# Must-see places in Suzhou

Gardens, water towns and canals: Suzhou's best places according to travellers and travel guides.

- 39 votes · 12 items
- May 18, 2022 · backpacker_chongqing
- https://even.best/en/l/1023/must-see-places-in-suzhou

## Top 10

1. **Humble Administrator's Garden** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — One of China's four great gardens, a World Heritage Site.
2. **Jinji Lake** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Modern Suzhou's lakeside and the Gate to the East.
3. **Lingering Garden** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Classical garden famed for its Cloud-Capped Peak rock and winding corridors.
4. **Suzhou Museum** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Modern museum designed by I. M. Pei.
5. **Pingjiang Road** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Well-preserved historic canal street.
6. **Shantang Street** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 'Suzhou's finest street', lovely at night.
7. **Master of the Nets Garden** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Small, exquisite garden with evening Kunqu performances.
8. **Tiger Hill** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Suzhou's top scenic spot, with the leaning Yunyan Pagoda.
9. **Zhouzhuang** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Known as 'China's first water town'.
10. **Lion Grove Garden** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Garden famed for its maze of Taihu rockeries.
11. **Hanshan Temple** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Ancient temple made famous by a Tang poem.
12. **Tongli** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Water town home to the Retreat and Reflection Garden.

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