Zhouzhuang

Zhouzhuang, remote history, has brought up a great deal of wonderful scenery for the ancient town. Famous architecture house ZheWen Luo praise highly Zhouzhuang " not only one treasure of Jiangsu Province, and a treasure of the country " .
Zhouzhuang's environment is peaceful, the building is simple and unsophisticated, although go through vicissitudes for more than 900 years, still keep the style and features of building of the original market town of land of rivers and lakes completely.
The whole nearly one thousand members of a nationality of garrison post are between two parties, and still kept more than 60% in the Republic of China building in initial stage in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, have nearly one hundred ancient house and 60 over tile carving arch over a gate among them.
Zhouzhuang local-style dwelling houses, the ancient customs still exist, the most representative one is surely Shen's drawing room, a drawing room.
More than 60% of the local-style dwelling houses of the whole town is still the building in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, only there was ancient town of 0.4 sq. km. that there are nearly one hundred classical houses and arches over a gate of more than 60 tile carvings.
Meanwhile, Zhouzhuang also kept 14 ancient bridges with characteristics.
Zhouzhuang is the world of water, surround water on four sides in the ancient town, like floating a waterlily on water.
Take shape in the river " The well " The shape, there must be bridges to have rivers and have streets, because the bridge becomes the street, because the bridge becomes the city, the bridge bridge faces each other, the bridge bridge links up, add glamour for Zhouzhuang of land of rivers and lakes.
Zhouzhuang keep, build yuan, bright, 14 of stone bridge for Qing Dynasty still so far, as pairs of bridge, rich to fit bridge, Zhenfeng bridge of pushing away, good fortune big bridge most representative.
Sit on the ship visiting, pierces through the bridge and crosses the hole, there is temperament and interest. Cross a bridge opening and present a kind of scenery each time; Abduct one bridge the ramp of a bridge each time, have another kinds of artistic conception again, form one beautiful " light bridge, flowing water, household " from different angle Land of rivers and lakes conditions and customs draw.
Zhouzhuang's environment is quiet and graceful, is the good place to study, there is good tradition of reading too, had made doctorates, more than 20 successful candidates in history.
Except pieces of writing brush, ten thousand three Shen, my darling of DiGong and multimillionaire of the South Zhou, reside abroad or in a place away from one's hometown or visit angle herein Liu Yuxi, land tortoise were covered with etc. successively, still leave modern China the deep and broad leaf that influences and wait for someone clearly and rudely.
Scenic spot have the whole good fortune temple build on Song yuan helping the first year of an era ' 1086 years) . Building of fan who is located in the bridge side of Zhenfeng. Settle the institute of empty way and is commonly called as " The shrine " ,The institute establish on in the period of Song yuan help ' 1086-1093),Already had a history of more than 900 years from today.

