suzhou top ten list of tourist attractions, experience classical and modern blend!

Suzhou is a city with a long history, profound cultural heritage and beautiful natural scenery. Located in East China, Suzhou is famous for its beautiful gardens, picturesque water towns and rich silk heritage. As one of the oldest cities in China, Suzhou has an array of top attractions that attract visitors from all over the world. Next, the editor will give you a summary of the top ten tourist attractions in Suzhou to experience the blend of classical and modern!

1. Humble Administrator's Garden

Humble Administrator's Garden, located in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, was built in the early years of Ming Zhengde (early 16th century). It is a representative work of Jiangnan classical gardens and the largest classical landscape garden in Suzhou classical gardens. It is now listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit. The Humble Administrator's Garden, together with the Summer Palace in Beijing, Chengde Mountain Resort and Suzhou Garden, is known as the four famous gardens in China.

2. Zhouzhuang Ancient Town

Zhouzhuang Ancient Town is located in the southeast of Suzhou City, at the junction of Kunshan, Wujiang and Shanghai. It is a world cultural heritage pre-selection site and the first batch of national 5A-level tourist attractions. Zhouzhuang ancient town surrounded by water, because the river into the town, according to the water into the street, to the street for the city. The main attractions are Fu An Bridge, Shuangqiao, Shen Hall and so on. There are 14 ancient stone bridges built in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties on the well-shaped river.

3. Jinji Lake

Jinji Lake Scenic Area is an open national 5A-level tourist attraction. It is located in the Jinji Lake Business District of Suzhou Industrial Park. The total area of the scenic area is 11.5 square kilometers, of which the water area is 7.4 square kilometers. As the concentrated display and core area of the only "National Business Tourism Demonstration Zone" in the country, Jinji Lake business tourism and the ancient garden city complement each other, and together constitute the double-sided embroidery of Suzhou tourism "ancient charm and modern style.

4. Pingjiang Road

Pingjiang Road is an old historical street in Suzhou. It is a path along the river. Its river is called Pingjiang River. Pingjiang Road Historic District is the most complete area of the ancient city of Suzhou so far, which can be called the epitome of the ancient city. Compared with the "Pingjiang map" of the Southern Song Dynasty and the "General Plan of Waterways in Suzhou Prefecture" in the late Ming Dynasty, Pingjiang Road basically continues the pattern of the city since the Tang and Song dynasties, and has maintained its vitality up to now.

5. Hanshan Temple

Hanshan Temple is located in Gusu District of Suzhou City. It was built in the period of Xiao Liang's generation of Tianjian in the Southern Dynasty (502-519 AD). It was originally named "Miaolipming Pagoda Courtyard". Hanshan Temple covers an area of about 13000 square meters, with a construction area of more than 3,400 square meters. The most praiseworthy of Hanshan Temple is undoubtedly the song "Fengqiao Night Mooring" left by the Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Ji, "Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City, the bell sounds to the passenger ship in the middle of the night", a poem that made Hanshan Temple famous and spread through the ages. It has also become one of the preferred scenic spots in Suzhou.

6. Tiger Hill

The Huqiu Mountain Scenic Area is located in the Huqiu Mountain Scenic Area in the northwest corner of the ancient city of Suzhou. In ancient times, Huqiu was a small island in the bay that appeared and appeared with the sea tide. After the vicissitudes of the sea, it finally emerged from the sea and became isolated. People call it Haiyong Mountain. Legend has it that during the Spring and Autumn Period, King Wu Fu Cha buried his father Lu here, and three days after the burial, there was a white tiger on it, hence the name Huqiu. One said, "Qiu is like a squatting tiger, so as to take a name". Changed Haiyong to Tiger Hill.

7. Lion Forest

Lion Forest is one of the four famous gardens in Suzhou. It has a history of more than six hundred years and is a representative of the gardens of the Yuan Dynasty. Garden Road, located in the northeast corner of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, has a slightly wider rectangle from east to west, covering an area of 1.1 hectares and an open area of 0.88 hectares. Shizi Forest is one of the representatives of Suzhou classical gardens and is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction.

8. Garden

Liuyuan, once known as "Dongyuan" and "Hanbi Villa", is located at 338 Liuyuan Road, gusu district, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Liuyuan Garden is a large classical private garden in China, covering an area of 23300 square meters, representing the style of the Qing Dynasty. The garden is famous for its exquisite architectural art, its hall is grand and magnificent, and its courtyard is full of changes. The stone of Taihu Lake is Guanyun Peak, which has "the interest of mountain forest without going out of the city".

9. Tongli Ancient Town

Tongli Ancient Town belongs to Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, and was built in the Song Dynasty. There are many gardens, temples, houses and former residences of celebrities built in the Ming and Qing dynasties in the town. 15 small rivers in the shape of "Chuan" divide the ancient town into seven small islands, and 49 ancient bridges connect them. It is famous for "small bridges, flowing water and people.

10. Suzhou Museum

Suzhou Museum was established on New Year's Day in 1960. It is a local comprehensive museum and a center for the collection, protection, research, display and education of Suzhou cultural relics. Suzhou Museum is a museum of ancient Chinese art, ancient Chinese painting, calligraphy and handicrafts.