Suzhou canal night tours

Suzhou is a city not too far from Shanghai. I didn't know anything about this city until this trip. Supposedly, it is known to be the Venice of the East.  I've never been to Venice before, but someone on our tour group has and mentioned that it has it's similarities, but not quite exactly the same.

Not only is this a city with beautiful sites and scenery, but it is also known as one of Jiang Su province's economic core, known for manufacturing goods such as silk and pearls.  Well, at least that's what our tour guide, Ocean, said.  We skipped out on the silk market, but was able to check out the pearl factory, where the tour guides bring us tourists, I didn't leave with anything because I already have a pair of pearl earrings and necklace.

This was another city filled with culture and history.  It was a good change from the hustling and bustling city of Beijing.  We flew into Shanghai from Beijing and traveled a little shy of two hours by our tour bus to get into Suzhou.  By the time we checked into our hotel and settled in it was already dark.  

Some of us in the group opted to go on the night canal tour, which was beautiful, short and sweet. We enjoyed the old town architecture with night lights that reflected off of the Yangtze River.

Enjoy the pics!

Seniors dancing at the square where our boat leaves for the canal tour.