Tongli, formerly known as "Futu", was changed to "Tongli" in the early Tang Dynasty because its name was too extravagant. In the Song Dynasty, some scholars overlapped the old names of "rich soil", and the word "Tongli" was separated from it, which is still in use today.
Tongli is located at10km west of Zhouzhuang, and only18km away from Suzhou City. The ancient town is surrounded by water and embedded in Tongli, Jiuli, Yeze, Nanxing and Pangshan Lake. The building stands by the water and is known as "Little Venice of the East".
trait
There are many rivers and bridges, many buildings in Ming and Qing dynasties, and many celebrities and scholars. They are famous for their "small bridges and flowing water". The main scenic spots can be summarized as "one garden", "two museums" and "three bridges"
Optimal travel time
Tongli is a typical water town in the south of the Yangtze River, with a pleasant climate, no cold in winter and no heat in summer, and the scenery in the four seasons dominates. Therefore, it is not necessary to mind the season when going to Tongli, but it is best not to go on weekends or holidays, because it is difficult to appreciate the tranquility and beauty of ancient towns and water towns in the rolling crowd.
festival
As the saying goes, "A thousand miles of different winds and a hundred miles of different customs", there are many unique folk festivals in Tongli:
Luohan on the first day of the first month
From the first day of the first month to the fifth day of the first month, believers in four townships and eight neighbors rushed to Luohan, the "Nanguan" point in the southwest of the ancient town, to pray for peace in the four seasons.
March 28th Zhu Tianhui
This is a spontaneous activity to commemorate Zhu Youjian, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but most people in Tongli are old women, so few people in Tongli know the essence of Zhu Tianhui, and only remember a folk song: "March 28th rolled over the old woman". The main activity is "sitting on a stool and eating vegetarian food".
April 14 Fairy Club
This is a wide-ranging activity, but Tongli has its own characteristics. The main activities are: walking on stilts, lifting incense, refining mussels and boating. The queue was long, and finally a group of good people wore atonement clothes and skirts to atone for their sins.
Shoot a waterspout on June 23rd.
This is a major feature of Tongli. In fact, this is an annual fire fighting competition. From the temple to the west, all the way to the ferry bridge, people with faucets fired together, and the hoses on the river flew around and the fog dispersed. The scene is spectacular.
Burn incense, water and lights on July 30th.
July 30th is the birthday of the Earth Treasure King Bodhisattva. Every household lights candles and incense in front of their own door or yard, and then puts on water lights after it is over. At that time, water lanterns will light up on the river in the whole town, just like the stars in the sky, and slowly disappear into the night with the water waves from west to east.
entrance ticket
Joint ticket: 100 yuan
Tickets for Ancient Town: 30 yuan
Package: 40 yuan (off-season) /60 yuan (peak season) (including Tuisi Garden, Exhibition Hall, Chongben Hall, Jiayin Hall, Gengle Hall, Luoxingzhou and Pearl Tower).
Lize Girls' School: 15 yuan
Luo Xingzhou: 15 yuan
Business?Hours?
Usually 8: 00-17: 00; Holiday 7: 30- 17: 30
sensitive
Tongli has a mild and humid climate and dense rivers, which are rich in freshwater rivers and various aquatic crops. Food culture has typical Jiangnan characteristics. The most famous dishes are champion hoof, shrimp cake, three-silk spring rolls, sesame oil eel paste and famous dishes cooked in fresh river water, such as white fish, perch, mandarin fish and turtle. Aquatic plants such as Zizania latifolia, celery, water shield, water chestnut, lotus root and arrowroot all have unique local characteristics. Snacks include socks bottom crisp, 100-fruit honey cake, Ciba, Qingtuan cake, Ciba, lard rice cake, chicken rice head, big meat steamed bread, distiller's grains cake, malt cake, smoked fish and so on. Visitors can taste it in Yilong Sauce Garden, Guxiang Village and Nanyuan Teahouse, which have a history of 100 years.
