Pingjiang Lodge is conveniently located in the city centre of Suzhou, a famous water town in southeastern part of China.  It takes about 1.5 hours drive to Shanghai Hongqiao airport, 2 hours drive to Shanghai Pudong airport, 3 hours to Hangzhou and Nanjing respectively.   Here, you can experience yourself up close to the “Xiao Qiao, Lou Shui, Ren Jia” (literally means “small bridges, flowing waters, residences”), a typical description of the landscape and classical aura of Suzhou. 

Pingjiang Lodge allows easy access to different sightseeing spots such as classical gardens and former residences of ancient celebrities.  To the east are the old houses of Suzhou residents; to the south is one of the UNESCO Heritage Sites – Master-of-Nets Garden; to the west is the famous Guan Qian Street; and to the North is another UNESCO Heritage Site – the Humble Administrator’s Garden.  It takes only a few minutes’ walk from the Lodge to the Kunqu Museum and Pingtan Museum respectively.

Place of Interest

Suzhou is a historical city in China. Some people call it the "Venice in the Orient" because of the canals, stone bridges and the environment in which the local people live. Suzhou gardens are the symbol of the buildings in Jiangnan. They are famous for their lakes and hills which are skillfully organized to form beautiful gardens. The traditional specialties in Suzhou are jasmine tea, Su-taste cakes, sandal fans, Song brocade, lacquer ware, silk embroidery and drawn work.

• The Humble Administrator's Garden
  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 Grove Garden
  The Lion Grove Garden lies along the Suzhou Garden Boulevard. It takes 10 minutes drive from our Lodge. There are strange stones resembling lions in the garden, hence the Lion Grove Garden, famous for its artificial hills accumulated by the exquisite and skillfully shaped stones from the Tai Lake.
  
  
• Lingering Garden
  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
  Hanshan Temple is located in Fengqiao town outside the Suzhou city.  It 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 about 30 minutes drive from the Lodge.
  

The surrounding in 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. For more detailed travel information, please click here.