Pingjiang Road
平江路 · Píngjiāng Lù
A canal-side lane of whitewashed houses, stone bridges, teahouses and pingtan storytelling.
No booking needed1–2 hours
Tip
Go in the evening when the lanterns are lit, and step into a teahouse for an hour of pingtan ballads.
- Opening hours
- Open street; shops about 09:00–22:00 To be confirmed
- Price
- Free
- How to book
- No booking needed.
- Getting there
- Xiangmen (Line 1) for the south end; 10 min walk from the Humble Administrator’s Garden for the north end
- Address in Chinese
- 江苏省苏州市姑苏区平江路
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