Huxian famous dish
Shrimp in the cake: Mix egg whites, add rice flour and shrimp, and put them in a pan. It is bright in color and delicious in rosin. You can also put it in a small box with tomatoes, which will taste better.
Three-silk fish roll: choose herring or grass carp weighing five or six Jin, take the middle part of female roe, remove the belly as skin, roll it into shredded ham, shredded chicken and shredded fragrant shavings, and steam it in a cage with seasonings such as yellow wine and chives. Its meat is tender, fragrant and delicious, and its flavor is unique.
Sesame oil eel paste: made of fried eel shreds, ham shreds, chicken shreds, shrimps, etc. , with a little shredded ginger, ghee, mashed garlic and cook the meat oil. When serving, the pepper is sprinkled very thinly, the aroma is tangy, and it melts at the entrance.
on one's pins
Tongli, where "home is near the water, households are connected by boats", has outstanding people and long alleys. The string of red hearts is simple and elegant, and the bluestone path contains the unique cultural color of the water town. Houses on both sides of the Ming and Qing dynasties have experienced the washing of misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, which makes people linger.
In this picturesque ancient building complex, a number of unique ancient residential inns were officially opened to the public. Folk customs are rich, water passes by the window, your head leans on the river, and the sound of gurgling will accompany you to sleep. Have a dream with your fellow villagers, blend in and be a fellow villager.
The famous accommodation facilities in Tongli include Shidetang Hotel, Sanyuan Hotel and Tongli Lake Resort.
line
Tongli Ancient Town is located on the bank of Taihu Lake and the Grand Canal, 8 kilometers away from Suzhou/KLOC-0, 6 kilometers away from Wujiang and 80 kilometers away from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. Land and water transportation is very convenient. At present, direct buses have been opened in Shanghai and Suzhou. There are many rivers, bridges and boats in the town, and modern transportation is more convenient. The battery car that has been opened for sightseeing will bring you a dreamy sense of time and space.
Shanghai to Tongli (105km):
self-driving
Tongli Map (traffic map of Suzhou Tongli Ancient Town) From Shanghai to National Highway 3 18 to Li Xing to Songshe Highway to Tongli.
Via Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, take Suzhou East Exit to Tongli.
Via Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway, take Jiaxing exit to Wang Ping, then take 205 provincial highway to Songling, and drive eastward for 6 kilometers to Tongli.
passenger train
Shanghai Gymnasium → Tongli Time: 8: 00/9: 00/10: 00/1:00 Drive: about 2 hours.
Shanghai Hutai Road → Tongli Time: 12:30/ 13:40 Drive: about 2 hours.
Shanghai to Suzhou and then to Tongli (Suzhou to Tongli is only18km);
Shanghai Hongqiao Airport → Suzhou Time:10: 00/1:00/12: 00/13: 00/14: 00/.
Bus time from Shanghai to Suzhou: every 15 minutes: about 2 hours.
Suzhou South Bus Station → Tongli Time: 6: 30/6: 50/8: 30/9: 25/1:00/12: 25/14: 00/.
Suzhou Wuxian Bus Station → Tongli Time: every 15 minutes: 35 minutes Ticket price: 8 yuan.
Suzhou Railway Station → Tongli Time: every 30 minutes: every 50 minutes. Ticket price: 8 yuan RMB.
Take bus No.5 from Song Lin Town, Wujiang City and get off at Tongli directly. Travel time is 10 minute. The fare is 1.
Train from Shanghai to Suzhou Time: every 20 minutes: 1 hour.
Tongli cruise
Ticket price of Guzhen Third Bridge Scenic Area: 60 yuan/boat (6 seats)
Tickets for Tongli Lake Scenic Tour: 200 yuan/boat (40 people)
Ticket price for surfing tour in Tongli Lake: 80 yuan/boat (6 seats)
Tongli luxury cruise → Zhouzhuang one-way fare: ￥450/ boat (60 persons)
Round-trip ticket price of Tongli-Zhouzhuang luxury cruise ship: 600 yuan/ship (60 persons)
Sightseeing battery car
Leave the park-enter the town-Luoxingzhou can park at any time.
