Brigade ● Art

Suzhou, a place that comes and goes dozens of times,

I have been to many gardens, many old streets, and many business districts.

But something seems to be missing,

Even if it is the same destination, every time you arrive,

There will be a new discovery,

This time, let's use art to

Come and read her...

This is me, st-dolly, the maverick water bottle girl

Ancient City Art

Suzhou has always been a historical city in various dynasties, and it also carries many historical stories. With a history of nearly 2500 years, it is the birthplace of Wu Culture and is also known as "Paradise on Earth".

As an ancient city, Suzhou has various typical Jiangnan art. For example, gardens are representatives of Chinese private gardens. There are countless Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, Wangshi Garden, Huanxiu Villa, Canglang Pavilion, Lion Grove, Yipu Garden, Tuisi Garden, etc.; For example, the canal, most ancient buildings in Suzhou were built on the ancient canal, and walking along the canal, as if watching the changes in Suzhou's history; for example, the city wall, the 15-kilometer-long ancient city wall, as well as the Panmen and Xumen that are still standing...

From the Pan Pacific Hotel, you pass through an arch and shuttle to Panmen

Panmen, a relic along the ancient canal, is now composed of Panmen and garden-style scenic spots.

From the hotel, the first thing to arrive at is the garden in Panmen. Among the garden areas, Ruiguang Tower is an important historical site.

Ruiguang Tower is a brick tower from the Northern Song Dynasty, but the top two floors are made of wooden structures. According to records, this tower was built by Sun Quan to welcome the monks of the Western Regions. Later, in order to repay his mother's kindness, Sun Quan built a thirteen-story stupa in the temple.

Later, in the long history, many valuable cultural relics were also discovered from the tower, such as treasure buildings, wooden letters, Buddhist scriptures, stone Buddhas, etc.

To the west of the Ruiguang Tower are the Yuanzhao Lecture Seat and the Sirui Hall. Sirui Hall is a Song-style hall with single eaves and four sides on top of a mountain. The front of the screen is the "Picture of Beautiful Scenery of Panmen" painted by Shen Bingchun, and the back is engraved with two five-character poems written by the famous Suzhou calligrapher Wa Weng after visiting Ruiguang Temple.

Sirui Hall faces the lake, and around the lake are white turtles listening to Zen, releasing life pond, water Penglai, Lvping Square, double pavilions covered bridge, blue waves sunset, spring water palace shadows, listening to maples and praying to the moon, etc. At night, here There are also exclusive summer lantern festivals.

Walking through the promenade and through the garden, you will find the ancient city wall behind the garden. There is also an inland river beside the ancient city wall, which is also part of the city wall defense system.

The focus of Panmen Scenic Area is Panmen. This is the only ancient city gate in China that has been preserved completely parallel to water and land. It is composed of two water gates, three land gates and a Wengcheng.

Walking above the city wall, I saw the ingenuity of Panmen's amphibious use. It turned out that there were 8 water and land gates like Suzhou, which surrounded Suzhou City, but now only one Panmen remains.

The Panmen and Landmen have both inner and outer layers, and in between are the barns with a slightly square plane. The two gates are not in a straight line, so when the enemy forces rush into the outer gate, they will think they have entered the city. At this time, when the two gates are closed, it will become a barnyard. This battle will surely be won. Very clever design

The water gate with chains and gates on the side is the water gate. The water gate is also composed of inner and outer gates. Between the inner and outer gates, there is a berthed bank in the north and south. In the southeastern corner of the city wall, there is a cave channel, which can be followed by a stone level platform. Both water and land gates are equipped with huge gates. In ancient times, turning gears were used to lift or close, which could control pedestrians and ships passing by, making it easy to defend and defend the city.

On the canal outside Panmen Gate, the stone bridge across it is Wumen Bridge, which is also one of the three treasures of Panmen Gate. Wumen Bridge spans the canal and relies on Panmen. It is named after the meaning of the gateway to Wuzhong. It is a relic of the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. It is a tall single-arch stone bridge with a bridge hole and has the characteristics of a Jiangnan water town.

Although the ancient canal is no longer commercial and only serves cruise ships, in order to protect Suzhou City, the glorious scenery of the past can still be imagined in my mind.