Tongli

Tongli, is once called as " the rich soil " ,Because Tang Chu because its is too wasteful, changes into it " in the copper " ,Dai Song, have scholar the old name " rich soil " Two word fold, get on some, China transects, divines by means of characters as " Tongli " ,Use till today.
Tongli lie in Zhouzhuang the west 10 place, have only 18 too from Suzhou city, ring water on four sides outside the ancient town, inlay in Tongli, 4.5 kilometers, pool of the leaf, south star, Pang Shan five lakes. The building sets up in accordance with water, there is " small eastern Venice " It claims.
The main characteristic in Tongli is: There are many water, bridge, there were many buildings, celebrities had many refined scholars in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with " small bridge, flowing water, household " Remarkable, the main beauty spot can be summarized as " a garden " , " two " , " three bridges " . There are many local-style dwelling houses of the ancient town of Tongli, although does not build along the river as all of Zhouzhuang, give somebody a space sense. Widen in the river here, paved with blue and green slabstone.
The most famous one is in Tongli " A garden, two, three bridges " ,All antique model. A garden is to retreat and think of the garden in the famous garden of the South, this garden of exquisite arrangements in the area not big, make the small garden give somebody one kind to move one's steps and change the changeable feeling of scene. Two mean high this one, Jiayin hall. Three bridges mean the peaceful bridge, lucky bridge and celebrate the bridge long.
Tongli is in five lakes encircle, the street lane is winding in the town, vertically and horizontally, therefore has just left numerous building the ancient bridge to all times in the river. In the ancient town, the oldest bridge is thinking in this bridge. It builds in the Southern Song Dynasty, that was more than 700 years ago, though attacked by the trials and hardship, still steadfastly stand one's ground so far, cross over on the clear and bright and beautiful river harbour of Sichuan. The name of the bridge is " originally thought of" ,Fetch " the country is based on the people, food is god for the people " Its meaning.
In Tongli, the minimum bridge should be located the unrivalled bridge on the green lotus pond of mountain villa of the ring. This bridge bridge floor the total length last 1.67 meters,every one onlies wide, meet need lean to one side two people but, single hole arch, pretty and cleverly-made, rated as an unsurpassed one. And can reflect the diligent and eager to learn knowledge bridge of the people of Tongli most, is no more than the bridge of Puan, also called the small east small stream bridge.
First build on bright straight the first year of an era such as Germany ' 1506 years) ,On its cliff in the west, is carving a pair of very noticeable antithetical couplets, the first line of a couplet is that " a deep moonlight includes the rule shadow " ,The second line of a couplet is " The book sound of two sides receives the roll song " . The ancient bridge most rich in mythical color is the rich view bridge. At Longmen stone of bridge this, have one remarkably true to life " peach blossom fish dragon in the wave " Stone carving.
The coal bridge is located in the northwest suburb in the town, is from Suzhou of those years to only road of Tongli, it is the important entry to the ancient town too. The common people in the ancient town of that year are in order to meet the peaceful army, build this bridge overnight. In the center of bridge floor has carved one specially on the square stone " Report success at once " Pursue, in order to wish the peaceful army to win the first battle, gain an immediate victory.
It is above-mentioned that the ancient town is the most famous " Three bridges " ,Three bridges lie in centre of the town, present posture of standing like the legs of a tripod and stand still for a long while in the intersection of three brooks, the green water reflects the ancient bridge, green tree hides the shadow of spoiling, is very a block of pleasant scenery, " walk in three bridges " It is the old folklore of Tongli.
Tongli attract visitor besides model different various ancient bridge, have of all kinds river bridge let, come ancient people of town broaden horizon. The so-called river bridge, the northerner calls that water quay, the southerner calls its river pier, river bridgehead. Tongli is the land of rivers and lakes, there are always 5 -km-long and many rivers of town district, it is the land of rivers and lakes where the typical every family faces water, open boat of every family