Reference of Highway Mileage in Tongli Town
Freeways outside the province: Shanghai (105km), Hangzhou (148km), Huzhou (83km) and Jiaxing (55km).
Provincial Highway: Nanjing (248km), Zhenjiang (214km), Changzhou (130km) and Wuxi (68km).
Changshu (65km) Zhangjiagang (110km) Kunshan (48km) Taicang (66km) Wujiang (6km)
travel
Tongli is small, but the streets are winding, deep and tortuous, and the distribution of cultural relics is also confusing. In order to let the tourists who have just arrived in Tongli have a good time and enjoy their tour, we have designed three routes for your reference.
First, if you are a guest who comes and goes in a hurry and can only stay in Tongli for a while, then I suggest you take the A line and put some essence of Tongli into your heart first.
Its specific route is:
Retreat Garden → Cultural Relics Museum → Chongben Hall → Sanqiao → Jiayintang → Dingzi River → Mingqing Street → Shidetang.
Secondly, if you have enough time to spend a day in Tongli, then I suggest you take the B line. You can taste the snacks in Tongli during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and then bring some local products from Tongli to end the day's play happily.
Its specific route is:
Retreat Garden → Lize Girls' School → Sanxietang → Cultural Relics Museum → Chongbentang → Sanqiao → Gengletang → T-shaped River → Jiayintang → Mingqing Street → Shidetang → Wuhemen Building → Chen Qubing's former residence.
If you are here for rest and holiday, I suggest that you might as well stay in Tongli the night before. After dinner, you can go to the retreat garden to enjoy the scenery of the night garden (open on weekends), taste the unique quiet and different feelings, and start sightseeing the next day. You can get up early, take the C line, walk in the morning light, and take a boat trip from Luoxingzhou in Tongli Lake.
Its specific route is:
Luo Xingzhou → Chen Qubing's former residence → Wuhemen Building → Dai Nan Dai Dong Old Street → Heather Xiaoyan → Chuanxinxiang → Dingzihe → Ji Cheng Pavilion → Gengletang → Sanqiao → Jiayintang → Chongbentang → Cultural Relics Museum → Sanxietang → Pearl Scenic Area → Lize Girls' School → Retreat Garden → Mingqing Street → Shidetang.
buy
The Ming and Qing Commercial Street in Tongli is a good place for shopping. The buildings on both sides were built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, retaining the original features. The streets are filled with various specialty handicrafts, including calligraphy and painting, Mo Bao, antique embroidery, gourmet snacks, such as traditional specialty smoked fish, meat dumplings, chestnut crisp, fruit crisp and so on. , as well as traditional meat snacks steamed bread, fermented grains, malt cakes, green jiaozi, etc. Good quality and low price. If you are an antique collector, you may find historical heritage in an obscure booth.
Tongli is rich in aquatic products, and aquatic products and local products are also the main choices for shopping. What you must buy is Tongli wine cake and chicken head rice.
amusement
Tongli, a thousand-year-old town, has a long history and culture. Silk and bamboo, xuanjuan, pingtan, opera, minor, flower basket, Lianxiang, dragon dance, lion dance, bridge lamp and river lamp are all cultural relics and popular tracks with traditional charm. Taking the Three Bridges and rowing a cruise ship is a leisure way that integrates tourism and entertainment. Sitting on a cruise ship and enjoying the water landscape of the ancient town has a unique taste.
Tongli Night Garden is an excellent place for people to taste real life, trace back to the past and praise a better life. While sipping tea in the garden thatched cottage, you can enjoy the leisurely moonlit night on the riverside at the partition wall, the opening of Wu Nong's lyrics in the gallery, the setting of "Two Springs Reflecting the Moon" in the pavilion, the clear selection of songs on the Pearl Tower on the shore, the tactful melody in the hall, the hazy moonlight in the back garden, the simple folk customs in the streets and lanes, and the floats and traffic lights reflecting the river lights in the river, which hang alternately with the branches.