"There is heaven above, and there are Suzhou and Hangzhou below." This sentence is familiar to everyone. This garden city is also known as the "Venice of the East" because of its original appearance of "people with small bridges and flowing water" All over the world.

The Humble Administrator's Garden

Introduction:

The Humble Administrator's Garden is located in Loumen, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. The garden is one of China's four famous gardens, a national key cultural relics protection unit, one of the country's special tourist attractions, and a world cultural heritage. So far, the Humble Administrator's Garden is the only one in the country that has these four titles. The whole park is divided into four parts: east, middle, west and residential. The central part has beautiful mountains and rivers, elegant halls and pavilions, and luxuriant flowers and trees, which is the essence of the whole garden. The water corridor in the west is winding, with reflections from the towers, making it quiet and peaceful. In the east, there is Pinggang grassland, bamboo dock and meandering water, and the space is open.

The Bonsai Garden and Yashizhai are two bright pearls embedded in the Humble Administrator's Garden. In the western part of the Humble Administrator's Garden, a bamboo fence with swaying clear shadows is home to the finest bonsais of the Su style. It is known as the "treasure of the famous garden", with more than 50 varieties and nearly 10,000 bonsais.

Ya Shi Zhai is located in the middle, a quiet courtyard surrounded by pools and verandahs. It displays "wonderful stones" that are excellent indoor offerings for the Qing Dynasty. A variety of strange stones in various shapes and forms are paired with mahogany stands and are enshrined on desks, desks, and tables. The more they are, the more beautiful they become. In recent years, the Humble Administrator's Garden has also launched tourism activities with traditional cultural characteristics - the Azalea Festival and the Lotus Festival, which have been loved and praised by the majority of Chinese and foreign tourists.

Travel Tips

1. Traveling to the Humble Administrator’s Garden is suitable for all seasons, but it is best to avoid the peak holiday periods.

2. The garden uses a handheld electronic tour guide, which can be rented at the entrance.

3. After leaving the Humble Administrator’s Garden, walk 100 meters west to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Prince Zhong’s Mansion, Suzhou Museum, and Suzhou Garden Museum. Walk about 100 meters along the garden road to the Lion Grove and Suzhou Folk Museum.

4. When taking garden photography, you must pay attention to the intersection of light and shadow and timely suggestions for flash fill-in when backlighting, and use a SLR camera. Since there are many green vegetation in Suzhou gardens, the contrast is greater than flowers of other colors. You should choose a lens with good imaging and high resolution for shooting.

5. There is a free guide map of the Humble Administrator’s Garden in the Xiangxiang Museum. It is available in Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean. Remember to get one when you go in.

Surrounding food: Humble Administrator’s Garden is only one street away from Guanqian Street. After the tour, you can buy Suzhou specialties, Huang Tianyuan cake dumplings, Cai Zhi Zhai rice dumpling candy, Jinjin dried tofu, Dafang cake, jujube paste and sesame seeds. Pancakes, sesame crisps and other specialties from the south of the Yangtze River. There are many century-old shops on Guanqian Street with unique flavors. You can also go to the snack street to eat special snacks in the evening. Humble Administrator's Garden specialties, watermelon chicken, barbel lung soup, white sauce leek, bisnail shrimp, squirrel mandarin fish, etc.

Hanshan Temple

Introduction:

Suzhou Hanshan Temple is located in Fengqiao Town, Changmenwai. It is now a Buddhist activity place. Every New Year, people go to Hanshan Temple to listen to the bells to abandon their worries and worries. The temple was also called Fengqiao Temple in ancient times. It was first built in the Liang Tianjian period of the Southern Dynasty and was formerly known as Miaopuming Pagoda Courtyard. The temple faces east and west, covering an area of ??about 10,600 square meters. There is a Sumeru throne in the middle of the main hall, with a seated image of Tathagata Buddha on it, and Ananda and Kassapa standing on the left and right. Along the walls on both sides sit eighteen gilt-iron Arhats with different expressions. They were cast during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty. There are bells and drums on the left and right. The bells are imitations of Tang-style bronze nipple bells. They were sent by the Japanese for worship in the 32nd year of Guangxu's reign.

Tips for ringing the bell:

At midnight, the master of Hanshan Temple will ring the New Year’s Eve bell one hundred and eighty times to signify the end of the year and to get rid of the old and welcome the new. There are twelve months in a year, twenty-four solar terms, and seventy-two periods (in ancient times, a year had 360 days, and every five days was one period), totaling one hundred and eight. After the master of Hanshan Temple rings the New Year's Eve bell 108 times, tourists can ring the New Year's lucky bell themselves. This activity is very popular because of its strong participatory nature. According to Buddhist teachings, there are 108 troubles in life. Listening to the 108 bells on New Year's Day can provide you with layers of relief. I wish people happiness and health in the coming year.

