Suzhou Travel Guide: Classical Gardens, Tiger Hill, Tongli, Pingjiang St, Shantang St and more

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Suzhou Travel Guide. Detailed travel guide for those planning a trip. This video highlight 8 places visited in Suzhou.
Locations visited: Humble Administrator's Garden, Lion Forest Garden, Tiger Hill Scenic Area, Shantang Old Street, Lingering Garden, Tongli Watertown, Pingjiang Street, Jinji Lake
Plus guides on China Travel Essentials of E-wallet, Transportation and Online map.
Timestamps:
0:51 Humble Administrator's Garden
1:57 Lion Forest Garden
3:06 Tiger Hill Scenic Area
4:41 Shantang Old Street
6:22 Lingering Garden
7:30 Tongli Watertown
10:32 Pingjiang Street
12:19 Jinji Lake
I will try to answer any questions viewers may have so do leave a comment or question.
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@jeffreysoo8779 5 ай бұрын

I am planning to travel to Shanghai,Suzhou and Hangzhou alone. Your videos are helpful and informative. Thanks.

@LoneTravellerX 5 ай бұрын

It means a lot to me to hear the videos are helpful. Shanghai Suzhou and Hangzhou exceeded my expectations. Very safe, beautiful and vibrant places. Enjoy your time there!

@willocqlilyho 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the very informative naration of sites and how to get there. I am most grateful as I will be travelling solo to Nanjing, Suzhou, Shanghai and Hangzhou and I had watched all your videos. :D

@LoneTravellerX 4 ай бұрын

Glad you found the videos useful and hope they help you for your trip planning. Have a amazing time in China!

@dheli1 5 ай бұрын

I am going to Shanghái 2 feb, thank you for your tips

@LoneTravellerX 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Enjoy your time in Shanghai ☺️

@wd3650 3 ай бұрын

This is a very beautuful video

@LoneTravellerX 3 ай бұрын

Thanks you for the kind words.

@pebbles5717 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your informative videos. Which would you recommend to visit between Suzhou-Tongli or Hangzhou? We only have enough time to visit one city unfortunately 😔

@LoneTravellerX Ай бұрын

A difficult choice. Most people would pick Hangzhou instead of Suzhou. It is definitely the more famous destination. Westlake is an open outdoor space and it will feel more relaxing. Take the lake cruise and visit the key scenic spots around it. Suzhou is famous for Chinese gardens and may get crowded if you can't go early. Tongli is a quieter and beautiful Watertown. Personally I would pick Suzhou due to my past travels. As I have visited scenic spots in Japan (Lake Kawaguchiko) that gave me the same feeling as Hangzhou. But I have never been to beautiful Chinese gardens and a Watertown.

@pebbles5717 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the reply. Appreciate your shared personal experience and thoughts. I was leaning towards Suzhou/Tongli for the reasons you've mentioned. It'll be something a little different to what we've visited in the past.

@LoneTravellerX Ай бұрын

Whichever you decide, rest assured both are amazing cities to visit. Especially after seeing the modern mega city of Shanghai. Wish you an enjoyable holiday!

@sarah-gg4ey Ай бұрын

Tourist bus 1 or 2. Where do u take them? From suzhou train station? Is it operated by some card system or cash? I cant find any information on it. Your videos have bern helpful. Thanks

@LoneTravellerX Ай бұрын

You can catch all the Y1,2,3,4,5 tourist bus from Suzhou railway station in Gusu district. Not the north (xiangcheng) or new area (hushuguan) railway station. Payment is cash only at 1 or 2 yuan. No change is given, so you should prepare the exact amount ready. Bus announcement or signs are only in chinese, so it might be confusing if you can't understand at least some chinese. You can look at where they stops in this link www.chinadragontours.com/destination/suzhou/transportation

@akikot.3514 5 ай бұрын

It was very helpful thank you. I am planning a trip to Shanghai and Suzhou. I have a question. Can I use credit cards or electronic money? Do I need cash?

@LoneTravellerX 5 ай бұрын

It is essential to setup Alipay or WeChatPay prior to your trip. I only used Alipay and have not come across any vendors or services that didn't accept it. You only need to link these apps to a credit card. It is not necessary to pre-load any cash into them. As for credit cards, only larger shops, restaurants or hotels accept them. Its always good idea to keep a bit of cash in case you lose your mobile signal to use e-payment. Alipay has in built Didi taxi function which you may need for Suzhou.

@akikot.3514 5 ай бұрын

thank you for the advice. Prepare like that. I'm also looking forward to your travel information.thank you.

@falah9516 2 ай бұрын

Will it be less crowd if I come in the afternoon or near the closing time ? To Humble Administrator's Garden

@LoneTravellerX 2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately I am not sure as I have never tried going in late evening. Might be worth a try if you cannot go very early. There are few people between 7.30am to 9am. But after that tour groups and student groups arrive. Take note last entry is 5pm (March to November) or 4.30pm (November to February) and you should allocate 2 hours here.

