How to enjoy summer in Suzhou: hide away in a courtyard and hold romance in your hands🪷

How to enjoy summer in Suzhou: hide away in a courtyard and hold romance in your hands🪷 Suzhou’s summer is half poetry in the gardens, and the other half is all hidden in the courtyards of Pingjiang Road🍃. Push open the creaking wooden door🚪, and instantly you’re separated from the bustling street corner. This place is both a guesthouse and a tea room filled with the fragrance of tea🍵. Casually flip through a magazine or play a board game📖, your eyes resting on Suzhou-style small ornaments on the shelf. Turn around and order a cup of tea, and even time seems to slow down. Framed by blue tiles, white walls, and lush flowers and trees, it’s like a breathing Suzhou garden painting🖼️. When the sunset slants into the courtyard, shadows dance on the stone path, and even the air is wrapped in a gentle filter✨. Ride five minutes to Yaba Shengjian to taste a bite of Suzhou-style sweet and salty pan-fried buns. Rent a scooter🛵 and in ten minutes reach Baita West Road, where you can have a flower farmer pick a bunch of dewy lotus flowers🪷. Holding them in your hand while walking on the bluestone path, the breeze carries the scent of lotus. This is the unique romance of summer in Suzhou✨.