(1) Special reminder:
1. Never ask drivers and rickshaws for directions. The best way to ask for directions is to ask maps and ordinary citizens.
scenic spots in Suzhou are not discounted, so don't be taken in by the black guide.
most of the scenic spots open at around 8 o'clock, and most of them close before 17: 31.
2. There are shuttle buses in Suzhou, which are divided into east and west lines. The east line passes through the railway station, Beisi Tower, Dongyuan, Lion Forest, Humble Administrator's Garden and Guanqian Street, and the west line passes through the railway station, Tiger Hill, Xiyuan, Hanshan Temple, Liuyuan, Shantang Street and Panmen.
1 yuan, an ordinary bus, and 2 yuan, an air-conditioned car are all coin-operated.
Lion Forest is a transit station in the bus route, so it is convenient to get anywhere from here.
3. Don't buy shopping in or near the scenic spot, it is available in big supermarkets.
4. Never take a black car. It's not safe even if it's expensive.
when you take a bus or go to a crowded place in the downtown area, try to keep valuables on your chest to watch out for thieves.
It is suggested to take a taxi near the road and take a bus far away, which can save time and cost.
Rent, starting at 11 yuan. Suzhou City is very small, and the distance between scenic spots is very close. It takes about 15 yuan to get from one scenic spot to the next.
There is a penalty for refusing to take a taxi in Suzhou. When you get off the taxi, you must take the printed invoice in case you forget something in the taxi and use it when you complain.
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(2), Introduction to tourist attractions:
As typical examples of Suzhou classical gardens, Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, Master's Garden and Huanxiu Mountain Villa were born in the heyday of Suzhou private gardens, and they have become the models and representatives of many classical gardens in Suzhou with their profound artistic conception, exquisite construction, elegant art and rich cultural connotation.
Suzhou is famous for its gardens, which makes people lament the exquisite workmanship of gardening. Classical gardens, such as Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, Master's Garden and Huanxiu Mountain Villa, were listed in the "World Cultural and Natural Heritage List" in February, 1997.
Suzhou has both the beauty of gardens and the beauty of mountains and rivers.
famous temples and temples are spread all over urban and rural areas; Cultural relics and historic sites complement each other.
It's famous both at home and abroad with poems written by scholars and calligraphers.
Lingyan, Tianping, Dongting Dongshan Xishan, Dengwei, Yushan and Yushan are all natural scenic spots.
The ancient town of Zhouzhuang, suzhou amusement land, Taihu Paradise and other modern tourism facilities have also attracted many tourists from home and abroad.
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Lion Forest is located at No.23 Garden Road in the northeast of the city. It was founded by Zen Master Tianru, a monk in the Yuan Dynasty, in memory of his teacher, the Buddhist monk Zhongfeng.
Lion Grove has the largest surviving ancient rockery group in China.
Hushi rockery is numerous and exquisite, and it dances like a lion. It is known as the "rockery kingdom" and the "Eighteen Scenes of Taoyuan".
The highest peak in the garden is the Lion Peak, and there are other famous peaks, such as Hanhui and Tuyue. The buildings include Lixue Hall, Sleeping Cloud Room, Baixuan and Wenmei Pavilion.
Tiger Hill: In ancient times, Tiger Hill was once a small island in the bay that appeared and disappeared with the tide. After vicissitudes of life, it finally emerged from the sea and became a hill isolated on the flat ground, so people called it Haiyong Mountain.
The origin of Tiger Hill and the sea can be seen in the Zhaobi, Haiyong Bridge, Haiyong Spring and Yuejia Xuan of Yongcui Villa, where the stone carving of Haiyong Peak written by Qian Daxin, a scholar of the Qing Dynasty, stands.
Tiger Hill is the landmark landscape of Suzhou City, and it is known as "the first scenic spot in Wuzhong".
Suzhou was the capital of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period, and He Lv, the king of Wu, was buried in Tiger Hill after his death.
When Bai Juyi, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, was a secretariat in Suzhou, he dug mountains to divert water and built Qili Dike, which made the scenery of Tiger Hill more beautiful.
Su Shi, a poet in the Song Dynasty, once said, "It is a pity not to visit Tiger Hill in Suzhou.
"When evaluating the characteristics of Tiger Hill, the ancients once put forward the theory of" Nine Suits ",saying that Tiger Hill is suitable for the moon, snow, rain, smoke, Yichun dawn, summer, autumn, falling trees and sunset.
tiger hill is a flat octagonal brick tower built in the Song Dynasty (AD 961), with 7 floors and a height of 47.5 meters.
due to the foundation, the tower has been inclined to the northwest since 411 years ago.
according to the preliminary measurement, the deviation of the center point at the top of the tower from the central vertical line has reached 2.3m (the world-famous leaning tower of Pisa, Italy, with a deviation of 4.4m), and the inclination is 2゜41', so it is called "the leaning tower of Pisa in the East".
The sword pool in Tiger Hill The most mysterious and attractive monument in Tiger Hill is the sword pool.
