About Suzhou

Suzhou: The Best Time to Travel

 

You can visit Suzhou all over the year, among which spring is the best one.

 

Suzhou belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate of the north，having a moderate and humid climate with four distinctly different seasons. As the season changes, you can see various beautiful gardens in Suzhou: sometimes with flowers blooming like a piece of brocade, sometimes with shade of trees covering, and sometimes snow wrapping.

 

In the warm and pleasant spring, you can see a beautiful picture. No matter in a brilliant day or a rainy day, everything in the hundreds of gardens with different sizes comes to life to show you a dynamic scene. Moreover, the Fragrant Sea of Snow in Deng Wei Hill of Guangfu ancient town in February is also well known; the mountain is covered with blossoming plums to make it looks like a sea of snow, full of intoxicating scent.

 

If you visit Suzhou during April to October, you can not only enjoy the amazing natural landscape of pink peaches and green willows set each other off, but also taste the various fruits such as peach, Biluochun Tea and candied lotus root. The red bayberry, loquat, candied lotus root, hairy crab and Salted & Fresh Pork Soup emerge on the market one after another, to allow you enjoy the gourmet meals after feasting on your eyes.

 

Scenic spots Recommended: Fragrant Sea of Snow in Deng Wei Hill (Plum Blossom in February), Linwu Cave (sea of plum blossom in Linwu), Humble Administrator's Garden (lotus in summer of July), Tianping Hill (maple leaves in October), Cold Mountain Temple Monastery (listening New Year's bell).

 

To Remind:

 

1. It is suggested that avoid visiting Suzhou Gardens or Riverside Town Area around the Tomb Sweeping Festival, or weekends and other holidays. You can appreciate the unique charm of the old city named Suzhou only when there are fewer people.

 

2. All scenic spots of Suzhou are closed early, among which the most typical one is the Cold Mountain Temple Monastery which is closed at 17:30 usually and even at holidays (except on the day of ringing bells for New Year); the Fragrant Sea of Snow in Deng Wei hill stops selling ticket at 16:00. As a result, you have to pay more attention to manage your time if you are traveling by yourself.