Many people will ask: "Why did you go to Jiangnan?"

It seems that many answers can be given: "Jiangnan is tender, Jiangnan is graceful, Jiangnan is beautiful, and there is infinite scenery in Jiangnan..."

If you ask me, I might say two words: "There is too much water."

Jiangnan is more tender, Jiangnan is more graceful, Jiangnan is beautiful, and Jiangnan has unlimited scenery. Because there is more water, more water will naturally add beauty.

I remember once because of the bright moon night on the twenty-four bridges, where did the jade man teach to play flute? I went to Yangzhou with three of my best friends over a weekend. I just agreed,"My old friend left the Yellow Crane Tower in the West, and the fireworks fell under Yangzhou in March";

I still remember that because "I wanted to compare the West Lake to the West Lake, it was always appropriate to put on light and heavy makeup", the family, when "after all, the West Lake was in mid-June, the scenery was different from the four seasons", everything seemed just right when they arrived in Hangzhou;

There are too many poems describing Jiangnan, and there are many mistakes in my mind: "Spring water is blue than the sky, drawing a boat and listening to the rain to sleep"? "In the Southern Dynasty, there are 480 temples, how many towers are in the misty rain"? "Dream of entering the Yanshui Road in Jiangnan, travel all the way to Jiangnan, and never meet anyone who leaves"? "The four rivers support the city and slope, and the scattered streams spread across thousands of households"?... Which song won't make you want to go to Jiangnan?

Therefore, the Jiangnan in my mind has a variety of customs, with small bridges and flowing water, and white houses and black tiles. It is as graceful as a fairy.

So, here I am, no, here we are. Grasping a little bit of "fragrant" tail, this time we chose Suzhou, a place of "paradise on earth". Moreover, among all the ancient towns in the water towns, we only chose "Tongli" that we had missed many times. Although there were only my son and I, it was just right.

Many people will say: "Jiangnan is green, and green is especially beautiful and durable."

Yes, Jiangnan's water and trees are green, and these alone are enough. Therefore, I still follow the saying: Jiangnan has a lot of water. There are also green trees in the north. Unfortunately, there is insufficient water, so the green trees do not have a background, and naturally there is no beautiful place.

Some people will say: "Jiangnan water towns are mostly the same, not unlike them."

Yes, they are mostly similar, but you will still feel that there is a little difference: the nostalgia and loneliness of Dongzha, and the red light and wine green of Xizha have left two marks on Wuzhen. Xitang is soft and affectionate, Zhouzhuang is like a flowing river, and Tongli on this trip is small and exquisite, as if a cup of tea is sweet enough to relieve our thirst. Special thanks to the cloudy weather when we went, neither cold nor hot, and there were not many people. We can walk slowly, taste slowly, and reminisce slowly. It's so comfortable.

In Tongli,"small bridges and flowing rivers and families" are vividly written. It is worthy of being called the "Little Venice of the Orient"! The entire ancient town is separated by 15 rivers in the shape of a river, forming seven small islands. When we were on a cruise ship, I took a careful look. If you don't be careful, you can easily be surrounded by a halo, as if you were being carried around. Circle, back to the original point. It is said that there are 49 ancient bridges here, among which the three bridges "Taiping Bridge, Jili Bridge and Changqing Bridge" are famous. The ancient bridges connect the island into a whole, and every household and ancient town buildings stand against the water. Maybe you may wonder: Aren't all water towns built on water? Haha, that's right! Perhaps it is because it is shorter and not complicated at all, but it looks beautiful and simple. So, the first half of Wu Xing's poem immediately popped out of my mind-"Communicate with the four rivers embracing the city and slanting, and spread across thousands of rivers." It was clearly written "Wu Xing"(now Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province), but it was just right to use it here.

When you come to Shuixiang, you have to take a cruise ship, so I took my son and a few passers-by and jumped on a rowing boat. Walking in the water is different from walking on a bridge and watching the scenery. Just now, you were next to the painting, but now, we are walking into a beautiful painting... Remember Bian Zhilin's "Broken Chapter":"You stand on the bridge and watch the scenery, and the people watching the scenery look at you upstairs; the bright moon decorates your windows, and you decorate other people's dreams." Who is in the painting, whose painting are you in, and who and who become the painting in the painting seems to be an infinite cycle. Well, leave it to your heart for infinite imagination. While on the cruise ship, the little warm man at home was a little embarrassed at first. After a few words, he could instantly get to know passers-by and would readily agree to pose with his sister.

When we were on a cruise ship, we rarely saw ospreys. Haha, we always encountered pelicans before. Tianhao only knew about pelicans, and happened to encounter ospreys catching fish, so I gave him another lesson.

