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Best time to visit
Tongli features four distinct seasons, each worth experiencing. April-July is the best season when the climate is the most pleasant and scenery is the most beautiful with sprouting plants. A winter visit can give people a different experience when the town blanketed by snow is like a traditional Chinese painting.

Transport
Tongli is only 18 kilometers away from Suzhou and 80 kilometers away from Shanghai. The express bus from Shanghai to Tongli departs from Shanghai Stadium at 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. The journey takes two hours. There are shuttle buses from Suzhou Railway Station or Suzhou Bus Station to Tongli, with the journey ranging 35-50 minutes.

Admission
A package ticket including most of the famous gardens costs 50 yuan (US$6).

Food
Never miss the chance to taste fresh aquatic plants and fish. Most of the food is sweet. Famous snacks include smoked fish, dried bean curd, cakes made of glutinous rice and spring rolls (fried stuffed rolls).

Lodging
Family lodges are the first choice. Two family lodges are highly recommended by travel buffs on the Internet. They are Lu's Hostel (0512-63330674) and Wanshun Hostel (0512-63331608, 63907608), both in the center of the town.

Tong Li

Tongli, which belongs to Wujiang in Jiangsu Province, is located along the bank of Tai Lake and to the east of ancient canal with eight lakes surrounded; it is 80 kilometers away from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport in the east and 18 kilometers away from Suzhou in the north, adjacent to 318 national highway in the south and Suzhou—Jiaxing expressway in the west. The administrative district of Tongli town, after mergence of Tongli and Tuncun in October, 2001, covers a total area of 102.91 square kilometers and boasts a total population of 58,000 with 12 administrative villages, 1 aquatic product base and 6 community residents' committees affiliated.

Tuisi Garden

Tuisi Garden

Tuisi Garden

Tuisi Garden was built from 1885 AD to 1887 AD. It is originally owned by Ren Lansheng.
Three bridges

Three bridges

Three bridges indicate Taiping Bridge, Jili Bridge and Changqing Bridge which are arranged in a triangle at the convergences of three rivers, forming ring roads in the town.
Jiayin Hall

Jiayin Hall

Jiayin Hall, established in 1912, is located in the front part of Youjia Lane in Zhuxing Street; it has four entrances and all the doors, windows and beams are well-carved.
Chongben Hall

Chongben Hall

Located on the northern side of Changqing Bridge in Fu Guan Street, Chongben Hall is built by water facing the south
Pearl Tower

Pearl Tower

The story of Pearl Tower originated in Tongli and describes love between Fang Qing and Chen Cui’e. Chen Cui’e was loyal to love regardless of poverty, gave away tower, praying for marriage with...
Luoxing Islet

Luoxing Islet

Luoxing Islet is a sacred place with the combination of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, and is an islet floating on lake in the east of Tongli Town.
Xiaodian Lake Forest Park

Xiaodian Lake Forest Park

Wujiang Xiaodian Lake Forest Park in Jiangsu Province is located in the northeast of Tongli Town in Wujiang, covering an area of around 4,000 mu (including water area of over 2,000 mu).