Suzhou, located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province, has been called a paradise on earth by scholars since ancient times, and also known as "Venice of the East" by Mark Pineapple. Known for its beautiful scenery and elegant gardens, it has the reputation of "Jiangnan Garden is the best in the world and Suzhou Garden is the first in Jiangnan". Located in the water network, this ancient city with a long history of thousands of years is like a bright pearl embedded in the fertile soil of the Yangtze River Delta.
Jiangnan Garden ranks first in the world, and Suzhou Garden ranks first in Jiangnan.
To understand Jiangnan, we must first understand Suzhou; If you want to know Suzhou, you must first know Suzhou gardens. Some classical gardens in the south of the Yangtze River are small in jasper, while others are distinguished. Many gardens in Suzhou are places where officials retire and live in seclusion. Compared with the heavy manor of Beijing gardens, Suzhou gardens are full of strength, with a scholarly, quiet and elegant style. Suzhou Gardens Suzhou Gardens are the pride of Suzhou people, and every brick and tile of halls, buildings, pavilions and corridors is a symbol of China art.
Humble Administrator's Garden, a classical garden in the south of the Yangtze River, ranks first among the "Four Famous Gardens in China" along with Beijing Summer Palace, chengde mountain resort and Suzhou Liuyuan, and is known as the "Mother of Outer Space Gardens". It is also listed in the World Heritage List, which shows its gardening achievements.
Humble Administrator's Garden, located in the northeast corner of Suzhou City, is the largest classical garden in Suzhou. The whole park is centered on water, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with pavilions and lush flowers and trees, showing the beauty of Jiangnan water town. The garden is divided into three parts: East Garden, Middle Garden and West Garden. Dongyuan was originally named "Pastoral Residence". The garden is open and spacious, with pastoral scenery as the main feature. The central garden is the essence of the whole garden, while the western garden is beautifully constructed and has its own characteristics. In addition, the residential areas in Yuannan are typical Jiangnan residents. Suzhou Garden Museum is the only garden museum in China.
Water is the center and soul of the Humble Administrator's Garden, accounting for 65,438+0/3 of the total garden area, creating a cheerful atmosphere for the garden and maintaining the characteristics of "naked forest" in the Ming Dynasty.
The architectural style of Humble Administrator's Garden also follows the Song and Yuan styles. Seeing the mountain building in the central garden, they used the climbing gallery to hint at the mountain, climbed two floors and rushed to the pavilion in the middle of the water. The eaves of the veranda and the eaves of the Jianshan Building are connected together, which makes people unable to tell where a simple climbing gallery is and where a two-story pavilion is. The courtyard space of different sizes in the park is hidden but not exposed. Although the garden is small, it has created infinite natural scenery.
Humble Administrator's Garden is famous for its "decisive victory by trees", which has been in the same strain for hundreds of years. Lotus, camellia and rhododendron are three famous characteristic flowers. Camellia is like fire in spring, and lotus in summer pond reflects the eyes. The hibiscus flowers in winter are like brocade curtains, and the wintersweet Ao Shuang in winter is fine and beautiful. It is worthy of being the first of the "four famous gardens in China".
It's two things that Gusu doesn't visit and pay homage to Tiger Hill.
Huqiu Mountain Scenic Area, located in the northwest corner of the ancient city of Suzhou, has a long history of more than 2,500 years and the reputation of "the first mountain in Wuzhong". It is a national 5A-level tourist scenic spot.
Tiger Hill is only more than 30 meters high, but it has the style of "the table of Zuo Qiu Valley". It is absolutely rugged and full of weather, among which Tiger Hill, Sword Pool and Thousand Stones are the most famous. Tiger Hill, also known as Yunyan Temple Tower, is a leaning tower, which inclines but does not fall. It is called "Leaning Tower of Pisa, China" and is the second largest leaning tower in the world. Jianchi, named after the legend of offering 3,000 swords to He Lv, the King of Wu, is also the most mysterious place in Tiger Hill. There is an eternal story called "There are tens of millions of people sitting in the lecture".
It has beautiful scenery and a long history. Su Shi, a poet in the Song Dynasty, once said with emotion, "What a pity to go to Suzhou instead of Tiger Hill!" For Suzhou, Tiger Hill is not only a landscape, but also a cultural landmark of the city. It is a scenic spot in Wuzhong and one of the must-see spots when we come to Suzhou.
