China's Tongli Water Town: Venice of the East
China's Tongli , or Tong-Li, in Wujiang County near Suzhou is definitely worth a visit. Known as the Venice of the East, this place is truly magical and transports visitors to a slower paced China. We visited this charming town on a day trip from Shanghai during the fall of 2015 while backpacking through China. Definitely recommend taking a gondola ride around the old town and visiting Tuisi Garden
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Things to do in Tongli water town | Suzhou, China
Hi travellers,
In this video I show the array of activities to do in Tongli water town. Tongli is just outside of Suzhou and is known as Venice of the East.
You have to pay 100RMB to get inside the scenic area, where ebikes seem to be the largest mode of transportation.
We walked through Tuisi Garden, which entry is included in your ticket price. This was built during the Qing Dynasty and is a World Heritage garden.
I also show the kind of shopping available and some kind of singing performance.
There's a few different things to do within Tongli and you can just have a wander around and enjoy seeing traditional China.
Be sure to wear comfortable shoes as there's cobblestones and a wee bit of walking if you go in for the day.
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Incredible CHINESE FOOD in Ancient WATER TOWN + Gondola Ride & Gardens | Tongli, China
I love visiting China. It’s such a huge country, which means there’s a lot of diversity when it comes to the food. During my trip to the country in April of 2019, I let my taste buds guide me through tShanghai, Suzhou, and Hangzhou for 12 incredible days. I also learned a lot about the history and culture of these cities and much more! Come along with me on my Chinese adventure!
On the morning of my fifth day in China, I took a day trip to the water town of Tongli, which is about an hour south of Suzhou. There, I met up with my guide, Peter. I went there for the history; 70% of the buildings are over 200 years old! The town is made up of 17 canals with 45 stone bridges. There’s also a meditation garden!
When you arrive at the new town, you pay an entry fee of 100 Yuan/about $14.59 U.S. to get into the town. My first order of business was getting some breakfast. I was starving!
There were lots of street foods everywhere: pig feet, pig legs, duck heads, eggs, and more! We passed through a historical gate and passed lots of souvenir shops. Along the way, I saw shops and stalls selling buns, cakes, and bread. It all looked so good!
I got six different things at one restaurant: preserved vegetables, xiaolongbao with minced pork, soup dumplings, a variety of other dumplings, and a veggie bun.
First up were the preserved water vegetables, which were like a mix between spinach and cabbage. They were really moist and refreshing.
Next was the xiaolongbao, which I nibbled and sucked the soup out of before I popped the whole thing into my mouth. So good! There was some moist pork inside. I added a hot chili sauce. The dough was thin and light, but the pork inside is so flavorful!
Next was the veg bun, which was very dense with lots of layers and preserved water vegetable. The sticky rice snack also contained preserved veg. It was oily and had sticky rice in the middle like a mochi, but the outside was crispy like a pot sticker.
Next was the sticky rice with herbs, which I’d never had before. It was really sticky and was basically a dessert. The last thing was a sticky rice ball that looked like a mochi. Inside was a lot of red bean paste. It was really good!
My breakfast cost me 21 Yuan/$3.06 U.S. I was super full, so it was time to go out and explore Tongli!
We headed down the main avenue, past shops and food vendors. I tried some pork jerky, which tasted like Chinese ribs. I loved the sauce it had been marinating in! The beef jerky was outstanding!
We reached a square with lots of traditional-looking buildings and then the meditation garden. Your pass to get into the garden is the ticket you got when you entered the town, so don’t lose it! Inside is a tea hall with beautiful and intricate furniture. It’s made of mahogany and marble. It’s 200 years old and is in perfect condition!
We visited the main hall and living quarters of this incredible UNESCO World Heritage Site. I marveled at its amazing brick-and-wood doors, the patterns on the floor, and a bonsai tree! There are also lots of unique windows and a garden through the moon gate.
The garden was so beautiful and contained a pond with fish. I loved the imperial architecture from 200 years ago! It almost looked like everything was floating on the pond. There was a large, smooth stone that’s good luck to touch.
From the garden, we passed through the crowds of people and watched an awesome Chinese opera performance. Then we crossed a bridge and paid 90 Yuan to hire a boat to ride down the canal. We passed under 3 ancient stone bridges. This is the best way to experience Tongli and see local life! The ride takes 25 minutes and gives you great insight into the history of this beautiful town!