"Look at the majesty of the Great Wall in the north and the show of Panmen in the south." Now that I have come to experience the charm of the real Panmen, it is self-evident. "Water and land are halfway together, and they bend along the river." Only those who have been here can understand the flavor of the ancient city!

Opera art

"If you don't enter the garden, you don't know how spring is like."

One sentence from "Dream in the Garden" seems to bring everyone back to the Suzhou gardens, with misty rain and Jiangnan, small bridges and flowing water, rockery courtyards...

This is Kunqu Opera, the flavor of Suzhou that comes from singing eloquently...

Kunqu Opera, Suzhou's intangible cultural heritage, originated in Kunshan, but today it plays an important role in Suzhou's opera art.

To visit a place, you not only need to see the scenery of the place, but also need to understand the culture and art.

Suzhou Kunqu Opera Theater is located in the old alleys of Suzhou, on the bank of Taohuawu. In addition to the main building, there is also an old house covered with vines, which is the performance venue in the Kunqu Opera Theater. A beautifully built stage and several exquisite rooms all of a sudden, it also brings people into the world of art.

Entering the retro palace, there are two birds who are happy to sing. It is said that they have listened to Kunqu Opera a lot and can play a song when they are in a good mood, but they must have a fate to hear it. They are indeed birds that have been influenced by art a lot ~

This is not only the hall for Kunqu Opera performances, but also a display place for treasures. A large number of Kunqu Opera performance scripts, including woodcuts, lithographs, manuscripts, etc., are collected here

The recent popular variety show "Here We Come" has an episode of Kunqu Opera learning, which was also filmed here.

The inner theater has restored Ming-style hall displays, Ming-style furniture, plaques, couplets, and red curls. It is not only a performance form to show the audience the traditional performance of ancient Kunqu Opera, but also a place for music friends to sing and sing. In the indoor hall, Kunqu Opera costumes (including costumes, helmets, masks, facial masks and various props) are displayed

The ancient stage in the museum is built on the basis of gardens and is also the most exquisite ancient stage in Suzhou. When we arrived, the actors were rehearsing for this week's program.

In the garden, there are specially set up stages and viewing seats, which are all extremely exquisite in terms of panoramic view and details. This place can not only watch performances, but also taste tea. It is also a rehearsal place for daily actors.
After the completion of the Suzhou Kunqu Opera Theater, in addition to regular Kunqu Opera performances, it also created Kunqu Opera inheritance experience spaces such as the Kunqu Opera Photography Experience Space, Kunqu Opera Clothing Experience Space, and Kunqu Opera Instrument Experience Space.
This is an opportunity for a new immersive experience for ordinary tourists

The side door of the garden leads to the main building of the museum. There are various experience halls in the main building, allowing everyone to better experience the Kunqu opera art in which they are present.

The clothing museum not only displays Kunqu Opera performance costumes, but also has many uniquely tailored cheongsam. Whenever I come to Suzhou, such costumes always allow me to deeply understand the charm and flavor of Suzhou.

Fortunately, we also happened to see the makeup and exquisite makeup of Kunqu Opera actors. If we had the opportunity, we would like to experience it ourselves ~

Okay, now it's time for the show...

The Kunqu Opera Theater has Kunqu Opera costumes that you can experience. Although there is not enough time to do your hair and makeup, you still have to put on your clothes and go to the stage to experience it.

Suzhou's garden-experiential Kunqu Opera performance also allows Kunqu Opera to be better integrated with the environment, making the audience seem to have followed Kunqu Opera and come to the story of this opera.

color art

Suzhou is not just a city with classical art, but contemporary and modern art is also quietly entering our lives.

There is such a creative park at Ligong Causeway on the south bank of Jinji Lake, with all kinds of art. But here we want to talk about this art museum-Ming Art Museum.

Do you know anything about pink painting? It is to use a kind of painting material similar to chalk, but it is completely different from the chalk we usually use to write on the blackboard. Through the tools we are used to, we express the painting we want to create on slightly rough paper.

Powder painting, also known as toner painting, originated in Italy and is also an important type of Western color painting. However, in China, this is a method that is less understood. If it weren't for the free color classes in my studies back then, I might have never seen this kind of pink painting.