Looking eastward from Huqiu Mountain in Wuzhong Scenic Area, the blue sky is shaded by clear water and green land, and the beautiful images of high-rise buildings shine. This is Jinji Lake in the east of Suzhou.
Jinji Lake, named after the legend that a golden rooster landed here, has an open lake and pleasant scenery. There are some classic projects in Jinji Lake, such as music fountain, water ferris wheel, Gong Li Dam, Peach Blossom Island, Jinji Lake Bridge Waterfall, and the largest water ferris wheel in Asia is here. On July 2, 20 12, Jinji Lake was rated as a national 5A-level scenic spot by the National Tourism Administration, becoming the only scenic spot of the same level with business tourism characteristics in China.
This is the largest urban lake park in China and a symbol of Suzhou's "paradise on earth" in the 2nd/kloc-0th century. The majestic Jinji Lake has subverted the traditional impression of Suzhou ancient city with small bridges and flowing water for thousands of years. The night view of Jinji Lake must not be missed. By the lake, the buildings with Jiangnan characteristics are flashing neon. Rent a bike and ride it for one night. Quiet and comfortable, the beautiful scenery of Jinji Lake will drive you crazy.
The moon is full of frost, and Jiang Feng is sleepy. In the lonely Hanshan Temple outside Suzhou, the bell that rang in the middle of the night reached the passenger ship.
Hanshan Temple, located in gusu district, Suzhou, was founded in the Southern Dynasties and is the most famous temple in Suzhou. When Zhang Ji was down and out, he passed by Suzhou and wrote a song "a night-mooring near maple bridge", which made Hanshan Temple famous and became a famous scenic spot.
Hanshan Temple is mainly composed of Daxiong Hall, Bell Tower, Monument Gallery, Tibetan Scripture Building and other buildings. The bell tower in the temple is the source of "midnight bell", and the loud and melodious bell is the symbol of Hanshan Temple. Hanshan Temple will hold a bell ringing ceremony on New Year's Eve on1February 3 1 every year, and it will ring 108, which means that troubles will disappear and I wish people happiness and well-being in the coming year.
Many ancient towns in Suzhou are famous, the most famous is Zhouzhuang Town, and the most flexible is Tongli. It is also excellent to come here, find one or two ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River and stop for a day or two.
Zhouzhuang Town is surrounded by water, with rivers and towns and streets as cities. There are 14 ancient stone bridges built in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties on the well-shaped river, and more than 60% of the residents still preserve the architectural features of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Its main attractions are Fuan Bridge, Shuangqiao and the provincial capital. It is the first batch of national 5A-level tourist attractions.
The charm of Zhouzhuang lies in its cultural connotation. Shenting and Zhang Ting have high historical, cultural and ornamental values. Where there is a river, there is a bridge. There are many ancient bridges in Zhouzhuang, which are very distinctive. The famous ones are Shuangqiao and Fuan Bridge. Wu Guanzhong, a famous painter, once said, "Huangshan Mountain gathers the beauty of mountains and rivers in China, and Zhouzhuang gathers the beauty of mountains and rivers in China". Wu Nong's soft words, grandma's tea fragrance, Mimi sound and Kunqu opera in the distance are a beautiful picture of "small bridge flowing water"
The beauty of Zhouzhuang falls in the morning light one after another. Zhouzhuang is fresh all year round, the ancient town is elegant, the lakes and mountains are beautiful, and the lush forests are well managed. Come to Zhouzhuang to visit the classic Ming and Qing architecture, experience the cultural details of Zhouzhuang, take a boat to Zhouzhuang to find the dream water town, have tea in Jubinlou to listen to Pingtan, come to Zhouzhuang to listen to Kunqu Opera, the ancestor of hundreds of operas, and come to Zhouzhuang to appreciate the true meaning of life called Zhouzhuang.
China has "Su and Lu". Cantonese cuisine and Sichuan cuisine have different tastes. There are many kinds of Su-style foods, and Su-style dishes pay attention to "four seasons are different and listed in order". In spring, there are snails and shrimps, fresh pickled bamboo shoots and pond carp. There are watermelon chicken and stir-fried three shrimps in summer. There is lung soup and hairy crabs in autumn. In winter, there are female oily chicken, herring splashing water and mutton in the library.
