Jiangnan
Hangzhou & Suzhou
Tea hills, lake views, gardens and quieter discoveries.
Make it part of your journey
A sense of the place.
01
Pair West Lake with a slower tea-country visit.
02
Give Suzhou’s gardens enough breathing room.
03
Connect to Shanghai without overfilling transfer days.
Leave a little time to explore.
2 days
Focus on Hangzhou, its lake and tea-growing landscape.
4 days
Add Suzhou with one garden and a neighbourhood chapter.
6 days
Follow the Shanghai–Suzhou–Hangzhou sample journey.
A few practical thoughts.
Getting around
Choose accommodation and station transfers around the actual rail route. Tea villages require their own local transport arrangements.
When to go
Tea picking and processing are seasonal. A tea-country visit does not automatically include harvesting or a live demonstration.
Your pace
Some garden paths and village routes have steps. Ask for a shorter walk or more seated time.
