I believe many people have heard a saying, "there is paradise on earth and Suzhou and Hangzhou under it". Suzhou and Hangzhou are famous tourist cities in China. If you want to feel the strongest Jiangnan charm and appreciate the pure and simple ancient town style, you must come to Suzhou and Hangzhou. The Jiangnan charm here and the ancient town here are well-known. So, which scenic spots are more interesting to visit in summer vacation?
Suzhou
1. Humble Administrator's garden
Zhuozheng garden is located in Pingjiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. It is one of the four famous ancient gardens in Suzhou. It is also one of the largest and most famous gardens in Suzhou. It has been listed in the world cultural heritage list and can be called the classic of Chinese private gardens. The Humble Administrator's garden is the representative of the southern garden. The whole garden takes water as the center, the mountains and rivers linger, the halls and pavilions are exquisite, the flowers and trees are luxuriant, full of poetic and picturesque flavor, and it has strong characteristics of Jiangnan Water Town. The garden is divided into three parts: the East, the West and the West. The east garden is bright and open, and the central garden is the essence of the whole garden. The western garden is beautifully constructed and has its own characteristics. Yuannan is a residential area, reflecting the pattern of typical Jiangnan residential area. There is also a Suzhou Garden Museum in the south of the garden, which is the only Garden Museum in China. The art of Humble Administrator's garden is good at water, natural and elegant, with scattered courtyards and flowers.
2. Huqiu
Huqiu, located in the northwest suburb of Suzhou City, is five kilometers away from the center of the city. It enjoys the reputation of the first scenic spot in Wuzhong. The original name is haiyongshan. According to historical records, King Helu of Wu was buried here. It is said that "white tiger squats on it" three days after the burial, so it is named. Huqiu mountain is only more than 30 meters high, but it has the style of "the surface of the hills and gullies on the left side of the river". It has a vast range of rocks and gullies, and has three unique, nine appropriate and eighteen sceneries. Su Dongpo once said, "it's a pity to visit Suzhou without visiting Huqiu.". The most famous are Yunyan Temple Pagoda and sword pool. The towering Yunyan temple tower has a history of more than 1000 years. It is the second leaning tower in the world. It is simple and magnificent, and has already become the symbol of Ancient Suzhou. The sword pool is mysterious and mysterious, with the mystery of the tomb of King Helu of Wu buried for thousands of years, and the beautiful legend of the word "God goose change". The wind gully and cloud spring make people forget to return.
Hangzhou
1. West Lake
West Lake is one of the few lakes in the world heritage list and the only one in China. Hangzhou West Lake is located in the southwest of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. It has become a famous tourist attraction at home and abroad for its beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains and numerous places of interest, and has been given the reputation of "paradise on earth" by the world. Su Dongpo, a great literary giant in the Song Dynasty, once wrote: "among the 36 West Lakes in the world, Hangzhou is the best.". The West Lake has the natural scenery of three Yunshan mountains and one water embracing the city. Hangzhou is decorated with the beautiful scenery of "it is always appropriate to compare the West Lake with the West Lake. The West Lake was formerly called Wulin water, Qiantang lake and Xizi lake, and it was called West Lake in Song Dynasty.
2. Lingyin Temple
It is a famous Buddhist temple in China, also known as Yunlin temple. It is located in the northwest of West Lake in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Lingyin Temple was built in the first year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 326). It has a history of about 1700 years. It is the earliest famous temple in Hangzhou and one of the top ten Buddhist temples in China. Lingyin Temple takes the meaning of "hidden by fairies". Just by listening to its name, you can know that it is hidden in the mountains and forests, and its environment is quiet. However, Lingyin Temple is full of incense and believers, especially in the early morning of the first lunar new year, it is very spectacular!
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Wuzhen
When you enter Wuzhen, you will see white walls and white tiles, small bridges and flowing water. Everything in front of you will come with a strong flavor of Chinese ink painting. Diao Liang Huadong and Shixiang old house, known as the "land of fish and rice, and the house of silk", have been the favorite places of literati and writers here since ancient times. They are also the hometown of Mao Dun, a literary giant. The ancient town has a rare water Pavilion in the south of the Yangtze River, so it is called the last pillow water family in China. Liu Ruoying's feeling of Wuzhen is that he never left after he came here. There is also Huang Lei who, because of his love, together with his little friends, has launched the annual drama festival here, making Wuzhen a place where countless literary and green clouds lead their dreams. Some people say that Wuzhen, which has undergone unified transformation, seems to have lost a piece of historical vicissitudes because it is too exquisite. However, it is undeniable that the local culture of Wuyue ancient town has been completely preserved and shining.
Representative works: time like water, beautiful and silent, Qipao, a river flowing eastward, chasing the sun, early spring February, Qianlong Dynasty, her coming from the sea -- the story of Zhang Ailing, ghost in the heart
Famous scenic spots: Hongyuan tairanfang, Fengyuan Shuangqiao, QiaoLi Bridge
Local specialties: three liquor, blue calico, sister-in-law cake, stinky dried bean curd, silk floss, white chrysanthemum
Address: No.18, Shifo South Road, Tongxiang, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province
Daoist philosopher
There is paradise on the top, Suzhou and Hangzhou on the bottom, and Zhouzhuang in the middle '. Zhouzhuang, which is well-known in the works of the painter Chen Yifei, is the earliest and most famous water town among the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River. It has the reputation of "the first water town in the world". Here because of water into the street, water moistens Zhouzhuang, water enriches Zhouzhuang, water is the soul of Zhouzhuang. The simple and elegant residential buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties, the flowing water with infinite vitality, and the stone bridge full of the traces of time, in this way, the "sedan car comes in from the front door, the boat passes through the home", and the "small bridge, flowing water and people" are perfectly combined to make you can't help staying.
Representative works: The Legend of the new white lady, Yang Naiwu and Chinese cabbage, Liaozhai bookworm, Ruan Lingyu, Yuan Yang mismatched with Qian Xiucai, tianruoyou, Ji Gong's travels, Shen Wansan, Qianlong and Xiangfei, Hua Luogeng, and the beauty in the new turbulent times
Famous scenic spots: Fu'an bridge, Shuangqiao, Shen Hall
Local specialties: wansanzu, wansangao, Brasenia schreberi, and apo tea
Address: Quanfu Road, Zhouzhuang Town, Kunshan City, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province