23 Sights in Suzhou, China (with Map and Images)

Lingering Garden is a renowned classical Chinese garden, dating back to 1593. It is located at 338 Liuyuan Rd. Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China (留园路338号). The garden is divided into 4 themed sections connected by covered walkways. The central garden encircles a pond and a grotto constructed of yellow stone granite. It was created by the noted artist Zhou Binzhong.

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The Humble Administrator's Garden is a Chinese garden in Suzhou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most famous of the gardens of Suzhou. The garden is located at 178 Northeast Street (东北街178号), Gusu District. At 78 mu (亩), it is the largest garden in Suzhou and is considered by some to be the finest garden in all of southern China. In 1997, Humble Administrator's Garden was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a component of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou.

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The Lion Grove Garden is a garden located at 23 Yuanlin Road in Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The garden is famous for the large and labyrinthine grotto of taihu rocks at its center. The name of the garden is derived from the shape of these rocks, which are said to resemble lions. The garden is recognized with other classical gardens in Suzhou as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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The Retreat & Reflection Garden is a notable classical garden in China. It is located in Tongli, Wujiang, Jiangsu, China. In 2001, it was recognized with the other Classical Gardens of Suzhou as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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The Master of the Nets Garden in Suzhou is among the finest gardens in China. It is recognized with the other Classical Gardens of Suzhou as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The garden demonstrates Chinese garden designers' adept skills for synthesizing art, nature, and architecture to create unique metaphysical masterpieces. The Master of the Nets is particularly regarded among garden connoisseurs for its mastering the techniques of relative dimension, contrast, foil, sequence and depth, and borrowed scenery.

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The Garden of Cultivation is one of the best preserved examples of a Ming Dynasty classical garden in Suzhou. It is part of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou on UNESCO's World Heritage Site list. "Due to its special history, this Garden was virtually unknown before it was listed as a UN World Cultural Heritage site."

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The Tiger Hill Pagoda or Huqiu Pagoda (Chinese: 虎丘塔; pinyin: Hǔqiū tǎ; Suzhou Wu: Hou chieu thaeh, Wu Chinese pronunciation: [hou tɕʰʏ tʰɑʔ]), officially the Yunyan Pagoda, is a Chinese pagoda situated on Tiger Hill (Huqiu) in Suzhou city, Jiangsu Province of Eastern China. It is nicknamed the 'Leaning Tower of China'.

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The Canglang Pavilion, variously translated as the Great Wave Pavilion, Surging Wave Pavilion, or Blue Wave Pavilion, is one of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou that are jointly recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is located at 3 Canglangting Street in Suzhou, Jiangsu China.

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The Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty is a Chinese garden located on 272 Jingde Rd., inside the Embroidery Museum in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. In 1997, it was recognized with other classical Suzhou gardens as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Pan Gate, Pan Men, or Panmen is a historical landmark in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. It is located on the south-west corner of the Main Canal or encircling canal of Suzhou. Originally built during the Spring and Autumn period in the state of Wu, historians estimate it to be around 2,500 years old. It is now part of the Pan Gate Scenic Area. It is known for the "three landmarks of Pan Gate". They are the Ruiguang Pagoda, the earliest pagoda in Suzhou built in 247, the Wu Gate Bridge, the entrance to the gate at that time over the water passage and the highest bridge in Suzhou at the time, and Pan Gate. The Ruigang Pagoda is constructed of brick with wooden platforms and has simple Buddhist carvings at its base.

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The Beisi Pagoda or North Temple Pagoda is a Chinese pagoda located at Bao'en Temple in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. The base of the pagoda has an octagonal frame, and the tower rises nine stories in a total height of 76 m (249 ft). The pagoda was once eleven stories tall, but was damaged and reduced to nine stories. Its double eaves and flying corners are similar to that of the Liuhe Pagoda found in Hangzhou. Its base and outside walls are made of brick, the balustrades made of stone, and the eaves and banisters encircling the structure are made of wood.

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Five Peaks Garden or Wufeng Garden is a classical Chinese garden located in Suzhou, China. The original garden dates to the Ming dynasty and was the site of painter Wen Boren's home. In 1979 authorities began restoration of the gardens. Since 2002, the Garden has become a protected area which is maintained by the Suzhou gardens administration. The garden takes its name from five rock peaks which are found on the grounds.