On the stone wall due north of the Thousand-Man Stone, four characters are engraved: "Tiger Hill and Sword Pool".
It is said that these four words were written by Yan Zhenqing, a great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty.
The so-called sword pool is a pool as narrow as a sword under the cliff.
The tomb of He Lv, the King of Wu, may be here. It is said that at that time, 3,111 fish intestines swords and other swords were used to bury the King of Wu, hence the name Jianchi.
Two steep stone cliffs rose from the ground and locked a pool of green water.
"The pool is dark and cold" and "the empty mountain is firm but firm", and the weather changes.
According to the Records of Suzhou Prefecture, Lu Yu once lived in Huqiu for a long time, studying tea and writing Tea Classics.
The water in Jianchi was named "the fifth spring in the world" by him.
Mystery of the Tomb of the King of Wu In 1955, the Tiger Hill was renovated and the sword pool was dredged.
At that time, I scrubbed moss, and verified that the rock wall on the east side of Jianchi did have stone inscriptions by Ling Wuming and others from Changzhou, Wuxian and Kunshan counties in the Ming Dynasty, as well as Tang Yin and Wang Wei.
It contains a brief story about the dry sword pool in the seventh year of Ming Zhengde (1512) and the discovery of the tomb gate of the King of Wu at the bottom of the pool.
From the analysis of the above-mentioned signs and the mud piled up behind the Tiger Hill, it is likely that the sword pool was designed and excavated to cover the tomb of the King.
There may be some secret behind the tomb door.
However, whether the tomb of the King of Wu is among them is still a mystery for the ages until it is confirmed by archaeological excavations.
the main landscapes in the park are: the world-famous leaning tower-tiger hill, "the third spring in the world", Broken Beam Hall, Hanhan Spring, Sword Test Stone, Jianchi, Yongcui Mountain Villa and Wanjing Mountain Villa.
Hanshan Temple: Located by the Fengqiao Bridge outside Gusu City, it was founded in the Six Dynasties and has a history of more than 1,411 years.
it was renamed Hanshan Temple during the Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty.
The main buildings in the temple are: Daxiong Hall, Xian Hall (Piandian Hall), Tibetan Scripture Building, Monument Gallery, Bell Tower, Fengjiang Building, etc.
There is a bronze bell on the right side of the Ursa major, which was cast by a group of craftsmen such as Seiyi Kobayashi in 1916.
This clock is made of two pieces, one in the Japanese Pavilion Temple and the other in the Hanshan Temple, and it has been well preserved so far.
(3), catering and shopping
There are four major cuisines in China, namely "Jiangsu, Shandong, Guangdong and Sichuan", with different tastes, which are called "East Sour, West Spicy, South Sweet and North Salty", and Jiangsu cuisine belongs to "South Sweet" flavor.
Jiangsu cuisine is characterized by strict selection of materials, fine workmanship, different seasons due to different materials, and is good at stewing, stewing, steaming, roasting and frying in cooking, and attaches importance to mixing soup to maintain the original flavor.
the taste is light and sweet, and the color scheme is harmonious.
The famous Soviet-style specialty dishes are: Sweet and Sour Mandarin Fish, shark's fin in clear soup, eel paste with fragrant oil, watermelon chicken, whole chicken with mother oil, Taihu water shield soup, emerald shrimp bucket, lotus stew, lung soup, shrimps with snails and so on.
"Deyuelou" and "Songhelou" are old-fashioned Soviet-style restaurants; "Old Suzhou Tea Restaurant" is famous for its traditional Su-bang cuisine. "Zhuhongxing Noodle Restaurant" and "Lvyang Wonton" are inexpensive and suitable for mass consumption.
The main food streets in Suzhou are: Eunuch Lane, Shiquan Street, Xueshi Street, Jiayufang, Fenghuang Street, Ganjiang Road and Shilu Jinmen Shangshi Food Street.
Suzhou snacks are also famous all over the world. Dried bean curd with dense sauce, pine nut candy, rose melon seeds, shrimp soy sauce, jujube paste sesame cake and lard salty cake are all well-known and must be tasted.
Shopping: Guanqian Street, where you can buy freshly baked fermented cakes and pine nut candy from Daoxiang Village, jujube paste cakes and dried bean curd from Ye Shouhe, rice cakes from Huang Tianyuan, brown sugar and crisp cakes from Caizhizhai, etc.
note: Suzhou specialties are basically some silk and Suzhou-style sweets and cakes, and there are also some before viewing.
Caizhizhai, Daoxiang Village and Ye Shouhe are the best candy and cakes, all in Guanqian Street.
it is recommended to buy silk in big stores.
you can bring special products-pine nut candy, rose melon seeds, shrimp soy sauce, jujube paste sesame cake, lard salty cake, Taicang meat floss, musical instruments, Suzhou embroidery, silk, "Biluochun tea", Su Fan, Taohuawu woodcut New Year pictures, lake pens and Taihu whitebait.