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Classical Gardens of Suzhou
Nine UNESCO-listed classical Chinese gardens dating to the 11th century, masterpieces of landscape design blending architecture, water, and living nature.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Changshu
Jiangsu, China · Asia
About Changshu
Changshu sits on the route: 10 minutes from Yushan, 37km from Classical Gardens of Suzhou.
Changshu is in Jiangsu, China, with about 1.7 million people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Yushan, about 7 km away.
Changshu (Chinese: 常熟; pinyin: Chángshú; Wade–Giles: Ch'ang-shu'; lit. 'evergrow'; Suzhounese: /d͡ʐan¹³ ʐoʔ²³/) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, and is part of the Yangtze River Delta. It borders the prefecture-level city of Nantong to the northeast across the Yangtze River.Read more
Due to the mild climate and terrain, it has had a high level of agriculture since ancient times, and is named after this: the first character of its name (常) means "always, often", while the second (熟) means "ripe". The name of the adjacent county-level city of Taicang means "great granary".
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Within an hour or so of Changshu: Classical Gardens of Suzhou (37 km).
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Changshu is in Jiangsu, China, about 7 km from Yushan.
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- Population
- 1,677,050
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- China
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 31.6461, 120.7422
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