1 Humble Administrator's Garden

The Humble Administrator's Garden is located in Pingjiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. It is one of the four famous ancient gardens in Suzhou and the largest and most famous one among Suzhou gardens. It is included in the "World Cultural Heritage List" and can be called a classic private garden in China.

The Humble Administrator's Garden is the representative of southern gardens. The whole garden is centered on water, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with exquisite halls and pavilions, luxuriant flowers and trees, full of poetry and painting, and has strong Jiangnan water town characteristics.

The garden is divided into three parts: east, middle and west. The east garden is open and spacious, the middle garden is the essence of the whole garden, and the west garden has exquisite buildings and each has its own characteristics. The southern part of the park is a residential area, reflecting the typical multi-entry pattern of Jiangnan residential buildings. There is also the Suzhou Garden Museum in the south of the garden, which is the only garden museum in China.

The gardening art of the Humble Administrator's Garden is famous for its water, natural elegance, scattered courtyards, and dominant flowers and trees. The main tourist attractions include the "Orchid Snow Hall", which is named after Li Bai's poetic idea of ??"independent heaven and earth, the breeze scatters orchid snow". In the south of the hall, there is a panoramic view of the Humble Administrator's Garden, and in the north it is decorated with green bamboos; "Han Qing Pavilion" "Living in a corner, the space is relatively cramped. The entire pavilion is like a phoenix spreading its wings and about to fly, adding flying momentum to the originally straight and monotonous wall; the "Bonsai Garden" in the western part of the Humble Administrator's Garden is a clear bamboo fence with swaying shadows, gathering Supai style It is a masterpiece of bonsai, known as the "treasure of famous gardens", with more than 50 varieties, nearly 10,000 bonsais, and so on. Strolling through the Humble Administrator's Garden, I believe you will be amazed by the breadth and depth of Chinese classical garden art!

2 Zhouzhuang

The first ancient water town in China, it is located in the center of Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou, 52 kilometers away from Suzhou.

After more than 900 years of vicissitudes, Zhouzhuang still completely preserves the architectural style of the original water town. More than 60% of the residential buildings in the town are still Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings, and there are nearly 100 classical houses and 60 There are many brick-carved gate towers, the most representative of which are Shen Hall and Zhang Hall.

Some of the waterways in Zhouzhuang can lead directly to the house, and the owner can board the boat without leaving home. There are many ancient bridges in Zhouzhuang, the most famous of which is undoubtedly the "Double Bridge". Zhouzhuang also preserves 14 unique ancient bridges, which together create a wonderful picture of "small bridges, flowing water, and people" The scenery of the water town, listening to a Kunqu opera here, and tasting Grandma's tea are even more unique.

Looking down at Zhouzhuang from a high place, the lake just embraces Zhouzhuang. The water of the lake is gentle. Although it is not as fast as the river or as fickle as the sea, it has its own unique flavor. Occasionally, a rowing boat is rowed on the lake. The strong arms of the people rocking the rowing boat and the rhythmic squeaking of the rowing boat interweave with the lake water to form a love song that blends movement and stillness. Zhouzhuang is composed of white walls, black tiles, small bridges and flowing water. The woven Zhouzhuang is a kind of Zen state, the home of the materialized spirit. It always gives people a sense of tranquility and peace, allowing them to think of whatever they want and letting go of the depression in their hearts.

3 Tiger Hill

Huqiu is located in the northwest suburb of Suzhou, five kilometers away from the city center. It enjoys the reputation of "the first scenic spot in Wuzhong".

Originally known as Haiyong Mountain. According to "Historical Records", King Helu of Wu was buried here. It is said that three days after the burial, a "white tiger squatted on it", hence the name. Huqiu Mountain is only more than 30 meters high, but it has the style of "the hills and ravines on the left of the river". It has towering rocks and ravines, a variety of scenery, and has three unique places, nine scenic spots and eighteen scenic spots. Su Dongpo once said: "It would be a pity to go to Suzhou without visiting Tiger Hill."

The most famous ones are Yunyan Temple Tower and Jianchi. The towering Yunyan Temple Tower has a history of more than a thousand years and is the second leaning tower in the world. It is simple and majestic and has long become a symbol of ancient Suzhou.

