Suzhou’s Old Lanes and Gardens, with a Day at Lake Tai
Walk Tongdeli, Pingjiang Road and Shantang, compare four classical gardens, and leave a separate day for Mingyue Bay on Lake Tai.
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Eating Around Nanjing: Tangbao, Duck-Blood Soup and Eighteen Food Stops
Explore Nanjing through soup-filled tangbao, crisp beef dumplings, duck-blood vermicelli soup, rice cakes and sweet lotus-root porridge, with places to try them.
A Yangzhou Hotel Near the Old Canal: Compact Rooms and Useful Shared Spaces
A closer look at the Heyi Zhishang experience branch for Yangzhou’s old canal and Dongguan Street, from its room layout to laundry, dining and family spaces.
A Courtyard-Style Hotel Base for a Stay in Zhouzhuang
A look at the courtyard setting and practical room design of Holiday Inn Express Suzhou Zhouzhuang Ancient Town, with details to check before booking.
Yangzhou Along the Water: Gardens, Old Ferries and the People Who Shaped the City
Follow Yangzhou’s canals through merchant gardens, printing history, temples and old ferry sites, with room for the city’s Muslim heritage and writers.
Two Days in Yangzhou: Morning Tea, Lake Bridges and Salt-Merchant Gardens
Spend two days around Slender West Lake and Geyuan, with Huaiyang breakfasts, rock gardens, local crafts and room for an evening by the water.
Water-Town Weekends near Shanghai and Beijing: Choosing a Base
Compare seven Jiangnan towns and two very different Beijing-area escapes, with an emphasis on what an overnight stay adds.
Jiangnan in Spring Rain: Water Towns and Lakes to Take Slowly
Choose between canal-side Zhouzhuang, Liangnong by Siming Lake, Xinye’s village lanes and the softer horizons of Jiangnan’s lakes.
A Wuxi Food Weekend: Huishan Breakfasts, Canal Walks and Local Dishes
Eat your way through Wuxi with silver-thread noodles, sweet soup dumplings, savoury tofu pudding and glazed ribs, leaving time for Huishan, Nanchan Temple and Liyuan.
Cherry Blossoms at Yuantouzhu: A Spring Guide to Wuxi's Lake Tai Peninsula
A practical guide to cherry season at Yuantouzhu in Wuxi: bloom stages, the garden and lakeside viewpoints worth the walk, evening viewing, transport and where to eat by the water.
A High-Rise Base in Central Wuxi: Hyatt Regency Wuxi
The Hyatt Regency Wuxi sits on top of the Sanyang Plaza metro interchange. What the high floors, the corner rooms, the busy buffet and the old-city sights nearby are actually like.
Huajiantang Tongli: A Heritage Stay in a Former Girls' School
A stay inside the former Lize Girls' School in Tongli, taking in the courtyards, rooms, tea and games room, and dining in the old auditorium, with notes on Tuisi Garden next door.