Code
SHAS002 --- Suzhou
City Tour
This
Day Tour can be done from 6 hours to 8 hours in total, depending on how much
time you have.
Typical
Tour would be: 0830am - 0900pm
Time:
0830am -0630pm
Tour to Suzhou starts at 0830am today. The ride will takes about 1.5 hours.
Tour will start at Lingering Garden. Lingering Garden is the largest private garden in Suzhou occupied originally by a government official named Xu, but subsequently sold to the Liu family. One walks through this garden clockwise, passing through the western and northern sections where artificial rock landscapes predominate.
Suzhou is the hometown for Chinese silk. Before the lunch, your Regent guide will take you to one of the most famous silk factories in Suzhou and show you how the silk comes all the way to its beauty from the tough worms.
In the afternoon, ride will be made to the Tiger
Hill, 1.8 miles (3km) to the northwest of the town. It was
here in the year 473 B.C. that the King of Wu, Fu
Cha, had his father, King Helue,buried. According to legend, a white tiger then
appeared to guard the burial place, and so the hill was named after it. Regent
guide will also show you the magnificent Bonsai Garden inside.
Afterwards tour the Pan Bridge Gate, where you will find the nice picture as how Suzhou, also nicknamed "Venice of the Orient ", got its world reputation.
By 0400pm, Regent guide will finalize the tour and guide you back to Shanghai. Estimated time of arrival in Shanghai will be at 0600pm.
Lunch is included in the Day Tour.
Daily Question:
In Eastern China, local people have developed many vivid slangs. If by chance one Chinese comes to you with the remark " My baby has gone to Suzhou, and it's time for me to show you around ", what will you expect ?
Answer is with your Regent Shanghai/Suzhou Guide -:)
Regent Tour China Your China Specialist. Email: webmaster@regenttour.com