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Tongli Watertown One-Day Tour
Highlights:
� Take a visit to the canal town of Tongli, one of
China�s most beautiful and best preserved ancient water towns
� To maximize comfort and convenience, for your tour of Tongli
you�ll have your own professional English-speaking guide,
driver, and car
B=breakfast L=lunch D=dinner
DEPARTURE: Daily
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TOUR ITINERARY |
Tour
code:
GWAC-TONGLI |
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one-
day tour |
From your hotel or from the airport/train station, you
will be picked up by your English-speaking travel guide
and driver, and from there we will make the short drive
to the nearby water town of Tongli, which is located on
the outskirts of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Tongli is
over 1000 years old and has only recently been changed
into a tourist attraction. The town is characterized by
stone bridges and well preserved ancient architecture
including private gardens, temples and houses.
15 small river lanes crossed the town, over which spans
around 49 stone bridges in variety of styles. Bridges
are important parts of the town. The most famous bridges
among the 49 bridges in Tongli are the three bridges
called Taiping (peace), Jili (luck) and Changqing
(celebration) bridges, which has been important
landmarks of the place and regarded as the sacred
architecture by the locals. Whenever there is an
important occasion, such as wedding, people would like
to walk through the three bridges, which is supposed to
bring peace, fortune and happiness in their lives.
Buildings well preserved from the Ming and Qing
Dynasties standing by the rivers fill the town. The
traditional gardens are well worth seeing. The Tuisi
Garden makes a good example. The garden was constructed
between 1885 and 1887 by an imperial scholar. In the
garden, pavilions, terraces, halls, rockeries, ponds and
other elements of the garden were harmoniously
integrated together.
After walking along the bridges and taking a look at the
historic buildings, we�ll take a cruise through Tongli�s
canals, as it is the best way to experience the charms
and beauty of this lush and enchanting water village.
Following our tour through Tongli you will be taken back
to either your hotel or the airport/train station,
ending your day�s tour with us.
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Tour Inclusions：
1.Admissions to the attractions;
2. Traditional Chinese lunch;
3. Professional English-speaking tour guide;
4. Professional driver and a private car.
Tour exclusions：
1. Tip of the guide
2. Personal costs
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