After resting in Qilishantang, I planned to go for a stroll in Qilishantang. When I got out of the subway, the sky was getting dark.
Shantang Street is 3600 meters long, so it is called Qili Shantang. It is an ancient street along the river. It is very lively during holidays. Looking at the paintings on the roadside, you feel like you are the person in the painting.

There are empty rivers and crowded streets, and there are some relics on the ancient streets.

A handicraft shop has superb paper-cutting skills, and little Zhang can carve flowers on his paper.

Shopping is an indispensable part of all kinds of food. You can't squeeze in the famous stall, so if you take a photo, just eat it. The bowl next to it is osmanthus and red bean dumplings. It's not my dish, but those who love red beans should think it's not bad.

I've heard about pannyscope since I was a child, but I've never seen one. So it's such a thing. This time, I've gained a lot of experience. Many children are watching it in front of boxes. On the right are martial arts secrets. The boss will give me a complete set 。
Lion forest
The planned itinerary for the next day is the Humble Administrator's Garden, one of China's four famous gardens. The bus station in Suzhou is very distinctive and looks like a traditional Soviet-style building. It is the most beautiful bus station I have ever seen.

After getting off the bus and walking to the destination, there were white walls and black tiles all the way, which looked like an ink painting.

The snack stalls along the way were filled with people. The master was making dragon beard candies on the spot. In my memory, there were also some on the streets of Liuzhou in the past, but now they are rare. The most popular thing on the fruit stall is prunes. The price is not expensive and delicious. The three brightly colored fruits were originally thought to be fruits that we had never seen before. They were bought to try them out. Unexpectedly, they were all made of pigments and flavors. I was disappointed.

There are also several scenic spots near Humble Administrator's Garden, including Zhong Wang Fu, Lion Grove and Suzhou Museum.

Due to the crowded crowd during the Chinese New Year, we could no longer buy tickets to Humble Administrator's Garden, so we had to take photos outside the gate to visit the place.

We couldn't enter Humble Administrator's Garden, but we entered the smaller Lion Grove.


Although it is not as good as Humble Administrator's Garden, it is also crowded.

The all-wood house has all the decorations showing the identity of the owner. Every beam, column, table and stool in the room have been carefully carved by craftsmen. A layman like me just wants to watch the excitement.

In the era without machines, I don't know how long it would take for such a window to be made.

The understanding of Suzhou gardens stays in the text of "Suzhou Gardens" in junior high school. The pavilions, pavilions, rockery, ponds and swamps mentioned in it are all in front of you.

Lao Ye said in the article that designers strive to allow visitors to have a perfect picture no matter where they stand. The effect is really good.

The Spring Festival is when plum blossoms bloom, and plum blossoms of various colors are seen.


The two inserted trunks and branches form an interesting contrast.

The unknown plant that was fixed on the wall only felt miserable.

pingjiang road
When Lion Grove came out, we came to Pingjiang Road, another famous neighborhood in Suzhou. Without the hustle and bustle of Shantang Street, this place seemed much quieter.

Pingjiang Road is built along the canal. The canal is only a few meters wide, and the water quality is not good.
The houses on both sides of the river are still as they were in the past. Some people are taking a cruise ship in the river and want to go to Xitang later, just to have a look.


On the other side of the river, a wintersweet tree is in full bloom. It is rare to see wintersweet trees in my hometown. Looking at it up close, it is quite spectacular when the tree is in full bloom.



The Phalaenopsis on the roadside are brightly colored and very beautiful.


There are a few shops scattered on the street, nothing more than those selling on all scenic pedestrian streets.

Turn into the trail and turn around to see the style of the old neighborhood. Now I am tired of walking around the scenic spots, and I like to slow down and stroll around the local area.

After exiting the small path, we entered Guanqian Road Pedestrian Street. Because it was named before Xuanmiao Temple, many temples were seen. It seemed to be the first time I had seen a Taoist temple. Without the smoke in front of the temple, it seemed much low-key.

hanshan temple
The moon sets, the black cries and the frost fills the sky, and the river maple and the fishing fire are sleeping sadly. At Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City, the passenger ship arrives at midnight. The last stop in Suzhou, of course, one you can't miss is Hanshan Temple. In ancient times, outside Gusu City is now only half an hour's drive from the city center. When you see this archway, you are about to reach your destination. Everywhere is blocked during holidays.
Zhang Ji's poem appears very frequently in scenic spots. I was just about to say that it would be too shabby to have such a tattered advertising cloth printed next to it. In the blink of an eye, a monument more than ten meters high stood in front of my eyes.
Speaking of Hanshan Temple, it has nothing to do with mountains at all. Later, I learned that Hanshan turned out to be a person's name. There is also a touching story in it. If you are interested, you can check it out.


Hanshan Temple is not big. It is indeed one of the top ten famous temples in China. There is a lot of incense in the temple, which is a completely different scene compared with the previous Taoist temples.


The Luohan Hall is shining with gold, which blinded my eyes. I don't know if it's true.


Seeing this small river completely ruined the sense of picture of the poem "Mooring at Night on Maple Bridge" back then. Well, there is a distance between a seller's show and a buyer's show.


There are many big clocks in the temple, but none of them are the same as they were back then. The 8-meter-high clock currently used for people to ring is newly built and it is heard that it has entered the world record. However, the XX that is built with money is the highest, and XX is the largest in my opinion.


There is a plaque on each floor of the tower. This piece of supreme coolness is a bit interesting.

A strange stone called Feng


The earliest name of Hanshan Temple was Miaolipming Pagoda Yuan, and there were various towers.


After leaving Hanshan Temple, I can be regarded as a tour of Suzhou in 24 hours. Next, I have to visit the water town.
After reading Mr. Lu Xun's works and reading "Love Through the Water", I am full of imagination about the Jiangnan water towns. There are countless water towns large and small in the Jiangnan. The top three are: Biyu Zhouzhuang; Mengli Xitang; Futu Tongli. In the end, we chose Xitang in order to offset the flow of people during the Spring Festival, and we will save the rest for next time.