Our English-speaking guide and private driver will meet you at your Shanghai hotel at around 8:00 am (or your convenient time) to head for Suzhou and then Tongli.

Let's start Suzhou tour with the largest private garden in Suzhou--Humble Administrator's Garden. Bamboo fences, thatched pavilions, humble cottages and the natural scenery display simple but elegant style of the garden.

Later, You will get a chance to observe part of Grand Canal, the greatest canal in the ancient time, is also the longest one on the world. It rises in Beijing and economizing through Tianjin and Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province, linking up the big river system of Haihe River, Huanghe River, Huaihe River, Yangzi River and Qiantang River with an overall length of 1794 kilometers.

Then head for Suzhou No.1 Silk Mill to see how the sleek silk made from the silkworm cocoon.

After half an hour's driving from Suzhou, we then come to over-1,000-years Tongli Water Town. Rambling around the village is nice to immerse in the local tranquil old ambience. In the water town, you can flexibly tour it in your own way and cover the spots that interest you. The main draws of the town are as follow.

Jiayin Hall is a good example of the traditional heritage with its intricate carvings collection and the heavy Chinese connotations behind them.

The bridges are also what make the water town famous for. Three bridges out of the village 49 bridges, respectively named Taiping (peace), Jili (luck) and Changqing (celebration) have well borne the locals' kind wish for peace, fortune, happiness and heath whenever walking over them.

Tuisi Garden, built between 1885 and 1887, is also nice for stroll and discovers the harmony thought of the designer in the layout of pavilions, terraces, halls, rockeries and ponds.

The most complete sexual history can be viewed in the Sexual Cultural Museum. Its large collection concerning the sexual culture like the sculptures, toys, paintings will unveil you the over 6,000 year of rich human sexuality underneath the conservative nation.

Conclude the water town tour by transferring back to your Shanghai hotel or getting off at your desired spot in city center.