★ Tourist location: Suzhou Sunwu Cultural Park

After coming out of Wanniao Garden, there was still some time left. The nearest attraction was Sunwu Cultural Park, which was also at the foot of Qionglong Mountain. We didn't bother to drive, so we took them there. It turned out that this section of the road was really not short. The straight-line distance was very short, but I couldn't help but detour all mountain roads. Fortunately, the scenery along the way was not bad. This trail is also a newly built landscape trail!

The rain is still falling and our pace is not fast. Passing through Luofu Villa, there seems to be a Sunwu Academy inside, but walking in it does not seem like it is open to the public.

The square of Sunwu Cultural Park is quite large and looks very grand. No wonder it often costs 100 to 80 tickets. After all, this investment is huge!

Walking into the gate, when I looked back, I realized that there was also a plaque on the other party's plaque that was "the world's number one wisdom mountain." Thinking that there are many people who study Sun Tzu's Art of War and have even applied it to commercial applications, it is no wonder that they have the confidence to claim to be the first.

Walking in is a lake. It looks quite big. I don't know if it is artificial or natural. On the other side are the Cultural Park and Qionglong Mountain. Although the sky is so gloomy that it seems to be about to fall down, the scenery is still good. I saw a stone standing by the lake with the inscription "Holy Lake". Those who are close to Sun Wu can undoubtedly be called a saint. He is a saint of war!

Willows are planted all around the lake, and at this time of year, they have already touched the embankment, and some of them have even brushed across the water. There is also a long white bridge in the distance, like a jade belt.

After walking halfway along the lake, you will reach the entrance of the Cultural Park. The stairs are divided into three sections in parallel, with pedestrians on both sides and flowing water in the middle. Because of these thin water currents, the stairs are a little more flexible. Facing the Qionglong Mountain behind me, the first word that came to my mind was "outstanding people and land".

Upstairs is another large square. The building in front of it looks like a city gate should be the real entrance to the Cultural Park. The plaque on it says "Military Studies Pilgrimage". The overall style of the building is the true color of blue bricks, and there are some auxiliary buildings on both sides. The main hall in the middle is called the Military Academy Temple and is also the first hall to enter the Cultural Park.

After walking in and reading the introduction, I realized that this cultural park located in Xiacangwu and Maopeng of Sanmao Peak in Qionglong Mountain is a military art cultural theme park integrating functions such as interpretation of art of war, cultural experience, exploration of historical sites, leisure and health preservation. The whole building is magnificent and has many entertainment facilities, allowing children to understand the art of war and the saint of war through entertainment.

The temple displays the territory maps of various countries during the Spring and Autumn Period and the territory of Wu, as well as the "Genealogy of the 25th King of Wu". This genealogy map is no stranger. After all, Thailand went to Wu, and it was Meili, Wuxi.

To avoid war, Sun Wu once built grass and built a hut on Qionglong Mountain and wrote the famous classic book "The Art of War". Later, the King of Wu became a general, and Sun Tzu led his army to defeat the powerful Chu in the west, pressed Qi and Jin in the north, and subdued the Yue people in the south, making Wu the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period. Therefore, Qionglong Mountain is known as the "Sacred Mountain of Art of War", and Sunwu Cultural Park has become a sacred place to pay homage to the War Saint. The so-called "worship Wensheng in the north to Qufu, and worship Martial Saint in the south to Qionglong" is not low.

The second hall is the Soldier Temple. At the entrance is the sitting portrait of Sun Tzu. The caisson above is royal blue, a very bright color. The life and deeds of Sun Wu are displayed in the hall. This famous military strategist and politician during the Spring and Autumn Period was praised by later generations as the "teacher of hundreds of generations of military strategists" and "the originator of Eastern military science". He was honored as the War Saint or Sun Tzu. The thirteen chapters of Sun Tzu's Art of War have been repeatedly praised by future art masters. They are praised as the "Holy Book of Military Science" and rank first among the "Seven Books of Martial Arts". "The Art of War" has an extremely important position in the history of military science, ownership of military science and philosophical thought in China and even the world. It has been translated into Japanese, French, German, and English and spread around the world.

In the future, there is the Hall of Zhibing, which has a three-story building, displaying war examples, weapons from the Spring and Autumn Period, and later famous scholars 'evaluations of Sun Tzu's Art of War. For me, I am only familiar with the first sentence of Sun Tzu's Art of War: "Soldiers are major events of the country, the place of death and life, and the way to survival."

The third hall is the Hall of Washing Soldiers, which goes up the high steps. The two-story Hall of Washing Soldiers is very grand. The projected panoramic view of the "Prosperity of Suzhou" attracted many tourists, as if it had brought us to the once romantic and prosperous place. The small bridges and flowing rivers here, and the prosperous times here are all fascinating.

Behind us is Qionglong Mountain, but unfortunately the wall is too high. We wanted to climb the mountain while we went around the outside, so we had to walk sheepishly towards the exit.

This time, there is no central hall, but through the ancillary buildings next to it. These buildings are built in accordance with the art of gardening, and the overall layout is harmonious and unified. There are Longtao Hall, Huling Hall, Zhige Hall, Shangzhi Hall, Zhongmiao Gate, etc., the entertainment facilities look very tall, but only part of them are open.

On the way back, we walked the other half of the lake. The long plank road and arch bridge were drizzling, which had the artistic conception of a Jiangnan garden. There are also some stones that seem to be placed randomly, and artificial waterfalls create the charm of Jiangnan gardens.

There is also Xiaowang Mountain next to the Cultural Park. There is a quite magnificent archway. After reading the introduction, there are cliff stone carvings and Li Genyuan's tomb. However, it was already late and the garden closed in less than ten minutes. I thought it would be difficult to enjoy myself, so I could only stick my head at the door and see a statue of Mr. Li Yuanyuan.

Because I parked my car in Wanniaoyuan, I originally wanted to find a bus, but was told that it was not reliable. I had no choice but to return on the 11th road, and I regretted it.

On the way back, we saw a Jiangnan garden-style building on the roadside with a very grand name "Wuyue Capital". Although most of the scenic spots were closed at this time, we still excitedly parked the car at people's doorstep. When I got closer, I realized that this building was an eco-hotel and was not yet open.