The guide picks you up at the hotel in Suzhou to visit the Tiger Hill. Atop the hill stands the Cloud Rock Pagoda (Yunyan Ta), which the Suzhounese love to compare to the Tower of Pisa. By climbing the hill, you will find a number of historical sites, some of which can be traced back over 2500 years to the founding of Suzhou.

Continue to visit the Hanshan Temple, a Buddhist temple and monastery in Suzhou. The temple houses tall and spacious halls, which are neatly laid out. Pine trees, winding corridors and paths add more elegance to the ancient temple. The ringing of the bell at Hanshan Temple on Chinese New Year eve is a major pilgrimage and tourist event for visitors from many countries.

Have a typical Chinese lunch. Then continue the tour.

Enjoy an interesting stroll in the Master Nets of Garden. The stone arch bridges, the old-aged buildings and streets along the rivers are pretty much the same as they were in the past. You will have a chance to taste the overwhelming charm of the South China gardens.

Sightsee at the Panmen Gate, Suzhou's most famous scenic sight. The constructions of the Panmen Gate tell us that more than one thousand years ago the defense constructions of China had already reached a high level. With the unique architecture, Panmen Gate has become a famous historical landmark in Suzhou.constituted the supreme example of lakeside beauty in China.

Explore the landmark of Suzhou - the Grand Canal,as a major transportation hinge in past dynasties, the Grand Canal interconnected the Yangtze, Yellow, Huaihe, Haihe, and Qiantang Rivers and flowed through Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang with Hangzhou at its southernmost end. * Then visit the Ancient City Walls.

After the trip is over, drive back to your hotel.