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TONGLI INTERNATIONAL YOUTH HOSTEL $
( Tongli Guoji Qingnian Lushe; 6333 9311; 210Zhuhang Jie; 210 dm ¥45, r
¥120-150; )
This youth hostel has two locations. The main one, slightly
off Zhongchuan Beilu, is 300m west of Zhengfu Caotang. Rooms are decked
out in traditional furniture, and the wooden pillars and stone courtyard ooze an
old-China charm.
Hostel
Getting There & Away
From Suzhou, take a bus (¥8, 50 minutes, every 30 minutes) at the south
long-distance bus station for Tongli. Grab an electric cart (¥2) from beside the
Tongli bus station to the old town, or you can walk it in about 15 minutes.
Twelve daily buses (¥36) leave Tongli bus station for Shanghai and there
are frequent buses to Zhouzhuang (¥6, 30 minutes).
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