The Jianchi is mysterious and strange. It contains the eternal mystery of the tomb of King Wu Helu and the beautiful legend of the divine goose Yizi.

Emperor Kangxi visited Tiger Hill four times. The last time was in the forty-sixth year of Kangxi's reign (1707), when I stayed in a palace on the mountain for one night. He inscribed the elegant name "Hufu Temple" on Huqiu Mountain Temple. From then on, Huqiu Temple was renamed Hufu Temple, and the golden plaque still hangs high on the Toushan Gate.

There is a stone well on the mountain, which is said to have been dug by Lu Yu in the Tang Dynasty and is called "Lu Yu's Well". Lu Yu is the author of China's first tea book, the "Tea Classic". According to "Suzhou Prefecture Chronicles", Lu Yu lived in Huqiu for a long time. While studying tea, he wrote the "Tea Classic". He found that the Huqiu Mountain Spring was sweet and delicious, and was rated as "the third spring in the world".

Wanjing Villa, located at the east foot of Tiger Hill, brings together the essence of Su-style bonsai, taking advantage of the mountain light and the shadow of the tower to create a tranquil and picturesque setting. The mountains behind Tiger Hill have dense vegetation and rich forests, forming a pleasant green island microclimate and becoming a paradise for birds to inhabit. Every autumn, thousands of herons circle around the tower, which is a spectacular sight and a unique sight.

Huqiu is also an important gathering place for Suzhou folk. According to the history of "Three Cities and Three Festivals", the scenic spot innovatively launched a spring art flower show, showing a large number of precious flowers such as peonies, tulips, Belgian azaleas, and lilies. The charming style of flowers has high artistic taste.

Complementing the Flower Fair is the Golden Autumn Temple Fair with rich folk customs, which recreates the grand occasion of Shantang Fair and showcases folk art programs that blend the north and the south. It is deeply loved by tourists. Now, there are two fairs a year. It has become a famous special tourism project and a tourist hotspot in Suzhou.

4 Tongli

Tongli is located in the northeast of Wujiang City, Jiangsu Province, 80 kilometers away from Shanghai and 20 kilometers away from Suzhou. It is an ancient town with a long history and typical water town style.

Tongli has beautiful scenery. The town is surrounded by water. The town is divided vertically and horizontally into 7 small islands by 15 rivers, connected by 49 bridges. Every house in the town is close to the water, and every household has access to boats; Ming and Qing folk houses are lined up in rows; the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing bridges are well preserved.

Tongli Town is divided into 7 small islands by the Sichuan-shaped river channel and crisscrossing tributaries, like a pearl inlaid among the 5 lakes of Tongli, Yeze, Nanxing, Pangshan and Jiuli. Among them, 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 upright water town, old Jiangnan". The famous scenic spot "Tuisi Garden" has been listed as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.

Because Tongli is located in the Zeguo River network, transportation was inconvenient and there were few war disasters in history. There are many ancient buildings preserved, and it is one of the most complete ancient water towns in Jiangsu Province. 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. Since ancient times, poets and writers have praised it endlessly.

5 Lion Forest

The Lion Forest is located on Garden Road in the northeast of Shicheng City, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. It is one of the four famous gardens in Suzhou and has a history of more than 650 years.

Because there are "ten thousand bamboos in the forest, and there are many strange rocks under the bamboos, shaped like Suan Ni (lion)", and because Tianru Zen Master Wei Ze obtained the Dharma at the Lion Rock in Tianmu Mountain, Zhejiang, at Puying Guoshizhong Peak , in order to commemorate the Buddhist mantle and master-teacher relationship, it took the meaning of the lion in the Buddhist scriptures, so it was named "Lion Forest".

The Lion Forest not only has the cultural landscape of Suzhou classical garden pavilions, terraces, towers, pavilions, halls, halls, pavilions, and corridors, but is also famous for its lakes, mountains, strange rocks, and deep caves and ravines. It is known as " It is known as the "rockery kingdom".

