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Sleep in a 250-year-old courtyard house! Suzhou Pingjiang Road's "Jun Jian Su Yue" offers a 24-hour hidden retreat

🏯 B&B Highlights Secret Garden: Converted from a Qing Dynasty scholar's mansion, preserving carved gate towers, brick courtyards, and century-old pomegranate trees. Rooms are named after "Qin, Qi, Shu, Hua" (Music, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting). Intangible Cultural Heritage Workshops: Daily limited activities include Suzhou embroidery sachet-making (materials provided) and Pingtan night performances (7:30-8:30 PM in the courtyard tea area). Private Dining: Breakfast includes the "Three Whites Feast" (silverfish porridge, steamed white fish with egg, and sweet gorgon fruit soup). Dinner requires advance booking for signature crab roe rice. Secluded Access: A private riverside back door leads directly to Pingjiang Road's side alleys, avoiding crowds for an "unspoiled Jiangnan water town" experience. 📍 2. Prime Location & Access Address: No. 3, Weidaoguan Front, Pingjiang Road Historical District, Gusu District (near Donghui Road entrance). Transport Tips: Subway: 12-minute walk from Line 4 "Beisita Station" (via Northwest Street's old alleys). Drive: Navigate to "Donghui Park Transfer Parking Lot," with free shuttle service provided. 🎭 3. Immersive Itinerary (Guests Only) 🌙 Recommended 48-Hour Jiangnan Twilight Experience Day 1: Secluded Mode 3:00 PM Check-in → Sip Biluochun tea in the courtyard while learning mansion history from the host. 5:00 PM Host-guided twilight tour of Coupling Garden post-closure (free secret hour). 7:30 PM Pingtan dinner → Capture moonlit boats from the riverside terrace. Day 2: Local Life Mode 7:00 AM Exclusive quiet time on Pingjiang Road → Breakfast at Auntie Bao’s Lujia Lane (cloth-filtered soy milk + "Lotus-Wrapped Beauty" crepes). 9:00 AM Suzhou embroidery workshop → Customize a sachet (takeaway included). 11:00 AM Check-out & luggage storage → Walk to Dongshengli Art Alley’s graffiti walls. 📸 4. Photogenic Spots (B&B & Nearby) Inside: ✨ Overhead tea setup under the pomegranate tree (wide-angle recommended). ✨ "Qin" room’s carved window framing Coupling Garden’s white walls. Hidden Gems Nearby: Weidaoguan’s "Jiangnan Mailbox" red postbox (featured in film *Tiny Times 3*). Dongshengli’s "Love is Love" rainbow wall (blending tradition and trend).
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