{"id":10267,"date":"2022-01-11T05:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T21:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=10267"},"modified":"2022-01-11T22:02:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T14:02:20","slug":"how-to-visit-pingjiang-road-in-suzhou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/jiangsu-travel\/suzhou-travel\/how-to-visit-pingjiang-road-in-suzhou","title":{"rendered":"How to Visit Pingjiang Road in Suzhou (Tips, Photos & Map)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Plan your Suzhou tour<\/a>? You cannot afford to miss the stroll along Pingjiang Road (\u5e73\u6c5f\u8def) in Suzhou! The name \u201cPingjiang Road\u201d originated from the old city name of Suzhou \u2013 \u201cPingjiang\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This 800-year old street is the best preserved ancient \u201cwater lane\u201d ( in contrast with \u201cwater town\u201d) in Suzhou. It is a 1600 meters long street paralleling a north-south canal, starting from East Beita Road (\u5317\u5854\u4e1c\u8def) in the north to East Ganjiag Road (\u5e72\u5c06\u4e1c\u8def) in the south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Get to Pingjiang Road <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

People often choose to walk along Pingjiang Road after visiting either the Humble Administrator\u2019s Garden<\/a> (\u62d9\u653f\u56ed) or the Lion Forest Garden <\/a>(\u72ee\u5b50\u6797) since Pingjiang Road is located just a 10 minute-walk from both of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Maps recognizes “Pingjiang Road” as “Ping Jiang Lu”. Please note that when you google “Ping Jiang Lu”, there appears another “Ping Jiang Lu” which is far away from the Lion Grove Garden, just forget it and try to zoom out the “Ping Jiang Lu” close to the Lion Grove Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ping Jiang Lu (Pingjiang Road Walking Map<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s say if you are going to visit Pingjiang Road after your visiting the Lion Grove Garden<\/a>, you exit from Lion Grove Garden, then you walk across Yuanlin Road (\u56ed\u6797\u8def), to the east, and then come to the street named \u201cPingjiang Road\u201d running parallel to Yuanlin Road to the west. You walk down south along Pingjiang Road and across Beita Road further to the pedestrian section of Pingjiang Road \uff08about 1600m long from north to south).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you expect from Ping Jiang Lu?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You cannot find a better place in China in which modernity and tradition match hand in hand. The 1600-meter cobblestone path runs alongside with a canal with willows dipping their branches in the water, cute little bridges that cross and all flanked by old white-washed local houses. The paddle boats rows on the canal while people stroll along the cobblestone path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are eccentric cafes, quirky postcard shops, beautiful restaurants, lovely jewelry shops and roadside food vendors. people are sitting at wonderful tea houses, drinking at trendy cafes, tasting food at stalls, or just looking at the windows of stylish shops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are tired of the makeover studios and hordes of tourists, duck down some of the back lanes or side streets that branch off from the main cobblestone path for a glimpse of the slow-paced local life. What a romantic place to spend the day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enquiry Call: 69163907
Emergency Call: 67272869
Complaint Call: 69163907
Entrance: Free of Charge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virtual Tour of Pingjiang Road <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Follow me to walk along the Pingjiang Road (Ping Jiang Lu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walking from the north start of Pingjiang Road (a 1600m obblestone path ) with the canal on the right side. There is a road direction sign standing at the northern entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A road direction sign standing at the northern entry <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When you walk on the stone paved Ping Jiang Lu, the most amazing thing is that on your right side, you will be accompanied by the canal flanked one side by the traditional houses of white walls and black tiles. The northern entrance is also the dock for rowing boats. You may pay to cruise on the canal for a while instead of walking on the cobblestone path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The northern entrance is also the dock for rowing boats <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A small section of the cobblestone path is lined with traditional white-washed houses on its two sides. That’s to say not all the length of Pingjiang Road is paralleled by the canal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A small section of the cobblestone path is lined with traditional white-washed houses on its two sides. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For most of the Pingjiang Road, you will find that Pingjiang Road and its accompanying canal are sandwiched by the houses along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pingjiang Road and its accompanying canal are sandwiched by the houses along the way. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A tea house by the canal<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Boating on the canal along Pingjiang Road<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Taking rickshaw visiting Pingjiang Road is not a bad idea.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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people are sitting at wonderful tea houses, drinking at trendy cafes, tasting food at stalls…<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A tea house with a peeling-paint wall by the canal<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The ancient Pingjiang Road is still inhabitited by the loca residents.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A stone bridge over the canal along Pingjiang Road<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Even becoming a wedding photography spot<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A popular shooting spot for new couples<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A nice hotel along Pingjiang Road<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tip:  Hassle-free Jiangsu Guided Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to do a self-guided tour and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for organized tours to Jiangsu Province:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suzhou Tour<\/a>
Nanjing Tour<\/a>
Jiangsu Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Attractions in Suzhou<\/a>
How to Visit Tongli Water Town<\/a>
How to Visit Zhouzhuang Water Town<\/a>
How to Visit Pingjiang Road in Suzhou<\/a>
How to Visit The Garden of the Master of the Nets<\/a>
How to visit Humble Administrator\u2019s Garden<\/a>
How to Visit Lion Grove Garden<\/a>
How to Visit Canglang Pavilion<\/a>
How to Visit Guanqian Street in Suzhou<\/a>
4 Amazing Short Trip Ideas from Shanghai<\/a>
Wuzhen Pictures \u2013 Wuzhen Photo Gallery<\/a>
Zhouzhuang Pictures \u2013 Zhouzhuang Photo Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Attractions in Nanjing<\/a>
How to Visit Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall<\/a>
How to Visit Nanjing Confucius Temple-The Qinhuai River Scenic Area<\/a>
How to Visit Zhonghua Gate Nanjing<\/a>
How to Visit Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge<\/a>
How to Visit Linggu Temple Scenic Area<\/a>
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Music Stage<\/a>
How to Visit Dr. Sun Yat-sen\u2019s Mausoleum<\/a>
How to Visit Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum<\/a>
How to Visit Nanjing Presidential Palace<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nanjing South Railway Station<\/a>
Nanjing Taxi: Nanjing Taxi Fares, Tips and Phones<\/a>
Suzhou Railway Station<\/a>
Suzhou Taxi: Suzhou Taxi Fares, Tips and Phones<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Plan your Suzhou tour? You cannot afford to miss the stroll along Pingjiang Road (\u5e73\u6c5f\u8def) in Suzhou! The name \u201cPingjiang Road\u201d originated from the old city name of Suzhou \u2013 \u201cPingjiang\u201d. This 800-year old street is the best preserved ancient \u201cwater lane\u201d ( in contrast with \u201cwater town\u201d) in Suzhou. It is a 1600 meters…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[137],"tags":[4209,4205,4207,4208,2048,2047,2049,4206],"class_list":["post-10267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-suzhou-travel","tag-how-to-get-to-ping-jiang-lu","tag-how-to-get-to-pingjiang-road","tag-ping-jiang-lu","tag-ping-jiang-lu-su-zhou","tag-pingjiang-lu","tag-pingjiang-road","tag-pingjiang-street","tag-what-do-you-expect-from-pingjiang-road"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10267"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10267"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29718,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10267\/revisions\/29718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}