Where can I find a layman? There are mountains in the city.
Suzhou, located in the southeast of Jiangsu province, has been called a paradise on earth by literati since ancient times, and also praised by Mark Pineapple as "Venice of the East". It is famous for its beautiful scenery and elegant gardens, and has the reputation of "Jiangnan Garden is the best in the world, and Suzhou Garden is the best in Jiangnan". Located in the water network, this ancient city with a long history of thousands of years is like a brilliant pearl embedded in the fertile land of the Yangtze River Delta.
Jiangnan gardens are the best in the world, and Suzhou gardens are the best in Jiangnan
To understand Jiangnan, you 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 extraordinary in bearing. Many Suzhou gardens are places where officials retire and live in seclusion. Compared with the heavy manor of Beijing gardens, Suzhou gardens are full of power, with a book fragrance, quiet and elegant. Suzhou Gardens Suzhou Gardens are the pride of Suzhou people, and every brick and tile of the hall, building, pavilion and porch is a symbol of Chinese art.
Humble Administrator's Garden, a classical garden in the south of the Yangtze River, is as famous as Beijing Summer Palace, chengde mountain resort and Suzhou Liuyuan Garden, ranking first among the "Four Famous Gardens in China", known as the "Mother of Gardens Beyond Heaven", and also listed in the World Heritage List, which shows its garden 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 exquisite 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. The East Garden was originally called "Pastoral Residence". The garden is open and spacious, with rural scenery as the main part. The Middle Garden is the essence of the whole garden, and the West Garden is beautifully built and has its own characteristics. In addition, the residential area in Yuannan is a typical Jiangnan resident. Suzhou Garden Museum is the only garden museum in China.
Water is the center and soul of the Humble Administrator's Garden, accounting for 1/3 of the garden area, creating a cheerful atmosphere for the garden, and maintaining the characteristics of the Ming Dynasty.
The architectural style of Humble Administrator's Garden also follows the style of Song and Yuan Dynasties. 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, making it impossible to tell where a simple climbing gallery is and where a two-story pavilion is. The courtyard space of different sizes in the garden is hidden and hidden. Although the garden is small, it creates infinite scenery of natural landscapes.
Humble Administrator's Garden is famous for its "decisive victory of trees", which has been in the same strain for hundreds of years. Lotus, camellia and rhododendron are the three famous characteristic flowers. Camellia is like fire in spring, and the load of the pool in summer is reflected in the eyes. In winter, hibiscus is like overlapping brocade curtains, and wintersweet is proud of frost in winter, all of which are fine and beautiful. It is worthy of being the first of the "four famous gardens in China".
it's a shame for gusu not to visit the tiger hill or pay a visit to it.
located in the northwest corner of Suzhou ancient city, Huqiu Mountain Scenic Area has a long history of more than 2,5 years, and has the reputation of "the first mountain in Wuzhong", which is a national 5A-level tourist attraction.
Huqiu Mountain is only more than 3 meters high, but it has the style of "the table of rivers and valleys in Zuo Qiu". It is absolutely rugged and full of weather, among which tiger hill, Jianchi and Thousand Stones are the most famous. Tiger hill, also known as Yunyan Temple Tower, is a leaning tower, which leans but does not fall. It is known as the "Leaning Tower of Pisa, China" and is the second leaning tower in the world. Jianchi, named after the legend that three thousand swords were sacrificed for He Lv, the king of Wu, is also the most mysterious place in Tiger Hill. There is an eternal story that "there are thousands 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, "It's a pity to go to Suzhou instead of visiting 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 it is one of the must-see spots when we come to Suzhou.
Looking eastward from Huqiu Mountain, a scenic spot in Wuzhong, the blue sky is glistening against clear water, green land and tall buildings. 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 with pleasant scenery. There are some classic projects in Jinji Lake, such as music fountain, water ferris wheel, Ligong Dam, Peach Blossom Island, Jinji Lake Bridge Waterfall, and the largest water ferris wheel in Asia is here. On July 2, 212, Jinji Lake was rated as a national 5A-level scenic spot by the National Tourism Administration, and became the only scenic spot of the same level with the characteristics of business tourism in China.
This is the largest urban lake park in China, and it is a symbol of Suzhou's "paradise on earth" in the 21st century. The majestic Jinji Lake has subverted people's traditional impression of Suzhou's ancient city with small bridges and flowing water for thousands of years. The night view of Jinji Lake must not be missed. On the lakeside, buildings with Jiangnan characteristics are flashing neon. Rent a bicycle and have a night ride. It's quiet and comfortable, and the beauty of Jinji Lake will make you crazy.
The moon is falling, the frost is everywhere, and Jiang Feng is worried about sleeping. The lonely cold mountain temple in the city outside the city of Suzhou, the sound of the bell ringing in the middle of the night passed to 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 made it a famous scenic spot.
Hanshan Temple is mainly composed of buildings such as Daxiong Hall, Bell Tower, Monument Gallery and Tibetan Classics Building. The bell tower in the temple is the source of the "midnight bell", and the loud and melodious bell is the symbol of Hanshan Temple. Hanshan Temple will hold a New Year's Eve bell ringing ceremony on December 31st every year, and it will knock 18 times, which means that the troubles will disappear and I wish people happiness and well-being in the coming year.