Zhouzhuang Ancient Town Scenic Spot

Introduction:

Zhouzhuang, nurtured by thousands of years of vicissitudes of history and rich Wudi culture, with its elegant water town style and unique cultural landscape, The simple folk customs have become a treasure of oriental culture. As an outstanding representative of China's excellent traditional culture, Zhouzhuang has become the cradle of Wudi culture and a model of Jiangnan water town. It was included in the World Cultural Heritage Preparatory List by UNESCO, and won the Dubai International Award for Best Example of Improving Living Environment, the United Nations Asia-Pacific World Cultural Heritage Protection Outstanding Achievement Award, the U.S. Government Award, the World's Most Charming Water Town, and China's First Top Ten It has won honors such as the famous historical and cultural town, the China Environmental Award, the National Sanitary Town, and the National Town with Beautiful Environment. After more than ten years of hard work, we have successfully created the tourism culture brand of "China's No. 1 Water Town", pioneered the tour of ancient water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, became the first batch of AAAA-level tourist attractions in the country, and won the "50 Most Favorite Places for Foreigners" and the honor of being an advanced group in the national tourism system and a well-known tourism brand in China.

Surrounding food: Zhouzhuang, a water town, is full of delicacies and aquatic products in all seasons, the most famous of which are the "three delicacies of Clam River": sea bass, white clams and whitebait. Zhouzhuang also produces eels, and everyone knows this local proverb: "Rice-cooked eels are as good as ginseng." In addition, there are soft-shell turtles, river shrimps, etc.

Special dishes include: Wansan Hoof, three-flavor glutinous rice balls, steamed mandarin fish, steamed braised eel tubes, water shield and seabass soup, snails in ginger sauce, stuffed meat and oil buns, louver-wrapped meat, stewed dried tofu, cooked lotus root, etc. To taste the "Wansan Family Banquet", you can go to Shen Hall Restaurant.

Lion Forest

Introduction:

The Lion Forest is a rectangle slightly wider from east to west, covering an area of ??1.1 hectares and an open area of ??0.88 hectares. There are mountains in the southeast and water in the northwest. It is surrounded by high walls, deep houses, and winding corridors surrounded by the Lion Grove Garden. It is profound and famous all over the world, and is known as the "Kingdom of Rockery". The lion forest has many and exquisite lake rockeries, exquisite lake rocks, winding caves and ravines, twists and turns, like being in a maze, and is known as the "Eighteen Scenes of Peach Garden". The main building in the park is Yanyu Hall, with a small square hall behind it and a Lixue Hall.

Huqiu

Introduction:

Huqiu is an important place for folk gatherings in Suzhou. The annual two sessions have become a popular program in Suzhou's characteristic tourism projects. An art flower show is held here every spring, displaying 170,000 pots of hundreds of varieties of peonies, tulips, Belgian rhododendrons, lilies and other precious flowers; in autumn, a folk temple fair with rich folk customs (Huqiu Temple Fair) is held, showcasing the blend of north and south. Folklore program. The biggest feature of Tiger Hill is that there are many small scenery on the mountain. In particular, the thousand-year-old Tiger Hill Tower stands on the mountain, making Tiger Hill a famous tourist attraction since ancient times. Garden for Lingering

Tongli Ancient Town

Introduction:

Tongli Town is located in the northeast of Wujiang City, Jiangsu Province, 80 kilometers away from Shanghai Kilometers, 20 kilometers away from Suzhou, is an ancient town with a long history and typical water town style. It has won the reputation of "Little Venice of the East" with its layout of small bridges and flowing water. Tongli is famous at home and abroad for its characteristics of "an authentic water town, old Jiangnan". In 1980, it was listed as one of the national Taihu Lake Scenic Spots, and in 1982, it was listed as a provincial cultural relic protection unit. In 1992, it was listed as a provincial-level cultural relics protection town, and the famous scenic spot "Tuisi Garden" was listed as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO. It is like a pearl embedded in five lakes: Tongli, Yeze, Nanxing, Pangshan and Jiuli. The town is divided into seven small islands by the Sichuan-shaped river and crisscrossing tributaries. Because Tongli is located in the Zeguo River network, transportation was inconvenient in history and there were few war disasters. There are many ancient buildings preserved. It is the current largest island in Jiangsu Province. One of the most well-preserved ancient water towns. Because water forms a garden, every house is connected to water, and every house has access to boats, forming a beautiful picture with well-proportioned layers.

