Shajiabang Scenic Area

Shajiabang Scenic Area is located by the beautiful Yangcheng Lake with convenient transportation. The unique rural scenery of Jiangnan water town with "reed flowers blooming, rice fragrant and Liu Chengxing on the shore" rises in the tourism market. Shajiabang Scenic Area is a national patriotic education demonstration base, one of the 1 national red tourism classic scenic spots, and one of the largest ecological wetlands in East China. It has built functional areas such as revolutionary traditional education area, aquatic plant viewing area, Hongshi folk culture village, reed land and water maze, gourmet shopping area, and a number of scenic spots such as bamboo forest paths, fragrant reeds in buildings, waves heard on willow dikes, fishing in hidden lakes, and double lotus water heating.

Shajiabang, formerly known as Hengjing Township, was once one of the famous anti-Japanese guerrilla bases of the New Fourth Army in the south of Changshu.

On April 11th, 213, Changshu Shajiabang-Yushan Shang Hu Tourist Area passed the evaluation of the National Tourist Attractions Quality Rating Committee and was officially approved as a "national 5A-level tourist attraction". [17]

Shang Hu Scenic Area

Shang Hu Scenic Area is located in the west of Changshu ancient city, Yu Shan Zhinan, and is a part of the national Taihu Lake scenic area, with seven scenic spots, including Hexiangzhou, Orange Xiangzhou, Taohuazhou, Fenglinzhou, Songqinzhou, Yulezhou and Yanyuzhou. With its excellent ecological environment, it was selected as "Top Ten Leisure Lakes in China" in 21.

Shang Hu is also called "West Lake" or "piedmont lake" locally, with a water surface area of 8 hectares (1,2 mu). It is said that Lu Shang of Jiang Taigong once fished in this lake when he lived in Yushan, Changshu. Later generations named it "Shang Hu" as a souvenir.

Yushan Scenic Area

Located in Changshu City, it consists of Yushan Mountain and Shang Hu, and is a landscape scenic spot famous for its rich historical and cultural sites, stone scenery and temple gardens. There are 6 scenic spots, such as Bixin Peak, Weimo Rising Sun, Jianmen, Kofukuji, Shang Hu and Xiaoshidong, among which Xinfeng and Jianmen are the main scenic spots. The scenic area is 29.71 square kilometers, and the protected area is 19.94 square kilometers. Yushan Mountain is a famous scenic spot in Changshu, which was called Wumu Mountain in ancient times. At the end of Shang Dynasty, Yu Zhong, the second son of Zhou Taigong, asked Guonan to build a hook in Wu. After his death, he buried this mountain and renamed it "Yushan". The mountain is composed of Devonian Wutong sandstone and Silurian Maoshan sandstone. Leike is rocky, forming a precipice with strange rocks and towering mountain scenery. In addition, there is Shang Hu parallel to the mountain in the south, where the mountains and rivers set each other off beautifully. The mountains are surrounded by green trees, and the foothills are covered with natural and human landscapes. There are many cliffs, caves, springs and forests in the natural landscape of the whole region. There are Jianmen Kistler, Fushui Qingyan, Fushui Shuangqiao, Changshu Tian, Laoshidong, Xiaoshidong, Qinbojian, Taoyuan Jian, Xingfu Guilin, Baoyan Yangmeilin and Gui Xiang Garden Guilin. There are many temples, terraces, pavilions and tombs in the human landscape. There are Kofukuji in Qiliang, Weimo Temple in Southern Song Dynasty (now expanded to Weimo Villa), Prince Liang Zhaoming's reading desk and Xinfeng Pavilion in Southern Song Dynasty. Celebrities' tombs since Shang and Zhou Dynasties include Zhong Yong's tomb at the end of Shang Dynasty, Yan Zi's tomb in Spring and Autumn Period, Huang Gongwang's tomb of great painter in Yuan Dynasty, Qian Qianyi's tomb of literary master in Qing Dynasty and his concubine Liu Rushi's tomb, Qu Shizhen's tomb of anti-Qing famous minister, Wang Shigu's tomb of "painting sage", Weng Tonghe's tomb of emperor in two dynasties and Ceng Pu's tomb of novelist. Numerous celebrity tombs are a major feature of Changshu's scenic spots, marking the profundity and brilliance of Changshu's historical and cultural accumulation. [18]