Many ancient towns in Suzhou are well-known, the most famous one is zhouzhuang town, and the most flexible one is Tongli. When you come here, it is also excellent to find one or two quaint ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River and stop for a day or two.
zhouzhuang town is surrounded by water on all sides. Because of rivers and towns, streets are formed by water, and streets are the city. Fourteen ancient stone bridges built in Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties are well preserved on the well-shaped river, and more than 6% of the residents still preserve the architectural features of Ming and Qing dynasties. Its main scenic spots are Fu 'an Bridge, Shuangqiao, Provincial Office, etc. It is the first batch of national 5A-level tourist attractions.
the charm of Zhouzhuang lies in its cultural connotation. Shenting and Zhangting have high historical, cultural and ornamental values. Where there is a river, there must be 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 China's mountains and rivers, and Zhouzhuang gathers the beauty of China's mountains and rivers". Wu Nong's soft words, granny's tea fragrance, the sound of Mimi, and the distant Kunqu Opera are a beautiful picture of a "small bridge with flowing water".
The beauty of Zhouzhuang falls in the morning colors one after another. Zhouzhuang is fresh all year round, the ancient town is quiet and elegant, the lakeside is beautiful, and the lush forests are full of feet. Come to Zhouzhuang to visit the classic Ming and Qing architecture, realize the cultural heritage of Zhouzhuang, take a boat trip to Zhouzhuang to find a dream water town, have tea and listen to pingtan in Jubin Building, come to Zhouzhuang, listen to Kunqu Opera, the ancestor of hundreds of operas, and come to Zhouzhuang to appreciate the true meaning of a life called Zhouzhuang.
China has "Su and Lu". Guangdong and Sichuan cuisines have different tastes. There are many kinds of Su-style foods, and Su-style dishes pay attention to "four seasons are different and listed according to orders". In spring, there are shrimps with snails, fresh pickled bamboo shoots and pond carp. There are watermelon chicken and stir-fried three shrimps in summer. There are lung soup and hairy crabs in autumn. In winter, there are female oil chicken, herring throwing water, and mutton in the library.
Sweet and Sour Mandarin Fish tastes sweet and sour, and it is a must-eat dish in Suzhou. After deep-frying, mandarin fish's head is raised and its mouth is open, and its tail is slightly upturned, shaped 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, strong and not too sweet. There is "Peach Blossom Flowing Water and Mandarin Fish Fat" in the Tang Poetry. The best time to taste Sweet and Sour Mandarin Fish is between March and April every year.
Soviet-style dishes stress "four seasons are different, and they are listed according to the order", and so are dishes made of pork. In winter, it is delicious sauce, and in spring, "cherry meat" is promoted. This dish is made by stewing pork belly with rock sugar. It is like cherry in color, rich in oil, crispy with rotten skin, and sweet and sour in salt. It is a good appetizer and meal.
when it comes to 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. Female crabs in September and male crabs in October of the lunar calendar have the best gonad development. Cooked and condensed, the female is golden yellow, and the male is like white jade, which is delicious and nutritious, so it has the saying of "nine males and ten females".
Special snacks
Suzhou snacks: dried bean curd with honey sauce, pine nut candy, rose melon seeds, shrimp soy sauce, jujube paste sesame cake, lard rice cake, etc.
Shrimp soy sauce is a traditional specialty in Suzhou. It is made of natural soy sauce and fresh shrimp as the main ingredients, with white sugar and kaoliang spirit. The red shrimp soy sauce, with bright colors, is mouth watering just by looking at it.
Jujube mashed sesame cake is a traditional China pastry. The jujube paste sesame cake is shaped like a full moon, with golden and symmetrical colors on both sides. 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 sesame cake is mainly brittle and hard, and the second one is produced in Xiangcheng Town, Xiangcheng District. The representative is the old house in Xiangcheng, which is soft and glutinous with sesame cakes. Sesame cake is mainly characterized by soft glutinous rice. It is a good gift for relatives and friends.
Pingjiang Road is a historic old street in Suzhou, named after the river next to it is called Pingjiang River. Pingjiang Road has the characteristics of typical Jiangnan Old Street, where there are the most distinctive shops in Suzhou and the most charming stone paths. The old street here not only preserves ancient buildings, but also the food in the old street is closely related to Suzhou's ancient food culture.
The street food along the old street from beginning to end, cooked by local people, is authentic. Osmanthus Jelly, big bowl of tea, fresh meat moon cakes and begonia cakes, from these street snacks, we can realize the food culture of Pingjiang Road.
The real Suzhou delicacies are hidden in the shops with blue bricks and white tiles facing the street, and many friends come specially for him. Zhuangyuan Street Dumpling House and Fox's yogurt are not only delicacies, but also Suzhou people's attitudes towards delicacies.
in Suzhou restaurant, you can taste authentic Suzhou food with authentic taste. Sweet and Sour Mandarin Fish, crab roe tofu, etc. Just looking at the names of dishes will make people drool. All the food here shows the food culture of Pingjiang Road and tells the old food story.
Guanqian Street, located in the center of Suzhou, is an old commercial street built in the Qing Dynasty. Guanqian Street, with its rich Taoist culture and world-famous century-old shop, attracts tourists from home and abroad and has the reputation of "Suzhou's first business district". It is worth mentioning that there is a mysterious view of "the first ancient view in the south of the Yangtze River" in Guanqian Street, and there is a saying that "it is necessary to visit Qianjie Street in Suzhou and the mysterious view before visiting it".
Guanqian Street, as the most prosperous commercial street in the ancient city of Suzhou, naturally gathers all kinds of delicious food. Famous shops that make the people of old Suzhou 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 food, Zizizhai's zongzi sugar. Su-style moon cakes in Daoxiang village. Here is the fusion of tradition and modernity, which complement each other and reflect the Millennium.
Finally, a poem by Fan Chengda in the Song Dynasty ended
Suzhou, a beautiful and agile water city in the south of the Yangtze River, is looking forward to your exploration.