Suzhou Shopping

Handicrafts and silk are the most popular native products from Suzhou. Suzhou embroidery, hardwood articles, sandalwood fans, silk fans, palace fans, silks, jade carvings and Taohuawu New Year pictures, are readily available and make exquisite gifts.

Shop of Suzhou Embroidery Research Institute
Add: #262 Jingde Rd.
Tel: 65222460
Hours: 9AM-6:30PM
Description: Suzhou embroidery is famous for its excellent workmanship and elegance at home and abroad. This research institute combines scientific research, production and marketing.

Queen Silk City
Add: #137 Renmin Street, Suzhou
Tel: 67292245
Description: It sells genuine silk materials, clothing, brocade, mufflers, etc.
Hours: 9AM-7PM

Leiyunshang Songfentang
Add: #134 Xizhongshi, Suzhou
Tel: 67297624
Hours: 8AM-8PM
Description: Rare Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese medicine pesters and pills available here.

Hengfu Yinlou
Add: Jiejia Bridge, Renmin Street Suzhou
Tel: 67271377
Hours: 8:30AM-6:30PM
Description: It mainly sells gold and silver ornaments, pearls and agates, diamonds and jadeite.

Suzhou Art and Craft Product Shopping Center
Add: Chayuanchang Mouth on Guanqian St.
Tel: 65112567
Description: It is a large-scale comprehensive state-owned retail enterprise, that sells more than 30 categories of products including local crafts and specialties, Chinese paintings, porcelain wares, etc.
Hours: 8AM-8PM

Wumen Painting Store
Add: #105 Lingering Park
Tel: 0512- 65332639
Description: mainly sells traditional Chinese paintings. The gallery also holds exhibitions of famous paintings from both China and other countries frequently.
Hours: 9AM-9PM

Suzhou Cultural Relics Store
Add: #328 Renmin Rd
Tel: 65223851
Hours: 8:30AM-6:30PM

Suzhou Traditional Chinese Painting Gallery
Add: #12 Qingyuan lane, Pingjiang District
Tel: 65225575
Hours: 8:30AM-6:30PM
Description: Besides the paintings for sale, the gallery hosts traveling exhibitions of local and national artists.

New Concept Gallery
Add: #666 Gangjiang E. Rd., Pingjiang District
Tel: 65115095
Description: Both local and national famous artists' paintings are available here.
Hours: 9AM-9PM

Hantang Mansion Arts & Antiques Store
Add: Shizi St. Suzhou
Hours: 9AM-8PM
Description: The store offers a variety of traditional Chinese crafts including lacquer ware, porcelain, traditional Chinese paintings, pearl products, Suzhou Embroidery, and Ming and Qing furniture. On the 2nd floor, exhibitions of famous paintings and traditional Chinese artworks are held frequently.

Suzhou Foreign Language Bookstore
Add: #44 Renmin Rd. Suzhou
Tel: 65197355
Description: A good selection of foreign language dictionaries.
Hours: daily 9AM-7: 30PM

Ancient and Secondhand Bookstore
Add: N. Leqiao Rd, Renmin Street Suzhou
Tel: 65224034
Description: It sells Chinese and foreign ancient books and magazines.
Hours: daily 9AM-8PM

Flower and Bird Market
Add: Pishi Street, Suzhou
Description: It is the most popular and crowded market in Suzhou. Rare trees and flowers, birds, fish, turtles, silk worms, pets all available here.

Culture Market
Add: #120 Renmin Street, Suzhou
Description: Books, celebrity's calligraphy and paintings, audio and video products, cultural souvenirs, etc. available here.

Suzhou People's Shopping Center
Add: Guanqian St. Suzhou
Hours: 8:30AM-8:30PM
Description: Located in busy central downtown, it is a comprehensive large-scale retail enterprise with the longest business time, the broadest range of goods on sale and standardized operation management.

Suzhou Pacific Ocean Supermarket
Add: Stone Rd, Jinchang District. Suzhou
Tel: 65347006
Description: It is the largest supermarket in Suzhou area.
Hours: 9AM-9PM

Taihua Mall
Add: #23-29 Rennin Rd.
Tel: 65308716
Hours: 8:30AM-8:30PM
Description: Selling high and middle grade commodities.

Times Supermarket
Add: #45 Renmin S. Rd. Suzhou
Hours: 9AM-7: 30PM
Description: As one of the largest supermarkets in Suzhou, it provides all kinds of groceries, daily newspaper, magazines, daily items, etc.