Things to see in Suzhou
Suzhou is a city in People's Republic of China, with an urban population of about 1.6 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 8 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Classical Gardens of Suzhou Park
The Classical Gardens of Suzhou are a group of gardens in the city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu, China, that are on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
2Humble Administrator's Garden Park
The Humble Administrator's Garden is a Chinese garden in Suzhou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most famous of the gardens of Suzhou.
3Lion Grove Garden Park
The Lion Grove Garden is a garden located at 23 Yuanlin Road in Gusu District (formerly Pingjiang District), Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The garden is famous for the large and labyrinthine grotto of taihu rocks at its center.
4Tiger Hill Pagoda Place of worship
The Tiger Hill or Huqiu Pagoda, officially the Yunyan or Yunyan Temple Pagoda, is a Chinese pagoda situated on Tiger Hill (Huqiu) in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, in eastern China.
5Master of the Nets Garden Park
The Master of the Nets Garden in Suzhou is among the finest gardens in China. It is recognized with the other Classical Gardens of Suzhou as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
6Lingering Garden Park
Lingering Garden is a renowned classical Chinese garden, dating back to 1593. It is located at 338 Liuyuan Rd.
7Suzhou Museum Museum
The Suzhou Museum is a museum of ancient Chinese art, paintings, calligraphy and handmade crafts in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. It is one of the most visited museums in the world, with more than 2 million visitors in 2018.
8Precious Belt Bridge Landmark
The Precious Belt Bridge, also known by other names, is a stone arch bridge near Suzhou in Jiangsu, China. It is located at the intersection of the Grand Canal and Tantai Lake about 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) southeast of central Suzhou.
9Hanshan Temple Place of worship
Hanshan Temple is a Buddhist temple and monastery in Gusu District of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. It is located at the town of Fengqiao (lit.
10Xuanmiao Temple Place of worship
Xuanmiao Temple is a prominent Taoist temple with a long history, located at the center of old Suzhou City.
11Garden of Cultivation Park
The Garden of Cultivation is one of the best preserved examples of a Ming Dynasty classical garden in Suzhou. It is part of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou on UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
12Canglang Pavilion Park
The Canglang Pavilion, variously translated as the Great Wave Pavilion, Surging Wave Pavilion, or Blue Wave Pavilion, is one of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou that are jointly recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
13Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty Park
The Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty is a Chinese garden located on 272 Jingde Rd., inside the Embroidery Museum in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
14Global 188 Landmark
The Suzhou RunHua Global Center, formerly the SPG Global Towers, are a pair of skyscrapers in Suzhou, China. Groundbreaking on the buildings began in 2007, and they were completed in 2010.
15Couple's Retreat Garden Park
Couple's Retreat Garden located in Suzhou city, Jiangsu province, China is a famous classical Chinese garden. It is recognized with other classical Suzhou gardens as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
16Cathedral of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows of Suzhou Place of worship
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows is a Catholic cathedral in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. It is known for its architectural hybridity between Chinese and western styles.
17Jinji Lake Nature
Jinji Lake is a fresh water lake located in the central part of Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu, China. It occupies an area of 7.18 square kilometers (2.77 sq mi) and its average depth is about 2.5–3 meters (8 ft 2 in – 9 ft 10 in).
18Xiyuan Jiechuanglü Temple Place of worship
Xiyuan Temple or Xiyuan Jiechuanglü Temple is a Buddhist temple in Wuzhong District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. It is located just to the west of Lingering Garden.
19Suzhou Confucian Temple Place of worship
The Confucian Temple of Suzhou and also known as the Suzhou Stone Inscription Museum and Suzhou Prefecture School, is a Confucian temple located in the ancient city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
20Suzhou Silk Museum Museum
The Suzhou Silk Museum is a museum in Suzhou, China. Established in 1991, it documents the history of silk production and Suzhou embroidery from around 2000 BC.
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