Pingjiang Road: Wenchuang Water Street scattered among ancient houses. Pingjiang Road is the most famous historical and cultural street in Suzhou. The official name is "Pingjiang Road Historic District". As early as the Southern Song Dynasty, this was the most lively and prosperous business district in Suzhou Dongcheng at that time. The ancient houses with white walls and gray tiles were built in parallel with the canal, willow branches were hung everywhere, and red lanterns hung by every household were arranged on the banks of the green water. Seeing such picturesque scenery, I remembered that it is no wonder that the ancients said, "There is heaven on earth and Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
1. Ancient houses and shops on Pingjiang Road
The total length of Pingjiang Road is 1.6 km, and the tour time is usually half an hour to one hour. In 2004, the government not only restored the historic mansion, but also planted many modern elements in Pingjiang Road, making new stores full of cultural creativity and modernity blossom everywhere, such as "Cat Sky City" concept bookstore, "Hua Wuque dry flower shop" and coffee shop.
Cat's Sky City is a grocery store full of humanistic atmosphere. There is a wall covered with postcards. As long as you write the postcard and put it in the future date grid, the staff in the store will send it out then. It has become a necessary activity for young artists to choose a postcard with Suzhou characteristics and send it to their future selves when they come to Maokong.
In such a lively and prosperous Pingjiang Road, there is also a rare tranquility hidden in the city. Pan Zhai Tang, located on Pingjiang Road, was built by Pan, a wealthy businessman in the Qing Dynasty, and was taken from Pan Jiazu's motto "Poetry is handed down from generation to generation, and farming is handed down from generation to generation". Its pattern scale was quite magnificent at that time. Stepping into it is like being in the private courtyard of Pingjiang Road in Suzhou in the Qing Dynasty. Now, the interior has been changed into the "first study" cafe, which is also a secret base for rest.
2. Suzhou snacks on Pingjiang Road
In addition to specialty stores, there are many Suzhou specialty snacks on Pingjiang Road. You can buy some snacks at will on the way and feel the atmosphere of Suzhou Old Street while walking. Small shops selling Suzhou specialty Osmanthus Jelly can be seen everywhere, with sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance, not greasy; There are also dried plum meat patties, which are more fragrant and crisp when chewed, and are also quite convenient special snacks.
If you want to sit down and have a rest, you can try the home-cooked ancient town dumplings recommended by the locals. Among them, peanut tangyuan is particularly fragrant and full. What's more worth mentioning is that Guzhen dumplings are all fresh ingredients that are packaged and cooked now, and they are quite rare now.
3. Practical information
Pingjiang road
Transportation: Metro 1 Line Xiangmen Station or Linton Road Station Maode Sky City Concept Bookstore.
Address: Li Gengtang, Panzhai, No.25 Pingjiang Road
Admission: free.
Address: No.3, Weidaoguanqian
Time: 9: 00-20: 00 Guzhen Tangyuan
Address: Pingjiang Road 139
Shantang Street: Guangying Shantang Street, the water street at the starting point of Deng Hua, is seven miles long, so it is also called "Qili Shantang". It has a history of more than 1200 years, and Shantang Old Street only accounts for 306 meters, but it has gathered the essence of the whole Shantang District, also known as "the first famous street in Gusu". Like the water street on Pingjiang Road, criss-crossing rivers have become the soul hub of Shantang Street. Unlike Pingjiang Road, Shuijie seems to have traces of residents' life. The first half of each household is the front door of the old street storefront or house, and the back door yard is close to the water street, and even the small steps are moved in and extended into the water to facilitate residents to get water or get on and off the boat. It seems that the lifestyle of Shantang Street people has not been affected by commercialization and has not changed for many years.
If we want to say the greatest charm of Shantang Street, it is that after the lights are turned on in the evening, the red lanterns are lit one by one, and the warm light of the red lanterns illuminates the dark alleys. Looking from the stone bridge, there are boats moving on the water and lights swaying back and forth in the water street. Those lanterns, which were originally thought to be just decorative during the day, became the most beautiful highlights of Shantang Street at night.
