Cai Zhi Zhai (Guanqian Street)
The Cai Zhi Zhai candy store located in the eastern section of Guanqian Street is an old and well-known establishment with a history of over a hundred years in Suzhou. Traditional products such as sticky rice dumplings, pine nut candies, sesame crisp, rose sunflower seeds, crispy plums, and the marinated tofu dry from Suzhou Food Factory are highly sought after.
Qiantai Xiang Silk Shop
Gan Tai Xiang is a century-old shop in the silk industry in Suzhou. It was founded around the 9th year of the Qing Tongzhi era (1870). According to the 14-member directory of the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce for silk and satin industry in the 34th year of Guangxu (1908), Gan Tai Xiang was listed as one of the businesses. Although there are not many records about the establishment of Gan Tai Xiang, this well-known old brand in front of the Guanqian Street has long been famous among its counterparts in Suzhou.
Yulu Spring Tea House
Yulu Chun, which started in the Guangxu period, is a well-known old brand in the tea industry in Suzhou City, mainly dealing with tea and tea houses. It was also a place for business negotiations in industries such as building materials and construction at that time. Every autumn, it is also a popular place for cricket fighting, attracting a large number of people and being very famous in the Jiangnan area. Yulu Chun Tea Shop is now located in the Lu Men Shi Road commercial district, carrying on the century-old foundation and maintaining its traditional service concept and image. The company adheres to the principle of "excellence, frugality, and virtue," and serves consumers from all over the country with sincerity, trustworthiness, and virtue.
Ye Shou He
Located on Guanqian Street, Suzhou's well-known old brand offers a variety of snacks and pastries from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions. Made on-site, these treats are sweet and delicate, offering both sweet and savory options. They are perfect to buy as gifts for friends and family, or to enjoy yourself. They are reasonably priced and also offer seasonal pastries such as Qingtuan and mooncakes.
Peach Blossom Village Woodcut New Year Painting Museum
The Taohuawu Woodblock New Year Painting Museum is located in Puyuan. In early 2008, a copy of the Taohuawu woodblock New Year painting "Harmony and Happiness" from the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty was successfully created in Puyuan. This was the first attempt in Suzhou since the founding of the country to replicate representative works from the peak period of Taohuawu woodblock New Year painting, and it can be called the pioneering work of "reproducing classics" of Taohuawu New Year painting. The characters in the painting have a rounded and solid appearance, wearing red flowers on their heads, with long hair braided with sheep horns, and adorned in colorful clothes. They also wear silver locks engraved with the words "sun and moon shining together," exhibiting a sense of innocence and refinement.
Shou Yi Jiang Nan (Zhenfeng Xuan Boutique Store)
This is a good place for Taobao Zhouzhuang specialty products. Unlike other craftsmen in Jiangnan, this place mainly sells exquisite products such as Zhuang furnace, wooden food box, dressing jewelry box, and incense. Among them, Zhuang furnace is praised for its exquisite workmanship and variety, and has won awards at the Nanyang Industry and Trade Fair. Zhuang furnace comes in various shapes such as cylindrical, square, hexagonal, and octagonal.
