[2025 Suzhou Attraction] Travel Guide for Luoxing Island (Updated Apr)

Grandpas and grandmas, let's go! This magical 10-yuan island has no stairs - take a boat ride and shoot your own martial arts movie scenes~ 🗺️【One-Day Leisure Itinerary】 Morning: Subway Line 4 Tongli Station → Luoxing Island Dock → Boat ride to island Afternoon: Stroll through Camellia Path → Picnic in Cherry Blossom Grove → Willow Shore Breeze → Return journey 🚢【Senior-Friendly Transportation Guide】 ✅For subway users: ▪️Choose Car 8 of Line 4 (near accessible elevator) ▪️Take taxi from Exit 3 of Tongli Station to "Luoxing Island Dock Bus Stop" ✅For drivers: ▪️Navigate to "Luoxing Island parking lot" - accessible parking spots in third row ▪️150m flat ground from dock to boarding point 🌿【Must-Visit Spots for Seniors】 1️⃣Century-Old King Camellia ♿️Circular pathway with anti-slip particles 📸Photo spot: Stone table under flowers (bring your own folding fan) ⏰Off-peak tip: Have the whole tree to yourself on working day mornings 2️⃣Cherry Blossom Grove Picnic Area 🌸Thoughtful facilities: ▪️Wooden platform with backed chairs ▪️Free picnic mat rental (50 yuan deposit) ⚠️Note: Strong lake breeze after 2pm 3️⃣Willow Shore Corridor 🚶Optimized accessibility: ▪️Lakeside boardwalk with vintage-style handrails ▪️Emergency call buttons every 50m 📸Photo tip: Ask your partner to stand on opposite shore for reflection shots 🛶【Boat Ride Details】 ✅Choose window seats! Perfect lake views ⏰Schedule: 8:30-17:00 (departures every half hour) 💺Seating: Right front seats are most stable (motion sickness bags provided) 👵Priority: Special access for guests over 70 🏨【Accommodation Recommendations】 ✔️Tongli Lake Hotel: ▪️Floor heating + smart toilets ▪️Fresh cooked fox nut sweet soup for breakfast ✔️Tongli Ancient Town Guesthouses: ▪️Priority for waterfront rooms with elevator ▪️Confirmed bathroom with shower chairs 🍜【Dining Tips for Seniors】 ✅"Grandma's Teahouse" at dock: ▪️Biluochun tea with 3 free refills ▪️Can request softer steamed rice balls ✅Bring your own: ▪️Thermos with red date and goji berry tea ▪️Individually wrapped shortbread cookies ⚠️【Experienced Tips】 ❶Wear cloth shoes with layered soles! Stone paths can be slippery when damp ❷Bring foldable fishing stool (for resting while waiting for boat) ❸Avoid harsh midday light for cherry blossom photos ❹Pack berberine tablets (for preventing stomach issues) Tested with parents last week - super comfortable! Boat crew helped with wheelchair, teahouse owner offered hot water refills, even the cleaning staff taught us how to pose with scarves~

🌟 Tongli Ancient Town Travel Guide 🌟 📍 Location and Transportation Tongli Ancient Town is located in Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, about 40 km from Suzhou city center. It is easily accessible. From Shanghai: Take the high-speed train to Suzhou Station, then transfer to Subway Line 4 to Tongli Station. From there, take Bus No. 725 directly to the ancient town. From Suzhou: Take Subway Line 4 directly to Tongli Station. From there, take Bus No. 725. 🎫 Tickets and Opening Hours Ticket price: 100 CNY/person. Opening hours: 7:30 am–5:30 pm. 🏞 Recommended Attractions 1. The Retreat & Reflection Garden 🌿 The most famous garden in Tongli, and the only garden in the south of the Yangtze River listed as a World Cultural Heritage site. The layout of the garden is exquisite, offering changing scenery with every step. It is well worth a visit. Tip: There are electric cars at the entrance of the Retreat & Reflection Garden for easy access. 2. Jiayin Hall 🏠 This is a typical Ming and Qing Dynasty building, with carved beams and painted rafters, full of historical charm. 3. Three Bridges 🌉 A landmark attraction in Tongli Ancient Town, the three ancient bridges are Taiping Bridge, Jili Bridge, and Changqing Bridge, symbolizing good fortune. 4. Ming and Qing Street 🛍️ This is a great place to taste local delicacies and buy souvenirs. Don't miss the sock-bottom cakes, water-caltrop cakes, and sweet osmanthus dumplings. 5. Luoxing Island 🌊 A small island located on the lake east of the ancient town, accessible by boat, it is a good place to burn incense and worship Buddha. 🍲 Food Recommendations Three-delicacy Tangyuan (sweet dumplings): Filled with pork, shrimp, and fresh mushrooms, they are incredibly delicious. Zhuangyuan Pork Trotter: Soft and glutinous, it is a local specialty. Sock-bottom Cakes: Crispy and delicious, they are Tongli's signature snack. 🏨 Accommodation Suggestions Inside the ancient town: There are many characteristic homestays, allowing you to better experience the ancient town at night. Outside the ancient town: There are budget hotels near Huanhu West Road with more comprehensive facilities. 📅 Itinerary Planning One-day tour: Visit the Retreat & Reflection Garden, Jiayin Hall, and other attractions in the morning; enjoy local cuisine at Ming and Qing Street at noon; take a boat tour of Tongli Lake in the afternoon. Two-day tour: Explore the core area of the ancient town on the first day and experience the waterside night market in the evening; visit the Tongli Lake Scenic Area on the second day and enjoy the natural scenery. 🌟 Tips Best time to visit: Spring and autumn, when the climate is pleasant. Clothing suggestions: There are many narrow alleys in the ancient town, so comfortable shoes are recommended. Environmental reminder: Protect the environment of the ancient town and do not litter. 🎉 Tongli Ancient Town is a poetic Jiangnan water town. Whether you stroll along the stone-paved roads or take a boat tour, you can feel the unique charm of this thousand-year-old town. Come here and embark on a peaceful and beautiful journey!

