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Shantang Street 山塘街Shāntáng Jiē
4A scenic area · Suzhou, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Suzhou
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- City
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Shantang Street
A canal street in north-west Suzhou that follows the Shantang canal, dug in 825 under the poet and prefect Bai Juyi to link Changmen gate with Tiger Hill; street and canal run for 'seven li' (about 3.8 km), the source of its nickname. Its eastern section is lined with restored old houses, guild halls and small museums, with stone bridges over the canal. Burnt in 1860 and rebuilt, the street so pleased the Qianlong Emperor that he had a copy, Suzhou Street, built at the Summer Palace in Beijing.
How to get to Shantang Street
In the north-west of Suzhou just outside the old city; the busy restored section starts near Changmen gate, and the street leads on to Tiger Hill.
Nearby
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou 苏州园林 under 10 km
Whole landscapes of rock, water and pavilion folded into a city block - Zhouzhuang 周庄古镇 30 km
Jiangnan's most famous water town, famed for its Twin Bridges and merchant halls
Also within 20 km: Lingering Garden 留园 (under 10 km), Garden of Cultivation 艺圃 (under 10 km), Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty 环秀山庄 (under 10 km), Beisi Pagoda (Bao'en Temple) 北寺塔 (under 10 km), Tiger Hill & Yunyan Temple Pagoda 虎丘 (under 10 km), Xuanmiao Temple 玄妙观 (under 10 km).
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