Tickets and booking
The Former Residence of Chen Qubing is not documented as selling a standalone ticket. It is one of the sights covered by the 100-yuan-per-person combined Tongli ticket, which also covers Tuisi Garden, the Wang Shao’ao Memorial Hall, the Pearl Tower, Songshi Wuyuan, the Jiangnan Water Town Wedding Customs Museum, Jiayin Hall, Gengle Hall, Gufeng Garden and Luoxing Isle. The documented contact for enquiries is 0512-63333120; no other booking channel is listed.
Entrance and routes
The residence sits at No. 15 Sanyuan Street, Tongli Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou, inside the Tongli Ancient Town scenic area. The documented approach is to take bus 725 (or 735) to the Tongli Ancient Town Shipailou (Stone Archway) stop and continue on foot from there. No separate gate or entrance details beyond the address are listed, so allow time to find Sanyuan Street within the town once you are in the scenic area.
Photo spots
No specific photo spots are catalogued for this site. What is documented is the setting: a former residence on Sanyuan Street within the Tongli Ancient Town scenic area. Since the same combo ticket covers Tuisi Garden, the Pearl Tower, Jiayin Hall, Gengle Hall and Luoxing Isle, a photography circuit through the town’s listed sights is the practical way to frame a visit here.
Timing and crowds
Opening hours are 08:00-17:00, every day of the week, year-round (1 January to 31 December). The suggested visit length is under 1 hour, so this is a short stop rather than a half-day commitment. No crowd-level data is documented, so no quiet-time claims can be made; the practical note is simply that the visit fits into any slot within opening hours.
Walking and effort
No trail, distance or elevation information is documented for this site, and nothing in the listing suggests hiking is involved. It is a residence visit inside a town, reached on foot from the Shipailou bus stop, with a suggested duration of under 1 hour. Plan for ordinary walking within the ancient town; no figures on stairs or walking distance are available.
Getting there
The documented transit option is bus 725 (or 735) to the Tongli Ancient Town Shipailou stop, followed by a walk to the residence at No. 15 Sanyuan Street. The site is in Tongli Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou. No metro, ferry or other transport connections are listed.
Cost breakdown
The only documented cost is the 100-yuan-per-person combined Tongli ticket, which includes entry to ten sights: Tuisi Garden, the Wang Shao’ao Memorial Hall, the Pearl Tower, Songshi Wuyuan, the Jiangnan Water Town Wedding Customs Museum, Jiayin Hall, Gengle Hall, Gufeng Garden, the Former Residence of Chen Qubing, and Luoxing Isle. No separate single-site price for the residence alone, and no other fees, are documented.