#favouriteitinerary Luoxing Island, located to the east of Tongli Ancient Town, is renowned for its misty rain and the spectacular lotus blooms that flourish in the summer. Often referred to as the "Waterborne Buddhist Land," this enchanting island is a popular destination for its serene atmosphere and natural beauty. Personal Opinion: In my opinion, Luoxing Island is a magical and peaceful destination that offers a unique blend of cultural and natural attractions. The island's misty ambiance and stunning lotus blossoms make it a perfect spot for relaxation and spiritual reflection.

Lovely day at Tongli Water Town, this is Luoxingzhou island!

In the northeast corner of Tongli Ancient Town in Suzhou, there floats a mysterious and ancient island on Tongli Lake, known as Luoxingzhou, rarely visited by tourists. This island, with an area of only about 150 acres, is a garden architecture that integrates temples, pavilions, and towers, becoming a wonderland in the middle of the lake. Luoxingzhou is only a few minutes' journey from the shore, but you must take a tourist boat at the dock to enter, with the ticket included. Boats depart every half hour, standing apart from the bustle of Tongli Ancient Town, quiet in deep waters, serene amidst the layered forests, it's a place that makes visitors linger and forget to return.

The only part of Tongli Ancient Town that is not in the ancient town but belongs to the important part of Tongli is Luo Xingzhou. Luo Xingzhou is the only island on the Tongli Lake with historical and cultural characteristics. You need to take a cruise to reach the island. According to historical records, the earliest building on Luo Xingzhou began in the Yuan Dynasty and was rebuilt during the reign of Emperor Guangxu. In those days, the development of Buddhism was better, and the high-ranking virtues and Buddhist scriptures celebrities who appeared in the Buddhist world came into being, forming a good pattern of arguing in the Buddhist circles. In this historical context, the entire island of Luo Xingzhou has naturally given a strong Buddhist atmosphere. Therefore, people who come to the island will be very clear to see that except for the very strange sights of the island, all of them are Buddhist temples and Buddhist buildings. When you arrive at Luoxingzhou Island by boat, you will find that the first time you have a picture is that there is a lake on the island, which is very strange. The next landscape is the beautiful scenery of the Wenchang Tower reflected in the lake in the island. The poetic and picturesque scenery is so easy to produce, and it feels very good. Afterwards, walking backwards in a counterclockwise direction, there is a very quiet little walkway that leads directly to Wenchang Tower and Guanyin Temple. I walked in the counterclockwise direction, and every place infiltrated the glory of the prosperous style of the Dharma era and the decline of the current Dharma! After during the tower, the vision can reach the entire Tongli Lake. The artistic beauty of Tongli Lake and the Lake of the Island is clearly seen under the "Law of the Eyes". This feeling is very good. It is a very good experience to come to Luo Xingzhou to come to the people in the same place. At the beginning of autumn, Luo Xingzhou's red leaves gradually turned from yellow to red, adding a lot of weight to the beauty of Luo Xingzhou's natural scenery. Walking on this small island can also be a quiet trip, and you can burn incense, ritual Buddha, and chanting here to have a meditation journey. This is probably the best travel of Luo Xingzhou? Finally, Yamano will personally experience the feelings of Luo Xingzhou and share the game with others. 1, about the ticket: already included in the ticket of Tongli Ancient Town, no need to buy another ticket. However, it is necessary to have tickets for Tongli Ancient Town to enter the park, although this is outside the scenic area of Tongli Ancient Town. In addition, the ticket to Luoxingzhou is included in the ancient town ticket, and there is no need to purchase it. 2, ticket discount policy: Regarding the ticket preferential policy, you can refer to the preferential policies for the big tickets in the Tongli Ancient Town Scenic Area, which will not be repeated here. 3, scenic opening hours: from morning 7

The Wuhu Lake surrounds Tongli Ancient Town and is best known as Tongli Lake. Tongli Lake is in the ancient town of Shuixiang, just as the heart is human. The most representative attraction of the Tongli Lake is Luo Xingzhou. The ancient town battery car can go directly to the dock, take a speed boat to swim on the lake, the fresh water of the lake is very slight, the breeze blows away the summer heat and troubles, and Luo Xingzhou is at the entrance of Tongli Lake. The island just enjoys the blue waves of the lake. In addition to the sightseeing corridor around the island, there is a temple on the continent, a Wenchang Pavilion, and a Taoist temple, which can be described as Buddhism and Taoism. Luo Xingzhou listened to the rain and was once one of the enjoyments of the old Japanese literati. After the tour, Tongli Lake Leisure Resort is also a good place to relax and have a variety of entertainment facilities. The quiet Tongli is here, witnessing the flow of water like water, washing the past lead. The quiet place here, waiting for you, find your own story here.