A private Suzhou walk tour with Panmen Gate, City Moat and Yiyuan Garden

When Suzhou is mentioned, naturally, people will think of its abundant classical gardens. Possessing wonderful gardens, exquisite water towns, ancient land and water city gate and splendid history and culture, the city is praised as 'a paradise on earth'. With the assistance of the knowledgeable guide from MoreFunAsia Suzhou Tours, we will walk into the ancient city, get the opportunity to appreciate historical architecture and get to know the city planning. The itinerary includes Panmen Gate, Suzhou City Planning Exhibition Hall, Xumen Gate, Suzhou City Moat, Guo Yun Lou and Yiyuan Garden.

1.Visit the unique water-and-land gate in China - Panmen Gate
2.Walk along Suzhou City Moat to Xumen Gate and enjoy the scenery along the moat
3.Learn about Suzhou culture and city planning
4.Visit the famous private library
5.Visit one of the most representative Suzhou gardens - Yiyuan Garden
6.Walking tour

Itinerary
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Stop At: Panmen Gate, No.1 East Street, Canglang District, Suzhou 215002 China

Panmen is a historical landmark in Suzhou. Originally built during the Spring and Autumn period in the state of Wu. Panmen Gate is known for its three landmarks “Ruiguang Pagoda”, the earliest pagoda in Suzhou built in 247; “Wu Gate Bridge”, the entrance to the gate at that time over the water passage and the highest bridge in Suzhou at the time; the unique water-and-land gate in China “Pan Gate”.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Suzhou City Moat, Within the District, Pingjiang District, Suzhou 215001 China

Walk along Suzhou City Moat to Xumen Gate and enjoy the scenery along the moat

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Xu Gate, South of Wan'nian Bridge, Canglang District, Suzhou China

Suzhou City Planning Exhibition Hall and Xumen Gate
Suzhou City Planning Exhibition Hall has four functions: exhibition publicity, consultation and communication, publicity and education, and leisure travel. It serves as a window for Suzhou to expand its international influence, communicate with the world, and display Suzhou culture and city planning.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Guoyunlou, 10 Ganjiang W Rd, Ping Jiang Qu, Suzhou Shi, Jiangsu Sheng, China

It is a private library of the famous family Gu in the south of the Yangtze River. And which is the place where the Garden of Pleasance owner collect cultural relics, paintings and antiques. After six generations of 150 years of inheritance, the collection contains more than 800 kinds of books, including the Song and Yuan dynasties, ancient transcripts, Ming and Qing dynasties, and inscriptions.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Yiyuan Garden, Middle of Renmin Road, Wuzhong District, Suzhou 215125 China

Also called the Garden of Pleasance or Yi Garden, which is located in the downtown area and is the most recently built Suzhou gardens. It has been described as one of the most representative Suzhou gardens, comprising a garden, a lotus pond, residences, artificial villages and ancestral halls. Because the garden incorporates all the elements of the various Suzhou gardens, it is sometimes regarded as an agglomeration of Suzhou's garden culture.

Duration: 1 hour