Suzhou Dongting Dongshan is a scenic spot with a long history and the origin of one of China's top ten famous teas.

So how to visit Dongting Dongshan in one day?

Next, let’s take a look at the best tour routes recommended for everyone!

See below for details.

1. The best route: Diaohuaguan Restaurant-Diaohuaguan-Bishinan-Private Specialties-Picking Oranges-Hulu-Dongshan Short Toilet Mutton Shop Transportation: It is recommended to drive there by yourself and navigate various attractions.

2. Recommended gourmet food at Carved House - Old Soup Noodles. Suzhou people love to eat noodles. There are countless famous noodle restaurants in the streets and alleys of the city.

Even in Dongshan, Dongting, which is far away from the city, there are many famous Su-style noodles, such as the old soup noodles at Dongshan Diaohualou Restaurant.

Since its launch, this noodle has been attracting countless diners to drive dozens of kilometers early in the morning to taste it.

The soul and essence of Laotang Noodles lies in the word "soup".

The original soup of Diaohualou Old Soup Noodles is made from large bones, whole chicken, eel bones, etc.

and various seasonings.

After simmering for a long time, the noodle soup is rich and mellow.

The noodles of Laotang Noodles are also specially made to order.

It has a smooth and chewy texture, which is very suitable for old soups.

In addition, the toppings for Diaolou Lao Noodle Soup are a must.

According to the characteristics of Suzhou people who eat irregularly, seasonal toppings are introduced throughout the year.

In autumn and winter, mutton noodles and black fish noodles are the main dishes here.

Mellow mutton, delicious black fish, and a bowl of warm old noodle soup make people sweat slightly and feel very comfortable.

After finishing the noodle soup, I went to take a look at Diaohualou next to it.

The Dongshan Carved Building is called "Spring in the Building". It is known as the "First Building in the South of the Yangtze River" because of its exquisite carvings and ingenious structure. It is based on Yu Yue's poem "The flowers fall in spring, but the sun remains bright".

Diaohua Building Diaohua Building was built in 1922 and was the residence of Jin Xizhi, a wealthy businessman from Dongshan and the "King of Cotton Yarn in Shanghai during the Republic of China".

The overall design is a combination of Chinese and Western styles, mainly in Chinese style, with screen walls, brick gatehouses, front buildings, back buildings, attached rooms, gardens, etc.

It is a masterpiece that Xiangshan craftsmen spent three years creating.

“Buildings are carved everywhere, and sculptures are everywhere carved.” There are 3,854 sculptures in sculptured buildings, including 2,708 wood sculptures, 289 brick sculptures, 86 stone sculptures, 611 gold sculptures and 160 clay sculptures.

If you look closely, you will find that stories and legends such as Songhe Yannian, Taigong Eighty Years, Fengchuan Peony, Hehe Immortals, Twenty-Four Filial Piety, Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Romance of the West Chamber, etc. are all engraved on the beams, columns, windows and doors of the Diaohua Building, with vivid patterns.

It leaves the world with endless reveries.

Jin'an Jin'an is located in Maowu, Dongshan, about 4 kilometers away from Diaolou.

Surrounded by lush mountains and several residential buildings, it has a quiet artistic conception of "an ancient temple hidden in the mountains".

There are two and a half clay sculptures in the world, and Zijin'an owns one.

The sixteen painted clay sculptures of Arhats in the temple are said to be the works of the famous Grenade Chao couple in Hangzhou folk sculptures of the Southern Song Dynasty. They have a history of more than 800 years.

The sixteen Arhat statues, with moderate proportions, different shapes and distinctive features, are the essence of Chinese sculpture art.

There is an ancient ginkgo tree in Zijin South Scenic Area.

When you come here in late autumn, you can see the golden ginkgo here.

A yellow wall and golden ginkgo leaves complement each other, attracting many photography enthusiasts.

3. Food recommendations and fruit recommendations: Autumn in Dongting Dongshan belongs to oranges.

Tourists from all over come by car to pick and taste oranges, and some farmhouses in Dongshan also launch seasonal dishes with the theme of "orange" in a timely manner.

As we passed the Mo Lifeng Mountain Ring Road, we discovered a special dish for private enjoyment that is very popular in the local area.

Their farmhouse dishes are all authentic Suzhou style, and their newly launched delicacies such as orange prawns, colorful orange fish rice, and orange fruit dumplings have attracted many diners.

Orange prawns taste sweet and sour, with a hint of orange aroma, and are delicious and refreshing.

After eating the delicious orange dishes, we could arrange to go to the mountain to pick oranges in the afternoon.

Although you can see many fruit farmers selling oranges on the roads around Moli Feng Mountain, you still have to pick the freshest oranges yourself!

Mutton: Autumn is the season for eating mutton.

Suzhou’s representative mutton delicacies include Cangshu mutton, Taoyuan red braised mutton, Taicang Shuangfeng mutton, etc.

When arriving at Dongting Mountain in Dongting, the white-cut mutton wrapped in lotus leaves is a local favorite.

At the entrance of the alley of Dongshan Vegetable Market, there is Dongshan Short Toilet Mutton Restaurant, which is a relatively famous local mutton restaurant.

The owner has passed down the cooking technique of white-cut mutton for five generations, and has always followed the saying, "Only salt is added to the original flavor to ensure the original flavor."

In recent years, many tourists from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai have driven to Dongshan specifically to pack mutton wrapped in lotus leaves to take home.