Tongli Water Town

★ 4.8

(92000 reviews)

A magnificent, fully living ancient water town ringed by fifteen canals and forty-nine historic stone bridges, holding the famous Tuisi Garden.

⚡ Vibe Coastal Escape

💰 Cost $14

🏃 Effort Active

Snap' Description

Escape the urban grid and enter a timeless world of ancient waterways at Tongli Water Town. Established over 1,000 years ago during the Song Dynasty, this expansive preservation district is sliced into seven distinct islets by a network of fifteen intersecting rivers. Ringed by thousands of old white-walled family homes, it houses the Tuisi Garden—a world-class UNESCO garden design landscape.

Getting There

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Metro Info

Tongli (Line 4, Exit 2) + Direct Water Town Scenic Bus (5 mins)

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Taxi Address

苏州市吴江区同里镇

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💎 Insider Tips

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Your main admission ticket includes entry to the spectacular Tuisi Garden (Retreat & Reflection Garden), a masterpiece of compact water layout.
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Seek out the 'Three Bridges' (Taiping, Jili, Changqing); local custom dictates that walking across all three bridges during milestones brings health.
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Rent a traditional hand-paddled wooden boat from the center wharf; the boat routes glide beneath ancient stone arches completely untouched by cars.
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Stay overnight inside one of the riverside boutique guesthouses (Minsu) to experience the town's highly peaceful, misty morning local lifestyle.