Wuxi Private Day Tour with Lingshan Buddha From Suzhou
Wuxi Private Day Tour with Lingshan Buddha From Suzhou
By Your Way Holiday - Suzhou Private Tour
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Ages 1-99
Duration: 6–8 hours
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: Chinese, English
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Highlights
- Hotel or train station pickup and drop-off
- Transportation by air-conditioned private vehicle
- English and Chinese speaking tour guide
- Bottled water
- Private city transfer
- Entry/Admission - Lingshan Buddhist Scenic Spot
What's not included- Gratuities (Recommend)
- Lunch
- Start:Traveller pickup offered.Pickup details
- Pick up service can be arranged at your Suzhou downtown hotel or Suzhou train station.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 6977P112- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please provide round-trip train itinerary in "special requirement" block if pickup from Suzhou Train Station is required
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 6977P112
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Itinerary
- 1In the morning, our local tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in Suzhou or Suzhou train station with a welcome signage. And you will be transferred to Wuxi directly (around 1.5 hour). Upon arrival, you will visit Lingshan Giant Buddha. The Lingshan Grand Buddha one of the largest, tallest and most representative collections of Buddhism architecture and art in China, which is an 71-meter-high bronze statue of Sakyamuni in the open air, 17 meters higher than the Grand Buddha at Leshan. Lingshan Buddha was built between 713 and 803 (during the Tang Dynasty), depicting Maitreya. Then move on to Wuyou Temple, located at the South of the Giant Buddha, which visitors pass on the way from the ferry to the Buddha. A pink-walled monastery founded in 742 AD, it has impressive decorations including splendid gate guardians, painted scenes from the Journey to the West (on the second hall) and amusing sculptures of arhats (inside the Louhan Hall). On the other side of the gully on Lingyun Shan, there are signs for Han-dynasty tomb chambers, which suggest this site was sacred before the Buddha was carved. Continue your tour to Nine-Dragon Fountain, it sit in front of the giant Buddha will startto play the music of trombones and the song of The Birth of Buddha at 10:00 am everyday. Huge lotus' slowly bloom with six petals, and a 7.2-meter gold-gilt prince statue of Buddha rise from the lotus, with one hand pointing to the sky and one hand pointing at the earth, symbolizing Buddha appearing from the blooming flower and Buddha's light shining on all things. The final sight is Brahma Palace on Lingshan Mountain lasted for two years.Open to public in 2008, its splendid and marvellous design surprised every visitor. The whole palace shows the integration of the traditional cultural elements with western architectural features, embodying the extension, profoundness and loftiness of Buddhism. Many cultural heritage and art works can be found here. After the visit of Lingshan Scenic Area, drive you to your hotel in Suzhou or Suzhou train station and your tour ends.
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- TerriNguyen0 contributionsBeautiful SuzchouBonnie arranged private trip to Suzhou from Shanghai for our group. We visited the Humble Administrator's Garden, Grand Canal Boat Cruise, Panmen Scenic Area, Hanshan Temple, Silk factory. Everything was nice and beautiful but the best highlight was the boat ride on Grand Canal. It was so beautiful, lights were along the banks , many restaurants with live music , nightlife. Our tour guide was funny and knowledgeable. She also took us to special Suzhou noodle place for dinner before heading back to train station . The meals were great. Good way to end the day! I recommend this tour to everyone cuz I know you will enjoy as much as we did. If we had known Suzhou was so much fun and beautiful, we would stay one more dayWritten 22 November 2024
- TerriNguyen0 contributionsBeautiful SuzhouBonnie arranged a private full day trip to Suzhou from Shanghai. Explored the ancient garden, silk factory, pan gate and 2 of Suzhou famous street. The best highlight was the boat ride on Grand Canal in the evening, lighting around the city, shops, restaurants on the side of the canal. We stopped and walked around the area, nightlife, live music in many restaurants. This was so much fun and we wish we could stay longer. Our tour guide was very funny and knowledgeable.. she always said ‘ Are you happy? Are you beautiful? Are you handsome? ‘ whenever we took group pictures . She also took us to a special Suzchou noodle for dinner before heading back to train station. The meals were excellent. Bonnie, thank you so much for arranging this private tour for our group. It was the best trip ever and we love every minute of it. I highly recommend this Suzhou trip with Your Way Holiday to everyone. You will love it . Honestly, if we knew it was so much fun in the evening, we would stay one more day to enjoy the nightlife there.Written 22 November 2024
- O9170YKjoeyt0 contributionsA Day in SuzhouOur tour guide Chris picked us up at our hotel in Shanghai and we took 1.5 hours ride to Suzhou. Explored the ancient garden, silk factory, pan gate and 2 of Suzhou famous street. For someone who has never been to Suzhou, the day tour was a very fruitful one with Chris explained to us the story behind the garden and the beautiful Suzhou city. Took a lot of nice pictures as the weather was bright and sunny. Hope to come and explore other parts of China but not summer time 😅Written 16 June 2023
