner of significant position in Chinese gardening history this garden made good use of this type of and the garden represents the historical landform to build more than 30 houses here with characteristics and achievement of Jiangnan a lot of flowers and bamboo. private gardens. Add: 43 Mayike Renmin Road Add: 178 Dong Bei Street Entrance Fee: RMB 1.5 Entrance Fee: RMB 70 (Mar.1 to May 31 and Opening hours: 08:00-16:00 Sep. 1 to Nov. 30); RMB 50 (June 1 to Aug. 31 Transportation: Bus No.1 & 101 and Dec. 1 to Apr. 30) Opening hours: 08:15-16:15 Yiyuan Garden Transportation: Tour Line 2, 3, Tourism Bus No. Yiyuan Garden is much younger when compared 1, 2 & 5 with other classical gardens in Suzhou. The name of Yiyuan (Garden of Happiness) comes Suzhou Garden Museum from a sentence from the Analects of Confucius, In order to commemorate the 2,500th anniversary meaning “Happy brothers”. of Suzhou, a Garden Museum was established Add: 1265 People’s Road inside Humble Administrator’s Garden. The Entrance Fee: RMB 4 exhibitions in this museum mainly introduce the Opening hours: 07:30-24:00 history of Suzhou's ancient gardens, plus their Transportation: Tour 4 and Bus Nos.1, 8, 502, current conditions and the technology of building 38, 32,102,112,101,103 gardens. There are four exhibition halls. Add: Inside Humble Administrator’s Garden Entrance Fee: Free of charge Transportation: Tour Line 2, 3, Tourism Bus No. 1, 2 & 5 Canglang District Attraction Directory Canglang Pavilion This is the oldest garden in Suzhou. This garden, renowned for its peaceful scenery and simple architecture, is a fine example showing how the natural landscape both inside and outside can be merged. Now the Canglang Pavilion, Lion Grove, Humble Administrator’s Garden, and Lingering-in Twin Pagodas Garden exist as the four classical gardens built in In the Tang Dynasty this was the site of the the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties Banruo Temple. In the seventh year of the respectively. They have been designated as Taiping Xingguo reign period of the Northern world cultural heritages. Song dynasty, Wang Wenhan and his brother Add: 3 Canglangting Street, Sanyuanfang had two brick pagodas built in the temple. Fishing-net Master’s Garden Entrance Fee: RMB 20 Exquisite and delicate, the twin pagodas are The garden is unique for its small size but still Opening hours: 07:30 – 17:30 likened to two writing brushes penetrating the with exquisite buildings, elegant landscaping Transportation: Tour 2, Tour 4 , Tour 5 and Bus clouds. style, and compact structures. It is a land of Nos. 1, 14, 28,30, 51, 101, 102, 103, and 701 Add: 22 Dinghuisi Lane peace, away from the bustle of the city. Since Entrance Fee: RMB 3 1990, special night garden activities have been Yipu Garden Opening hours: 07:30 – 17:30 held between March and November in the Simple and natural yet showing all the typical Transportation: Tour 2 and Bus Nos. 5, 2, 27, garden. Visitors can enjoy a wonderful night here characteristics of the gardens of the Ming 46, 47, 51, and 68. with a traditional Suzhou performance. dynasty. It was listed as a world cultural heritage Add: 11 Touxiang Lane, Beikou Street, Gingko by the UNESCO in 2000 Beita Bao’en Temple Bridge Add: 5 Wenya Lane Add: 1918 People’s Road Entrance Fee: RMB 30 for day time and RMB 80 Entrance Fee: RMB 10 Entrance Fee: RMB 15 for night Opening hours: 07:30-17:30 Opening hours: 08:00-18:00 Opening hours: 07:30-17:30; 19:00-22:00 Transportation: Tour 1 (Please get off at Jinmen Transportation: Tour 1, 2 and 4, Bus No.