Yushan Park

Jiangsu Yushan National Forest Park is adjacent to Shang Hu in the south, with beautiful lakes and mountains. The forest landscape here is not only unique, but also rich in historical sites. In 1982, it was listed as one of the important scenic spots in Taihu Lake Scenic Area, and in March 1989, it was approved by the State Planning Commission and the State Forestry Department as a national forest park, becoming a famous tourist attraction in the south of the Yangtze River.

Baoyan Scenic Area

is located in Baoyan Bay, at the southern foot of Yushan Mountain, with a lake and a mountain. The air is fresh and it is a natural oxygen bar. Baoyan Temple, a thousand-year-old temple in the park, is surrounded by cigarettes, surrounded by bamboo seas and waxberries. The folk custom of "watching bayberry and burning incense" has been passed down for more than 9 years. There are many new and old scenic spots in the scenic area, such as Xiaoyunqi Temple, Cave Cold Spring, Liancheng Stone Wall, Imperial Garden, Yushan Impression and Ecological Science Museum, which show the humanities and natural resources of Yushan.

Pavilions

Tieqin Bronze Sword Building

Tieqin Bronze Sword Building is one of the four private libraries in Qing Dynasty, located in Guli Town, east of Changshu City. The library was built in the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, with a building area of 285 square meters. It has a history of more than 2 years. Originally named "Tian Yuzhai", Qu Shaoji, the founder, and Qu's five generations of book owners are indifferent to fame and fortune, and they enjoy collecting books and reading. Qu Yong, the second generation of Qu's family and son of Shaoji, is eclectic about Ding Yi's ancient seals. Among the stone and stone relics, Qu's family especially cherishes an iron piano and a bronze sword, hence the name of the iron piano bronze sword building. The landlord Qu's books have been collected for generations for more than 2 years, leaving a rich cultural heritage for future generations. In December 1991, the Tieqin Bronze Sword Building Memorial Hall was opened.

Xinfeng Pavilion

located at the top of Dongling Mountain in Changshu, is a landmark building on Yushan Mountain. It was founded in Jiatai in the Southern Song Dynasty as "Wanghu Pavilion" and later renamed as "Jimu Pavilion". Abolished in the early Ming dynasty. Rebuilt in Jiajing, the name "Daguan Pavilion" was abandoned. Wanli was rebuilt, and it was named "Xinfeng Pavilion" because it was located in the west of the city. The existing pavilion is a pavilion with double eaves and six sides, with yellow walls and tiles towering above the mountains, which is a famous landscape on Yushan Mountain.

Kofukuji

Xingfu Temple

Poshan Temple, also known as Kofukuji, is known as one of the four famous temples in the south of the Yangtze River (Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang, Tianning Temple in Changzhou, and Kofukuji in Changshu), which is located at the foot of Yushan Beiling. In the Southern Dynasties, Ni Deguang, a resident of Yizhou, built a house in Chenzhou, and in the ninth year of Tang Xiantong, he was awarded the title of "Broken Mountain Kofukuji". Tang Changjian wrote the poem "The Temple after the Broken Mountain":

in the pure morning, near the old temple, where early sunlight points the tree-tops. A winding path leads to a hidden spot, and the Buddhist temple is surrounded with boughs and flowers.

here birds are alive with mountain-light, and the mind of man touches peace in a pool. And a thousand sounds are quieted, but the bell chimed.

