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Pro
Many historical monuments. Nice clean city streets
Con
High admission fees, too many tourists, too many beggars, too many rip-offs
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Venice of China
roamer61 Says: In addition to its gardens, Suzhou is famed for its gardens and you can book a boat ride on one of them. Though the commentary is all in mandarin, its still an interesting way to see the city from the water and waterside dwellings for which the city is known.
roamer61 Says: Silk in China goes back millenia and the Silk Museum explains its history, farms, production and uses. There are reproductions, actual garments from the Ming and Qing Dynasties and a room with live silkworms. All together, very interesting. A small admission fee is charged.
roamer61 Says: The largest and most famous of Suzhous gardens is the Humble Administrators Garden. The chinese name is Zhuozheng Yuan.The garden's site was initially the residence and garden of Lu Guimeng, a Tang Dynasty scholar. Later in the Yuan Dynasty it became monastery garden for the...
cal6060 Says: I visited Luzhi old water town in 2004. During my visit, the town had not fully developed as a tourist attraction yet. We were lucky to see the real Luzhi old town without much of the new development. The beauty of this place because of the small ally streets and canals with...
cal6060 Says: If you come to Suzhou during Summer, the library would be a great stop to get some air. The library is in a big and modern building on Renmin Road. Like anywhere else in Suzhou, they must have a nice garden, no exception to this library. Suzhou is an ideal place to go to...
cal6060 Says: Zhouzhuang is the first ancient water town reconstructed to become a tourist town. It has more tourists than any other water town in Jiangsu especially during weekends. This town is very big with many shops, an opera stage, many small alley streets, many ancient stone...
cal6060 Says: Tongli Water Town is located eastern shore of Taihu Lake, about 18km from southeast of Suzhou City. I was there in 2004, I could not remember this water town very much. It is very similar to ZhouZhang and Luzhi. This ancient town is very famous with local tourists. During...
cal6060 Says: Other than its canals and bridges, it has its famous Baoshen Temple with a ginkgo tree in a open field. You can walk around small alley streets to see locals doing daily activities. In Chinese: 甪直 (Lu Zhi)
cal6060 Says: I visited Beisi Pagoda in 2004. I could remember this pagoda because it is a tall building that can view the city of Suzhou. This nine stories pagoda was built by bricks for the base and the walls. The eaves and banisters encircling the structure are made of wood. This...
cal6060 Says: Bangyans Residence was the former residence of Feng Guifen. He was a bangyan (top candidate in the imperial), the No. 2 candidate in the highest imperial examinations in the 20th year (1840) of Emperor Daoguang of Qing Dynasty. I really enjoyed looking at those brick round...
cal6060 Says: After I visited Yans Garden and Hongyin Mountain Villa, this garden become less attractive to me. It is much smaller with similar Ming Dynasty garden. It was a the residence of a rich man in Mudu during Qing Dynasty, Cai Shaoyu. In Chinese: 古松园 (Gu Song...
cal6060 Says: Honyin Mountain Villa still has the Ming Dynasty influence of its garden. Later it become famous during Qing Dynasty as Emperor Qianlong frequent visited this Villa during his visit to the south. Other than to know the rich history of this villa, I am more interested to...
Sheraton Suzhou Hotel & Towers
4 Reviews and 66 Opinions The hotel looked like a Chinese castle in a busy street. Street noise however was very minimal due...
Rendezvous Restaurant & Lounge: Looking for realness in the land of fake?
Bermyboi Says: Rendezvous Restaurant & Lounge, in SIP Suzhou, has the most relaxed and comfortable ambiance of any restaurant in Suzhou. The atmosphere is laid-back, with warm colors, soothing music and a sense of calm that is difficult to find in China.The lounge bar is a great place to...
Namaste Indian Cuisine: Authentic Indian Food
rickma Says: Located on Li Gong Di on the 1912 pub block location is the best Indian restaurant in Suzhou. The owner is Indian and is super nice. He has hired Indian cooks and therefore created an authentic flavor. The price is very reasonable for the quality and quantity. The weekdays...
Blackjack Bar: Ex-pat seeking solace and some culture?
Kristinameister Says: Blackjack is right across the street from the Pan Pacific Sheridan, and as we rolled in at 9pm and saw the sign in English, I cannot tell you how relieved I felt. I travel a lot, and one thing I know is that if you're tired, the last thing you want to do is attempt to...
gfspiders Says: I have been coming to Suzhou for 8 years, tried out many of the bars in many areas (including Shiqian jie, li gun di and some unknown spots). There is no better bar in Suzhou for ex-pats to have a drink, watch football and meet new people. You will find plenty of westerners...
roamer61 Says: Taxis are abundant and cheap and are a fast and easy way to get around the city. There are also rickshaws for hire as well. But these are good only for shorter distances. For the latter, its a good idea to bargain. Also, some are connected to one of the several local tour...
cal6060 Says: Suzhou has a new railway station. During my visit in 2010, the new building was started in operation with new ticketing machines, chairs, counters, and etc. This giant building was built with wooded like roof top, which is unique in China. You can take the speed rails...
The Humble Administrators Garden Shops: Good shopping if your not a tourist!
rabbit06 Says: Some great silk, local craft, stamps and paintings. If you can speak the language bargain hard and you will get some great priced items, unfortunatley for me i must have had a sign around my neck saying "tourist" and did not buy any thing, but Shirley girl had a great spend...
yirutang Says: Generally speaking, Suzhouness is known to be good at academics and arts but poor at politics, military and probably business. As Suzhou's best high school always, this school has produced a lot of well known scientist and experts. Suzhou High School is one the 13 top high...
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Q: what banks are there in suzhou that i can open an account with
A: I am sure there will be a Bank of China in Suzhou but I also think there is an HSBC Bank there now. I am not sure on the regulations re bank accounts these days but I had...
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Suzhou has been billed as the "Venice of the Far East". Travelers expecting to find anything resembling Venice by way of canals will be very disappointed. In fact on some of other China related pages,...
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