Recommended places.
The first is the Tongli ancient town, to Suzhou must go to the water town, the best accommodation in the inside, the window drinks, quietly see the bridge and water, not a lot of fun. Suzhou's famous water town has Zhouzhuang, angle straight, with Li. Comparatively speaking, Zhouzhuang ticket 100, the greatest fame, but the commercial atmosphere is too strong, has lost a lot of the original feeling; and angle straight and a little small, fast, if an afternoon can not use to finish, not suitable for couples walking. Tongli moderate, has not been assimilated by the commercial atmosphere, the ticket 80, including almost all the attractions inside (only a "sex culture museum" is to be charged separately, but it is also worth a look), very cost-effective, and it does not charge admission after five o'clock in the afternoon can be casually into the can go to see the small bridges and flowing homes, completely free. It is best to go in the afternoon, go in and find an inn to stay, and then enjoy lingering in the wonderful scenery of the water town. The next day and then out of the town to buy tickets into the attractions to play.
The way to Tongli is to walk north from the train station, cross an iron bridge and go west about 100 meters to a bus stop (the end of the bus station on Ping Si Road), next to the small house that sells tickets to Tongli and Zhouzhuang. If you don't want to go through the trouble, you can also buy tickets for Tongli Ancient Town there. Note that if you decide to spend the night in Tongli, make sure you explain this to the ticket agent when you buy your tickets, and she will print the date on the face of the ticket to prove that your ticket has not expired. The air-conditioned bus is direct and takes about forty minutes. After getting off the bus and leaving the station, turn right and you will see the Tongli Ancient Town's pagoda 400 meters away.
The second is gardens. There are four famous gardens in China, and Suzhou accounts for two of them (the Humble Administrator's Garden and the Liouyuan Garden). But to be honest, Suzhou gardens if not professionals, but tourists without deep knowledge of classical literature, architecture (like me), for the inside of the feeling should be more or less the same. These gardens, the Humble Administrator's Garden tickets 70, winter vacation to come if the off-season 50. is Suzhou's largest private garden, more luxurious; Liouyuan inside a very distinctive Taihu Lake stone and bonsai, the environment is also very beautiful; Lion Grove in the Humble Administrator's Garden next to the famous rockery, inside the huge rockery can be used as a labyrinth for couples to play in; Canglang Pavilion and the net garden adjacent to the two gardens are relatively small, usually people will be Very little, can be used as a resting place. When you face the hustle and bustle of the streets of Suzhou, you can walk into the garden, into a pure land, temporarily avoid the chaos of the world, to enjoy the precious moment of tranquility of modern people. In addition, Suzhou Museum is located next to the Humble Administrator's Garden, is the master architect I.M. Pei's closing work, free of charge, it is worth a visit.
Tickets: 40 for the Liouyuan Garden, 30 for the Lion Grove, 20 for the Canglang Pavilion, and 20 for the Garden of the Masters of the Nets.Since you're planning to come during the winter vacation, which is the off-season for tourists, tickets over here will surely be a bit cheaper.
There is a special place inside the garden: Huqiu. Located in the northwest of Suzhou City, is a small mountain, quite unique, off-season tickets 40. can take a look. There are many monuments of culture inside.
Travel: Suzhou Museum (Humble Administrator's Garden, Lion's Grove), the train station out of the station square station has a tour of the 5 road car directly; Canglang Pavilion, Ping Si Road bus terminal there are a lot of cars can be to the 102 road to the Sanyuan Square station to get off a short distance walk to the; Huqiu: the railway station station station square has a tour of the 1, tour of the 2 road directly.
Lastly, there are some old streets. Suzhou's old city is better preserved, out of the Tiger Hill, southeast is the Shantang Street, daytime to go there will be many people still live in the river, washing rice in the river, very charming; there are many folk snacks and specialty handicrafts, it is recommended to try the begonias cake, plum blossom cake, fried stinky tofu. At night, the scene of ten thousand lights and the commentary and chanting that floats in from time to time will definitely make you feel a lot of emotions.
