Service area along an expressway in Suzhou, E China, has become a new tourist attraction.
BEIJING, Aug. 12, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Yangchenghu service area was put into use in May of 2019 after upgrading and rebuilding. It is on the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway in Weiting Township of Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. The service area covers 50,000 square meters.
The design of the area uses famous gardens in Suzhou like Lion Grove Garden, Humble Administrator's Garden as reference. Its distinctive interior decorations and friendly environment make here a popular rest place for travellers.

Travellers visit Yangchenghu service area along the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway in Weiting Township of Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

Yangchenghu service area along the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway in Weiting Township of Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

Travellers visit Yangchenghu service area along the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway in Weiting Township of Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

Yangchenghu service area along the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway in Weiting Township of Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

Yangchenghu service area along the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway in Weiting Township of Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

Travellers visit Yangchenghu service area along the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway in Weiting Township of Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

Travellers visit Yangchenghu service area along the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway in Weiting Township of Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

Travellers visit a science and technology hall in Yangchenghu service area along the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway in Weiting Township of Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)


