Day Trip to Suzhou - 苏州一日游 I've been to Shanghai many times, but until now, I had never been to Suzhou, in the Jiangsu province, before despite how close it is. I suggested taking a day trip since a train ride can be as short as twenty minutes. The Didi ride to the train stations takes longer, especially when it takes a while to get picked up by the driver sometimes. We booked our train tickets through the Railway 12306 app. It is also a mini app within the Alipay app, in the