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Old Sep 11, 2016 | 10:19 am
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jiejie
 
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Suzhou (苏州)
Suzhou (宿州)

You'd have to know that the first is the Suzhou in Jiangsu province (the famous one that most visitors would want) and the second is the more obscure Suzhou in Anhui province.

This sort of thing makes ctrip an online sales portal that I don't recommend for visitors located outside China who don't have enough local geographic knowledge (or Chinese character knowledge) to understand the choices in context. As shown here, such a visitor needs help to navigate this correctly. I'd instead recommend using a more overseas-user-friendly site that doesn't have these pitfalls, even if the service fee is slightly higher. www.travelchinaguide.com is reliable, clear, and easy to navigate and provides better assistance if needed.

Last edited by jiejie; Sep 12, 2016 at 7:56 am Reason: removed incorrect phrase
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