Jinxi

Introduction:

Jinxi (formerly known as Chen Tomb) is located in Kunshan City 23 kilometers to the southwest, it borders Qingpu District of Shanghai to the east and Wuzhong District of Suzhou to the west. Jinxi, named after the stream, is surrounded by lakes and ancient bridges. The ancient town has a beautiful legend of "36 bridges, 72 kilns". The density of bridges is rare in the world. There are 36 ancient bridges in the old town area of ??less than 1 square kilometers, and most of the ancient bridges are well preserved, with bridge pillars, couplets and inscriptions preserved. All of them form Jinxi's unique "

bridge culture". The numerous folk collection museums in the ancient town have already stood out among the surrounding ancient water towns. The "Chinese Ancient Bricks and Tiles Museum" is called "the best in the country" for its rich cultural connotation and extremely high historical relic value. The "Zisha Museum" collects the works of Shi Dabin, the master of purple clay in the Ming Dynasty. Liang-liang teapots, the "Mansheng Eighteen Teapots" famous at home and abroad in the Qing Dynasty, and the purple sandware made by Gu Jingzhou, a contemporary world craftsman. There are also the "Antique Museum", "Coin Collection Museum", "Zhang Province Art Museum", "Root Carving Museum", "Huaxia Literary Museum", "Huaxia Strange Stone Museum", "Jinxi Outstanding Figures Museum" and "Persimmon Garden" in the ancient town. , "Jinshi Renjia", etc. are deeply loved and highly praised by people in the tourism industry from all over the world.

Surrounding food:

1. Chimelong Mooncakes

It was first made in the 24th year of Guangxu’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (1898) by Sun Changlongnan, who worked in the workshop behind the store. The name of the store. Chimelong mooncakes have the style of Suzhou-style mooncakes, but the production process is very different. It does not add loosening agents, but uses a method of kneading dough. The skin is soft and crisp, the color is bright, and the fillings are fat but not greasy. The taste is crisp, no moisture is added to the filling, and the finished product has a long shelf life.

2. "Pork with sauce"

It is a famous dish of Hongxing Pavilion. Its cooking has a long history. At first it was home-cooked dishes, and later it was extended to formal banquets. The selection and cooking of sauce meat are very particular. You must choose fat and lean pork belly and cut it into four or five-inch cubes. Put it in a pot, first bring it to a boil over high heat, and then simmer it over low heat for three to four hours to make the meat crispy and soft.

Panmen Scenic Area

Introduction:

Panmen is located in the southwest of Suzhou City, on the bank of the ancient canal. There are three sceneries: Panmen, Ruiguang Temple Tower and Wumen Bridge.

There is a "Panmen" city gate on the southwest front, and there is a ramp to climb the city in the north. There are crenellated walls on the city, and along the outer wall there are gallops, perforations, gun holes, gates, and winnowing stones. The defensive facilities and the city walls on both sides are still intact.

To the northeast is the Ruiguang Temple Tower. The tower has eight sides and seven levels, pavilion style, and is about 43 meters high. The top is a brick and wood structure, the tower body is made of brick, with four doors at the bottom, eight doors on the second and third floors, and four doors on the fourth floor and above.

The vertical outline shrinks layer by layer and becomes slightly curved. Its shape is beautiful and simple, reflecting the style and structural characteristics of ancient pagodas during the Tang and Song Dynasties. It is a masterpiece of brick and wood pavilion-style pagodas in the south in the early Song Dynasty.

Wumen Bridge is located on the side of Panmen and is erected on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It runs north-south and is made of Jin

Mountain granite. It is 63 meters long and has a clear span of 16 meters. , with a height of nearly 10 meters, exquisite workmanship and extraordinary momentum, it is the largest single-hole arch bridge in Suzhou.

Suzhou Paradise

Introduction:

Located at the foot of Lion Mountain in the west of Suzhou New District (Yushan Road near Yushan Park), it is divided into two parts: Water World and Happy World. .

Happy World: It combines the liveliness and splendor of Western amusement parks and the leisure, tranquility and nature of Eastern classical gardens. It is famous throughout the country as "Oriental Disney". Located on the east side of Lion Rock, according to the layout of "Entertainment in the North, Viewing in the South", it is divided into nine scenic spots including European and American Towns, Children's World, Future World, Scottish Manor, Venetian Water Town, Hundred Lions Garden, and Throne Square. It has also introduced a large number of high-tech amusement equipment such as flying saucer adventure, space-time spaceship, space war, space adventure, hang glider, trapeze, high-altitude ejection, etc. There are currently more than 80 amusement projects and attractions.

Water World: Since its completion, it has become a hot spot for summer tourism in East China. There is a 13,000-square-meter magic water city, a 4,000-square-meter wave pool, and a hemispheric inflatable slide imported from Sweden. The lazy river is also ambushed by simulated animals, making it feel like you are in Jurassic Park.