Tongli Ancient Town belongs to Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, and was founded in the Song Dynasty. There are many gardens, temples, mansions and celebrities' former residences built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the town. Guzhen District is divided into seven small islands by 15 rivers in the shape of "Sichuan", which are connected by 49 ancient bridges, and it is known as "a small bridge with flowing water". ?

This ancient town, known as Venice of the East, not only retains its original historical features, but also is an ideal paradise for life. Among the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, Tongli Ancient Town is famous for its quiet hometown.

Tongli Ancient Town belongs to Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. It is located on the bank of Taihu Lake, near the seat of the municipal government. Since the establishment of the Song Dynasty, it has a history of 1000 years.

There are hundreds of gardens, temples, mansions and celebrities' former residences built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the town. 15 The river in the shape of "Chuan" is divided into seven small islands, which are connected by 49 ancient bridges. It is known as "a small bridge with flowing water". Therefore, Tongli is not only the representative of Jiangnan water town, but also an ideal paradise for people's life. So Tongli is one of the most worthwhile ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River.

The classical gardens in Tongli ancient town are private residential gardens, so we can't take a cursory look. If you don't have the habit of inviting a tour guide, you must know something about the ancient traditional culture of China in advance, savor it slowly, and appreciate the poetry conveyed in the garden.

Take the retreat garden as an example. It was built in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. This is a house garden built by Lan Sheng, the owner of the garden, after he was impeached and resigned. The name of the garden is "tuisi", which means "mending". The house covers an area of nine acres and eight points, featuring boat-shaped buildings.

From west to east, there are houses on the left, courtyards in the middle and gardens on the right. The house is divided into an inner room and an outer room, which consists of a hall, a tea room and a main hall. The inner house has five floors, two circular buildings in the north and south, surrounded by corridors. Among them, the "Tuisi Caotang" in the main hall has a shed roof and cloisters on three sides.

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Historical evolution of Tongli ancient town;

In the early Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Tongli because its name was too extravagant. It is also a rural city, in Jiuli Village. In the third year of Kaiping in Hou Liang (909), Wujiang County was established in the south of Wuxian County and the north of Jiaxing, and Tongli belonged to Wujiang County.

In the Song Dynasty, after the town was formally established, probation township and Tongli belonged to Panyu township. The old name "rich soil" is overlapped, and then the word is divided into two parts, the upper part is "tong" and the lower part is "Tian" and "Tu", which become Tongli.

During the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Tongli gradually moved to the south, forming a "Chuan" shape, also known as "Tongchuan", because the three logistics in the town flowed to Chenghe. Tuncun became a market in the Han Dynasty, originally called "Tunshi", and reached a prosperous period in the early Tang Dynasty. During the reign of Song Jianyan, more than 1000 people lived here.

During the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, "Easy City for Village". In the 16th year of Yuan Dynasty (1356), Zhang Shide, the younger brother of Zhang Shicheng, was assigned to Tan Daoji to guard the east gate of Tuncheng and control Xiuzhou and Songjiang. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, there were hundreds of residents, more than half of whom were ironworkers. After that, the number of residents increased slightly and became a market. In the first year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty (1488), Tuncun belonged to Jiuyong Township, Wujiang County.

During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty, administrative divisions were readjusted. The villagers originally lived in Tongli Town, and built houses on several acres of Fangsheng River, which became a busy city and was called "new land filling". The town continues to expand to the southeast. In the second year of Xuantong (19 10), regional autonomy was implemented.