The Lion Grove rockery has undulating peaks, majestic momentum, strange peaks and rocks, exquisite and clear. There are nine routes and 21 cave entrances in the rockery group. The horizontal direction is full of twists and turns, and the vertical direction is full of twists and turns. Visitors go through the cave, circling left and right, sometimes climbing to the top of the mountain, sometimes sinking to the bottom of the valley, looking up at the mountains and looking down at the slopes on all sides, which may be gentle or dangerous, giving visitors a mysterious and mysterious interest. "The stone on the opposite side is overcast, and the way back suddenly opens up. It's like passing through a nine-curved bead, and the swirling momentum is embedded in the sky. It's like encountering an eight-formation diagram, with endless changes. The old road is forgotten, and the new technique is lost in the west and east. Traveling together are scattered, and people who hear the news are Unexpectedly. Changes open up the earth's veins, and the wonders and wonders of nature" are the true portrayal of the Lion Forest.

6 Shantang Street

Shantang Street starts from Changmendu Monk Bridge in the east and ends at Wangshan Bridge in Suzhou’s famous Huqiu Mountain in the west. It is about seven miles long, so the Suzhou saying goes “seven miles”. From Lishan Pond to Tiger Hill."

Shantang Street has a long history. It was first built during the Baoli Period of the Tang Dynasty and has been more than 1,100 years old. According to legend, it was built by Bai Juyi, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty. Shantang Street has always been known as "the most famous street in Suzhou".

Due to its unique geographical location and superior water and land transportation conditions, Shantang Street was once one of the most developed commercial and cultural blocks in China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and was the window of Wu culture. The streets run parallel to each other, The layout of the adjacent river street, the exquisite and elegant buildings, the numerous shops and the gathering of guild halls on the streets, reproduce the prosperity of Shantang Street: "There is heaven above, and there are Suzhou and Hangzhou below." Hangzhou has West Lake and Suzhou has mountain ponds. Two great places, infinitely beautiful scenery. "This is a vivid portrayal of Shantang Street.

Shantang Street has experienced more than 1,100 years of vicissitudes, and has been renovated many times since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Especially in 1985, The Suzhou Municipal Government has carried out a large-scale renovation under the principle of maintaining the original style as much as possible. Now we can go to Suzhou Tiger Hill by car, and I thought if we could walk slowly along Shantang Street. , you will be able to fully appreciate the special charm of the Jiangnan Water Town and the streets of Suzhou. It is also a dialogue between reality and history, which must have a unique flavor.

7 The Lingering Garden

The Lingering Garden. Located in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, it is a famous classical garden in China. It is famous for its exquisite architectural layout and numerous strange stones. It is also known as the four famous gardens in China along with the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, the Summer Palace in Beijing, and the Chengde Summer Resort.

Yu Yue, the last winner in the exam, wrote "Travel Notes on the Lingering Garden" and called it the most famous garden under Wu. The number of buildings in the Lingering Garden ranks first among all the gardens in Suzhou, including halls, corridors, whitewashed walls, cave doors and other buildings, as well as rockeries and pools. , flowers and trees are combined into dozens of garden sketches of different sizes. Its outstanding treatment of space fully reflects the superb skills and excellent wisdom of ancient gardeners and the artistic style and characteristics of Jiangnan garden architecture.

The Liuyuan Garden was originally the east garden of Xu Taishi, the Minister of Taipu Temple during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. It was called Liu Yuan during the Tongzhi period. His son Sheng Xuanhuai (a famous industrialist and politician in the Qing Dynasty and the founder of Beiyang University (Tianjin University) and Nanyang Public School (Shanghai Jiaotong University)) purchased it, expanded it, renovated it, and made it a new building. The homophony of "Liu" and "Liu" means Liuyuan was originally called Liuyuan.

