Pleasant canal strolls until you hit the shopping street. Best advise is to head up the canal rather than down it! More

Yes, it is a little touristy but the buildings and the street kind of brings you back to way back when. The view at the beginning of the street with the red lanterns lining up the canal is beautiful during the day and stunning by evening. The only issue with walking along the street is the smell of the Fermented... More

Shantang Jie is great fun: both on foot and by boat. We typically take our guests to Tiger Hill and then take the boat to Shantang street "tourist part": the view is really nice. You get to see the old houses from the canal point-of-view and look at local life on the terraces. The beer, post cards and playing cards... More

You have to go but we were a bit disappointed - tooo touristy. Perhaps we missed something. Pingjiang Road has more character. However, the area at the start of the road is fascinating, full of local colour such as hairdressers in the street. More

but beware fo the rotten toufu smell from under the bridge... :D More

fun, fun, fun Beware of the scooter drivers. They are everywhere, even on the sidewalks. You really have to be careful when walking because of this. What can I say. When in China take this as their culture and enjoy More

Shantang Jie, just north of Shi Lu, in the NW corner of Suzhou is a great little street. The initial part is quite touristy, but is very photographic during the day and particularly in the evening. TIP: Once you pass through the very first stone arch, hang an immediate left, then walk west for a hundred metres before winding your... More

Chinese friends took us here in the evening. The lantern-lit setting, with small shops and stores along a narrow lane paved with granite blocks certainly makes you feel you're in an earlier century. Looking down the canal behind the buildings is also an unforgettable image. More