Tianxiangmen Subway Station 1 → Jiachen Brick Pagoda → Twin Pagodas Market → St. John's Church → Twin Pagodas → Dinghui Temple → Gongxiang → Guanqian Street
09:00
Meet at Exit 1 of Xiangmen Subway Station, Suzhou Metro Line 1.
09:15
Introduce yourself and break the ice into groups
09:30
Departure, Jiachen Lane-Zhonglou New Village
Get a close look at the Jiachen Brick Tower and listen to the story of the Suzhou children's song "Seven Towers, Eight Buildings, and Nine Steamed Buns"
Visit Shuangta Market—a popular traditional food market where you can savor Suzhou-style cuisine and experience the aesthetics of Suzhou life.
Go to St. John's Church and put your hands together and pray devoutly (the church is closed on Mondays. If the church is closed, you can see the exterior)
Return to Dinghui Temple Lane along the river, circumambulate the Twin Pagodas to pray, listen to the old stories of Suzhou and the Twin Pagoda Dinghui Temple, and learn how to burn incense in Dinghui Temple.
Go along the river from Guanxiang to Gongxiang and enter the Guanqian Street area
Compare to Gongxiang Christian Church and feel the beauty of the architecture (the church is closed on Mondays. If the church is closed, the exterior view will be shown)
Gongxiang-Lingxingmen Archway-Xuanmiao Temple
Enter Xuanmiao Temple through Lingxing Gate, experience the natural Taoism at the thousand-year-old Taoist temple, and learn about the simple history of Taoism
12:30
After the activities are over, I will wait for you at the next old street!
