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Must-see places in Suzhou

The top 3 according to 39 votes from people: Humble Administrator's Garden · Jinji Lake · Lingering Garden. (Updated May 18, 2022.)

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

backpacker_chongqing · · 12 items · 39 votes · 7 comments

Automatically translated (original in 简体中文). See the original

Top 10

  1. 1

    Humble Administrator's Garden

    One of China's four great gardens, a World Heritage Site.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 0

    7
  2. 2

    Jinji Lake

    Modern Suzhou's lakeside and the Gate to the East.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  3. 3

    Lingering Garden

    Classical garden famed for its Cloud-Capped Peak rock and winding corridors.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  4. 4

    Suzhou Museum

    Modern museum designed by I. M. Pei.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  5. 5

    Pingjiang Road

    Well-preserved historic canal street.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  6. 6

    Shantang Street

    'Suzhou's finest street', lovely at night.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  7. 7

    Master of the Nets Garden

    Small, exquisite garden with evening Kunqu performances.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  8. 8

    Tiger Hill

    Suzhou's top scenic spot, with the leaning Yunyan Pagoda.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  9. 9

    Zhouzhuang

    Known as 'China's first water town'.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  10. 10

    Lion Grove Garden

    Garden famed for its maze of Taihu rockeries.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1

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  1. 11

    Hanshan Temple

    Ancient temple made famous by a Tang poem.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  2. 12

    Tongli

    Water town home to the Retreat and Reflection Garden.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0

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Comments (7)

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chengdugadgetguy · 简体中文

平江路比山塘街安静多了,推荐。

Lijuan Ong · 简体中文

留园的冠云峰很漂亮。

赵志强 · 简体中文

拙政园一定要早上去,人少。

the_weeb · 简体中文

苏州博物馆是贝聿铭设计的,建筑本身就值得看。

Hui Chen · 简体中文

周庄太商业化了,同里更好。

b-side_midnight · 简体中文

寒山寺听钟声,想起《枫桥夜泊》。

何芳 · 简体中文

金鸡湖夜景不错,跟园林是完全不同的苏州。

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