Taicang

Taicang is in East China, on the Yangtze River. Administratively, it is a county-level city within the prefecture-level city Suzhou. Population was about half a million as of 2019.

Taicang was the base of Zheng He's voyages to the West, and the birthplace of the Jiangnan Sizhu style of music and the Loudong school of painting. In legend, it was the birthplace of the mythical Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.

By plane
There is no airport in Taicang. The nearest major airports are Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (both in Shanghai).

If you arrive at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, you can easily get a train to Taicang from the nearby Hongqiao Railway Station. The train only takes about 30 minutes. It is also possible to get a bus from the airport to Taicang, though the bus is a bit slower, taking between 1 and 3 hours depending on the route.

If you arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, you will have to change buses or trains at Hongqiao or another place.

By train
There are two railway stations in Taicang: