Suzhou Museum

The new wing opened in October 2006 to a design by I. M. Pei, and it backs onto the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Zhong Wang residence — a nationally protected site you walk through on the same visit.

The building is half the reason to come: the new wing opened in October 2006 to a design by I. M. Pei, and it adjoins the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Zhong Wang residence, a nationally protected site you walk through on the same visit. Check the official site for the current visiting status.

Slots are limited and go early — the real-name reservation is the constraint here, not the ticket price.