1. Literati Courtyard in Shantang Street
This 1200-year-old Suzhou block is also a place visited by many famous scholars and talents. In addition to Bai Juyi's position here, Han Yutang in Shantang Street is also the former residence of Wu, an official of the Ming Dynasty. After renovation, Hanyutang still retains the architectural features and features of the Ming Dynasty. If you want to visit more deeply, the ancient stage and Jiangnan clothing store are also quite good choices.
2. Suzhou restaurant on Shantang Street
If you want to fill your stomach, there are also different Suzhou cuisines, such as fried-fried crispy skin and juicy stuffing. Da 'er fried-dumpling is the most popular and famous restaurant, and crab shell yellow is also worth a try. If you want to travel through time and space to feel the atmosphere of returning to ancient Suzhou, it is not wrong to choose a restaurant like the inn on Shui 'an Street. The layout and tableware of Yangronglou are antique, and the dishes are all authentic Suzhou dishes, which are suitable for taking a break and eating something after visiting Shantang Street.
3. Practical information
Shantang Street
Transportation: Shantang Street Station of Metro Line 2.
Admission: The block is free and open all day.
Tickets: Hanyu Guild Hall, Quanzhou Guild Hall, Shaoxing Guild Hall, Ancient Stage, Shantangge, Antai Fire Club, Jiangnan Costume Hall, 45 yuan.
Time: 8:00-2 1:00 in Hanyu Hall.
Other attractions: 8:00- 17:00 night flight.
Admission: 55 yuan.
Time:1after 8: 00.
Address: Shantang Street 18, in front of Bai Juyi Memorial Pier.
Taohuawu: a simple and everyday Taohuawu in fairyland, named after the peach trees planted on both sides of the first river crossing the river in Tang and Song Dynasties. Different from the bustling and crowded Pingjiang Road and Shantang Street. The streets and lanes of Taohuawu are the most primitive features of residents' life. When the peach blossom is in full bloom, it is as beautiful as a fairyland and unforgettable. It is a tasteful historical block.
1. Taohuawu Folk Arts and Crafts Cultural Creative Park
The most famous woodcut New Year pictures in Taohuawu are popular folk woodcuts in the south of the Yangtze River. In the early years, there was a similar painting workshop in Shantang Street, but it was burned down in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom fire, and it has since become the exclusive folk art of Taohuawu. Visitors can see the evolution of woodblock New Year pictures in different periods in the Woodblock New Year Pictures Museum, and the woodblock New Year pictures masters describe and demonstrate the production of woodblock New Year pictures on the spot. The brushstrokes and vivid pictures of woodcut are full of nostalgia. The museum is located in the park, and visitors can enjoy the exquisite craftsmanship and beautiful scenery of the garden.
Perhaps the most dynamic in the ancient city block is Taohuawu Creative Park on Taohuawu Street. The park transformed from the old factory building has many kinds of handicrafts such as stone carving, embroidery and ancient fan making. At the same time, it brings together all kinds of restaurants, as well as cultural and creative shops, bookstores, coffee and even bars where you can have a drink. The use of old factories to concentrate on building modern new elements, small bridges and flowing water next to people's ancient houses, has achieved harmony in the development of old and new, and the gathering place of ancient literati has also become a place of literature and art where Wen Qing gathered many years later.
2. Practical information
Woodblock New Year Pictures Museum
Address: No.8 Jiaochangqiao Road, Pingmen, Pingjiang District
Admission: Free (advance booking is required)
Time: 8:30- 17:00.
Tongli ancient town 1
Tongli has beautiful scenery and the town is surrounded by water. The town is divided into 7 small islands by 15 river and connected by 49 bridges. Every family in the town is near the water, and every family is connected by boat; Residential buildings in Ming and Qing dynasties are row upon row; Bridges in Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties are well preserved. It has won the reputation of "Little Venice of the East" with the pattern of small bridges and flowing water. The existing famous gardens and ancient buildings include Tuisi Garden, Gengle Hall, Huancui Mountain Villa, Sanxie Hall, Shiyudi, Wo Yun Temple, City God Temple, Shangyi Hall, Jiayin Hall and Chongben Hall.
