Canal
A canal street unchanged in 800 years. Pingtan singing drifts out of the teahouses at dusk.
Echoes of Water · Pingjiang Road · Suzhou
Garden#Culture
A Pocket Masterpiece · Master of the Nets Garden
Suzhou4.61 hr 15 min1.6k saved
The smallest of the great gardens and maybe the most perfect — proof that stillness needs very little space.
It sits in Suzhou, and rewards going slowly rather than ticking it off. Best late afternoon; summer evenings host kunqu/pingtan night-tours.
Good to know
- Best time — Late afternoon; summer evenings host Kunqu/Pingtan night-tours
- Arrive early for the light
- Allow more time than you think
- Keep a few yuan in cash, just in case
Photo: xiquinhosilva · CC BY 2.0
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