Zhouzhuang Town is located in the southeast of Suzhou, at the junction of Kunshan, Wujiang and Shanghai. It is a pre-selected site of world cultural heritage and the first batch of national 5A-level tourist attractions, and is known as "the first water town in the world". Zhouzhuang Town is surrounded by water, which makes the ancient town formed by rivers, and each waterway has formed a "well" embedded in the ancient town, which makes Zhouzhuang form a characteristic pattern of street by water and street as the city.
Zhouzhuang architecture is dominated by Jiangnan folk houses, including nearly 100 ancient folk houses, mostly in Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the water lane of Zhouzhuang, the ancient stone bridges, ancient bridges, water lanes and ancient houses built by 14 yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties are well preserved, which is a real "small bridge with flowing water".
Zhouzhuang town is very small, about one or two kilometers in length and width. You can visit the whole ancient town on foot. However, it is highly recommended to experience boating on the waterway. The boats in the ancient town are all wooden boats covered with blue calico, which can take six people at a time. Aunt boating often sings some Kunqu opera, which is very watery.
Tongli Ancient Town is located on the bank of Taihu Lake in Wujiang District, Suzhou City, surrounded by five lakes. The reticulated river divides the town into seven islands. It has a history of 1000 years since the town was founded in the Song Dynasty, and it is called "Little Venice of the East".
Almost every family in the ancient town faces the water, and there are many narrow alleys and old buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are not many tourists on weekdays, and there is a feeling of peace and tranquility. At night, the lights light up along the eaves, which is beautiful.
There are many rivers and bridges here, many literati, many small bridges in water towns, and people are all resting on the river. The Liuqiao River leads to the city and the river port enters the lake field.
Tongli ancient town is not big. Visitors can get up early to watch the sunshine and mist in the morning, enjoy the quietness and comfort of the ancient town at night, measure every inch of secluded stone road with their feet, watch the ships coming and going by the river at the water's edge, listen to a song and vent themselves, and find the best way to feel the ancient town.
Luzhi Ancient Town, located in Wuzhong District, Suzhou City, was founded in the Qin Dynasty. It is the same age as Suzhou City and has a history of more than 2,500 years. It is much older than Zhouzhuang and Tongli Ancient Towns in Suzhou, and is known as the first water town in China. The ancient town was originally named Fuli because there is a "Fuli Hall" in the west of the town. Later, there was a direct port in the town east, leading to six places. The water flow is shaped like an "I", which was renamed as "Zhiyi".
There are many bridges in the ancient town. There are 465,438+0 ancient bridges with different shapes and antique styles, including five double bridges, which are connected at right angles, which is amazing.
Jinxi ancient town is located on the bank of Dianshan Lake in the southern suburb of Kunshan. It is a water town in the south of the Yangtze River with a history of thousands of years, and is known as "the hometown of folk museums in China". The ancient town is very small. China's picturesque Gulian Bridge and the mysterious Chen Fei Water Tomb attract tourists to find out. Various folk collections are also worth a visit. There are also various snack bars in the old street.
Folk collections include ancient brick and tile museum, purple sand museum and pot museum for tourists to recall history. Snacks in the old street include socks, chimelong moon cakes and begonia cakes. This is a specialty of Jinxi, and there are also special foods in the south of the Yangtze River, such as Euryale Euryale ferox cakes and tied meat feet.
Mudu ancient town, located at the bank of Taihu Lake in Wuzhong District, Suzhou City, at the foot of Lingyan Mountain, was founded in the Qin Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years. It is an ancient water town of the same age as Suzhou City, and is called "the first town in Wuzhong". In the ancient town, there are small bridges and flowing water, ancient trees in deep houses and old streets all over the town. There are many middle-deep houses and courtyards in Gu Xiang, which has a unique atmosphere in the ancient town.
Muguang River and other rivers in the town are criss-crossing, and the continuous stone revetment constitutes the ancient waterscape.
There are four main scenic spots in the ancient town. The classical gardens, Yan Jia Garden, Yin Hong Shanfang, Gusong Garden and No.2 Mansion arranged from west to east along Shantang Street, the main street, are all garden buildings in the Qing Dynasty, which have brought the characteristics of "Garden Ancient Town" to Mudu Ancient Town. It is a good choice to take a cruise on the river full of historical stories and listen to the boatwoman sing a song in Wunong soft language.
Qiandeng Ancient Town is located in the Yangtze River Delta, south of Kunshan 15km, with a history of more than 2,500 years. The ancient town is full of Kunming charm with white walls and black tiles. The ancient town still preserves the buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China, and still retains the chessboard pattern of "land and water parallel", "river street adjacent" and the quaint style of "small bridge flowing with water".
This is the birthplace of Kunqu Opera and Jiangnan silk and bamboo, Gu's hometown, and the ninth generation of Tao Yuanming and Sun Taoxian was also born here. The town retains the Yu's pawn shop, which is called "the first pawn in China". Shiban Street in Ming and Qing Dynasties is "a must in the south of the Yangtze River", and it is the longest and most complete Shiban Street in the province.
There are Enbukuji and Jade Buddha Hall under the Qinfeng Pagoda. In the Jade Buddha Hall, there is a statue of the world's largest jade reclining Buddha from Myanmar, which was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Guzhen South Street has a strong cultural color, and there is a memorial hall for Gu Jian. With Kunqu Opera, the "ancestor of hundreds of operas", becoming the intangible cultural heritage of the world, Gu Jian, the founder of Kunqu Opera, also became famous. There is a Kunqu opera library on the ground floor of the ancient architecture memorial hall, and there is a performance every afternoon 1.