- Yen_Square0 contributionsAmazing experienceHave some issues in deciding on our itinerary for the trip initially. But we decided to book our tour with China Private Tours although their price was slightly higher than another tour agent as they have very patiently & professionally attended to all our enquiries. And they did not disappoint. There was just a slight hiccup with the first driver, Mr Cheng, who picked us up from Shanghai to Hangzhou as he most probably had missed the turn to the side lane to drive in to the parking area of the hotel. The second driver, Mr Lu, who drove us around on the tour in Suzhou is extremely patient, thoughtful & helpful. Along the way when we urgently require a local mobile SIM card, he very nicely attended to our request to drive us to the shop. When we had some problem finding our accommodation for the night due to the restricted area, despite the late hours & rain, he patiently assisted us by communicating with the owner of the lodge & drove us to another location where we didn't need to walk to far. Anita, our tour guide in Suzhou, was wonderful. She was patient, caring, funny and helpful throughout the tour. She was very informative & could provide answers to many of our questions. As it was raining during the tour and we didn't have enough umbrella, she constantly ensure that we are shielded by sharing hers. This is definitely highly recommended tour agent to book your tour with!Written 7 January 2020
- 652oliviaw0 contributionsSuzhou Private tourAnita our tour guide was great and very nice. She can speak good English and knows a lot of history. She is a very lovely lady and we had a great time with her. Thank you Anita.Written 5 January 2020
- ratchatana0 contributionsGreat guide and very comfortableGreat guide and very comfortable. We can also recommend the place that we need to go to this private tour then they'll manage time and schedule for usWritten 5 January 2020
- Helenavoel0 contributionsGreat Daytrip to Suzhou and TongliWe had a really friendly and smart Tourguide named Becky who spoke fluent English and knew everything about Suzhou history as well as the silk production and the Tongli Watertown. It was the perfect way to discover the area on one day, to have a guide who explains everything to you but also with enough free time to discover things on your own! In the end Becky even helped us with our traintickets. Suzhou is really worth a visit as well as Tongli Watertown and the tour combines it perfectly!Written 30 December 2019
- markhanzel0 contributionsFascinating and Beautiful Part of ChinaWe thoroughly enjoyed seeing Tongli and learning about the history and culture of life along the canals there. Anita was a great guide, providing a lot of background and context. She was thoroughly knowledgeable about the local area, as well as the customs, culture, and history that formed the context for what we saw. The only thing I would suggest is that a boat ride be part of the tour package. It was an inexpensive addition, but it's something everyone would want to do.Written 29 December 2019
- loonpk0 contributionsTwo Full Days Suzhou Private ToursA boat ride in Tong Li Water Town, and the Garden, visited also Lingering Garden, Master of Nets Garden, Humble Administrator's Garden, Panmen Gate, Shantang Old Street, Suzhou No. 1 Silk Mill. Was able to cover most of the scenic sights as I had a friendly and experienced tour guide, May, who knows the sights, as well as the history and culture of Suzhou. I had an enjoyable trip, thanks to a great guide May,Written 24 December 2019
- WD19950 contributionsAmazing timeAmazing experience! The entire day was wonderful. My tour guide Anita was delightful. She was equal parts informative, patient, funny and helpful throughout the entire day. The tour itself took me through the various historic gardens of Suzhou and each one was breathtaking. The silk factory was very informative, and I was not expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. The best part, however, was the water village at the end. A full tour around the old town, with stops at various spots, all of which were gorgeous, and peaceful. Had a wonderful time, would do it again in a heartbeat.Written 23 December 2019
- loonpk0 contributionsSuzhou Private Tours - Full Day TourCharming Suzhou Venice of the East. Visited Zhouzhuang Water Town and Jinji Lake Area with lovely and friendly tour guide Anita, who is interesting and experienced. Through her sharing, I learned more about the history and culture of Suzhou. Enjoyed the tour and the time spent together. Thank you Anita.Written 20 December 2019
- cherlenec20190 contributionsThe trip was fantastic!The trip was fantastic! We love it & highly recommend. Anita, our tour guide for the trip was professional, experience & thoughtful. Thank her for the wonderful experience! Cheers from Cherlene & Family (From Singapore)Written 10 December 2019
- alicia_mck_010 contributionsSuzhou tourI went on a tour around Suzhou with Anita who was a lovely, friendly tour guide. She was very informative and was always willing to answer any questions we had. I’m looking forward to returning to Suzhou to explore more and would definitely tour with Anita again.Written 10 December 2019
- Mona1780937180 contributionsGreat Tour with AnitaThe tour covered a lot of places and the staff were really friendly. Highly recommend as a way to get an insiders view of Suzhou!Written 10 December 2019
- xedesa0 contributionsBeautiful tour with an amazing guideMy friends and I had an incredible tour around Suzhou with Anita who happily answered our questions and informed us about the history and legends of Suzhou in an engaging way that highlighted the area's beauty. I would love to go to Suzhou again to get to know this beautiful and ancient city.Written 9 December 2019
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