About Taicang

Taicang, a county-level city under the administration of Suzhou City, is located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province. It is adjacent to the Yangtze River on the east, Baoshan District and Jiading District of Shanghai on the south, Kunshan City on the west and Changshu City on the north. As the nearest city to Shanghai, Taicang Jiangsu connect closely with Shanghai in region, people, economy, language and culture.

Best Time to Visit Taicang

The best time to visit Taicang Jiangsu is from April to November. Visitors can appreciate the stunning spring scenery in April when the weather is neither hot nor cold with an average temperature of 17℃ (63℉). In July and August, the stunning bloomy louts are the highlight of South Garden. Taicang Jiangsu has four distinctive seasons. From December to February, the winter times of Taicang, it is dry and cold, while in summer, from June to August, the weather is hot with an average of 29℃ (84℉). The weather is changeable during other time in Taicang Jiangsu. From June, the rainy season will last for a month.

Transportation

Visitors can fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and then take a shuttle bus to Taicang Jiangsu. Pudong Airport is 88 km (55 mi) away from Taicang and the direct shuttle is bound to Taicang at 8:50, 10:50, 14:50 and 16:50 every day, taking about 2.5 hours. While the shuttle bus departures from Hongqiao Airport to Taicang every 20/30 minutes, and the operation time is 7:20-19:00. It takes about 90 minutes as the distance between Hongqiao Airport and Taicang is only 44.5 km (27.7 mi). It is also very convenient to access Taicang by a bullet train. Visitors can take a bullet train to Shanghai South Railway Station then take a coach to Taicang Jiangsu. There is a coach to Taicang every 1 hour from 6:45 to 7:45, taking 90 minutes.

The inner-city transportation means are buses and taxis. It takes CNY10 for the first 3 km of Taicang taxi and CNY2/km for the next distance.