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SZ-003: 3-Day Suzhou Water Town Tour

Tour code: SZ-003
Tour Type: City Tours
Destinations: Suzhou
Tour overview: This 3-day suzhou tours leads you into the wandering waterways in Suzhou and Tongli, the idyllic destinations featured unique life style, ancient streets and buildings, stone bridges and little boats.

1. Enjoy the exquisitely-built garden in Suzhou, to see the perfect combinations of lakes, rocks, bridges, trees and buildings

2. Visit the silk factory and witness the process of silk producing, learn tips about silk or have some good buy

3. Stand at the bank of the magnificent Grand Canal

4. Ride through the old city quarter of Suzhou and back into history

5. Enjoy the fantastic shows and activities in Tiger Hill Park

6. Take a leisure walk in charming ancient water town Tongli, with endless photography opportunities.

Tour Date	City	Tour Brief
1	Suzhou	Suzhou Old City Gate, Grand Canal
2	Suzhou	Garden of the Master of the Nets, No. 1 Silk Factory, Tiger Hill, Suzhou Old City Quarter
3	Suzhou	Tongli Water Town

City:	Suzhou
Activity:	Arrive in Suzhou. Be met and transferred to visit Suzhou Old City Gate, Grand Canal. Overnight in Suzhou.
Attractions:	Suzhou Old City Gate First built in 514 BC, it’s a famous historical landmark of Suzhou. For its distinctive land-and-water city gates, it’s also called "Land and Water Gate". Together with the Ruiguang Pagoda and Wumen Bridge, it makes three sights of the Old City Ga Grand Canal The Grand Canal of China, the world’s oldest and longest canal, is 1,795 Km (1,114 miles) long with 24 locks and 60 bridges. And the canal at Suzhou is the best part for shipping. You can indulge yourself in the two-side scenery of the river.
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City:	Suzhou
Activity:	After breakfast, visit Garden of the Master of the Nets, No. 1 Silk Factory, Tiger Hill and 3-wheel rickshaw ride at old city quarter.
Attractions:	Garden of the Master of the Nets Considered as the smallest garden in Suzhou; the most striking feature is its use of space: courtyards is ingeniously designed to give the illusion of a much larger area. It was added on the list of "World Cultural Heritage Site" in 1997. No. 1 Silk Factory No. 1 Silk Factory, with a history of more than 80 years, enjoys a good reputation in the silk industry for its complete technical process of silkworm rearing, silk reeling and weaving. Here you can see the whole process of making silk items. Tiger Hill It looks just like a crouching tiger, hence the name. The hill, known for its natural beauty, is the final resting place of He Lu, the founding father of Suzhou. It has been a tourist destination for hundreds of years. Suzhou Old City Quarter Suzhou Old City Quarter, surrounded by lakes and rivers, is famous for its constructions above water. So aimlessly meandering the canals and alleys is the best way to explore the traditional living quarters of local people.
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Meals:	B, L

City:	Suzhou
Activity:	One full day to Tongli Water Town near Suzhou, Fifteen rivers divides the town into seven island and 49 sets of historic bridges connect the town as a whole. Transfer to the train station or airport to head for your next destination.
Attractions:	Tongli Water Town Tongli, one of the ancient water towns, is characterized by ancient stone bridges and labyrinthic houses. Most of Tongli’s buildings keep there traditional facades, with stark-whitewashed walls, black-titled roofs, cobblestone pathways.
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Meals:	B, L

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