The Ming Art Museum is the first professional exhibition hall in China to spread and promote the art of powder painting. Here, you can not only understand the history of powder painting, see wonderful works of powder painting, but most importantly, you can come and learn powder painting., feel the charm of color art

The tools for powder painting are all exquisite chalk, which is rich in colors and can be purchased according to the color you like.

The Ming Art Museum consists of several venues, including the Powder Painting Art Museum and the Powder Painting Teaching Building.

You can enjoy many masterpieces from famous teachers here. In fact, if you look carefully, you will find that the painting concept is the same as the painting concept of oil painting and gouache painting, using color blocks to express the works.

After appreciating so many beautiful paintings, everyone was very excited to want to do DIY.

Come to the pink painting classroom, sit down for each person and set up a drawing board. Of course, first listen to the teacher's explanation on how to draw pink paintings

The teacher patiently explained the painting method and the steps of painting. Although the steps were very simple, only when operating them knew how to draw and use color. It was really an inspiration and technique. Using existing colors to outline countless other colors, and then, forming a painting

It's your turn to do it yourself ~

Draw a sketch of the object you want to draw first, and then create it with chalk

It is mainly to use the side of the chalk and then wipe it open with your hand. In order to color the color, a variety of chalk can be used together, mainly relying on your own creativity

Although it is the first time everyone has tried a work of art, both boys and girls are using their imagination very seriously and creating.

After an hour of creation, everyone's works were painted very well, and the use of colors was also very good.

An interesting artistic experience like this is also one that modern people prefer and is worth recommending

lighting art

The beautiful Jinji Lake is accompanied by many memories. Looking at the growth of Jinji Lake, it is now a very beautiful place. Visit Jinji Lake at night, circle the lake for a week, and experience the beautiful night view patterns of the major business districts on Jinji Lake

There are two docks in Jinji Lake, Ligongdi Wharf and Moonlight Wharf. At night, cruise ships can surround the lake to view the scenery, which is very pleasant.

On the shores of Jinji Lake, wait for the night after sunset to start the excitement of the night

Night boat tour of Jinji Lake, from Jinji Lake Ferris Wheel Park, to Yuanrong Square, to Moonlight Pier and Art Center, to Suzhou Big Shorts Suzhou Center, passing through two small islands in the lake, there are bright lights and colorful colors all the way. Nowadays, the lights in Suzhou are so beautiful that people can't forget to leave...

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1. Arrive in Suzhou

Aircraft arrival:You can fly to Shanghai or Wuxi from all over the country, and then transfer trains and high-speed trains to Suzhou

Train arrivals:From Beijing to Shenzhen, there are many high-speed trains passing through Suzhou Station or Suzhou North Railway Station every day, which is very convenient.

2. Suzhou Transportation In addition to sightseeing buses and ordinary buses, subways extending in all directions have connected all the most classic attractions in Suzhou. They can also be reached by subway within an hour at most.

food

In addition to the gourmet restaurants in various business districts and Suzhou's traditional catering culture, the major restaurants in Ligongdi are also worth visiting.

The long Ligong embankment spans Jinji Lake, surrounded by water on both sides, and the environment is elegant. Most of the restaurants here have panoramic views of Jinji Lake. Sitting in the restaurant, eating and looking at the scenery is a kind of visual and tasteful enjoyment. journey.

This time I tried a restaurant called "Meimei", which specializes in Cantonese cuisine, but the ingredients used were the best Jiangnan cuisine of the season

The golden pork tripe chicken soup is cooked and paired with some medicinal dishes. It is strong and delicious. It is a good dish for tonic in late summer and early autumn.

Pepper perch, tender steamed eggs on the base, sliced perch, this is a kung fu dish that pays great attention to cooking. Both the eggs and fish are very delicious

Stir-fried shrimps with seasonal vegetables, refreshing and delicious

Lotus root cake is a special dish in Jiangnan. It is crispy lotus root in the season. There is meat paste sandwiched between the two slices. It is braised and delicious. It is especially delicious

Although it is not spring bamboo shoots, it is also fried with particularly tender bamboo shoots. It is crispy and has a good taste.

Stir fried beef with rice straw and black pepper flavor is very delicious