The opening of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has allowed the economic advantages of the north and the south to communicate with each other, complementing each other's disadvantages, and facilitating many future generations of people. Suzhou can become a paradise for wealthy businessmen, and the ancient canal of Suzhou, which connects with the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, has contributed a lot. This artificial river around the city was not only a source of wealth for the people in ancient times, but also a favorable line of defense to protect the city-state. Nowadays, the traffic importance of Suzhou's outer city river is decreasing, but its unique style is still worth experiencing for foreign tourists.

Cities with outstanding night views in China, such as Shanghai, Chongqing, and Guangzhou, have ship night tour projects, which are a must for many foreign tourists. While most people criticize this, it's a great way for out-of-town visitors to get a quick overview of the city. And in Suzhou, in addition to gardens and ancient towns, water town cruises are never lacking in attraction for tourists.

Although the boat trip in Suzhou is in the square outer city river, the boat cruises back and forth half of the outer city, not the entire outer city river. Nowadays, there are three docks for boarding, namely the 10,000 Wharf, the Xinshiqiao Wharf and the Middu Wharf. No matter where visitors board the boat, the scope is limited to the southwest section of the route from Stone Road to Osmanthus Park.

Cruises are divided into day and night tours, depending on the specific needs of the tourist. Along the way, the cruise will pass through the ancient city gates, scenic spots and stone arch bridges of Suzhou, such as Panmen, Xumen, Jinmen, Lumen, etc., and the tour guide will have corresponding funny explanations, so that newcomers can have a deeper understanding of Suzhou. Compared with day tours, the lighting effects around the river, ancient city walls, buildings, and scenic spots during night tours are beautiful and the experience is better. Night cruise tickets are slightly more expensive than during the day because there is an extra performance of the show. In a melodious Wu Nong's soft words, feel the silence and refreshing tenderness, taste the wind and bones of this thousand-year-old city, I believe that tourists will be worth the trip.

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Tickets: Online tickets are about 60 yuan/person

Cruise ticket sales hours: 9:00-19:30

Opening hours: All day