Attractions: Lingering Garden, Shantang Ancient Street, Tiger Hill, Suzhou No.1 Silk Factory
Meal: Not included
Hotel: Overnight in Suzhou
A full day sightseeing begin with the Lingering Garden. It is a classical garden in Suzhou, one of the four famous gardens in China, and also a world-renowned example of artistic treatment of architectural space. It was built in Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, it was called "Han Bi Villa", commonly known as "Liu Yuan", and later changed to "Liu Yuan". The park has been listed as a World Cultural Heritage by the United Nations, and has been rated as a national 5A tourist attraction.
Pay a visit to the nearby ShanTang Ancient Street, has been the bustling area of Gusu City since ancient times, and has the reputation of "a second-class rich and graceful place in the red world". Shantang Street has Shantang village wedding, pray for the river lights, Shantang festival, Tanabata cultural festival, rolling gods, welcome the God of wealth, Lantern Festival and other customs.
Then drive to the Tiger Hill, has a long history of more than 2,500 years, according to legend in the Spring and Autumn period Wu King Fucha buried his father here, three days after the burial of white tigers, hence the name. The scenic spot integrates natural landscape and cultural landscape, showing the tourism style of hills, rocks, cliffs, pools, springs, rivers, ancient trees and neolithic cultural sites, scenic spots, cliff stone carvings, stone inscriptions, ancient buildings, ancient Bridges and folk festivals in one.
Want to learn about traditional Chinese handicraft silk? We will visit Suzhou No. 1 Silk Factory where you can see the silk making process, talk with the workers and enjoy the beautiful silk crafts.