Suzhou lies in the southern part in Jiangsu province and to the East of Tai Lake. It is one of the main industrial centers in China. And it is also an important tourism city. It is 8488square kilometers in area. The population is 5.7 million. It takes 1-1.5hrs, 2 hrs and 3 hrs drive to Shanghai Pudong Airport, Hangzhou and Nanjing respectively.

 Once you arrive at the city of Suzhou, it will take another 45 minutes to arrive at our Lodge by car. For further information on how to get to our Lodge by other means of transportation, please call or e-mail us directly as below :

Place of Interest

Suzhou is a historical city in China. Some people call here the "East Venice" because of the rivers, the bridges and the condition of the people who live here. Suzhou Garden is the symbol of the buildings in Jiangnan. It's famous for its lakes, hills and the gardens. The traditional specialties are jasmine tea, Su-taste cakes, sandal fans, Song brocade, lacquer ware, embroidery and drawn work.

• Suzhou Gardens is situated at Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province.
• The Humble Administrator’s Garden, located at the northeast street of Suzhou City, is the biggest garden of Suzhou City, which has won the fame of "Reputed Garden in the South of China" and "Cream Among the Gardens". It takes 10mins drive from the Lodge.
• The Lion Forest lies along the Suzhou Garden Boulevard. It takes 10mins drive from our Lodge. There are strange stones resembling lions in the garden, hence the Lion Forest, famous for its artificial hills accumulated by the exquisite and skillfully shaped stones from the Tai Lake.  
• Lingering Garden covers an area of 23,310 square meters, is the best garden in Suzhou as well as being one of the four most famous gardens in China. It is renowned for the artistic way in which the spaces between various kinds of architectural forms are dealt with.
• Hanshan Temple located in Fengqiao town outside the Suzhou city, was constructed in the Jiannian Reign of the Liang Dynasty (502-519) with a history of over 1400 years. The legend says in the Zhenguan Reign of the Tang Dynasty, the famous monks Hanshan and Shide came here from the Tiantai Mountain to conduct prayer services, hence the name of the Temple. It takes 30mins drive from the Lodge.

The surrounding hotel vicinity is full of local restaurants, ethnic shops as well as street peddlers that offer a variety of interesting things to do while staying at our lodge.

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