One-day Tour in Suzhou (a classic line in ancient city)

A. Suzhou Museum-Humble Administrator's Garden-Lion Grove Garden

These attractions are all located in Dongbei Street. It's about 4km away from the railway station.

Suzhou Meseum is open for free but has the limitation for visitors per day. That's why I put it first.

The mesuem is renowned for a number of cultural relics in this 2500-year-old city. Designed by the world famous architect I.M.Pei in 2006, the construction itself displays perfectly the idea "Chinese style with innovation and Suzhou style with creativity".

Humble Administrator's Garden is the most recommended spot if your time is limited. Ranked first  among China's four renowned garden and one of the  World Heritage Sites, this garden is no doubt the best representation of Suzhou classical gardens.

Lion Grove Garden, also known as Kingdom of Rockeries, is noted for numerous man-made limbstone mountains with winding pathways.

B. Guanqian Street- Lingering Garden- Tiger Hill

If you want to try some local specialties, Guanqian Steet is the best choice. There are century-old brand such as Huangtianyuan and Caizhizhai, which provides quality local food with a reasonable price. There is Xuanmiao Temple of Daoism in the street.

Lingering Garden boasts its fine gardening, luxurious and sapcious hall and collection of stones from the Taihu lake. Interesting enough, you can enjoy the view is changing at every step.

Tiger Hill is the symbolic scenic spot of Suzhou. As 'the first scenic spot in the State of Wu', for Suzhou was once the capital of the State of Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period. Tiger Hill is the place where the king of Wu was buried.