A must visit. It is a relatively short stretch but packed with restaurants, bars, souvenir shops, historical buildings and lovely bridges. It can get quite crowded, and there are many couples and girls who dress up in style of olden days to take photos. This is also a good location to try the famous dish, sweet and sour squirrel fish, which is artfully sliced and then fried. They also have dong po pork, which is delicious.

Not far from the Humble Administrator's Garden is Ping Jiang Road. This place is a must visit if you are a tourist. A lot like Shan Tang Jie, this place is a whole lot busier with more shops and more delicacies to try out. From the Humble Administrator's Garden, walk along YuanLin Road, past the Lion Grove Garden then turn right at the next intersection onto Shi Lin Si Lane. Keep walking until you cross the river and you will have arrived at Ping Jiang Road. The distance should be about 300 metres. Many shops to check out here, be sure to try the local delicacies, especially the locally brewed alcohol, has a strong fruity taste to it! There's also meat on skewers, fried cuttlefish, diced fruit, rice crackers (really filling these are!). If you tired from all the walking, there are trishaws that you can take to get to a nearby train station, the nearest one i saw on the map was Beisita, the fare is about RMB10. Beware though, the trishaw riders will try to scam you, one of them quoted me RMB50, inclusive of "admission fees" into the North Monastery Pagoda, another quoted me RMB20. I negotiated mine down to RMB10 from RMB20.

The Pingjiang road is a historical street that dates back to the Southern Song Dynasty. With well-preserved blocks of ancient buildings and historical shophouses, it acts as an epitome of ancient Suzhou. Walking around Pingjiang road resembles stepping in the daily life of the people in the olden times. There are also several museums here such as the Pingjiang Cultural Center and the Fan Museum etc, present the rich history and culture of the city. The scenery here, be it day or night is nice and charming, where visitors will be able to experience and indulge in rich cultural, handicrafts and arts activities, delicious local food and of course the superb lake view where you can also take a boat ride along the small canals! And some visitors will dress in the traditional "han" costumes to walk around the place, and is sure a worthwhile visitation experience!