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Classical Gardens of Suzhou

Also known as 苏州古典园林

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Classical Gardens of Suzhou is in Suzhou. The nearest other World Heritage site is Liangzhu City, about 120 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Suzhou · about 1,650,000 peopleabout 3 km south
  • Wuxi · about 1,749,000 peopleabout 40 km north-west
  • Jiaxing · about 988,000 peopleabout 65 km south
  • Huzhou · about 1,231,000 peopleabout 70 km south-west
  • Shanghai · about 14,987,000 peopleabout 75 km east
  • Changzhou · about 1,327,000 peopleabout 80 km north-west
Classical Gardens of SuzhouSuzhou5 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Classical Gardens of Suzhou and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesLiangzhu City1The Grand Canal2West Lake, Hangzhou3Yellow Sea Bird Sanctuaries4Mount Huangshan5Classical Gardens of Suzhou
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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