Suzhou
The classical gardens (Humble Administrator's, Lingering Garden - UNESCO), the canals, the silk. Half an hour by bullet train - the essential day trip.
Guide
Day trips from Shanghai
The Yangtze Delta is China's richest cluster: Suzhou's gardens, Hangzhou's lake, the water towns - all within 90 minutes by high-speed rail.
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The delta classics
Hangzhou
West Lake: the causeways, the temples, the tea villages (Longjing). China's most beautiful city, an hour away.
Water towns
Zhujiajiao
The nearest water town: canals, the Fangsheng Bridge, the old street. Half-day, easy.
Nanjing
The old capital: the city wall, Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum, the salted duck. The history day.
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