Sweet and sour mandarin fish tastes sweet and sour and is a must-eat dish in Suzhou. After frying, the head of Siniperca chuatsi is raised, the mouth is opened and the tail is slightly upturned, which looks like a squirrel. Sweet and sour mandarin fish should be fried just right, crispy outside and tender inside; Tomato juice should also be in place, thicker, not too sweet. There is "peach blossom and flowing water mandarin fish fat" in Tang poetry. March and April are the best time to taste sweet and sour mandarin fish every year.
Su-style dishes pay attention to "four seasons are different, and they are listed in order", so are dishes with pork as raw materials. Winter is delicious sauce and spring is "cherry meat". This dish is made of pork belly stewed with rock sugar. Color like cherry, oily, crispy skin and sweet hydrochloric acid. This is a good appetizer and dinner.
Speaking of Suzhou, there is another delicious food that has to be said, that is, eating crabs attracts a large number of tourists to taste delicious hairy crabs every crab season. Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs have always been called the crown of crabs. The female crab and the male crab 10 in September of the lunar calendar have the best gonad development. Cooked and concentrated, the female is golden, the male is like white jade, delicious and nutritious, so it is called "nine males and ten females".
Special snack
Suzhou snacks: dried bean curd with honey sauce, pine nut candy, rose melon seeds, shrimp paste, jujube paste sesame cake, lard rice cake, etc.
Shrimp sauce is a traditional specialty in Suzhou. It is made of natural soy sauce and fresh shrimp as the main raw materials, with white sugar and sorghum wine. Red shrimp soy sauce, colorful, just looking at it has drooled.
Jujube mud sesame seed cake is a traditional China cake. Jujube mud biscuits are shaped like a full moon, golden on both sides and symmetrical in color. The entrance is soft and sweet, sweet but not greasy, soft and crisp, and everyone loves it. One is produced in Mudu, Wuzhong. The representative biscuits are mainly brittle and hard, and the second kind is produced in Xiangcheng Town, xiangcheng district. The representative is the old house in Xiangcheng, which is made of soft glutinous rice cakes. The main feature of sesame seed cake is that glutinous rice is soft. It is a good gift for relatives and friends.
Pingjiang Road is an old street with a long history in Suzhou, which is named after the river next to it. Pingjiang Road has the characteristics of typical Jiangnan Old Street, where there are the most distinctive shops in Suzhou and the most charming stone road. The old street here not only retains the ancient buildings, but also the food in the old street is closely related to Suzhou's ancient food culture.
Street snacks in the old street from beginning to end, made by local people, are original. Osmanthus Jelly, big bowl of tea, fresh meat moon cakes and begonia cakes, from these street snacks, we can appreciate the food culture of Pingjiang Road.
The real Suzhou cuisine is hidden in the shops with blue bricks and white tiles facing the street, and many friends come specially for him. The dumplings in Zhuangyuan Street and the yogurt of the fox are not only delicious food, but also Suzhou people's attitude towards delicious food.
In Su Restaurant, you can taste authentic Suzhou cuisine, which tastes authentic. Sweet and sour mandarin fish, crab yellow tofu, etc. Just looking at the name of the dish makes people drool. All the cuisines here show the food culture of Pingjiang Road and tell ancient food stories.
Guanqian Street, located in the center of Suzhou, is an old commercial street built in Qing Dynasty. Guanqian Street attracts tourists from home and abroad with its rich Taoist culture and world-renowned century-old shop, and has the reputation of "the first business district in Suzhou". It is worth mentioning that Guanqian Street has the mysterious view of "the first ancient view in the south of the Yangtze River", and there is a saying that "you must visit Qian Jie Street in Suzhou, and you must visit the mysterious view".
As the most prosperous commercial street in the ancient city of Suzhou, Guanqian Street naturally gathers all kinds of delicious food. Famous shops that make the old Suzhou people like a few treasures, such as the "Huang Tianyuan" cake group, which is famous for its jujube paste and yam cakes, and the "Songhelou" restaurant, which has the highest reputation among Su Gang dishes. A wide variety of special foods, zizizhai's zongzi candy. Su-style moon cakes in Daoxiang village. Here is the fusion of tradition and modernity, which complement each other and reflect the Millennium.
Finally, it ends with a poem by Fan Chengda in the Song Dynasty.
Suzhou, a beautiful and agile water city in the south of the Yangtze River, looks forward to your exploration.