It is very easy to Shanghai residents to come to Suzhou for one-day sightseeing. There are many shuttle bus and train between the two cities and nowadays Suzhou downtown is just like a satellite area of Shanghai. It only takes you one hour to arrive at Suzhou downtown and you can visit some well-known gardens and have a lunch at Shiquan Street and go to Panmen park in the afternoon. Around 4 you can be on your way back home. Ancient Panmen Gate This corner of the ancient city is composed of three places of attraction: the only remain land-and-water gates, the highest arched Wumen Bridge and the 1000-year-old Auspicious Light Pagoda. With the Grand Canal passing by the city wall, the scenic area features both a water country and the ancient style of the city. The Lion Grove Garden Built in 1342 AD, the Garden is particularly well-known for the great quantities of its Taihu rocks that form an intriguing maze of mountain paths and varied scenes. The Master-of-Nets Garden The garden has earned its fame as a masterpiece of classical residential garden. The architectural device of the embankment along the pond is the most successful along Suzhou's gardens. Buildings of varying sizes are carefully erected by the water. Whichever garden you are going to visit, you might have your own favored one, you can just choose one or two from all the ten and stay inside a little bit longer and try to your own judgment about Chinese private garden. Certainly with a guide's introduction, you can save lots of energy and time and get a thorough understanding of these tiny gardens.
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