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The moment you open the door, you will be amazed! White walls, black tiles, bamboo shadows swaying through the windows, and even the private rooms are named after Suzhou gardens such as "Zhuo Zheng" and "Liu Yuan"~

#TravelwithCuteBabies “When you visit Suzhou, you’ll see houses all along the river!” It took me four visits to understand Suzhou! It’s a must to not have a travel guide; you’re so tired of making unnecessary mistakes! Here’s a quick guide to lazy people, just copying my homework! 🏃‍♀️ Super easy route: Day 1: Take photos at the Suzhou Museum → Breathe in the air at the Humble Administrator’s Garden → Explore the rockery at the Lion Grove Garden → Stroll along Pingjiang Road → Eat snacks at the Twin Pagodas → Watch the sunset at Jinji Lake and the night view at the Big Pants Key Points: The architecture at the Suzhou Museum is amazing! Make an appointment in advance! Even if you can’t get a photo opportunity at the entrance, it’s still worth it! The Humble Administrator’s Garden is incredibly crowded, so go early! The rockery at the Lion Grove Garden is like a maze, a must with kids! Plan a rowboat and Pingtan performance on Pingjiang Road for a truly captivating experience! There are plenty of snacks at the Twin Pagodas Market, so leave some space! Go to Jinji Lake in the evening to watch the sunset and the musical fountain (check the times!), and snap a photo of the Big Pants at night! Day 2: Stroll and eat at Guanqian Street → Choose between Yiyuan Garden or Lingering Garden → Pet cats and eat vegetarian noodles at Xiyuan Temple → Read ancient poetry at Hanshan Temple → Shantang Street lights up! Key Points: Guanqian Street is bustling in the morning, so have breakfast! Choose one of the gardens: Lingering Garden is exquisite, while Yiyuan is less crowded. Xiyuan Temple is famous for its vegetarian noodles, and the abundance of cats makes it so relaxing! Experience the "midnight bells" at Hanshan Temple – a truly nostalgic experience! Shantang Street! Be sure to wait until dark to see the lights turn on! Breathtaking! Two different experiences during the day and at night! 🛏 Where to stay? Near Pingjiang Road: The scenery is just outside your door! Small bridges and flowing water, close to everything, a great choice for lazy people! 💯 Guanqian Street: A foodie's paradise! Enjoy a one-stop shopping and dining experience, with numerous hotels and nearby attractions. Shantang Street: Absolutely stunning at night! An immersive Jiangnan night scene with excellent transportation. 🍜 A must-see for foodies! Delicious! Li Baixie (Pingjiang Road Branch): Crab roe noodles are so fragrant they're intoxicating! The sticky desserts are also incredible! 📍 99 Shilinsi Lane (1st Floor, North Building, Pipayu Pingtan Teahouse) Gusu Boat Feast River View Restaurant (Shantang Street): Squirrel fish is sweet and sour and crispy! Osmanthus braised pork with rich, rich sauce! Enjoy the river view from the window! 📍 65 Fangji Shang, Shantang Street (Next to the cruise ship terminal) Wanyuan Suzhou Hot Pot (Guanqian Street): Try Suzhou hot pot! 📍 57 Guanqian Street (2nd Floor, opposite Daoxiangcun) Tanhua Yijing Jiangnan Cuisine (Guanqian Street): Suzhou cuisine in a great environment! 📍 818 Ganjiang East Road, Xuanmiao Plaza 🚗 How to get there? 1. Take the high-speed rail to Suzhou Station! Close to city attractions! Convenient! 2. The subway is the most reliable way to get around the city! Most popular attractions are within easy walking distance. 3. Taking a taxi is also fine! Avoid rush hour, or you'll be stuck in traffic. 4. Driving? ❌ Traffic restrictions! Parking is hard to come by! Finding a spot at the tourist attraction is a struggle! Leave your car at the hotel! 🔥 Top Tips: Suzhou Museum: Book in advance! Use mini-apps to check out the popular wall outside the museum! Humble Administrator's Garden: Follow the crowds! Be the first to arrive! Otherwise, you'll be surrounded by people! Lion Grove Garden: A kingdom of rockery! Kids will love it! Pingjiang Road: Take a boat ride! Listen to Pingtan (Chinese pingtan)! Experience a slower pace! Jinji Lake & Big Pants: Watch the sunset! See the fountain! The night view is super modern! Lingering Garden/Yiyuan: Exquisite and compact, with a unique view at every step, and relatively few crowds. Saionji Temple: Somen noodles! Petting cats! Counting Arhats! Super relaxing! Hanshan Temple: You have to go just for that poem! Ring the bells at the bell tower (fee applies). Shantang Street: Night view! Night view! Night view! The moment the lights come on, wow! It's worth it! Ordinary during the day, but it's divine at night! The ultimate guide: See the highlights! Eat at the right places! Prioritize transportation and the subway! Stay in convenient locations! This guide packs the best in for a fulfilling and enjoyable two days! Save it now, go for it! 💪 #LocalFood #CoupleTravel #HaveFunWithFriends #FoodFestival

