Location of Suzhou, Tongli and Xitang

Replies: 5 - Last Post: 25-Feb-2007 10:32 Last Post By: ellyse

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susanpingu

23-Feb-2007 10:37
Posts: 400

Location of Suzhou, Tongli and Xitang

Hi, just wondering if someone can point me to the right direction with a good map.

Part of my itinerary involves traveling from Shanghai to Nanjing and I want to visit a few towns along the way, namely Suzhou, Tongli and Xitang. The problem is I can't find the location of the smaller towns, Tongli and Xitang, on any map. Since I don't know the location of these towns relative to each other, I might end up backtracking to Suzhou, or it is unavoidable?

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Harry_Mudd

23-Feb-2007 14:35
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bus from Suzhou to TongLi

River Towns

Jiangsu Province

Xitang, Hangzhuo

Xitang Tourist Guide

Wikipedia says that some scenes from Mission Impossible III were shot in Xitang.

Don't forget, since you will be near Hangzhou to visit the west lakes.

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ellyse

24-Feb-2007 00:56
Posts: 8,932

Ok best solution for your routing: Shanghai -- bus/train -- Jiashan -- minibus/share-taxi/taxi -- Xitang -- minibus/share-taxi/taxi -- Jiashan -- bus -- Suzhou -- bus -- Tongli -- bus -- Suzhou -- train -- Nanjing
Cheers!

ellyse

24-Feb-2007 00:57
Posts: 8,932

Oh and Suzhou is a city, not a town. And I think it would be a huge pity to miss Hangzhou.
Cheers!

susanpingu

25-Feb-2007 10:18
Posts: 400

Oh, is Xitang closer to Hangzhou then? I will be spending 2 or 3 days in Hangzhou and maybe taking the overnight boat to Wuxi. However, my itinerary is flexible to accomodate any good suggestions thrown my way.

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ellyse

25-Feb-2007 10:32
Posts: 8,932

Xitang is in Zhejiang province, and so is Hangzhou. I don't remember the exact distances though, I'm not a driver.
I would recommend that you skip Wuxi though, even less worth seeing than Suzhou, IMHO.
Cheers!

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