Suzhou is about 2 hours bus ride from Shanghai. It is known for its many canals and waterways and thus dubbed as the Oriental Venice. It is also famous for its silks and gardens. The city was founded in 514 B.C.
Suzhou's only mosque, Tai Ping Fang Mosque. No Muslim tour to China is complete without a visit to a mosque.
Lion Grove Garden. It belonged to a rich family but taken over by the communist government. It is one of the four most famous gardens of ancient classical style in Suzhou. It survived from the end of Yuan Dynasty. It is a combination of Chinese architecture, rock and plant garden.
Anas in the Garden
Me in Circle
One for the album. At a canal in Qili Shantang River town.
One of Suzhou's many canals
Snowy Sea Hotel, our hotel in Suzhou. It was like a commune hotel.
Suzhou No.1 Silk Factory. It is a one stop centre for silk complete with fashion show to showcase silk clothings. The models were a bit over the age limit. Ton went on a shopping spree assisted by the local guide Amy. She bought silk beddings that were supposed to be good for rheumatism and arthritis. They came with heavy price tags but Amy kept reminding the group that in KLCC one bed cover alone costs RM752. We blew a few thousands Yuans.We left for Hangzhou after lunch.
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hi just to check with you the suzhou snowy sea hotel you stayed in. are there amenities like gym and swimming pool??
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