After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather is slightly cool. This is the golden time for tourism. I have visited the old place again just to see the scenery of hundreds of miles on the east bank of Taihu Lake and the small bridges and flowing water, to escape the hustle and bustle of Shanghai and the slow-living Wujiang. Here I come!

8:00, come to Zhenze Ancient Town to drink four bowls of tea

In the early morning, I pushed open the "West Gate" of Wujiang and came to the ancient town of Zhenze, which has a history of more than 2,000 years. Compared with Mudu Nanxun and Tongli, Zhenze appears to be more low-key, so there are fewer tourists and less commercial.

[Ciyun Temple Tower]

It is said that there are two folk anecdotes about the Ciyun Temple Pagoda. One is that during the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan's sister Sun Shangxiang was deceived by her brother and returned to Wuwu. She remembered her husband day and night and chose a place to build the pagoda in Zhenze Town, on the coast of Taihu Lake. She climbed high and looked into the distance every day, hoping for her husband's early return. Later, it is said that at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jin soldiers from the north took advantage of the situation. Princess Ciyun, the daughter of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, took refuge and came to Zhenze. She remembered her captured father and built this "Ciyun Temple". Many ancient poems mentioned this place,"surrounded by lakes with light, and hanging by mid-stream towers", which is what they talked about.

[Shi Jiantang]

Shijiantang is located in the western section of Baota Street. It is an old house hidden in the streets and alleys. The door is not big, but there are heaven and earth inside. The main and secondary buildings integrate the garden and the house with each other, forming a "West House and East Garden" house pattern. Shijiantang is an ancient residential building complex in the south of the Yangtze River that integrates river ports, hotels, shops, streets, halls, inner houses, gardens and lower rooms. There are 147 houses of large and small. It is a building that reflects the characteristics of the times and local characteristics of industrial and commercial gentlemen in the late Qing Dynasty.

[Four bowls of tea]

On Baota Street, there is also an experience that cannot be missed, which is to order four bowls of tea by the river and taste it slowly. Four bowls of tea, as the name suggests, represent four different bowls of teas. In the local area, they are necessary for festivals, weddings or entertaining distinguished guests.

The first bowl of tea: Taizu tea. It is said that this tea once served Emperor Yongle. This tea uses high-quality japonica rice from the edge of Taihu Lake to make glutinous rice paste. Put it into a blue and white porcelain bowl, sprinkle with fine sugar, and pour it into boiling water to brew. It is soft, glutinous and sweet.

The second bowl of tea: Shuiying egg tea, which was originally used to entertain son-in-law. Beat the eggs in a bowl, brew them with boiling water, and add some white sugar. It is nutritious and smooth. In fact, this tea is often made in Jiangnan, but it is mostly snacks. This is the first time I have seen it as a bowl of tea.

The third bowl of tea: smoked bean tea. This tea is salty, with smoked beans, white sesame seeds, tangerine peel, and green tea as the base. It is brewed with Taihu Lake water. It has a sesame aroma and is salty and slightly sweet in the mouth. It is quite special.

Fourth bowl of tea: green tea. After drinking the tea, I feel a little satisfied. Taking a sip of the green tea at this time, the fragrance of your lips and teeth will be fragrant, which can also be regarded as an end to this set of tea culture.

10:00, make an aromatic flower in Taihu Snow Silkworm Cultural Park

As the famous hometown of silk, when you come to Zhenze, you must come to see sericulture culture. In Taihu Snow Sericulture Cultural Park, you can pick mulberry fruits and taste mulberry tea, see fat silkworm babies, learn about the traditional crafts of sericulture, peeling cocoons, reeling silk, and making quilts, and then select your favorite silk fabrics in boutiques. Take them home. I like all these handicrafts very much. I didn't want to buy them until my friends stopped me.

In the sericulture garden, we also experienced a hand-made process of making aromatherapy flowers from silkworm cocoons. It was quite interesting. Silkworm babies are really treasures. Even silkworm cocoons can be made into various handicrafts. In addition to surprises, I have to sigh at the wisdom of mankind.

11:00, experience silkworm slow life in Jiangcun

If you want to escape the busy city, it is recommended to come to Jiangcun. You can look up to the endless fields and hear the sound of birds singing. You can experience the "silkworm slow life" in the five-acre field. You can have a cup of coffee at Su Xiaohua to let the pace really slow down.

12:00, try the pastoral taste at Jiangcun Hotel

In a single-family villa in the village, you can taste Murakami cuisine. What is indispensable on Taihu Lake are white water fish, white rice shrimp, etc. These are the dishes that I must try every time I come to Taihu Lake. This season is also a good time to eat hairy crabs and chicken head rice. You can also eat them in this store, and the ingredients are very fresh. I heard that the fragrant vegetables here are also very famous. I missed it this time. I must come and try it next spring if I have the opportunity.