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Suzhou Ferris Wheel is a 120-metre (394 ft) tall giant Ferris wheel on the east bank of Jinji Lake in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. It has 60 passenger cabins, a maximum capacity of 300 passengers, and takes approximately 20 minutes to complete each revolution.

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The Suzhou Museum of Opera and Theatre or China Kunqu Museum is a theatre museum in Suzhou, China. It is located in a Ming dynasty theatre of latticed wood and has display halls with old musical instruments, hand-copied books, lyrics and scores, masks and costumes. It also has other paraphernalia including a life size orchestra and photographs of performers. The museum also covers kunqu's 500-year-old history. The museum is often used for performances today and the teahouse stages daily shows.

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The City God Temple of Suzhou Mansion is the City God Temple of the old Suzhou Mansion, located in the east section of Jingde Road in the old city of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Province, built in the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1370). Its east and west wings once had the Changzhou County City God Temple and the Wu County City God Temple built in the 23rd year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1595). At present, only the gate of the ceremony, the main hall and some ancient buildings of the City God Temple in Cheung Chau County on the east side still exist.

Wikipedia: 蘇州府城隍廟 (ZH)

Suzhou Education Museum, located in Chai Garden, No. 44, Vinegar Lane, Gusu District, Suzhou City, was completed in 2017 and is a public professional museum with the theme of education, and it is also the first education museum in China.

Wikipedia: 苏州教育博物馆 (ZH)

Wanshou Palace is located at No. 98, Minzhi Road, Gusu District, Suzhou City, which is a palace-style building built in the Qing Dynasty and was listed as a cultural relics protection unit in Suzhou City in 1963. It is now the location of Suzhou University for the Elderly.

Wikipedia: 万寿宫_(苏州) (ZH)

Jiachen Lane Brick Tower is located in the south of Jiachen Lane, Xiangmen Neiganjiang East Road, Gusu District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China, is a five-storey and eight-sided pavilion-style tower, using blue brick imitation wood structure, 6.82 meters high, 0.51 meters wide at the bottom. Each layer is to the water chestnut tooth and the eaves brick stacked astringently pick out the waist eaves, the wall surface under the eaves is hidden out of the forehead, the column head fang and the corner paving, the eaves erect a flat seat, the eight sides of the interval to open the pot door and hide out of the mullioned window, the position of the four doors and four windows is staggered layer by layer.

Wikipedia: 甲辰巷砖塔 (ZH)

Xiangmen is a city gate in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China, located on the east side of the ancient city of Suzhou and Pingjiang Road Historic District, east of the moat, in the transportation center connecting the ancient city and Suzhou Industrial Park. At present, the castle tower and city wall were restored and rebuilt in 2011-2012.

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Kaiyuan Temple is located in the Renaissance Garden Community, No. 11, Panmennei East Street, Gusu District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. In 1956, it was listed as a cultural relics protection unit in Jiangsu Province. In 2013, it was listed as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Wikipedia: 开元寺无梁殿 (ZH)

Xu Gate, located in the west of the old city of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China, is a gate of the Suzhou City Wall, named after the remote Guxu Mountain (now Gusu Mountain). The existing city gate was built in the 11th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1351), and has survived to this day, which is one of the few remaining ancient city gates in Suzhou. In 1982, Xumen was listed as a cultural relics protection unit in Suzhou; In 2006, it was included in the cultural relics protection unit of Jiangsu Province.

Wikipedia: 胥门 (ZH)

Zhang Shicheng Jigong Monument is located in the pagoda courtyard of Bao'en Temple in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, formerly known as "Longping Statue Monument". Built at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, it is a rare stone inscription of the Yuan Dynasty. In 1957, it was listed as a cultural relics protection unit in Jiangsu Province.

Wikipedia: 张士诚纪功碑 (ZH)

Suzhou Ferris Wheel Park (also known as Jinji Lake Ferris Wheel) is located at No. 99, Right Bank Street, on the east bank of Jinji Lake in Suzhou Industrial Park, south of Suzhou International Expo Center.

Wikipedia: 苏州摩天轮公园 (ZH)