Yuwang Temple is located in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. Yuwang is also clued King Yu or the Great Yu, who was believed to be the King of Xia, the legendary first Chinese dynasty of the twenty-second to sixteenth centu

Located at the foot of Dengwei Mountain, city of Wuxian, the Prime Minister Temple is so named because this is the place where the former prime minister, Deng Yu used to live in during the East Han Dynasty. The four

Luzhi is a famous water town in Jiangsu Province. In the local people’s parlance, there are seventy-two and half bridges in the town which turgidly represents the large number of the bridges. The Sanbuerqiao means “

Baodai Bridge, located 7.5km southeast of Suzhou, spans on the Daidai River. The Baodai Bridge earns the reputation of “the First Bridge in Suzhou”. Precious Belt Bridge, one of the most famous and grandiose adornme

Built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Mingshan Hall is located in Yangwan of Dongshan village. It is a folk construction for family to live in and is full of art value. There are numerous brick carvings, wood carvi

Luxiang Ancient Village is located on the bank of the Tai Lake. It is an ancient village that is high in quality, most in number, best preserved in south of the Yangtze River. The Luxiang Ancient Village is the home

Located in the middle of the West Mountain, Piaomiao Peak is the highest peak in the West Mountain. It ranks first of the seventy-two peaks in the area of the Tai Lake.

“The Best Water Town in China—Luzhi,” is Fei Xiaotong. The vice-chairman of the National People’s Congress Committee highly praised this water town. Luzhi, has a long history of 2,500 years and is famed for its anci

The Happy Farmhouse in Kiln Village is situated in the Guangfu Scenic Area, which is surrounded with mountains, rivers and streams. This area is rich with sweet-scented osmanthus, loquats, waxberries and clubs. The

The Zhang Lin Park is located 1.5km southwest of Luzhi town. Following the north road of Fucheng and then leading southward to Dongzhuangbang, the first thing that came in sight is a very tall but small hill lying i

Wintersweet Garden is situated at the west of the Linwu Cave in West Mountain Scenic Area, opposite of which stood Baoshan Temple, a famous scenic spot of Buddhism. It is named after several square kilometers of win

The Crane Garden is located at the place where the Suzhou Political Consultative Conference locates. The scale of the Crane Garden is not large and has a style of the common courtyard.
The gate of the garden fa

Lingyan Pagoda, also known as Yongzuo Pagoda, stood at the Lingyan Temple that is 15km southwest of Suzhou. It is a brick pagoda built in 503 AD. It was destroyed by thunder in the late Ming Dynasty. The current bri

Shen’s Residence is located at the opposite of Baosheng Temple. Decorated with colorful flowers, it is a typical residence owned by magnates. It is said that the original owner of the residence was the magnate whose

Beisi Pagoda is situated in No.652, People Road. It stood in Beisi Temple. It is said that the Beisi Temple was originally built by Sun Quan in the period of the Three Kingdoms (220-280) and given the name Tongxuan