Suzhou is rich in tourism resources, with 6 5A scenic spots and 3 4A scenic spots. Suzhou has two world cultural heritages: Suzhou classical gardens and Suzhou section of China Grand Canal. It can be said that Suzhou's unparalleled tourism strength makes it the prefecture-level city with the strongest tourism strength in China.
But there is a pedestrian street in Suzhou, which not only the locals don't like, but also the foreign tourists feel very pitted. What's going on here?
Guanqian Street, located in the center of Suzhou, is the most popular shopping gathering place in Suzhou, and has always had the reputation of "the first business district in Suzhou". This is the oldest shopping block in Gusu, named after the mysterious scenery of the ancient temple, with a history of 150 years. It has been a prosperous and important commercial street since ancient times.
The large shopping malls in Guanqian Street include Luomei Department Store, Renmin Department Store, Dayang Department Store and First Department Store. The catering industry is mainly concentrated in eunuch lane, and many century-old shops with famous brands and characteristics, such as Daoxiang Village, Gantaixiang and Huang Tianyuan, are located in the street.
Guanqian Street in Suzhou is equivalent to Confucius Temple in Nanjing and Chenghuang Temple in Shanghai. At night, Guanqian Street is brightly lit, and you can go shopping after a full meal, which is very comfortable. In Guanqian Street, you can also visit the mysterious temple in the middle of shopping, which is named after it is located in front of the mysterious temple.
At the same time, the food here is not to be missed. All kinds of meat recommended by Lu manuscript, such as big hooves, sauced meat and stuffy meat, are very fragrant. The cakes in Huang Tianyuan Pastry Group Store are delicate and waxy. It is said that the jujube paste yam cake written in a dream of red mansions belongs to this store, and the candy muffins in Caizhizhai are sweet but not greasy.
In particular, brown sugar mints have a traditional fragrance and a shelf life of one month, so they can be taken home for family to taste. There are too many delicious foods in the street, and all kinds of noodle soup, wonton and dumplings are exquisitely made, which all reflect the food culture of Suzhou people and are worth savoring.
But it is such a pedestrian street, why is it vomited by locals and foreign tourists? People in old Suzhou feel that Guanqian Street is now a place where foreign tourists and migrant workers spend money, and there are cheap discount shops and endless crowds everywhere. Both scenic spots and shopping centers are not as pleasant as leisure shopping before, and parking here is very difficult. Many people who drive will take a long time to find a parking space.
So now the locals are reluctant to go to Guanqian Street. However, some foreign tourists said that the prices of many things in Guanqian Street have gone up a lot, whether it is food or souvenirs, the prices are very high. Compared with other attractions, it is not cost-effective to go shopping and eat food in Guanqian Street.
In this way, from population to population, Guanqian Street has become less and less crowded, and locals are reluctant to go. It is enough for foreign tourists to say it once. It seems that you have to rethink Guanqian Street.