Along the canals are restaurants and there were lots of amazing trees overhead. This is what I wanted to see when in China! After our ride, we re-entered the sea of tourists to explore more and entered the old town, where there where lots of low-slung, traditional houses. We saw the third bridge, which was more straight and less arched.
And just like that, my 3-hour tour of Tongli was over! If you liked coming with me to explore Tongli, please give this video a thumbs up and leave me a comment. Also, please subscribe to my channel!
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Arriving in Suzhou felt like such a luxury. After 3 days of sweaty hiking and sleep deprivation we were relieved to get some much needed rest and recovery time. I might have...lost it a bit...when we arrived at our gorgeous hotel, the Pan Pacific Suzhou. We had a great time exploring several Suzhou gardens and go to the Tongli Water Town which is often compared to Venice because of the quaint canals and old buildings.
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Tongli, alternately Tong-Li (Chinese: 同里; pinyin: Tónglǐ; Wu: Don li, Wu Chinese pronunciation: [doŋ li]) is a town in Wujiang district, on the outskirts of Suzhou, Jiangsu province. It is known for a system of canals, it has been given the nickname Venice of the East. The place retains many of the features of an ancient Wu region town.
Tongli is half an hour away from Suzhou city and about two hours from Shanghai by buses. The town is also accessible by Suzhou Metro
Tongli Canal Ride, near Suzhou China
Taken in November, 2017, in the ancient water town of China Tongli. Known for canals, gardens, and halls. Near Suzhou and easily reachable as a daytrip from Shanghai via 30 minute bullet train, subway, and bus.
Suzhou 蘇州 (TONGLI, the chinese water town) - Part 3 (Full HD)
Suzhou is one of the most beautiful and mysterious city in the world, if not the most special of all.
This video is the Part 3 of a series of three videos made from my photos and clips collection taken at Tongli, in the surroundings of Suzhou during few days that i have stayed over there in the middle of December 2011.
Tongli is an age-old but very well preserved water township with a history of more than 1,000 years. It is located by Lake Taihu and the Grand Cana. The layout of the town and the residences basically retain the traditional style. Houses of the Ming and Qing Dynasties account for about 40% of all the buildings in the town, and a large number of beautiful gardens all over the little town.
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Tongli, alternately Tong-Li / 同里 is a town on the outskirts of Suzhou known for a system of canals that has been given the nickname Venice of the East. The place retains many of the features of an ancient Wu region town.
This historic town developed during the Song Dynasty (sometime around 1271 AD) and is surrounded by five lakes, with canals running through it and more than 40 100-year-old (or more) bridges throughout town. Its Retreat and Reflection Garden is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, as part of the Classic Gardens of Suzhou.
Because of Tongli’s easy accessibility due to close proximity to larger cities (not to mention its lovely attractions), the town is a bit more developed than some of the other five ancient water towns.
Tongli is half an hour away from Suzhou city and about two hours from Shanghai by buses. Suzhou Metro (Line 4) now goes there.
What to eat in ancient China town? | Tongli, Suzhou
Hi travellers,
From stinky tofu to candy floss. In this video I show some of the food options in Tongli water town, near Suzhou. We stayed for the weekend and had a lovely time.
We did a bit of snacking during the day, and as you can see from the thumbnail I had fish ball soup for lunch. There are a number of sit down restaurants, but not all of them have pictures to point to.
You can pay using Wechat pay at all the small outlets. I used cash.
Eating street food is one of the ways to keep your travel budget down. But ensure you bring immodium with you - just in case:
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How to Get to Tongli (同里) From Suzhou
Arriving & leaving Tongli / 同里 from/to the Suzhou train station by tourist shuttle bus. However, Suzhou rail transit line 4 apparently goes somewhere near Tongli - it opened for trial runs the day after I visited Tongli by tourist shuttle bus. I am not sure IF you still then need to transfer to an EV to get to the town itself.
Tongli Ancient Town | China（苏州 - 同里古镇）
Built in the Song Dynasty (960–1279), Tongli Ancient Town is nestled to the east of Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal, by Taihu Lake, Wujiang District, Suzhou, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Suzhou, and 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Shanghai.
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