Plan to go to Suzhou to save it! ! It is difficult to find all the treasures who are ready to go to Suzhou, this super complete strategy must be coded! From the appointment of the attractions, the route arrangement to the food to avoid the pit, I will sort it out for you~ [Suzhou Food·These stores close their eyes and rush Li Bai crab crab yellow noodles (Pingjiang Road Store): Now the crab yellow shop is full of strong noodles, fresh to the straight mouth is not tired, happiness is full! Gusu boat banquet river view restaurant: squirrel squirrel fish is tender in the outside, the oil paste is on the table, the stew is tender enough to boil water, the subang vegetables are authentic! Evening Garden Su-style hot pot: tomato pot bottom is fresh to foul, hand cut fresh lamb, Suzhou special fish balls must be ordered, one can show ten! Exploring the flower artistic conception Jiangnan cuisine Subang cuisine: bamboo shoots Dongpo meat with dried bamboo shoots, meat is super in place, fat entrance is fragrant, thin meat is fragrant, the meat skin is clean and not rotten, not sweet; Zhuangyuan mouth chicken is not spicy, sour and salty mouth to solve sweet and greasy Fuhui chicken feet snacks: braised chicken feet are soft and deboned, The braised aroma is rich and salty and moderate, and it can't stop eating! [Tips for avoiding pits·blood and tears teach Suzhou Museum, Humble Administrator's Garden and other popular attractions that there are many people in the peak season, and the appointment should be made in advance! Suzhou Museum is super popular at 09:00 every day. Remember to squat in time to come to Suzhou and don't follow the group! The subway is directly accessible to the attractions, and you can go shopping if you want to visit Pingjiang Road for snacks. Flexible and comfortable Pingjiang Road, don’t buy the main street “net red cultural and creative ice cream”, expensive and ordinary, it is better to eat freshly made Soviet-style pastries. Don’t buy “cheap silk products” at the entrance of the scenic spot. Most of the quality is average. Su embroidery or pastries in regular shops are worth a souvenir of Suzhou’s elegant gardens. The water town is gentle and the food is attractive. Follow this guide to play, ensure that you do not step on the pit, and immersive feel the charm of Jiangnan #Suzhou accommodation #Jiangnan water town #Suzhou avoiding pit #Suzhou food #Suzhou travel guide

Just got back from Suzhou, and I was absolutely thrilled with the trip! I visited all the must-see attractions in Suzhou! I also got to enjoy authentic local cuisine! I stayed up all night compiling the itinerary and important notes! Sisters planning a trip to Suzhou soon can just copy this guide without hesitation! ✅ Suzhou Transportation Guide 1. City Transportation ✅ Shared Bikes: Gardens in Gusu District are 1-2 kilometers apart (5-minute ride from Humble Administrator's Garden to Lion Grove Garden) ✅ Subway: Covers major attractions (Line 1 to Guanqian Street, Line 3 to Hanshan Temple, Line 4 to Pingjiang Road) ✅ Bus: Take Tourist Bus 5 to Xiyuan Temple and Lingering Garden. 2. Inter-district Transportation: Getting to Taihu Lake/Tongli ➡️ From the city center to Taihu Lake (Xishan Island): Take Metro Line 5 to "Taihu Xiangshan Station", then transfer to Bus 691. ➡️ From the city center to Tongli Ancient Town: Take Metro Line 4 to "Tongli Station", then transfer to Bus 725. ➡️ Train Station Options: Suzhou Station (Gusu District) is closer to the scenic area; Suzhou North Station (Xiangcheng District) takes 40 minutes to reach the city center. Minutes to the subway, don't buy the wrong ticket! ✅ Suzhou Two-Day Itinerary: Avoid Backtracking Day 1: 7:30 Humble Administrator's Garden (arrive early to avoid peak hours) → 9:40 Suzhou Museum (free, guided tours around the hour) → 11:10 Lion Grove Garden (artificial mountain maze) → Lunch: Li Bai Crab Roe Noodles (Pingjiang Road branch) → 13:00 Pingjiang Road (residential hand-rowed boats) → 17:30 Shantang Street (night view) → 19:30 Gusu Boat Banquet River View Restaurant Day 2: 8:00 Hanshan Temple → 9:40 Xiyuan Temple → Lunch: Xiyuan Temple Vegetarian Noodles → 13:30 Lingering Garden (visit Guanyun Peak) → Huanxiu Villa → Dinner: Wanyuan Suzhou-style Hot Pot ✅ Suzhou Food Guide 🤤 Wanyuan Suzhou-style Hot Pot: When in Jiangnan, you must try a Jiangnan-style hot pot! Their tomato broth is highly recommended! They also have the Jiangnan Nine-Square Hot Pot! Egg-infused chicken, beef balls with preserved vegetables, handmade black tofu…all so delicious! My mouth is watering just thinking about it! 