A Private Suzhou Route for the May Day Holiday! Must-See Hidden Gems Away From the Crowds

A treasure of a way to play that avoids crowds
Hold a cup of Mozhi tea in the greenery of Gusu City 🍵
The blue-green gradient cup reflects the summer lotus pavilion
The romance of Jiangnan is condensed in this cup of tea
Collect refrigerator magnets to unlock the poetic ink wash Jiangnan~

🗺️Citywalk Route:
Master of the Nets Garden → Dinghui Temple Lane → Zhang Taiyan Former Residence → Wusa Road → Suzhou Park

1⃣️ Master of the Nets Garden
⏰Rush before closing at 17:00! Arrive by 16:30 recommended
🌇Black tiles dyed with golden waves, the wisteria trellis is as beautiful as a Monet garden
📸Must-see spots: Moon Comes with Breeze Pavilion/A Branch Beyond the Bamboo/Hall of Late Spring

2⃣️ Chai Garden (Free)
📍No. 44 Cuku Lane, Gusu District
🍃A healing garden hidden deep in the alley
Quiet with few people, it feels like you have the whole place to yourself, the green banana leaf window view is absolutely beautiful

3⃣️ Wu Zuoren Art Museum (Free)
🔍Get the Twin Pagodas divine angle!
✨Koi pond on the first floor reflecting the Twin Pagodas/Carved window frame on the second floor
It is recommended to bring a telephoto lens, and rainy days have an even more ink wash dreamlike feel

4⃣️ Zhang Taiyan Former Residence
📚The window view on the second floor of Guwuxuan Bookstore is divine!
Old Republican-era Western-style house + window full of greenery, stealing half a day of leisure

5⃣️ Strolling on Wusa Road
🦋Tongde Lane Republican-era building complex | Jellyfish lights in Jincheng New Village
🍂Green tunnel/red brick wall/old-fashioned telephone booth, full of film vibes

6⃣️ Suzhou Park (Free)
👒Local grandmothers fanning themselves in the shade/old men practicing Tai Chi
Sit under the century-old plane trees and daydream, feeling the real Suzhou slow life

💡Tips:
▫️Wearing new Chinese style/cheongsam will make for better photos, and it goes great with the Mozhi limited edition cup!
▫️It is recommended to cycle + walk, there are surprising snacks hidden in the alleys along the way
▫️Eat sugar porridge at the Twin Pagodas Market, and drink mung bean soup at Dinghui Temple Lane