square tower

the landmark building of Changshu ancient city. Kofukuji Tower, a national key cultural relics protection unit, was originally called "Kofukuji Tower" and was commonly known as Fangta, which is a national key cultural relics protection unit. It was built in the fourth year of Jianyan in the Southern Song Dynasty (113). At that time, a monk proposed that "the residence of Ziyi is high on the right and low on the left, and it is suitable for the left corner of black dragon to make a floating picture to win it." Li Zhishan, the county magistrate, said that he would build the tower one by one. The square tower is called "the three treasures of the square tower" together with the ancient well and ancient ginkgo in the park.

although the square pagoda was built in the song dynasty, it still follows the shape of the square pavilion-style wooden pagoda in the Tang dynasty. The tower is a brick-wood structure with four

square towers

and nine layers of helmet-shaped roofs, which are collected layer by layer, and the outline of the facade is parabolic. Three rooms are wide, with a doorway in the open room, an arch-shaped bottom floor, and the rest are pot-shaped. The depth of each flat seat varies from .9 to 1.1 meters. The cornice is supported by a column, with three geometric railings on each side, and the curve is soft and smooth. The total height from the flat ground to the top of the brake is 67.14 meters.

Reading Desk

The reading desk is located at the southern foot of Yushan Mountain, which is said to be the place where Xiao Tong, Prince of the Liang Dynasty and Ming Dynasty in the Six Dynasties, studied. Today it is turned into a park. There are strange stones and ancient trees in the garden, which are divided into two gardens, inside and outside. The reading platform is located in the center of the inner garden, and a "reading platform pavilion" is built on it, which contains cultural relics and stone carvings. The structure of the whole park is vigorous and simple, neat and sparse.

classical gardens

Zeng Zhao Garden

Zeng Garden and Zhao Garden are the collective names of the original virtual garden and Shuiwu Garden which are adjacent to each other. Both gardens are built with waterscape around the pool, and uneven level has a proper layout and wins with waterscape; All directions are opposite to each other, and the scenery is everywhere, and it has become a leader in Jiangnan classical gardens. It also inherits the artistic characteristics of Changshu gardens, which are rich in scenery and rich in humanities.

Fushui Villa

The classical garden of Fushui Villa is a precious artistic pearl in the treasure house of China's historical and cultural heritage. Fushui Mountain Villa is a typical private garden building in ancient China, which is the private property of Qian Qianyi, a literate scholar in the southeast, and also a witness to his love with Liu Rushi, a talented woman in the south of the Yangtze River. Surrounded by four waters, the mountain villa is surrounded by winding corridors, pavilions and pavilions, and a pair of quaint and elegant ancient buildings fall, floating in the smoke and water, and beautiful pictures come to your eyes.

Meili Jusha Garden

Jusha Garden is located in the east of Meili Central Town, covering an area of 55,668 square meters. It is named after the "Jusha Baifu Pagoda" which was built in the Southern Song Dynasty. Gardens and waterside pavilions, towering ancient trees, shady trees and blooming flowers in the park are ideal places for tourists to relax and entertain. There are Pingshan Tingquan, Wutong Treading on the Moon, Haopu Jianxiang, Ancient Wood Breeze, Jusha Taying, Hepu Fumigation, Winding Path of Cold Plum, Plum Plum Fengyun, famous stele cloisters, exhibition halls of historical sites, Changshu People's Anti-Japanese Armed Monument rebuilt by Changshu County Committee, fitness center, teahouse and other tourist attractions and leisure places in the park, which can be described as integrating cultural entertainment, sports activities and leisure tours.

Weng Tonghe Memorial Hall

Weng Tonghe Memorial Hall is located in Wengjia Lane, the ancient city of Changshu, which was renovated from Weng's former residence and officially opened to the public on November 1, 1991. Weng's former residence is a well-preserved bureaucratic residence with typical Jiangnan architectural style, where Weng Tonghe spent his adolescence. The main building "Caiyitang" was announced by the State Council in 1996 as the fourth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Celebrity Tomb

Zhongyong Tomb

Zhongyong Tomb

Located at the eastern foot of Yushan Mountain, it is the oldest tomb with historical research in Changshu, about 3, years ago and was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province on October 18th, 1956.