From the train station, take the tour 5 and get off at Xiangmen station, walk back about 500 meters, there is an ancient street "Pingjiang Road" on the north side of the road, which is the best preserved ancient street in Suzhou, almost completely replicating the shape of the city during the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is the best preserved ancient street in Suzhou, almost exactly replicating the shape of the city during the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. The bridges and wells in the street are basically ancient monuments, and there may even be artifacts from the Song Dynasty, so we'll see if you're interested in finding them! There is a dessert store on the street, "Peach Leaf Shop", which has a very good dessert of double-skinned milk, and many other desserts and snacks, a good place for girls to go!
Suzhou Guanqian Street is one of the country's top ten shopping streets, things are not the most complete, not the cheapest, but it is indeed a very distinctive commercial street. There are no tall buildings there, the highest is only 6 floors it, basically is the ancient stores, with the inside of the new wave of clothing, very much a sense of contrast. You can look at the silk and other Suzhou specialties, as for the Guanqian Street snacks, recommended Starbucks door of the grilled squid, the other general, and Guanqian Street on the snacks is more expensive. The stone road commercial street is another style, very busy, and the general commercial street in the big city is about the same, if you want to go shopping, you can consider going.
Travel: Shantang Street: the train station to take the tour 5 (to the west) Shantang Street station off, off the bridge to the; Pingjiang Road: tour 5 Xiangmen station off the back 500 meters north of the road; Guanqian Street: tour 5 "Vinegar Square Bridge Guanqian Street East" station off to the.
Suzhou famous snacks are many, Zhu Hongxing's noodles, green Yang wontons and so much more. However, all of these famous ones seem to be a bit of a misnomer nowadays, or at least I personally feel that they are. Recommended the following:
Dumb Shengjian, tour 5 "City Hospital East East" station (no mistake, this is the name of the station) get off and walk forward 50 meters. Characteristics: the outside of the charcoal inside the tender fried buns. They are relatively cheap, and the flavor is delicious, especially the juice inside, which is very fragrant. Other beef vermicelli soup is also good, with curry powder inside, a different flavor. Each person spends about 10 yuan.
The Four Seas Wandering Dragon, a pot sticker store with many branches in Suzhou, features spicy pot stickers inside, which are very tasty. But because it is a chain store, so it can not be considered a specialty, right? Consumption of about 15 yuan per person.
Houzhuang Snack Street. Take a taxi to Houzhuang, where there is a snack street, and since the neighborhood is a college student apartment, you can imagine the scene there. There's a lot of great food from all over the world: smoked meat pancakes from Northeast China, squid from Dalian, hot-dried noodles and duck necks from Wuhan, pickled fish from Fujian, and of course, plum blossom cakes from Suzhou, among other snacks. Of course, the atmosphere is not suitable for a couple's stroll, but it is very affordable and tasty. By the way, beware of theft if you go there. Don't take money out of your wallet too often, and it's a good idea to have change ready beforehand. Don't feed the thieves without eating a few dollars. There are also a number of restaurants on nearby Zhuangxianwan Road that cater to students, and the environment is mediocre but affordable and the flavors are good.
Want to go to the environment a little better place, Phoenix Street is a good choice, this is Suzhou's food street, roadside stores are medium-sized restaurants, moderate prices, the average consumption of almost thirty-forty or so per person. If you want to eat authentic Soviet food, you have to go and Guanqian Street parallel to a eunuch on the street, where there are many old shops, such as Songhe Lou, Yue Lou, Wang Si Restaurant and so on are good, is slightly more expensive. For the sake of the wallet, it is better to go there less.
Lodging, Guanqian Street near a lot of hostels, standard rooms generally 120 a night, although the scale is relatively small but very clean; Pingjiang Road, there is a youth hostel, should be a little cheaper, but the environment is a little worse. To live a little better, west of Guanqian Street, there are home fast, very clean, very cozy, a sense of home. Ordinary room 210 a night. Accommodation in the old town is basically 100-140 yuan a night, the environment is naturally not as good as the city, but the window looking at the water, but also have a flavor.
Another reminder, Suzhou's winter is relatively rainy, travel must bring umbrellas, and then do not believe the temperature forecast in the weather forecast, the actual body temperature will be colder than the forecast. It is recommended to wear more clothes. Suzhou cabs start at 10 yuan for 3 kilometers, and after that it's usually 1.8 yuan or 2 yuan a kilometer. City buses are generally 1 or 2 yuan, with air-conditioned buses adding 1 yuan.