@duangjaiboonyuen3038 3 ай бұрын

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@LoneTravellerX 3 ай бұрын

You can take below Bus Routes. If you take Didi taxi, its about 45 rmb each way from center of Suzhou. 1. Take bus No. 109, 126, 128 and get off "Chongyuansi (chongyuan temple)" station 2. Take bus No. 128, 129 and get off "Chongyuansibei (North Chongyuan Temple)" station 3. Take bus No. 169 and get off "Chongyuansixi (West Chongyuan Temple)" station.

@kucinggkecil 3 ай бұрын

How much did the Tongli tickets cost? With the boat, was that included?

@LoneTravellerX 3 ай бұрын

The ticket for Tongli is rmb 100 and it allows one time entry to all attractions. Boat rides are paid seperately. It costs rmb 120 a boat for 30 minutes ride. However it can be shared by up to 6 persons including child.

@kucinggkecil 3 ай бұрын

@@LoneTravellerX thank you so much for your informations👌🏻

@debbietan8657 4 ай бұрын

How early did you reach Tongli?

@LoneTravellerX 4 ай бұрын

I reached Tongli around 10.30am after visiting Lingering Garden. Tongli is usually not too crowded even at later hours so you do not need to go early. For Suzhou, first destinations should either be Humble Administrator Garden or Lingering Garden as these are the most popular locations. Arrive there as soon as they open for the best experience. On the otherhand, Zhujiajiao watertown near Shanghai is very crowded. So need to reach there by 9am.

@tifflim4306 2 ай бұрын

你好，请问shanghai metro card能用在suzhou metro吗？how much is the bullet train from shanghai to suzhou?

@LoneTravellerX 2 ай бұрын

Yes, Shanghai metro card can be used in both Suzhou and Hangzhou metro lines. High speed rail from Shanghai to Suzhou costs about RMB 38 for 2nd class and RMB 62 for first class. Frist class is 4 seats a row, 2nd class is 5 seats a row. Some trains have Business class too.

@tifflim4306 2 ай бұрын

@@LoneTravellerX 非常谢谢你的回答！

@raycwm6688 3 ай бұрын

Is it better to stay at shantang street or pingjiang road?

@LoneTravellerX 3 ай бұрын

I would prefer Pingjiang road due to it has a more authentic canal feel. And you can see people dressed up in traditional chinese costumes for photos. It is also walking distance to Humble Administrator Garden and Lion Grove Garden. Shantang would be fine too. Both have a Metro station not too far away (Pingjiang - Lindun road station, Shantang - Shantang street station). Due to price, I stayed near Guanqian street which is another famous food street (but it does not have canal). It is served by Metro - Le Qiao station.

@raycwm6688 3 ай бұрын

@@LoneTravellerX Is there more shop in the Pingjiang road area or the Shantang street? Which one is better with more shop at night?🤩

@LoneTravellerX 3 ай бұрын

I feel Pingjiang street would have better mix of shops (Food, snacks, souvenirs, clothes). I was at Pingjiang street and Shantang street till 9pm and the crowds are getting less by then. I am guessing the shops closes by 10pm. But it is more lively between 6pm to 9pm.

@user-bg7hc8wg7i Күн бұрын

Hi,I am a journalist from China. Could I have the opportunity to interview you?

@LoneTravellerX 21 сағат бұрын

I am happy to answer any written travel related or general questions as I already do in my channel. However I do not read or write in chinese. You can send me the questions to my email chinhien1977@gmail.com in english only. Do specify where my answers will be published in. Thanks.

@cherylchoong987 3 ай бұрын

Where did u stay in suzhou?

@LoneTravellerX 3 ай бұрын

I stayed at a relatively cheap hotel. PACE HOTEL Suzhou Guanqian Branch. One night USD 53. It is clean and new. Only 100 meter from a Metro exit. You can see tge pictures in Agoda.

@cherylchoong987 3 ай бұрын

@LoneTravellerX hi would you consider booking your flight from trip and take flights with transit to save cost? I saw some reasonable flight to Shangai during year end ie 25 Dec to 1st Jan about rm1.4k

@LoneTravellerX 3 ай бұрын

I have not used Trip.com other than high speed rail in china but I think is a reliable big company. So I think if the deal is good, it is ok.

@cherylchoong987 3 ай бұрын

@LoneTravellerX rm1.4k would u think is cheap for year end price? The cons is that I will be made to transit for 2 hrs with this price.

@LoneTravellerX 3 ай бұрын

I think it is cheap. My China Southern Airlines return flights from penang to guangzhou then shanghai was Rm2800 or around usd 600. But it includes a transit as there are no direct flight from my city. And it depends which country you are from as well.