Home >> China Tours >> Day Tours >> Suzhou Garden & Zhouzhuang Water Village One Day Tour (SIC Tour)

Suzhou Garden & Zhouzhuang Water Village One Day Tour (SIC Tour)

Full Name:	*
Nationality:	*
Email Address:	*
Confirm Email Address:	*
Phone Number:	*
Tour Class:	*
Tour Starting Date:	*
NO. of Travelers:		Adults:(>12) Children:(2-12) babies:(0-2)
Additional Requirements:

You will experience and enjoy two spectacular places, one is the so-called “ Venice in the the East”, and another is entitled “ No.1 Water Village in China”. Suzhou was founded in 514 B.C., famous for its classical Chinese gardens. Zhouzhuang is well preserved through over 900 years. Visit this old water town and take a rowi...
Destination: Shanghai
Highlights: Hotel pick-up + land tour + English speaking guide

Price per person from: From $ 118

Day by day itinerary

Tour Summary
Full Itinerary

Lingering Garden [detail] --> Grand Canal [detail] --> The Old City Gate(Panmen) [detail] --> Silk Factory [detail] --> Zhouzhuang Water Village [detail]

Route 1 Lingering Garden: Lingering Garden is a renowned classical Chinese garden. It is located at 338 Liuyuan Rd. Suzhou. It is recognized with other classical Suzhou gardens as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 1997, the garden, along with other classical gardens in Suzhou, was recorded by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The garden also stores two UNESCO intangible world heritage arts; Pingtan and Guqin music.

Route 2 Grand Canal: Grand Canal also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the longest canal or artificial river in the world. Starting at Beijing, it passes through Tianjin and the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the city of Hangzhou. The oldest parts of the canal date back to the 5th century BC, although the various sections were finally combined during the Sui Dynasty (581–618 AD).

Route 3 The Old City Gate(Panmen): Panmen City Gate was first built during the Wu Kingdom of Spring and Autumn Period (770BC-476BC) and it is the only well preserved water-and-land city gate in the world now. It consists of the land city gate, the water city gate, the city gate tower, the Weng City and a 300-meter long, 5-meter high city wall on both sides. It was a place of utmost importance for the army in ancient times. The double water city gate is a pioneering work in architectural history. There is a sluice on the gate which can be closed and open by a stone gate at any time to control the water as well as to resist aggression. The city tower above the gate was damaged repeated in wars throughout history, the current Panmen City Gate Tower was built in 1986 to commemorate the 2,500-year-anniversary of the founding of Suzhou.

Route 4 Silk Factory: What is so amazing about the silk-making process is that the silkworm creates its cocoon out of a single silk thread that is continuous for approximately 3,600 feet. Among the processes, making cocoons to skeins is especially important. The workers operate machines that spin the silk filaments into skeins. One cocoon is attached to each spindle. This makes it better understood why the filament of each cocoon must be unbroken. Then you will see how the people produce silk with the old style machine, and the making process of hand made silk quilt. You can testify that these quilts are light as a feather and very warm and buy one if you like it.

Route 5 Zhouzhuang Water Village: Zhouzhuang is one of the most famous water townships in China, noted for its profound cultural background, the well preserved ancient residential houses, the elegant watery views and the strong local colored traditions and customs. It has been called the "Venice of the East"

Price Per Person

Dec. 1, 2011 - Dec. 31, 2012

Your Group Size	Tour Class	Tour Price	Single Room Supplement	Inquiry
Adult	SIC Tour	$ 118	$ 0	Inquiry

Remarks

Hotel pick up time: 0730am-0900am, actual pick up time will be advised when reservation
Cancellation before departure date, 30% of tour fare is charged
Cancellation on departure date, no refund
Reservation should be made at least 24 hours before the tour

Prices Inclusions and Exclusions

Price Inclusions

Round Trip Transfer from Most Downtown Shanghai Hotels
Main Entrance Fees
English Speaking Guide
Air-Conditioned
CoachChinese lunch

Price Exclusion

Optional gratuities to guide and driver
Personal expenses

Please browse China tours by type: