Tongli Ancient Town - Let your soul be intoxicated and linger here
Suzhou Tongli Ancient Town
Tongli Ancient Town is located in Wujiang District, Suzhou City, 18 kilometers away from Suzhou city center. It is one of the six major ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River (the other five are Zhouzhuang Ancient Town, Xitang Ancient Town, Nanxun Ancient Town, Luzhi Ancient Town and Wuzhen). Tongli Ancient Town was established in the Song Dynasty and has a history of more than a thousand years. The ancient town is a 'small bridge, flowing water, people's home' poetic and picturesque southern town, accompanied by misty rain walking in it, giving people a sense of comfort and illusionary dream.
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Tongli Ancient Town is a model of the misty south of the Yangtze River. It still retains its original simplicity and has not been eroded by too much commercial atmosphere. The ancient town is surrounded by five lakes, with charming streets and crisscrossing rivers, leaving historical buildings and ancient bridges built in various eras. The most famous in Tongli are 'One Garden, Two Halls, Three Bridges' (One Garden refers to Tuisi Garden, which is listed on the World Cultural Heritage List, Two Halls refers to Chongben Hall and Jiayin Hall, Three Bridges refers to Taiping Bridge, Jili Bridge and Changqing Bridge). The ancient buildings and culture in Tongli full of traces of time reveal a sense of vicissitudes and ancient charm. Touring Tongli Ancient Town, I like rainy days the most. At this time, the ancient town is drizzling, the road is muddy, holding an oil-paper umbrella, stepping on the mottled smooth bluestone slab, walking in the narrow and long hazy rain alley, feeling the graceful beauty of the misty south of the Yangtze River, let the soul be intoxicated and linger here...
Ticket price: 80 yuan/person, Suzhou Leisure Card can directly scan the code to enter, before 8:30 in the morning, after 5 o'clock in the afternoon can enter for free, but the small attractions inside can not play, all need to scan the code to enter. 120/times, can sit 6 people, many people experience
Attractions to play:
1 : Enter to think about loyalty, retreat to think about making up for the past; Tuisi Garden is small and exquisite in layout, horizontal layout, the essence is in the garden. The garden has pavilions, platforms, buildings, pavilions, corridors, boats, bridges, halls, rooms, and pavilions, with the pool as the center, and various buildings floating on the water. Tuisi Garden has three unique and three treasures, namely Tianqiao, Lansheng Pavilion, and Gushu Shengliang; the 'Returning to the Origin' stele in Tuisi Grass Garden, the stone drum in the Nine-Curved Corridor, and the Old Man Peak. In addition, the words on the Nine-Curved Corridor are: The clear wind and bright moon do not need a penny to buy, Li Bai's poem, the word is big seal
2 Gengle Hall: Located on the west side of the entire scenic area, it was built by Zhu Xiang, a scholar of the Ming Dynasty. The architectural layout is front house and back yard. The back garden is composed of lotus pond, three-curved bridge, three-friend pavilion, curved corridor, mandarin duck hall, swallow wing building, ancient pine pavilion, Huanxiu Pavilion and Moxiang Pavilion. It is a typical Ming and Qing residence and is worth a visit
3 Three Bridge Scenic Spot: refers to Taiping Bridge, Jili Bridge, Changqing Bridge, the bridge in Tongli is closely connected with the local folk customs, Tongli has the custom of 'walking the bridge' since ancient times, weddings, birthdays, full moon and other auspicious celebrations will walk three bridges, Taiping Jili Changqing; business is mainly concentrated near the Three Bridge Scenic Area, rowing boats are also nearby
4 Jiayin Hall: mainly look at the carving craftsmanship, the main building is commonly known as 'Sha Mao Hall' because the beam head oar wood is like the hat wing of the Ming Dynasty official hat, hence the name. The building is carved with beams and painted buildings, especially the 'Eight Horses' carved on both sides of the five-beam center, and the 'Phoenix Wearing Peony' carved at both ends of the beam. The bottom of the beam is carved with 'Satisfying Heart' and 'Must Be High' and other patterns. The 'Sha Mao Wing' is carved with eight pieces of drama text such as 'Ancient City Meeting, Three British Wars Lv Bu' in 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'
5 Pearl Tower Scenic Garden: This is not to see the tower scenery, but a Yushi Mansion, the reason why it is called this name is because the master's daughter's wedding is derived from the Xi opera 'Pearl Tower' story. At the same time, it is also the shooting location of the TV series 'Drama Qianlong'; the essence of the garden is in the back garden, which is very delicate, the area is relatively large, the garden has small bridges and flowing water, pavilions, towers, long corridors and flying eaves, a beautiful scenery of private gardens in the south of the Yangtze River