Address: Wujiang District, Suzhou
Opening hours: 7:30- 17:00.
Ticket price: 100 yuan/person
Special snacks: crisp socks, Fujian cakes, champion's hoof, green dumplings and Euryale ferox.
Self driving route
Departure from Shanghai: A9 Huqingping Expressway-Shanghai-Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Anhui-Jiangxi Expressway-Sujiahang Expressway-Sujiahang Expressway Wujiang Exit-Tongli Ancient Town
Departure from Hangzhou: Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway-Jiaxing exit to Wang Ping-via Provincial Highway 205-Songling East-Tongli Ancient Town.
From Suzhou: Sujiahang Expressway-Wujiang and Tongli Interchange (30 minutes and 25 kilometers).
Departure from Nanjing: via Nanjing-Shanghai Expressway-Sujiahang Expressway-Wujiang and Tongli Interchange (120min).
Departure from Wuxi: via Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway-Sujiahang Expressway-Wujiang and Tongli Interchange (70 minutes).
2. Zhouzhuang Town
Zhouzhuang is an ancient water town with a history of more than 900 years in the south of China, but it was officially named Zhouzhuang Town in the early years of Qing Emperor Kangxi. Zhouzhuang is located in the southwest of Kunshan under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, which was called Zhenfengli in ancient times. If you want to choose the most representative ancient water town in China, there is no doubt that she is Zhouzhuang, the first water town in China. Zhouzhuang, bred by thousands of years of historical vicissitudes and heavy Wu culture, has become a treasure of oriental culture with its exquisite water town style, unique cultural landscape and simple folk customs. As an outstanding representative of China's excellent traditional culture, Zhouzhuang has become the cradle of Wu culture and a model of Jiangnan water town.
Address: Kunshan, Suzhou
Opening hours: 7:00-2 1:00.
Ticket price: one-day tour 100 yuan, night tour of 80 yuan.
Special snacks: Wansan cake, shrimps, Sanweiyuan, Wansan hoof and Apocha.
Traffic strategy:
Driving route
1. Shanghai Departure: Shanghai → Yan 'an Elevated Road →G50→ Jinze Exit → Shangta → Zhouzhuang Town.
2. Departure from Nanjing: Nanjing → Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway (G2)→ Kunshan Exit → Zhou Kun Highway → Jinxi → Zhouzhuang Town.
3. Suzhou departure: Su Hong Airport Road (S343)→ Zhou Kun Highway → Jinxi → Zhouzhuang Town.
4. Departure from Zhejiang: Huzhou → Shanghai-Suzhou-Zhejiang Expressway (G3 18)→ Jinze Exit → Shangbeng → Zhouzhuang Town.
Bus line
1. Starting from Shanghai: Shanghai Bus Terminal, North Bus Station and Qingpu Bus Station all have direct buses to Zhouzhuang Town.
2. Departure from Suzhou: There is a shuttle bus from Suzhou North Bus Station to Zhouzhuang, with a time of 1 hour and a fare of 17 yuan; From South Bus Station to Wujiang Jiangze, the fare is 13 yuan, and the time is 1 hour 20 minutes. After getting off the bus, Zhouzhuang is within walking distance.
3. Starting from Kunshan: There are "Kunshan-Zhouzhuang/130 Road" in the New Railway Station or Lin Ting Park in the urban area, and "16 1 Road" and 133 in Hongfeng Village directly go to the North Bus Station.
3. Jinxi Ancient Town
Jinxi is a place where literati and generals attach themselves. According to legend, Gu Kaizhi, a great painter in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, lived here in seclusion; Gao Qi and Wen Zhiming, poets of the Ming Dynasty, also left thousands of ancient poems in Jinxi. Jinxi is a moving picture of the south of the Yangtze River. Lakes are densely covered, rivers are vertical and horizontal, and ancient bridges are connected, showing the characteristics of Jiangnan water town.
