Suzhou CITS, the first international travel agency in Suzhou, has welcomed overseas visitors since 1956. Join our small-group journeys into China's intangible cultural heritage — Peking Opera, porcelain, tea, silk and more.
Suzhou China International Travel Service Co., Ltd. (Suzhou CITS), founded in 1956, is the earliest international travel agency in Suzhou licensed to handle foreign affairs reception.
Today the company operates inbound tourism, outbound tourism, domestic tourism, tourism facility development, exhibition and display services, and professional translation services. Our team of licensed guides works in Chinese, English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Indonesian and more.
Over more than six decades, we have received over 4 million travelers from home and abroad. In recent years we have pioneered new travel products — MICE and exhibition travel, study tours, cultural and sports exchanges, outdoor training programs, student field trips, and digital media services.
Backed by strict management, a professional operations team, decades of service experience and a modern IT network, Suzhou CITS remains at the forefront of China's travel industry. Guided by our principle of "quality first, integrity always," we have earned wide praise from travelers around the world — and we look forward to welcoming you to China.
Every route is scouted in person and pairs iconic sights with hands-on workshops led by recognized heritage inheritors.
5 Days · Beijing
4 Days · Xi'an
6 Days · Hangzhou–Suzhou
5 Days · JingdezhenEvery journey includes workshops where you create something with your own hands — and take it home.
Paint your own Peking Opera face with a stage performer, watch Kunqu in a Suzhou garden, or marvel at Sichuan face-changing from the front row.
Throw clay in Jingdezhen, stitch silk in a Suzhou embroidery studio, or tie-dye cloth in a Yunnan village — guided by national heritage inheritors.
Pick Longjing leaves on a Hangzhou hillside, then learn gongfu brewing from a tea master. Visit the plantation that supplies the Emperor's tribute tea.
Master Beijing dumpling folds, Xi'an hand-pulled noodles, and Suzhou-style dim sum in family kitchens — recipes passed down for generations.
English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Indonesian and more — licensed guides who are storytellers first.
We handle the paperwork guidance for China's 240-hour visa-free transit policy and answer entry questions before you fly.
Maximum 12 guests. Workshops take place inside working studios and family homes, not tourist factories.
Nationally licensed agency since 1956. Transparent pricing, no shopping stops, full travel insurance on every booking.
Over 4 million travelers received since 1956 — here is what recent guests say about our heritage journeys.
"The opera makeup session in Beijing was the highlight of my whole trip to Asia. Our guide translated every gesture of the performance — I've never understood theater so deeply."
"I came for the Terracotta Warriors and left obsessed with shadow puppetry. Three days in Xi'an, zero tourist traps, and I still drink tea from the cup I painted there."
"Our German-speaking guide made Suzhou's gardens and embroidery studios come alive. Flawless organization from a company that has clearly been doing this for decades."
Tell us your dates, interests and group size. A Suzhou CITS travel specialist will reply with a tailored route and all-inclusive quote — no obligation.