Suzhou (苏州） is a city with a history of more than 2,500 years, tracing back to the later Shang Dynasty. Suzhou is located in the south of Jiangsu (江苏) province, some 50 miles west of Shanghai, along the old Grand Canal. While talking about Suzhou, the old saying mentions it as a "Paradise on the Earth" or the "Venice of the East", referring to its natural beauty, classical gardens, bridges and waters, traditional operas and soft dialect tone.
上有天堂，下有苏杭
In this trip to Shanghai, I have purposely included Suzhou (苏州） and Hangzhou (杭州） in my itinerary, hence, according to the above Chinese Phrase, I have already been to "Paradise" (天堂)!
Getting There
I took an Express Train (动车) from Shanghai, which took merely 35 minutes! It was fast and comfortable (except for the hassle at the train stations).
Finally, I arrived at Suzhou Train Station! 上有天堂，下有苏杭
In this trip to Shanghai, I have purposely included Suzhou (苏州） and Hangzhou (杭州） in my itinerary, hence, according to the above Chinese Phrase, I have already been to "Paradise" (天堂)!
Getting There
I took an Express Train (动车) from Shanghai, which took merely 35 minutes! It was fast and comfortable (except for the hassle at the train stations).
Learning from the mistakes made in Shanghai, I better buy the train tickets to Hangzhou in advance (dont wish to rush or run into risk of not getting a ticket the day after). I quickly go to the ticketing office at the railway station, and look at the train schedule. I was looking for the fastest train to Hangzhou, some trains were taking a longer time, I bought the ticket (RMB 86) for the fastest train which will depart at 2:15pm and will arrive at Hangzhou around 5pm (around 3 hours).
Accommodation
Mingtown Suzhou Youth Hostel (booked from www.hostels.com)
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