Day 6 of travel: Suzhou
Suzhou is well known for its ancient heritage - particularly that of mansion/gardens of ancient government officials. We only had time to visit two of the famous gardens of Suzhou (拙政园，狮子林). We joined the local tour which brought us to visit 寒山寺，唐伯虎故居，游苏州运河，
狮子林
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拙政园
Both gardens were packed with tourists as it happened to be a weekend. We weren't particularly impressed with the gardens though.
寒山寺
The temple was quite a surprise, with elegant statues of Buddha and other Chinese gods.
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| walking towards entrance of the temple |
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| the famous poem |
唐伯虎故居
Not quite worth the trip. The building and statues were rather dismal. Not much of captivating scenery. The tomb of 唐伯虎is located in the compound.
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| 唐伯虎洗扇 |
苏州运河
River cruise along the Suzhou Canal. We had made the same journey the night before. Since it was included in the local tour package, we just had to tag along.
Day 7 of travel: Suzhou - Visit to Tiger Hill 虎丘
Truly fascinating. A place not to be missed in Suzhou. Many ancient sites there (斜塔，剑池，千人石).
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| 远观斜塔 |
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| 入口犹如老虎的双眼与嘴巴，斜塔则是它的尾巴！ |
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| 赛金花的别墅 |
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| 千人石 |
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| 剑池 |
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| 生公讲理，顽石点头 |
We traveled to Shanghai via fast train in the afternoon, and checked into the hotel near People's Square. The hotel was just within 2 minutes walk from the shopping belt, and probably 15 minutes walk from the BUND. Joined a night cruise along Pudong River.
The view of towering shopping centre and ancient architectures was simply amazing!
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| 步行街 |
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| 东方明珠 |
Day 8 of travel: Visiting the old residence of Song sisters and then travel home to Singapore
Walking around the neighbourhood, sampling the local breakfast 豆浆油条；then took an MRT to visit old residence of the Song family (had been converted to school and restaurant).
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| 宋美龄的嫁妆 |
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| 宋子文故居 |
Back to Singapore in the afternoon!
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