Changshu is a great place for a weekend getaway.

👍Reasons for recommendation:
Changshu is a city that combines ancient and modern elements. It has elegant gardens, beautiful mountains and rivers, colorful autumn scenery, delicious food, shopping areas, and a quiet atmosphere. It is a great value for money.

🌹Attraction address:
Changshu, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.

🚴Transportation:
- Convenient self-driving. It takes about 1.5 hours from Shanghai and about 1 hour from Suzhou.
- There is a high-speed train, so visitors from other provinces and cities can reach it.

🏞️Must-visit attractions:
- Xingfu Temple: A thousand-year-old temple outside Suzhou City, where you can pray, taste mushroom oil noodles, get a massage, and enjoy delicious food at Wangyue Tower.
- Zeng Garden, Zhao Garden, and Fangta Garden: Free, reservation required, with No. 3 Fangta Fried Goods and Shiye Tea Room nearby.
- Yushan Park and Yan Zi Tomb: Free hiking, Jianmen ticket is CNY 30, suitable for hiking enthusiasts.
- Changshu Garment City: Many shopping malls to choose from, with a variety of clothing at affordable prices.
- Nanmen Tanshang: A vegetable market with fresh fruits and vegetables, where you can buy special roasted chicken.
- Shanghu: Opposite Yushan, where you can enjoy the mountains and rivers, go bamboo rafting, and enjoy the beautiful scenery in spring and autumn. There are many activities in May.

🏷️Tickets:
Yushan Park, Yan Zi Tomb, and Jianmen: CNY 30; Zeng Garden, Zhao Garden, and Fangta Garden: Free.

🍜Food:
- Xingfu Temple mushroom oil noodles: CNY 35.
- Songsheng Cake Shop has Songhua Huangshang, three-color cake, etc.
- Luji Stinky Tofu has chicken bones, sweet sauce stinky tofu, and other delicacies.
- Baozai Vermicelli Pot is a 30-year-old shop with fried noodles, fried rice, etc., with an average price of CNY 15.

🏠Accommodation:
Shanghu Huajianfu is close to Shanghu and Yushan, with a quiet environment like a private garden.

❤️Other tips:
- You can buy a Changshu travel passport to enjoy discounts and check-in benefits.
- From November, the autumn scenery is at its best from mid-November to early December.