Mudu

The Mudu is shown disrespect on and lain in the west of Suzhou, the bank of Tai Hu, is the famous ancient town in the South. Domestic and beautiful, the produce is fertile, just in famous mountains of Wu Zhong such as balance, efficacious rock, lion mountain, seven sons,etc. encircle, so there is " the cornucopia " It claims.
The Mudu is shown disrespect on and ancient town of land of rivers and lakes of the same age of Suzhou. In last years of spring and autumn according to legend, Wu Yue disputes, Yue State suffers a defeat, Gou Jian Wang uses" sex-trap " ,Offer the beauty Xishi to king Wu. WangFu Wu bad to monopolize the favour Xishi, build palace, baby of hall, in beautiful clever rock mountaintop of ease for her specially, build aunt Su Tai on purple stone mountain again, " gather the material in three years, five years become " ,Show disrespect on in the river harbour where the timber coming in a continuous stream has stopped up under the mountain, " the Muduen plug is showing disrespect on " ,The name that the Mudu shows disrespect on comes from this.
Long history of more than 2500 years is pregnant with the Mudu and show disrespect on magnificent culture, since ancient times, the Mudu was shown disrespect on many renowned personalities gather together, able men are coming forth in multitudes, from Northern Song Dynasty to latter stage of Qing Dynasty, 25 doctorates appeared together, successful candidate is more than 30, 2 champions among them, 1 second place at palace examination.
Celebrity is as follows, politician, writer Fan Zhongyan in Northern Song Dynasty, famous poet, poetry anthology family Shen DeQian in Qing Dynasty, enlighten thinker, political criticism family Feng GuiFen in the latter stage of Qing Dynasty, and Gan of embroidery queen Shen Shou in modern times, Taiwanese political V.I.P.'s the Yan 's,etc..
As linking up the hubs of communications of Suzhou and vast Tai Hu, it is qualified Tai Hu door that the Mudu is shown disrespect on, therefore in the period of Ming and Qing, it was the most flourishing commercial port of the west of Suzhou that the Mudu was shown disrespect on.
Imperial artisan Yang Xu of Qianlong paint with one reflect aunt flourishing person who write or paint realistically of style and features Su long paper " bred and pursued in flourishing age " at that time, have another name called " aunt flourishing picture Su ", 1225 of total length, half of them space paint Mudu show disrespect on, what the Mudu was shown disrespect on that year is flourishing and thus clear.
Qianlong the south patrol six the South Qing Dynasty, six stay temporarily Mudu show disrespect on, until his Mr. Shen DeQian recite a poem and join in the chorus, until good friend Xu person yuans of tea chess of him give pleasure to, leave one pieces of immensely popular legend.
Pass by will it be 200 more than year nowadays, Mudu show disrespect on ancient pattern and style and features of town change, Wu Xi heavy commercial port, aunt Su number one ink town most still, the residence courtyard is deep in ancient times in the town, the flowing water of small bridge is long, among them Xu Jiang is built by Wu Zixu, it is the artificial canal of article 1 of our country, the fragrant small stream gains the name because Xishi washes and makes up all over river to grow here fragrantly, every river that the Mudu shows disrespect on, there is an old legend beautiful in every bridge, have extremely high value of viewing and admiring and having a rest.
The Mudu is shown disrespect on all around the hills and mountains are joined and stood erect, adjoin Tai Hu again, the ones that have already had the real mountain real water are interesting, the ones that have flowing water of small bridge are deep and remote, there are numerous humane historic sites such as private gardens, celebrity's former residence even more, therefore, the head that the Mudu shows disrespect on the scenic spot and ranks 13 scenic spots of scenic spot of Tai Hu.
As the only garden of China ancient in the town, the Mudu is shown disrespect on there were more than 30 places of private garden when the Ming and Qing Dynasties, have still kept more than 10 places so far. Among them, the Yan 's garden is that Qianlong's teacher, the Chinese most long-lived poet Shen De sneak the former residence, and then belong to the Mudu and show disrespect on the richest Yan GuoXin, the density of overall arrangement is winding in the garden, relative superiority is proper, the part is dealt with exquisitely and gracefully, deep and serene and gracefully and restrainedly.
Reveal original and different landscaping art of building etc., modern architecture house DunZhen, Liang Sicheng, Jun Tong Liu,etc. time of number investigates this garden, praise highly extraordinarily, is called " outstanding figure " in the local garden of Suzhou .
Rainbow drink mountain room whether Mudu show disrespect on scholar Xu person yuans of former residence, occupation of land length and breadth of land, atmosphere of building, its" whether small stream mountain breeze moon beautiful, pool pavilion to win flowers and trees " ,Surpassing other gardens far, Qianlong must visit this to show disrespect on when reaching the Mudu each time

Guangfu

The bank of Tai Hu of the Guangfu about 28 kilometers west of Suzhou of garrison post, is the ancient town with a long history within the territory of Wu's center district. At the beginning of the fifties, Chinese archaeologists found the site of the Neolithic Age in local Tiger Mountain, prove our ancestor multiplies and lives here in ancient times.
During the spring and autumn period, king Wu entire Yan afford to enclose in Tiger Mountain, raise place that personnel live in concentrated communities satisfy famous tiger small stream. After the Wu 's becomes extinct, raise thereupon decline too of tiger's undertaking. In the period of the Xiao Liang Da Tong ' 535- 546 years) ,Took care of and gave up the residence as the temple, was named all good fortune, gained the name from then on, used till today.
The Guangfu has already been " over thousands of the people's cooking stoves, the traffic of crisscross paths between fields " at the Southern Song Dynasty age Market town. The area of pressing down area at present is although about 0.62 sq. km., very simple and unsophisticated, elegant, contain poetic and pictorial splendor. It adjoin luxuriant mountain Deng in the south, border on Tiger Mountain in the north, border on in the east, have Yan lake, border on in the west and down Yan lake. Tashan Mountain bends in the town, there are fragrant snow sea, SiTu GuBai, longevity holy kindness temple on day, protect the historical relic stupefiedly and tightly from 10 provinces such as stone engraving and at county levelly.
The high peaks rising in emerald verdure here, the flower is fragrant in four seasons, there are lakes outside the mountain, there are mountains in the lake, it is the good scenery excursion center. Qing Kang Xi according to legend, Qianlong Emperor and Tang Bohu men of literature and writing get Deng luxuriant to visit May Ming Dynasty.
Often give somebody quiet aesthetic feeling in the ancient town, the river of the town is like a white silk ribbon, from west to east, flow through slowly. Stroll in all good fortune town, facing upward can see the mountain, bowing one's head can see water, sincere just as painter Shen ShiTian in the Ming Dynasty describing: There is a mountain room that enters the water on the room, open if the eyes of glistening light of waves are washed.