Just at the end of the year work has been basically finished, give yourself a vacation, arranged a trip to Suzhou. In my itinerary, there are ancient towns with ancient architecture, classic Suzhou gardens, literary and artistic pedestrian streets, and commercial streets with time-honored brands. Please collect them if you like Suzhou.

D1 13:30pm | Tongli Ancient Town

From Suzhou to Tongli I took the subway, the subway terminus is Tongli station, after getting off the taxi 8 minutes to the scenic spot.
Tip: Tongli Ancient Town is a 5A scenic spot, one of the six big towns in the south of the Yangtze River, and the entrance fee is 100 yuan.

Speaking of the origin of Tongli Ancient town, my daughter and I went to Tongli in 2013 to shoot "Shanshan Come to Eat", playing Zhao Liying's neighbor small tail mother and daughter. Coming here again after eight years, I am searching for memories of that time. The impression is a little fuzzy, then let me know you again - Tongli ancient town. There are many gardens, temples, mansions and former residences of celebrities built in the Ming and Qing dynasties in the ancient town. 15 rivers in the shape of "Chuan" divide the ancient town into seven islands, and 49 ancient Bridges link them together, famous for small Bridges, flowing water and houses.

The afternoon sun is very warm, leisurely walk in the ancient town, enjoy this unique quiet.

In Tongli ancient town, the first thing to recommend is the Tuisi Garden, which is a Suzhou garden architecture, world cultural heritage, for I like ancient architecture is a must to see. The garden is composed of pavilions, terraces, buildings, pavilions, corridors, squares, Bridges, pavilions, halls, halls, rooms and halls, with the pool as the center, and the whole building seems to float on the water.

Between the two floors by the Zouma floor corridor through, the north and south of a type of floor long window, rainy days do not have to walk the water, sunny and not afraid of being sun, really is a wonderful design.

The light and shadow in the room are very beautiful, let me linger for a long time.

There are many local residents in the old town, which is one of the reasons why I like to come here. Because here I can find the picture of my childhood in the alley and the neighbors in the sun chatting, the house is better and better, but the human feelings are much weaker, the next door neighbor's name no one knows. I prefer the feeling that I used to eat the club string west home, which is a warm memory that will never be forgotten in my mind.

Here you can also take a hand-cranked boat, watch the fireworks on the bank of the river, and people are washing clothes and vegetables. The barmaid would sing a song when she was in a good mood.

Walk into another ancient building, the Church of Grace. The main entrance of Jiayin Hall uses a Shikumen-style wall door, and through the foyer, you can see that the three stars of "Fu, Shou and Lu" leap into the center of the right ridge. The main hall of Jiayin Hall, commonly known as "gauze hat Hall", is a imitation of Ming structure, the whole hall is tall and spacious, and the hall is engraved with patterns everywhere. There are also "Romance of The Three Kingdoms" in the "Ancient city meeting", "three British battle Lv Bu", "three Gu cottage", "grass boat borrow arrows" and other eight vivid, eager pictures, really amazing, this group of wood carvings has been (Chinese Opera Records · Suzhou branch volume) included.

There are eight ancient buildings in the town, such as Cultivated music Hall and Songshi Wuyuan, worth exploring, entering an ancient house and understanding the story behind the house gate courtyard. Walking on the Giley Bridge, one of the three Bridges, the guide said that walking can increase the luck, I also went to touch the luck.

The sun in the afternoon is the most comfortable, I sit on the stone bench by the river to rest, of course, I can also go to the Nanyuan tea House to drink tea and listen to Pingtan.

Nanyuan Teahouse is a century-old teahouse. There are Pingtan performances in the teahouse from 14pm to 16pm every day. Ask the bartender to come to a pot of hot tea, and order a pot of steaming Xiaolongbao made by the shopkeeper, Chinese afternoon tea arrangement is no problem. Listen to the song, such enjoyment must only be satisfied in Tongli. In summer, Nanyuan Teahouse also serves homemade plum soup.

