Located on the shores of Taihu Lake, Suzhou is a fertile and productive city, famous for its beautiful gardens, commentaries, cuisine and silk.

　　Suzhou cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines in China, belonging to the “southern sweet” flavor. Not only is the selection of materials rigorous and the production fine, but also the art is applied according to the materials and the seasons are different. Cooking techniques known for stewing, stewing, simmering; emphasis on adjusting the soup, keeping the original sauce. The famous Su-style signature dishes are: squirrel gui fish, eel paste with oil, crabmeat hoof tendons, clear slippery shrimp, boiling dregs, mother oil whole chicken, Taihu Lake Ulva soup, snowflake crab dou, cherry meat, meat in sauce, fumigation fish, (fish bar) lung soup, three pieces of sub, dense juice fire party, warm pot, date paste pull cake, etc.

 

 

 

　　Suzhou cuisine is famous for its sweet, soft and sticky taste. Pan-fried steamed buns and crab shells, tiger's foot and claw with a stick……

　　The people of Suzhou are very particular about delicacy, and all the snacks are exquisite and delicious. Dried bean curd with dense sauce, begonia cake, pine nut candy, rose melon seeds, shrimp soy sauce, date sesame cake, and salty cake with lard are some of the delicious snacks unique to Suzhou. There are several lively snack streets in Suzhou: Shantang Street, Guanqian Street, and Pingjiang Road.

 

 

 

　　To the north of Panmun Scenic Area is the five-star hotel——Wu Palace Pan Pacific Hotel. It blends the essence of classical Chinese architecture and Suzhou gardens, reflecting Soviet-style understatement and elegance everywhere. The hotel has 481 luxurious and comfortable guest rooms and suites, which are elegantly designed, simple and chic, where you can enjoy the scenery of the garden. All guests staying at Pan Pacific Hotel Suzhou Wu Palace are entitled to free entrance to Panmen Scenic Area with their hotel room card.

　　Around Panmen Scenic Area, there are many chain fast hotels such as Rujia and Greenhotel on Xin Shi Road and Zhu Hui Road, which are convenient, comfortable and quiet. There are also many star hotels located around Guanqian Street and Ganzhong Road.

 

 

 

Suzhou area code	0512	Suzhou Public Bike	65892178
Suzhou Tourism Hotline	12301	Suzhou Bus	65252155
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