Address: No.0/8, Shaodiangang Road, Jinxi Town, Kunshan, Suzhou
Opening hours: 7:30- 17:00.
Ticket price: 65 yuan/person
Special snacks: Aozaomian, Waiwocai, Yunbing, Begonia Cake and Sauced Meat.
Traffic strategy:
Bus:
Take bus 107 at Kunshan Railway Station to the bus station, and then transfer to CMB at Jinxi. The fare is 6 yuan, which takes 40 minutes. There are shuttle buses to hongkou football stadium at 7: 10 on weekends and holidays, Shanghai Stadium at 7: 55, and return at 16: 00.
Self-driving:
1. From Shanghai, take the Kunshan exit of Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway-Zhou Kun Expressway-Jinxi.
① Shanghai (National Highway 3 12)- Changjiang Road-Kuntai Road-Kunbei Road-Luyang-Bacheng-Yangcheng Lake
② Yangcheng Lake-Jinxi: Bacheng-Luyang-Kunshan-Zhang Pu-Jinxi.
③ Jinxi 3 12 National Road-Shanghai Jinxi Ancient Town Self-driving route: Shanghai takes Yan 'an Road Viaduct to Xihongqiao Airport, enters A9 Huqingping Expressway, Zhujiajiao exit, turns right at Zhufeng Highway Toll Station, turns left at G3 18 Huqingping Highway, crosses Xicen Toll Station along Huqingping Highway, turns right at Jinshang Highway, and there are signs of Jinxi, Tongli and Zhouzhuang at the corner.
2. Kunshan Exit of Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway-Zhou Kun Expressway-Jinxi.
3. expressway Xicen (or Kanazawa) Exit-Jinshang Highway (north of Shangta)-Jinxi.
4._ Zhigu Town
_ Known as "the Hall of Five Lakes" and "the Rush of Six Rivers". "Five Lakes Guild Hall" means that it faces Hucheng Lake and Wanqian Lake in the south, Dushu Lake and Jinji Lake in the west and Yangcheng Lake in the north. "Liuzechong" means that it has six navigation channels: Wusong River, Qingxiaogang, Pu Jie, Zhangling Port, Dong Tang and Dazhi Port. _ Within the territory, the water flow is smooth, the bridges are densely covered, and the streets are blocked. People sleep by the river, and the town looks quaint and quiet.
Address: Xiaoshi Road, Wuzhong District, Suzhou
Opening hours: 8: 00-17: 00 (may -65438+ 10).
Ticket price: 78 yuan/person
Special snacks: straight stinky tofu, welfare hoof, welfare duck, pumpkin pie and _ straight radish.
5. Qiao Feng Ancient Town
Hongfeng and other 100 kinds of trees create poetic natural scenery. Now it has formed a scenic spot with large scale, numerous historical sites, strong flavor of Wu area, rich cultural connotation and strong ornamental interest, which is the best choice to interpret Suzhou.
Address: Bottom of Qiao Feng Road, gusu district, Suzhou.
Opening hours: 8:00- 17:30.
Ticket price: free of charge
Special snacks: Suzhou dried bean curd, fried chicken, snail shrimp and sweet and sour mandarin fish.
Bus route:
① Take bus No.3, No.3, No.6, No.9, 17, No.21,No.31and No.301to arrive.
② Take bus No.33, No.44, No.301,No.307 and No.3 to Heshan Bridge, then walk on the bridge and take the ramp to Hanshan Temple; Or take No.9, 10, No.45 and No.3 to get off at Qiao Feng, and walk along Qiao Feng Road 10 minutes.
6. Mudu Ancient Town
The only ancient garden town in China ranks first among the thirteen scenic spots in Taihu Lake Scenic Area.
Located in the west of Suzhou, on the bank of Taihu Lake, Mudu is surrounded by famous Wuzhong mountains such as Tian Ping, Lingyan, Shishan and Qizi, also known as the "cornucopia". Mudu's mutton collection is famous at home and abroad.
Address: Mudu Town, Suzhou
Opening hours: 8:00- 17:00.
