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Pingjiang Road (p=Píngjiāng Lù), historically known as Shiquan Li (Chinese:十泉里), is a street and historic district in Gusu District (formerly the Pingjiang District), northeastern Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. It is a well-preserved area and is part of the so-called Old Town of Suzhou.
In 2015, the Pingjiang Road Historical Block was added to the list of China's "National Historic and Cultural Streets".
In 2009, Pingjiang Road was listed as a Zhongguo Lishi Wenhua Mingjie (Chinese:中国历史文化名街, literally: Famous historical and cultural street of China), one of the first nine streets with such title across China. Along with Shantang Street, the area was also declared a Zhongguo Lishi Wenhua Jiequ (Chinese:中国历史文化街区, literally: Historical and cultural block of China) in 2015.
A BBC Travel article describes Pingjiang Road as less touristy than Shantang Street and states that it is "lined with houses that embody Suzhou’s style – graceful, simple and timeless. Pingjiang Road gives an insight into the leisurely existence of the city’s residents. It centre of Suzhou's artistic life, lined with bookshops and local opera theatres. There are also several teahouses, where people gather for performances of traditional storytelling and ballad singing".
Couple's Retreat Garden (Ou Yuan), a noted Classical Garden located within the historic district, is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Classical Gardens of Suzhou. Guanqian Street is also in walking distance. There are two national-class and 12 provincial-class protection units within the historic district. Pingjiang Road undergone a major renovation prior to the 28th Session of the World Heritage Committee which took place in Suzhou in 2004.
| Also known as Zhumagao Bridge (Chinese:朱马高桥). Sometimes written as 朱马茭桥 |
| The only archbridge in Pingjiang Road Historic District, formerly known as Huxingshi Bridge (Chinese:胡厢使桥) |
| Xiaoxin Bridge was known as Beizhangjie Bridge (Chinese:北张家桥) on Pingjiang Tu and Xin Bridge (Chinese:新桥) on the Qing dynasty Suzhou Fuzhi, while Zhong'an Bridge is also known as Daxin Bridge (Chinese:大新桥). The two bridges lie close together. |
| Also known as Sujin Bridge (Chinese:苏锦桥) and colloquially as Qingshi Bridge (Chinese:青石桥) |
| also known as Shengli Bridge (Chinese:胜利桥), and colloquially as Jiqing Bridge (Chinese:吉庆桥) |
| Formerly known as Shipo Bridge (Chinese:师婆桥) |
| Known as Zifu Bridge (Chinese:资福桥) in the early Qing dynasty |
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