The Liuyuan Garden is divided into four parts. In one garden, you can enjoy four different scenery: landscape, pastoral, forest, and garden: the middle part is famous for its waterscape, which is the essence of the whole garden; the eastern part is famous for its waterscape. The architecture of the cloister of the Quyuan is outstanding. In the east of the garden, there are the famous Hall of Good Sunny, Happy Rain and Quick Snow, Linquan Elder's Hall, Huanwo Reading Room, Guanyuntai, Guanyun Tower and more than ten restaurants and pavilions. Behind the pool in the courtyard There are three stone peaks, the one in the middle is called Shiguanyun Peak, flanked by two peaks: Ruiyun and Xiuyun. The northern part has rural scenery and a new bonsai garden; the western part is the highest point of the whole garden, with wild charm and rockeries as its wonders. , earth and stone are alternately piled up naturally. Chinan Hanbi Mountain House and Mingse Tower are the main viewing buildings of the Liuyuan Garden. The architectural landscape in the Liuyuan Garden also includes "Xiao Taoyuan (Little Penglai)", which expresses the calmness of living indifferently, as well as Yuancui Pavilion, Quxi Tower, Qingfengchi Pavilion, etc.

8 Suzhou Museum

Designed by I.M. Pei, it is a trinity of modern museum buildings, ancient buildings and innovative landscape gardens...

Suzhou Museum is a place Historical and artistic museum. Established in 1960, it is located in Northeast Street, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. The site of the museum is the ruins of the palace of the loyal king Li Xiucheng of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The new building was built in October 2006 and was designed by the famous architectural design master Ieoh Ming Pei.

The design of the new museum combines traditional Suzhou architectural style, placing the museum between courtyards to harmonize the building with its surrounding environment. The main courtyard of the museum is an extension and modern interpretation of the architectural style of the Humble Administrator's Garden to the north.

As an integral part of the new Suzhou Museum, the ancient Zhongwang Mansion building that is “renovated as old as before” perfectly matches the new building, making the new building a collection of modern museum architecture, ancient architecture and innovation. A comprehensive museum integrating landscapes and gardens.

9 Hanshan Temple

The song "Night Mooring on Maple Bridge" made Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City famous both at home and abroad. As time goes by, the years are like...

Hanshan Temple is located in the ancient town of Fengqiao on the bank of the ancient canal in the west of Suzhou City. It was first built in the Xiaoliang Daitianjian period of the Southern Dynasty (502-519 AD) and was originally named "Miaoli Puming Pagoda Courtyard". According to legend, the eminent monk Hanshan of the Tang Dynasty came here from Guoqing Temple in Tiantai Mountain to be the abbot. During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Hanshan Temple and became a famous temple in Wuzhong.

Zhang Jiju, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, returned home and moored at the Maple Bridge at night. His song "Mooring at the Maple Bridge at Night" was very popular, and the sound of Hanshan bells spread throughout the country and abroad.

There are many historical relics in the temple, including the stone inscriptions of Zhang Jishi, stone statues found by Hanshan and Hanshan, and fragments of inscriptions written by Wen Zhengming and Tang Yin. The main buildings in the temple include the Main Hall, the Verandah Hall (side hall), the Sutra Library, the Stele Corridor, the Bell Tower, and the Fengjiang Tower.

In more than 1,000 years, Hanshan Temple has been destroyed by fire 5 times (some say 7 times). The last reconstruction was during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. Historically, Hanshan Temple was one of the top ten famous temples in my country

10 Pingjiang Road

A classic water alley with a long history in Suzhou, retaining the history of "water and land running side by side, rivers and streets adjacent"...

Pingjiang Road Located in the northeast of the ancient city of Suzhou, it is a small road beside the river, connected to the Humble Administrator's Garden in the north and overlooking the Twin Towers in the south. It is 1,606 meters long and is a classic water alley with a long history in Suzhou. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Suzhou was also known as Pingjiang, and the road was named after it.

The entire Pingjiang Road Historic District takes Pingjiang Road as its axis. On the east and west sides, there are alleys such as Xuanqiao Lane, Daru Lane, Weidaoguanqian, Zhongzhangjia Lane, and Daxinqiao Lane. "The water and land run parallel to each other, and the rivers and streets are adjacent to each other", which is a very typical water town feature.

The block pattern is basically the same as the "double chessboard" pattern engraved on the "Pingjiang Map" more than 800 years ago, which can be called a miracle in the history of urban development. Small bridges and flowing water, white walls and black tiles, the volume of the houses, the width of the streets and the river channels are all in appropriate proportions, showing a sparse and elegant style; the alleys on both sides of Pingjiang Road, especially the east side, have well preserved many water alleys, which is Today, the ancient city of Suzhou is the most original ancient neighborhood of Shuicheng.

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