Zhong Yong, also known as Yu Zhong, was the second son of Zhou Taiwang, the leader of the Zhou Dynasty in the late Yin Dynasty. In order to avoid his position, he went to the south with his brother Taibo (now Wuxi and Changshu), and "continuously tattoo", cultivated with the people, and stood as Wu, Taibo had no children. Zhong Yong succeeded him as wu jun, died and was buried in Wumu Mountain in Changshu.

The tomb gate of Zhongyong is located at the foot of the mountain, which was built during the Qianlong period. It was carved with "the tomb gate of the sage Zhongyong", followed by the "Qingquan Temple" dedicated to Zhongyong. On the second archway, the banner reads "Friends of the South", with the inscription "Let the country be United" on the back, and on the top, the banner reads "Tomb of the Sage Yu Zhong" and the inscription "Zhide Qi Guang" on the back, all of which were built during the Qianlong period. There are three tombstones left in the tomb, and the book in the middle is "Tomb of Duke Zhou of Shang Yimin and Yu Zhong", which is a relic of the Ming Dynasty.

Yanzi Tomb

is located at the eastern foot of Yushan Mountain in Changshu. Yanzi, a famous Yan, Ziziyou, a native of Changshu, once went to Lu to study in Confucius. He was diligent and studious, was good at literature, returned to the south, and enlightened the southeast. He was honored as the "Southern Master".

Yanzi Tomb was first built in the Western Han Dynasty, and it has been built for generations, so it has today's grand scale. The entrance of the tomb faces Beimen Street, and the pyramid-shaped mound extends halfway up the mountain, with a length of 142 meters. There are three archways from bottom to top, all with plaques and columns. The third archway is the book "Southern Master" written by Yongzheng Jiangsu Buzheng, and there are three stone pavilions in the pyramid-shaped mound, including the banner of Kangxi Imperial Book "Wen Kai Wu Hui" and so on. On October 18th, 1956, Yanzi Tomb was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province.

Food snacks in Changshu

There are ten famous dishes (Jiaohua Chicken, Stewed Bamboo Shoots with Hundred Juices, Bone-breaking Swordfish Ball, Fried Chicken in Pot, Clear Soup for Removing Lung, Lotus Crab Fight, Raw Duck with Bone-breaking, Pine Tree Grass Oil, Oiled Eel Paste and Oiled Tofu Soup) and eight famous dishes (Ice Cucurbita, Pan Xiang Cake, Chestnut Soup, Stir-fried blood glutinous rice, etc. Among them, the crispy and delicious beggar chicken is the most famous. You can taste the authentic taste at the famous Wangsi Restaurant near Kofukuji, its birthplace.

In addition, all kinds of desserts made by local people with blood glutinous rice are delicious and worth tasting.

As a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, it is a great pleasure in life to go to Changshu to taste fresh river and taste Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs.

Changshu Yushan, a specialty of Changshu Yushan Green Tea, is not only beautiful in scenery and full of poetic meaning, but also rich in various teas: Yushan Green Tea, which is green and refreshing, full of fragrance and has the effect of nourishing the spirit. On the top of the Yushan Mountain, there is a mountain with many strange stones, which is shaped like a blade chopping an axe. It is called Jianmen, and the surrounding mountains are flat and full of tea trees. Because it faces the blue lake and the air is pure, every year around the "Grain Rain", tea trees grow buds, which are picked in time and roasted carefully to produce high-grade green tea, which is famous at home and abroad, so it is also called Jianmen green tea. After liberation, Yushan Forest Farm was specially set up for unified management. Especially since the reform and opening up, with the attention and support of the local government, scientific cultivation has made Yushan tea more lush and green. In addition, the frying and cultivation technology has been continuously improved, and the quality of tea has risen linearly. The authentic Yushan green tea produced by the tea factory operated by Yushan Forest Farm now enjoys a worldwide reputation.