Although the hot water bottle did not appear in my childhood, it was often mentioned by my grandmother before, and it was quite fresh.

The clear sky looked up and I felt the warmth of winter in Tongli. When I finished my tea, my friend from Suzhou also arrived. She learned that I was going to travel and volunteered to guide me and play with me. A person's travel is inevitably a little lonely, accompanied by a friend is more perfect.

A 30-minute drive from Tongli Ancient town to Zhouzhuang, the afternoon to Zhouzhuang is to see its night scenery.
Tip: Zhouzhuang Ancient Town is a 5A scenic spot, the first water town in China, and the entrance fee is 100 yuan.

There is also a place worth punching in is the "rain lane, flower lane" light and light show, flower lane to see flowers, rain lane to see a long drizzle. The theme of the light and shadow show in Zhouzhuang is different in different seasons, and the theme in March is Goddess Street, which is now based on winter.

Feeling the dream in the ancient alley, there are groups of "fireflies" flying around me at the door of the big house, I want to catch one in the heart of my hand.

The moving picture on the river is like a movie, and the four seasons of Zhouzhuang are displayed in front of our eyes. I have seen it in spring and winter, and I must come to feel the Zhouzhuang in summer and autumn.

The most famous restaurant in the town is Shenting Restaurant, near the Fuan Bridge, which is a century-old restaurant with authentic taste. We ordered fried river shrimp, fried eel paste, fried pork, whitebait egg, all local specialties, taste very good, the price is not expensive, cost-effective.

After dinner, and friends walk by the lake, unconsciously arrived at our booked home - home. The room is not big but the decoration is very warm, the boss is a local, the room is clean and clean.

Pushing the window can see the beautiful scenery, sitting in front of the window looking at the distant house, the lights of every family have been lit, tonight I can sleep on the water, feel the life of the local people.

D2 10:00 am | Jinji Lake Li Gongdi

Tip: Jinji Lake is a 5A scenic spot and admission is free.

9 am drive from Zhouzhuang to Jinji Lake Li Gongdi, an hour's drive. Yesterday saw Suzhou "double-sided embroidery" antique side, so today I will take you to see its other side, literary and foreign style of Suzhou.

The weather is fine today, the temperature is warmer. The willow leaves on the edge of Jinji Lake swing with the breeze, and you will not find traces of winter in Suzhou, because everything is green as far as the eye can see. Every time I come to Suzhou, I can't miss Jinji Lake.

At this time, there is still a layer of mist on the lake, just like a Jiangnan ink painting.

Such a beautiful place must leave my shadow

The pavilion with octagonal eaves and spires is the pavilion in the middle of the lake. The pavilion in the middle of the Lake is the representative building of Li Gongdi of Jinji Lake and an extension of Li Gongdi. It is quiet and secluded. Although it is not big, it is the finishing touch of Li Gongdi. When the weather is warm, there will be egrets flying over here, people in the middle of the painting, the lake ripples beautiful.

Along the way, I saw that there are also many time-honored restaurants, teahouses, cafes, is a good place for about three or five friends to drink tea and eat leisure.

Coming to the other side of Jinji Lake, the landmark building "Big Pants" is in front of us. When the sun sets, there are many people who like sports to walk fast on the trail. There is also a large shopping mall nearby, the Oriental Gate Shopping Center, so that we can enjoy the beautiful scenery and go shopping at the same time. This is a large shopping mall, and basically all the brands you think of can be found here.

At lunch time, we want to find a restaurant that can see the view of Jinji Lake, and find an Internet celebrity noodle restaurant, Su Noodle Fang in the Lamborghini Hotel in the Shuyuan. Internet celebrity noodle shop must be unusual, it is said that there is a queue every day. The store is not big, about 20 seats, and there are already several tables of guests eating noodles. Before I checked the price online, it is not cheap, but because it is not cheap and need to queue up every day, so hold the mood to try to eat noodles.

The environment of the noodle restaurant is really good, unlike the noodle restaurant and like the study, with a very warm feeling, and tea is served as soon as you sit down. There is no noise of other noodle shops in the store, and everyone listens to the Pingtan and drinks tea quietly, or eats noodles quietly. We ordered the crab Supreme set, which consisted of side dishes and sweet soup, such as pickles, edamame beans, sugar-marinated baby tomatoes, and hand-made, Soviet-style noodles.

I've always liked thin noodles, and the best thing in Crab Supreme is mixed noodles. Remind everyone, mix noodles must be hot in time to stir. Each noodle is wrapped in crab roe and crab meat, not fishy at all, it is the best crab flour noodles I have ever tasted, and it is very satisfying. I make my own scallion oil noodles, which are mixed with oyster sauce in addition to light soy sauce, and the overall sauce is dark. Here, the sauce with scallion oil is light in color. It turns out that people's noodles are put in a tight soup of stewed red meat, no wonder the noodles are delicious. Although it is a little expensive, but sitting in the noodle restaurant can see the lake view of Jinji Lake, or in the star hotel, it is really very special Su noodles. Very good value for money. I recommend it to you.

Soviet-style dessert chicken head rice must not be missed, because chicken head rice production is low so it is particularly precious, in Suzhou to eat the most authentic.

Tip: Humble Administrator's Garden is a 5A scenic spot, a representative work of Jiangnan classical gardens, and the entrance fee is 70 yuan.

When you come to Suzhou, Suzhou gardens must be visited, because the representative of private gardens is Suzhou, and it is also the city with the most gardens in the country. The Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou is very representative, the Humble Administrator's Garden, Beijing Summer Palace, Chengde Summer Resort, Suzhou Lingering Garden is known as China's four famous gardens.

Humble Administrator's Garden was founded in the fourth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty (1509), which has a history of more than 500 years. Since the establishment of the park, the rise and fall of the division, the owner of the park has changed repeatedly. Ming Chongzhen four years (1631), the eastern part of the garden was purchased by the servant Wang Xinyi to build a garden. Wang Xinyi is good at landscape painting and arranging gullies. Garden repair corridor winding, streams connected, Zhufeng Zhucui, bamboo and wood shade, there is Shu Xiang floor, orchid snow hall and other resorts. Xianfeng ten years (1860) Taiping Heavenly Kingdom King Li Xiucheng in the construction of the palace, hundreds of artisans work all year round, the palace of Zhong Yu Yu, the cave, like a fairy house. Later, the East, the middle and the west were merged into one again, becoming a complete and unified famous garden with its own characteristics. In the early 1990s, some houses in the south of the garden were restored, and China's first garden thematic museum was built here.

The whole garden is centered on water, with water accounting for one fifth, and the buildings in the garden are built on the surface of water. Although the branches and leaves are no longer lush because of the cold weather, the reflection of the branches in the water gives me a feeling of quiet years.

I walked in the garden, looking for a small jade unique to Suzhou, it is very delicate and delicious, leaving people with endless aftertastes. Warm gold sprinkled on my body, the leaves have become transparent, comfortable do not want to leave.

I also saw several couples sitting together in the garden, who said young people dating must go to the cinema, to visit the classical garden is also a good choice. Today's young people are also more and more fond of the old things, and more nostalgic for the old times. Today's pace of work and life is too fast, we sometimes need to slow down and look back at the traces of history.

Thirty-six Mandarin duck Hall caught my attention, because there are a lot of blue and white glass in the museum, looking out of the blue glass, like a snow scene. In the summer sun, a clear crystal feeling is particularly strong, but also give people a cool feeling. The pavilion also has a connection with Yu Zhenfei, the famous Kunqu opera master in China, who spent his childhood here and began his opera career here. Yu Zhenfei followed his father's long stay to make up the garden, learn to learn music, 36 Yuanyang Hall is his flute practice singing place. Kunqu Opera has also entered the World Heritage list of intangible heritage masterpieces, which can be reflected in the 36 Yuanyang Pavilion, Suzhou Classical gardens and Kunqu Opera.

From the exit of Humble Administrator's Garden, there are also famous Suzhou Museum, Lion Forest, Lingering Garden and other classical garden scenic spots nearby, which are worth visiting. Choosing a sunny day to hang out in the garden is just the way I like to live now, and I hope you like it too.

Pingjiang Road is an old historical street, a classic water lane with a long history, and also a miniature of the ancient city of Suzhou.

Before every time I went to Suzhou, I would go to Pingjiang Road, because the atmosphere there is very artistic and suitable for shopping. There are several specialty cafes such as Cat's Sky Cafe, Macy's Coffee, and Square coffee, which we all know. I prefer to go to the Cat's Sky City Concept bookstore because it is both a bookstore and a cafe. Grab a window seat and pick up a favorite book, order a nice latte, and I can sit there all afternoon.

This time with friends to visit Pingjiang Road, two people all the way to take beautiful photos, fun.

There is no travel without food, Pingjiang Road's special snacks attracted us. Osmanthus cake, cranberry crisp, sesame cake, lard crisp sugar, osmanthus rice dew looks attractive. There is a small shop of handmade sugar people let me stop, because the owner of this shop has been open here for 6 or 7 years, he is not full-time to do sugar people, is to use the off-duty and weekends to start work, he was surprised that I actually know. After a few years, the boss got a little fat, but the craft is still very good, I still remember that summer, children and mothers around him to make sugar people lively picture.

I love the sweet taste of osmanthus and bought some to share with my family. My friend liked the fragrant sesame flavor and bought sesame cakes for his family.

If you have time, you can visit Pingjiang Road for a day, lunch to Peach flower source to taste Suzhou snacks, there are red bean paste small round, peach glue white fungus soup, eight imbecilies chicken soup wonton, the house car rice, etc. The sauce bone and pork hand with sauce are the signature dishes that will not disappoint you, at less than 60 yuan per person. Dinner to fish food rice and rice taste Jiangsu and Zhejiang soil dishes, I recommend stir-fried peeled shrimp, steamed white fish, Hua Diao wine steamed Dongshan local chicken, less than 100 yuan per capita, cost-effective really high.

In the Su Fan Museum cultural shop, there are some unique exhibits in Suzhou, you can also buy some favorite gifts here to take back, to travel always buy some local specialties.

It's a 19-minute walk from Pingjiang Road to Guanqian Street, which is very famous in my eyes as a Shanghainese. Because there were not so many new pedestrian streets before, when we talk about Suzhou, we will go to Guanqian Street.

Guanqian Street is in Gusu District, near Chayuanchang station of Metro Line 4. Here is the old commercial pedestrian street in Suzhou city, gathering many old brands. Daoxiang Village, Hohoye, Huang Tianyuan cake king are here. I personally like to eat relish bean curd, to Suzhou will buy a few boxes, must buy the kind of carton. It used to be just plain, but now it's got a lot more flavor. The bean curd bite a dry bean juice are out, sweet but not greasy, is the taste I like when I was a child.

I bought red bean cake and mint cake in Huang Tianyuan Cake shop. Listening to the Wu Nong soft words of the salesman grandpa, I felt very cordial. He told me to take it home and eat it as soon as possible, steaming it for 2-3 minutes. Shop a lot of goods, in addition to the cake, there are fresh meat moon cake, plum cake, really want to buy more to take home to taste.

There are other brand chains on the street, shops such as rock sugar gourd and a little milk tea, which are also suitable for young people.

Guanqian Street recently also put a market, we also went to join the lively. See a lot of people in the purchase of wax chicken and other New Year goods, feel the New Year flavor is also sufficient.

The night is getting dark and the sky is turning beautiful blue. I like the night scene here. Shanghai Yuyuan Mall also opened here, there are many clothing stores and Suzhou local characteristics of the restaurant.

Sum up

The two-day and one-night trip to Suzhou is coming to an end. Thanks for the company of my friends in these two days, I have deeply felt the charm of Suzhou. Boarding the train to Shanghai, I have more understanding of "double-sided embroidery", and this love of Suzhou will continue. Suzhou, I will definitely come again.