Wuxi amazed me! 2 days 1 night travel guide, more beautiful and cost-effective than Suzhou

Suzhou is already beautiful, until I went to Wuxi…💖 Wuxi, you are really too low-key! On the first day of National Day, I came to Wuxi and was so beautiful that I cried out loud😭 Here, there are not only stunning Jiangnan gardens but also fantastic cultural and art exhibitions, and the night tour is truly soul-stirring! Compared to Suzhou, the cost performance is simply doubled‼️

🚌 Transportation guide:
🚄 High-speed rail: direct to Wuxi Station
🚇 Metro: Wuxi metro lines are well-developed
🚖 Taxi: cheap starting fare, easy to call a ride

📆 2 days 1 night essential itinerary:
Day 1: Huishan Ancient Town → Erquan Yingyue Music Museum → Check in at Indigo Hotel Qingming Bridge
Day 2: Canal Culture and Art Museum → Qingming Bridge Noodle House → Nanchang Street → Night tour of Nanchang Street

✨ Recommended check-in spots:
✅ Huishan Ancient Town (Address: Huishan Zhijie, Liangxi District, Wuxi)
CCTV Spring Festival Gala sub-venue! Qianlong Emperor visited 6 times🎯
An ancient town by the mountains and water, you can experience a gondola ride through the Jiangnan water town⛵️
Ticket: 70 RMB ⏰ Opening hours: 8:00-17:00

✅ Erquan Yingyue Music Museum (Address: No.1 Shimen Road, Liangxi District, Wuxi)
Hometown of the famous erhu master A Bing🎻
You can see national treasure-level numbered musical notation manuscripts, and the stairway flower sea is super photogenic📸
Ticket: Free ⏰ 9:00-16:30 (Closed on Mondays)

✅ Canal Culture and Art Museum (Address: East Canal Road, Nanchang District, Wuxi)
The National Day special exhibition features real mummies!👑
There are also outdoor dance performances in Egyptian costumes💃
Ticket: 80 RMB ⏰ 10:00-21:00

✅ Nanchang Street (Address: Nanchang Street, Liangxi District, Wuxi)
Must visit at dusk! The blue hour lighting is super dreamy🌠
The "Tonight Liangxiao" 90-minute cruise features water performances + light shows that are stunning✨
Cruise ticket: 128 RMB ⏰ 19:30-22:00

🥢 Food guide:
1️⃣ Crab roe noodles at Qingming Bridge Noodle House are a must-try! So fresh it’ll blow your mind😋
2️⃣ Authentic Jiangnan cuisine at Qingming Bridge Restaurant is not to be missed
3️⃣ Wang Xingji’s soup dumplings + show for a double delicious experience

💡 Tips:
1. Book cruise tickets in advance, popular time slots sell out quickly
2. The intangible cultural heritage shops on Nanchang Street are great to browse, Zhu Bingren’s copperware is exquisitely crafted