Best places: Tourist attractions in Gusu District, China

Suzhou's largest classical garden, dating to the Ming emperor Zhengde & split into 3 distinct areas.

Modest Chinese garden with extensive stone arrangements, a water feature & an elaborate pavilion.

Classical 16th century Chinese mountain & water garden & UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Museum designed by I. M. Pei housing Chinese artifacts, including calligraphy & ancient craftwares.

👍👍 Must visit scenery spot in Suzhou, entrance fee only 30 yuan. Best time to visit in November every year. Need to go there as early as possible before crowded with people. So that we can snap good photo and background. If go there late, need to queue up and very noisy as this is most visit by local a...

👍👍 The amazing leaning tower at the top of the Tiger Hill. It is not so fancy building, but still beautiful. Worth to look around near the temple too.

Leaning 7-story hilltop pagoda, originally forming part of a temple built during the 10th century.

👍 Interesting street/alley, fairly small area. Many ancient Chinese 'sites' are sparsely distributed across Gusu region. Has an artists setup, providing anime style on-the-spot drawing service. ~30rmb black-n-white, ~50rmb colored, options for add-on themes, and framing. Within/next to coffee place.

Classical 12th-century garden of pavilions built around water, with seasonal evening performances.

😐 Walking around and killing time, there is still air-conditioning in the tower, I think the view from the top of the tower is very good and beautiful, it is worth going up to take a photo, but there are quite a lot of people

Scenic landscaped hill with a 1st-century leaning pagoda, plus ponds, wells & a bonsai garden.

👍👍 Try to go by boat in the River, and go around the old down town in the night, the best place must to go

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A traditional Suzhou garden having origins in the 11th century, with buildings from later periods.

👍👍 My favourite place in Suzhou. The day I went is very cooking so there is wind. Strolling down the river is calm and peaceful. There are a lot of street food as well. I suggest you can get a drink and sit beside the river. The river is not exactly that clean like the photo. The day crowd is more tha...

Major Taoist place of worship established in AD 276, often rebuilt & renamed over the centuries.

A compact, centuries-old traditional garden with pavilions & a teahouse set around a lotus pond.

Set in the Panmen Scenic Area, this historic octagonal tower features 7 floors & views from the top.

Famous classical Chinese garden from the 19th century with a grotto & a library annex.