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Tongli Ancient Town 同里古镇Tónglǐ Gǔzhèn
5A scenic area · National heritage site · Suzhou, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Suzhou
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 5A scenic area, National heritage site
About Tongli Ancient Town
A canal town of more than a thousand years on the edge of Wujiang, crossed by waterways and old stone bridges and named in 2003 among the first ten historic and cultural towns of China. Its best-known sight is the Retreat and Reflection Garden of 1885–1887, part of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou World Heritage Site; in the old town too is Gengle Hall, a house founded in the 1440s and rebuilt under the Qing, with a lotus pond, old pines and osmanthus in its garden. Luoxing Islet in the lake holds Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian shrines.
How to get to Tongli Ancient Town
About 20 km south-east of central Suzhou in Wujiang district, by Suzhou Metro Line 4 to Tongli station and a short bus or taxi ride, or by bus from Suzhou and Shanghai.
Nearby
- Zhouzhuang 周庄古镇 10 km
Jiangnan's most famous water town, famed for its Twin Bridges and merchant halls - Classical Gardens of Suzhou 苏州园林 20 km
Whole landscapes of rock, water and pavilion folded into a city block - Wuzhen Water Town 乌镇 50 km
Stone bridges and lantern-lit canals in a water town that's best after dark
Also within 20 km: Retreat & Reflection Garden 退思园 (under 10 km), Siben Bridge 思本桥 (under 10 km), Jingsi Garden 静思园 (under 10 km), Chuihong Bridge Ruins 垂虹断桥 (under 10 km), Suzhou Bay Golden Lakeshore 苏州湾黄金湖岸 (10 km), Precious Belt Bridge 宝带桥 (10 km).
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