Suzhou Folk Museum Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

The Suzhou Folk Museum brings together Wuzhong culture and unique folk customs. It is a professional museum that displays Suzhou's traditional folk customs. There are more than 2,000 items in the museum's collection, and about 500 items are on display. The exhibitions are in various forms, such as physical objects, models, interactive devices, etc.; the ancient Qing Dynasty mansion where the museum is located also adds to the content of the exhibition hall, allowing visitors to enter wholeheartedly. into a unique cultural atmosphere. It can be said that the Folk Museum is the most worthwhile place to learn about Suzhou culture.

Attractions distribution:

The Folk Museum is located on the east side of the Lion Grove Garden, one of the four famous gardens in Suzhou. Part of it was converted from the Bei family ancestral hall. The museum contains a number of cultural relics surrounding the seasonal festivals, auspicious folk customs and child-rearing customs, such as dragon boat lanterns, phoenix boat lanterns, incense buckets, two immortals and twelve flower gods, as well as embroidery, copper ornaments, porcelain statues and miniatures, etc. , introduced rich folk knowledge and passed down precious cultural heritage to this day.

Scenic spot qualifications:

World cultural heritage and cultural relic protection units

Scenic spot features:

Folklore, culture, museums, ancient buildings

Attraction Address

Pingjiang District -

Travel Guide

travelling guideline:

The Folklore Museum is very close to the Lion Grove and Humble Administrator's Garden. You can basically visit the museum in about 1 hour. At other times, tourists can arrange to visit surrounding scenic spots.

Tour route:

Entrance → Seasonal Exhibition Hall → “Wealth Road” Interaction → Auspicious Folk Customs Exhibition Hall → Child-rearing Customs Exhibition Hall → Exit

Best time to visit:

All seasons

Shopping recommendations:

(Local specialties) Biluochun tea, Suzhou embroidery, silk, hairy crabs, candied fruits, etc.

(Special delicacies)

1. Snacks: honey-glazed dried tofu, pine nut candies, rose melon seeds, jujube paste sesame cakes, lard rice cakes, etc.;

2. Signature dishes : Squirrel mandarin fish, shark's fin in clear soup, eel paste with oil, watermelon chicken, whole chicken with mother oil, Taihu water shield soup, jade shrimp bucket, lotus stew, etc.;

3. Famous restaurants: Songhelou, Lao Suzhou Tea Restaurant, Zhu Hongxing Noodle House, Luyang Wonton.

Tourist Transportation

Scenic spot location:

China>Jiangsu Province>Suzhou City>Pingjiang District-

How to get there:

Bus routes: Route 50 East Line, West Line, Route 55, Route 112, Route 202, Route 262, Route 518, Route 923 Air Conditioning, Night Route 2, Tour Route 2, get off at Suzhou Museum, and walk along Panru Lane Just go to the intersection of Yuanlin Road. The museum is located next to the Lion Grove.

City Arrival: Suzhou does not have an airport, so most tourists take trains or long-distance buses from surrounding cities such as Shanghai, Wuxi, and Nanjing.

Self-driving route:

1. Departing from Shanghai: Take the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, then turn onto Shanggao Road to enter Suzhou, and drive along Beihuan East Road-Qimen Road towards Lion Forest.

2. Departing from Nanjing: Take the Hurong Expressway, turn into the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, enter Suzhou via Shanggao Road, and drive along Beihuan East Road-Qimen Road towards Lion Forest.