Another reason to love Suzhou

Address: Suzhou Shantang Street Admission: Free Transportation: Metro Line 2 Shilu Station Best Time: 17:00—20:00, the lights turn on around 5:30 pm, red lanterns against the blues, it's really too beautiful! Sightseeing: 1. Boat tour: 25 yuan/person, highly recommend the night tour!! Witness the romance of Gusu, even more breathtaking in the snow! So beautiful it takes your breath away!! 2. Food: The streets are lined with Suzhou snacks, taste the local cuisine, experience the authentic Jiangnan flavor, especially don't miss the hairy crabs in autumn! There's a cream puff shop with a long queue, don't miss it 3. Suzhou Chamber of Commerce Museum: Explore the ancient Jiangnan merchant culture. 4. Shantang Street Ancient Stage: An old stage with cultural performances on weekends and holidays 5. Suzhou Pingtan: There's a Pingtan house at the dock, performances start on the hour. Accommodation Staying in the city center is very convenient, just stayed at the Suzhou Kimpton Bamboo Hotel, which is Kimpton's debut in mainland China under InterContinental, located in the center of the old city, next to the Global Mall, with Shiquan Street nearby; black tiles and white walls, pavilions and water pavilions, classic Suzhou garden style, you can take great photos without leaving the hotel. Rooms come with a courtyard, you can sway in a rocking chair all day.. There are welcome fruits and desserts when you check in, pet-friendly, really suitable for the young generation. Food 1 Xiyuan Temple: Guanyin noodles, vegetarian buns 2 Pingjiang Road Chicken Feet Alley: Braised chicken feet 3 Peach Blossom Land on Pingjiang Road: Red bean paste balls, sauce pig's trotters 4 Xin Zhen Yuan: Signature shrimp shengjian 5 For crab roe noodles go to Li Bai Crab, for pastries go to Wan Fu Xing, for double-stuffed dumplings go to Jinshui Lou, for dim sum go to Zhu Xin Nian, for Suzhou cuisine go to the wide alley's Tanhua. Sightseeing Tips Before the lights are on, it feels like an ordinary historical commercial street, but once they are lit, it suddenly becomes dazzlingly beautiful! So be sure to come to Shantang Street at night! The night view spot is on 'Tonggui Bridge', standing on the bridge you can't help but exclaim, it really has a 'wealth dazzles the eyes' feeling. It gets very crowded, so go early! If you want to take a boat tour, you can navigate to the Ancient Stage Dock to buy boat tickets, 45r/person