13:00, set sail in East Taihu Ecological Park

After eating and drinking enough, we came to the East Taihu Ecological Park. Along the way, we could see many egrets "wandering" in the park, which shows how good the ecology here is. There are not many tourists in the park. Taking a tour bus between the parks, the breeze blows past your face and it is very comfortable. In autumn, the Wangong embankment is full of green trees. Walking on the wooden bridge on the river, it actually feels like a Japanese style. There is also a dining car converted from a green leather car. The fusion of retro and modern, and the collision of nature and trend. A kind of harmony.

When I saw sailing on TV before, those heroic figures were so handsome! This time, I finally experienced it at the "Shangsai Sailing Club". I was sailing in Suzhou Bay on a sailboat. I set sail with the wind speed, and the seagulls followed us behind the boat, sometimes fast and sometimes leaning, but it was a little exciting.

East Taihu Lake is not enough for one day. The next time you come here, you can choose to stay at the nearby Huayi Hotel for one day. This is a hotel owned by Intercontinental and built adjacent to Taihu Lake. It enjoys hundreds of miles of beautiful scenery and makes a cup of Chinese tea. Enjoy the lakes and mountains on the private balcony.

15:00, art check-in at Suzhou Bay Grand Theater

Suzhou Bay Cultural Center is designed by Christian de Bauzanbach, internationally renowned architect and urban planner and Pritzker Prize winner. The main building is divided into north and south districts along the city axis. The north district is dominated by Suzhou Bay Grand Theater. The southern district is Wujiang Expo Center. Walking into the Grand Theater, the sun shines in it. I like the feeling of light and shadow. It covers the opera hall, drama hall and rehearsal hall. The opera hall has a total of 1600 seats and the drama hall can accommodate 600 people. I heard that the IMAX theater here will also open on National Day. I believe this will be a new cultural business card for the Yangtze River Delta.

16:30, meet Tongli Ancient Town again

The biggest feature of Suzhou is water. Since Wu Zixu built the city in Suzhou, the city has crisscross waterways and numerous fishing boats. Life on the water has always been the most important life of the local people. Therefore, ancient towns in Suzhou are everywhere. After many years, I came to Tongli again. This place seems to be still as in my memory, but it seems to have changed quietly.

[Three Bridges] The three bridges in Tongli are Taiping Bridge, Jili Bridge and Changqing Bridge. They are in the shape of a "pin" and span the intersection of the three rivers. They are the blessed land here. Ships under the bridge traveled through the river in pairs, and you could still see lu and ci fishing. It was a long horizons.

[Lizze Women's School] In a corner of the ancient town, there is also a women's school preserved in the Guangxu era, which pioneered women's education in Wujiang. It was quiet and indifferent here. The afternoon sun shone in and I saw several butterflies circling here. I refused to leave for a long time.

[Tuisi Garden] An old house built during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, with a pool as the center. The buildings in the garden are exquisite and small like floating on water. Its layout is unique. Although it is small, it is equipped with pavilions, platforms, buildings, pavilions, corridors, squares, bridges, pavilions, halls, halls, rooms and pavilions. The second floor is an excellent viewing location, overlooking the beautiful scenery in the garden. When I came here, I happened to have a night performance in Tuisi Garden. I danced in front of the full moon and sang the song "Ancient Garden and Today's Dream".

18:00, Nanyuan Tea House listened to Suzhou Pingtan

Nanyuan Tea House was built in the late Qing Dynasty. It is located in the scenery of "Nanshi Xiaoyan", one of the top eight scenic spots in Tongli history. It can be called the "No. 1 Tea House in Jiangnan". It is an antique teahouse, two stories high. On the first floor, there is an old stove and a bamboo boiling water bottle. On the second floor, you can listen to Pingtan and drink tea. Pingtan usually takes place from 2:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon. You can order a pot of tea and listen to music while drinking. After listening to Pingtan, you can also have dinner on the second floor.

20:00, feel the nightlife of Wujiang

The nightlife in the ancient town of Jiangnan also has a unique flavor. In Shengjiaku Cheongsam Town, visit the outdoor market and see the scenery in the town. The autumn night and evening breeze, and the moon hangs in the stars, telling the story of the town.

21:00, check into Internet celebrity constellation B & B

Accompanied by the stars, I drove to Tuyuan Sixiangjia B & B. This B & B is located in Jinxing Village, Zhenze Town, Suzhou. Small white, container-like rooms are located in the fields. The constellation-themed apartment building is full of fun. Original ecological rural pastoral life scene.

During this twelve-hour journey, there are also those invisible scenery, that is, the lovely tourists who accompany us, including drivers, volunteers, tour guides, etc., who silently show charm at work., is the most beautiful scenery in Wujiang.

When you come back to Wujiang after two years, you can deeply feel the rapid development here. I hope that the epidemic will end as soon as possible so that more people can discover your beauty!