🤤Gusu Boat Banquet River View Restaurant: A restaurant frequented by locals in Suzhou, serving traditional Suzhou cuisine. My friends and I ordered several dishes, all of which were delicious. My favorite was the braised pork belly! And the chewy, sticky desserts! 🤤Li Bai Crab Roe Noodles (Pingjiang Road Branch) Crab roe noodles! You absolutely must try this when you come to Suzhou! I'd been craving it ever since I came! The noodles are topped with generous amounts of crab meat! So fragrant! I want to come back for another meal! ✅Suzhou Accommodation Guide This time I stayed in Gusu District: close to gardens and old streets. I recommend "near Guanqian Street" (directly accessible by Metro Line 2, convenient for visiting the Humble Administrator's Garden and Pingjiang Road). You can also shop for local specialties on Guanqian Street in the evening at reasonable prices, suitable for students. ✅ Cost Reference (Budget Traveler) Entrance Fee: Around 100 RMB Food: Around 300 RMB Accommodation: 100 RMB (per night) Transportation: 50 RMB #SuzhouTourism #SuzhouTravelGuide #SuzhouFood #TravelGuide #WeekendGetaway #TravelGuide #UnforgettableAttractions #EatAndShop #SuzhouGardens #AutumnWhispersThroughTheLens #SuzhouTourism #SuzhouPhotography

My Suzhou Walk Guide (Tested by My Experience) is Here!! One Route to Eat Your Way Through Suzhou's Classic Foods, No Mistakes! ✨ Just Follow Us! ✅ 🍃 My Perfect Route: Xiyuan Temple → Shuangta Market → Pingjiang Road → Qili Shantang ~~~ 08:30 AM First Stop: Xiyuan Temple 📍Address: No. 18, Xiyuan Lane, Liuyuan Road, Gusu District -Entry through the East Gate is free! You can get three sticks of incense upon entry 🙏 -Compared to the Humble Administrator's Garden (which charges admission), this place is less crowded and more beautiful. -Vegetarian noodles may sell out in the afternoon, so it's recommended to come early! 15 RMB/bowl ✨Experience the tranquil atmosphere of the temple; feeding the pigeons is incredibly therapeutic. ~~~ 11:00 AM Second Stop: Shuangta Market 📍Address: No. 2, Shijiang Lane, Shuangta Street, Gusu District 🌟The Most Beautiful Market! Get trendy snacks! Must-try recommendations: 🍮Taro Mochi Dumplings 🌺Begonia Cake/Plum Blossom Cake 🍵Auntie's Suzhou-style Sweet Soup: Red Bean Paste with Dumplings Every place is a safe bet, and you can eat your fill for around 30 RMB per person! ~~~ 12:30 PM Lunch Picks A: Gusu Boat Banquet River View Restaurant 📍Address: No. 204, Northeast Street, Pingjiang District -Sitting by the window watching the small bridges and flowing water, the Jiangnan atmosphere is perfect. -Signature Recommendations: Squirrel Fish 🐟 Braised Pork Belly, Iced Tofu Pudding B: Li Bai Crab Pingjiang Road Branch 📍Address: No. 216, Pingjiang Road Must-try: Crab Roe Noodles! So satisfying with all that crab roe! ~~~ 2:30 PM Third stop: Pingjiang Road 📍Address: No. 653, Baitadong Road, Gusu District -The epitome of Jiangnan water town charm💯 -A must-visit spot for ladies wearing hairpins -Take photos on the main road, explore and eat in the alleys -Also check out Guanqian Street! Biluochun Rice Dumplings and Mochi are so unique! ~~~ 5:00 PM Fourth Stop: Qili Shantang 📍Address: No. 65 Shantang Street, Gusu District -The most beautiful night view of Jiangnan🌃 -Must-try crab stalls, freshly caught and steamed -Crowded, but worth it! ~~~ 6:30 PM Dinner Selection A: Wanyuan Suzhou-style Hot Pot 📍Address: 2nd Floor, No. 8 Guantang Street -A great value hot pot at 80 RMB per person -Tomato broth + superb beef B: Tanhua Yijing Jiangnan Cuisine 📍Address: No. 188 Pingjiang Road -Great value group-buying set meal -Squirrel-shaped mandarin fish is a must-order ~~~ A perfect route for walking 20,000 steps without getting tired! Save this guide to easily explore Suzhou! #SuzhouTourism #SuzhouFood #JiangnanWaterTowns #SuzhouDayTrip #SuzhouInstagrammableSpots