6 Chongben Hall: As a wedding custom exhibition hall open to the outside world, but the carvings in the hall are also very rich. There are more than a hundred wood carvings from the entrance hall to the inner house loft
Walking and watching the flowers in Tongli. Although I did my homework in advance, when I came to Tongli, I seemed to remember only three points: one was the Tailai Bridge with only a frame and no top when I first entered the town gate, one was the retreat garden, and the other was the third bridge in Tongli. The garden is said to be a garden built by officials who were ousted due to impeachment. The garden is characterized by the backwater, so it cannot be extended back and forth according to garden practice, but can only be spread horizontally along the river. Among them, six rooms are arranged in one word. The gardener carefully split the roof of the six rooms in two, indicating that not six rooms are juxtaposed, but two and three. To Tongli, one must walk to Tongli three bridges: Changqing Bridge, Taiping Bridge and Geely Bridge. Because only the words on the Geely Bridge are very clear, we walked a few times to find the three bridges. This may be the auspicious meaning of Tongli Three Bridges, so that everyone who walks through the three bridges can be long, the wife is flat, and the good luck. Another interesting thing, as we walked the third bridge, it was lunch, and several restaurant owners who built the pillow river greeted us and had something to eat and go shopping. Although the stomach was cooing, the mouth kept answering: Thank you, just eaten. Looking at the fatigue of our face, it is estimated that no store will believe that we have really eaten. Because we remember the next ancient town Mudu in our heart, we had to aggrieve our stomach. Later, when we returned home, we looked at the Raiders and found that the trip to Tongli was really a leak! I feel that Tongli is like a cup of aromatherapy, only by sitting down with peace of mind and slowly tasting, you can get its true taste. Walking around the flowers and swimming in Tongli, it is really a bit violent!
Especially beautiful, the night I went there was not many people, so quiet and cool ४*ପ꒰⑅︎•ᴗ•。꒱໊੭ The rice wine in the wine jar was super delicious, and the silk noodles in the military snack shop were also delicious.
We have always heard that Tongli Ancient Town is fun. This time I have the opportunity to go. The trip to Tongli Ancient Town is impressive! Take the children to experience the rocking boat and enjoy the pavilions on both sides of the Straits. The retreat garden is even more amazing, built in only two years, fully showing the craftsman's exquisite skills and outstanding wisdom. The whole building layout is clever, the details are exquisite, and the second floor overlooks the entire garden directly, with a great view. There is also a school in the park, adding cultural heritage. This visit made us fully feel the charm of the ancient town and the deep heritage of history and culture. It was a great parent-child experience. Highly recommend to everyone!
Take the No. 4 subway, there is an unmanned tram transfer to the Tongli Station, the ancient town of the scenic spot has not been developed in transition, and there are simple residents still living there, Jiangnan water town, and there are many ancient architectural parks with interiors. Go in and play another beautiful world, a good place for leisure and vacation 👍👍👍
Tongli Water Town in Suzhou is one of the top six ancient towns in the regions south of Yangtze River in China, which is world reputed as the “Oriental Venice” with its more than 1000-year-old history, authentic features of old buildings, rich old rivers, simple folk culture of locals.Type: Ancient Town, Water Place, Historic Site, Old BuildingsBest Seasons: All SeasonsRecommended Visiting Time: 1-2 daysOpening Hours: All Day; Attractions in the town: 8:00-17:15Permission: CNY 100, valid for 2 days; Night Ticket with Tuisi Garden: CNY 50Address: Tongli Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Tongli is located in Wujiang District, Suzhou City, and the Jiangnan Water Town is very charming. There are scenery everywhere. There are many small boats. , keep shuttled back and forth. You must go to the retreat garden and the pearl tower. The scenic spot ticket includes these gardens. The back garden of the pearl tower is so beautiful. The area of the Sanqiao in the ancient town is very distinctive. There are many small restaurants and rows of red lanterns hanging along the river. There are also many foods in the ancient town, white fish, white shrimp, stew, silk, etc., the characteristics of the town of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River. There is also a century-old tea house: Nanyuan Tea House, where you can drink tea and listen to the play.
most of the restaurants inside the old city serve pretty much the same dishes. For more variety, go into the regular part of town. Recommended