beggar chicken, also known as braised chicken with yellow mud. According to legend, there was a beggar at the foot of Yushan Mountain in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. After slaughtering the chicken and eviscerating it, because there was no cooker, he spread mud on the mountain, cooked it in the fire, removed the mud shell and ate it, which was very delicious. "beggar chicken" got its name from this. In the 9th year of the Republic of China, Zhu Aer, a famous chef in Mountain View Garden, chose "three yellow" hens (yellow feather, yellow mouth and yellow feet), added chicken gizzards, fresh meat, ham and mushrooms as fillers, wrapped them in lotus leaves, and improved the production techniques such as mud coating, paying attention to the heat, stewing and shelling, without losing their original shape, putting them in pots, pouring sesame sweet sauce and sesame oil. Because the skin is golden yellow, the aroma is overflowing, the meat is tender and tender, the ingredients in the belly are palatable, the color and smell are good, and the reputation spread like wildfire. In 1983, this dish was awarded the famous and special product certificate of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Commerce, and was listed in China Menu.

Osmanthus fragrans chestnuts are abundant at the foot of the scenic Yushan Mountain. Changshu has a habit of planting osmanthus trees. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, osmanthus flowers bloom in front of and behind the house, and the villages smell fragrant. At this time, chestnuts are gradually maturing. Sweet-scented osmanthus chestnuts are rich in starch, protein and sugar, and have high nutritional value. They can be eaten raw or cooked. The raw food is sweet and crisp, while the cooked food is sweet and delicate, full of Gui Xiang. If it is made into a chestnut soup, it will be a sweet and refreshing dish; If you use it to roast chicken, the chicken will be rotten and crisp, and the taste will be bone-deep. It is a famous dish suitable for all ages.

Oncomelania is an arboreal organism, which can be used with meals. It is a miracle that all snails in the world are found, but only the snails in the pool in front of the Xingfu Temple in Changshu are natural. Gong Liben's "Song Chuang Kuaibi" in Ming Dynasty says: "When a Zen master went out to see disciples cooking snails, he smashed them away. The Zen master put snails in the stream with a curse, and all the snails came back to life. So far, there are no snails in the stream." It can be seen that this snail existed hundreds of years ago, and formed a wonderful legend to spread among the people. Why this pool is the only place where this innocent snail exists, and its mystery needs further study and discussion by biologists.

Hupu yellow croaker is located in Hupu Town, the mouth of the Yangtze River, and is rich in delicious yellow croaker. Every year in March and April of the lunar calendar, flowers are in full bloom, and the weather is beautiful. Fishing boats gather in Hupu Port, and people come and go, which is very lively. Yellow croaker called "Hundred Days Yellow" came into the market with spring. Yellow croaker is a kind of seafood. Every spring, fishermen go fishing in the sea, scatter live fish from the net into the cabin and pickle them with salt, so they are also called salted yellow croaker. People buy this kind of fish, go home, remove the scales, open the belly, wash it and dry it in the sun. It can be stored for a long time and eaten as a home-cooked dish. Because yellow croaker is plump and tender, it can make a variety of dishes. In addition to salting and storage, dry fumigation, bad stains, or whole stew or diced red stew are all delicious and delicious, which is one of the favorite seafood of Changshu people.

green turtle, an ornamental animal, has become a unique decoration on the desk, especially when it is raised in a white porcelain bowl with clear water, its hair is more green and lovely, which is pleasing to the eye. Green turtle originated in the shade of Yushan mountain stream. Qin Huaihai's poem goes, "The water and hair of the turtle are all green". Turtles have ivory floors, and those with white heads and Zhu eyes are the most expensive. Breeders must be washed frequently, and the water should be fresh water or fresh water. In case of bleaching powder water, the hair will be rotten. Spring warmth is taken out of the altar, and fish and shrimp are eclipsed in early summer. Hibernate at the beginning of winter. When you enter the altar or jar, don't eat or move. Take it out at Qingming next year, and each container can hold one head.