Your Shanghai guide, Lily, will accompany you to Suzhou. Lily’s mother was born in Suzhou and she spent much of her childhood growing up there, so she is very familiar with its main cultural sites. When in need, she can take people off the more touristed routes to explore less familiar gardens such as the one of Cultivation or for Couple’s Retreat, or alternatively to provide an on-the-spot tour of the city’s architecture, a personal interest of hers.