Ticket price: free of charge
Special snacks: selected mutton, black rice, green jiaozi, unique vegetables, Malantou and sweet wine.
Driving route
1. From Shanghai: get off at the "Suzhou New Area" exit of Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, get on the viaduct, take the west ring viaduct to the exit of Laodong Road, take the Suoshan Bridge along Zhuyuan Road and go straight to Mudu.
2. From Nanjing: Take the exit of "Suzhou New Area" of Nanjing-Shanghai Expressway, get on the viaduct, take the viaduct of West Ring Road to the exit of Laodong Road, take Suoshan Bridge along Zhuyuan Road and go straight to Mudu.
3. Starting from Hangzhou: From Sujiahang Expressway, bypass Suzhou (East and West Hills), get off at the "Xishan" exit, and get to Mudu in ten minutes.
7. Qiandeng Ancient Town
Walking into Qiandeng, I saw residential buildings built near the river, living by the water, rows of revetments, and rivers and ports turned into cities. Up to now, it still retains the chessboard pattern of "land and water parallel" and "river street adjacent" and the quaint style of Jiangnan water town. The rich historical and cultural relics and the quaint water towns in the south of the Yangtze River constitute the unique tourism resources of Qiandeng.
Address:No. Shangshu Road 1, Qiandeng Ancient Town, Kunshan, Suzhou
Opening hours: 8:00- 17:00.
Ticket price: 40 yuan/person
Special snacks: Qiandeng mutton, healthy ginger juice, scrambled eggs with snail meat and duck meat.
8. Shajiabang
The unique rural scenery of Jiangnan water town, where "the reed flowers are in full bloom, the rice fragrance is rippling, and the willows are on the shore", has risen in the tourism market. In the lake, diamond lotus flowers and reeds are densely covered. The antique boat carries tourists through the reed maze, looking for the story that happened among the reeds during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period.
Address: the town under the jurisdiction of Changshu City, Jiangsu Province, located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province and the south of Changshu City.
Opening hours: all day
Admission price: 80 yuan in the off-season (65438+February-May) and 100 yuan in the peak season (June-165438+1October).
Special snacks: Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs
Traffic strategy:
Self driving route
1. Shanghai Departure: Shanghai-Hu Jia Expressway (a 1 1)- Jiang Yan Expressway-Sujiahang Expressway-Shajiabang Exit.
Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway (Suzhou section)-Sujiahang-Shajiabang exit, the journey is about 1 hour.
2. Departure from Hangzhou: Hangzhou-Sujiahang Expressway-Shajiabang exit, and the journey takes about 1.5 hours.
3. From Nanjing: Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway-Jiang Yan Expressway (Changzhou Section)-Sujiahang Expressway-Shajiabang Exit, which takes about 2 hours by car.
4. From Changzhou: Changzhou-Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway-Sujiahang Expressway-Shajiabang Exit, go straight, turn left at the second red light, that is, arrive at Shajiabang Town, which takes about 1.5 hours.
Bus line
Take buses from all over the country to Changshu, transfer to Shajiabang Bus No.5 (1 yuan) and get off at Shajiabang Scenic Area; Or take a taxi directly around 40 yuan. Please explain that you are going to Shajiabang Scenic Area instead of Shajiabang Town.
9. Huangqiao Ancient Town
Huangqiao town was built in the Yuanfeng period in northern Song Shenzong. It is a thousand-year-old town with a long history and a famous cultural town with rich cultural heritage. It faces the Yangtze River in the south, Rugao in the east and Jiangyan in the north. It is an important gateway to southern Jiangsu and the largest market town in northern Jiangsu.
Address: Huangqiao Park Scenic Spot, Taixing, Taizhou
Opening hours: 8:00- 17:00.
Ticket price: free of charge
Special snacks: Huangqiao sesame seed cake and Huangqiao porridge.
traffic
From Shanghai, take the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway to the Xicheng Expressway, cross the Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge, take the Quiet-Yancheng Expressway, and cross Jingjiang to reach the Huangqiao soon.