In the Jiangnan water town, there is another word-"slow". Coming here, everything seems to slow down. Many times, I am tired of the hustle and bustle of the fast-paced city; I am tired of the mediocre, depressing, noisy and trivial life day after day, just like I am tired of playing singles in a record player. Therefore, when you walk in a slow and quiet town, walk in the middle of the green and green water, sit in a corner of the ancient town, sip a cup of green tea, and eat a bite of side dishes, you will feel the rare peace in your heart surging out. This feeling can awaken the original intention of those who have been working hard for long years, without having to care about the actual restlessness behind the anxious waiting.

So, what is the most beautiful? What is the happiest? Bi Shumin said: "Enjoying happiness requires learning..." When happiness knocks on the door, how should you welcome it? The meaning of beauty and happiness is different to everyone. Is it the most beautiful thing that ripples? Or is it happier to be calm? Just like people drinking water ~

In Tongli Ancient Town, there are several must-visit attractions, or houses. "There are many gardens in the south of the Yangtze River, with Suzhou as the highlight and Suzhou as the public." Therefore, it makes sense to choose Suzhou for this trip to Jiangnan. This time we stayed at Huajiantang Lizze Female School. Li Ze Nv studied in Tongli and is very famous throughout Suzhou. This is another women's school founded by Ren Chuanxin in Tongli, Wujiang after Liang Qichao, Cai Yuanpei and others founded the early women's school. It was originally founded in Tuisi Garden and later moved to the east side of Tuisi Garden. I won't write much about Lizhi. If you are interested, you can go online to search it.

I want to talk about Tuisi Garden. Tuisi Garden is one of the must-check places in Tongli Ancient Town. Originally, you don't need a ticket to enter Tongli Ancient Town at night, but you still need to purchase tickets to enter these famous attractions during the day.

Tuisi Garden was a private garden built in Tongli, his hometown after Ren Lan, Bingbei Road, Anhui Province, returned to his hometown during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. It cost 100,000 taels of silver at that time. It is named Tuisi. As the name suggests, if you advance, you will be loyal. If you cannot be loyal, you must retreat and make up for your mistakes. Therefore, retreat means returning to one's hometown, but also means making up for one's mistakes. Tuisi Garden has a construction area of 2800 square meters. When entering the park, the layout is indeed small and exquisite, and it does not show off the mountains or dew. Although it is made for a hundred thousand taels of silver, it has no intention of showing off. It covers an area of nine acres and eight cents of land. Due to the retreat, the park does not have the majestic momentum, but it has the charm and poetry of the garden, full of essence. Friends who have studied garden design or know something about it should immediately see that the garden has changed its vertical structure. It is located horizontally and has a unique style. It is divided into: halls, inner houses, atrium and garden, pavilions and pavilions, and grass houses. Everything you have. The child followed me into Tuisi Garden and enjoyed and played in the garden. Before coming to Suzhou, he was a little worried that he didn't like to see the "house"(he only liked running and jumping, all kinds of plays and amusement parks). Later, he found that if he found it fun, it would be different. These points, for example: going up and down the attic, playing with rocks, watching fish, handing him over to take photos of me, asking him to be a guide, asking him to sketch pavilions and pavilions, putting up various convex shapes for me to take pictures, etc. Tell him stories and let him remember these gardens. Don't think about it. It's too stiff and meaningless. I think he will still remember the journey he has traveled.

There is a lane next to the main road of Tongli Ancient Town. Several families also live in this thin and long alley. This alley is called Chuanxin Lane because of its small size. On the night when I stayed in Tongli Ancient Town, I took my son to Chuanxin Lane. The next day, I passed by Chuanxin Lane during the day. Two different times of the day will give you two different scenes. Which one do you prefer?

In addition to Tuisi Garden, there are also Geng Le Hall, Sanxie Hall, Chongben Hall, Jiayin Hall, etc. in the ancient town. You can see it as you go. Each hall has a different style, and some also display some special features of the ancient town. Things or Suzhou's characteristic folk customs.

In the Geng Le Hall in Tongli Ancient Town, Tianhao was asked to draw sketches. This was his first time sketching in pencil. For more than an hour, there was no horse, and he looked quite serious when drawing with his little butt pouting. How to put it? I should be very pleased to see this painting. Although the lantern was picked up with the wrong pen color during the process, and a roasted chicken flew into the pool of water. The most important thing was that the children almost wrote Luo Wuhao when writing their names carefully. However, it is still very good. I should put away my perfectionism and give him the greatest hug and encouragement.

The mother and son took a group photo in front of the pavilion where their son sketched.

There were not many group photos during this trip to Suzhou because there were many tourists during the May Day period and they didn't want to disturb passers-by too much. However, this time was different from the last trip to Qingdao. After a few days, I was asked: "Are you the only one bringing your children here to play?" There had been dozens of times, but in the end I was a little upset. Last time in Qingdao, almost no one asked. It can be seen that southerners are much more delicate than Lu people.

In the Jiangnan water town, you can't exaggerate a few graceful and graceful people, just like a young girl at the beginning of her love, who wants to talk and stop...

Ink and ink are in the same place, don't let down the spring light. It happened that we were here at the end of April and early May.

Update the next article later with a guide, so stay tuned