Shantang Ancient Street has a longer history than Qilishantang
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2024-07-31 19:20:12
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★ Tourist location: Mudu Ancient Town, Suzhou

Although I had already been to Mudu once, my parents had a special liking for the ancient town in Jiangnan, so they still accompanied the two elders here again. My parents had limited physical strength, so they mainly walked through Shantang Ancient Street.

To be honest, when I first came to Mudu, I had never been to Qili Mountain Pond, so I mistakenly thought that this Shantang Street was the famous Qili Mountain Pond. Although I felt that it was far less than Qili Mountain Pond, I always thought that there were once seven miles, but it had been destroyed in modern times, so only half of it was left.

Later, I learned that this mountain pond was not the other mountain pond. Everyone knew that Shantang Street, which would go to see the night view, was very close to the railway station and directly accessible by the subway. This Shantang Ancient Street is just an ancient street in Mudu Town, and it can be regarded as the main street. When we first came to Mudu, we took the subway and got off at Mudu Station. We found that Mudu Ancient Town was a little far away from Mudu Subway Station. Later, we took a bus to Yanjia Garden.

If we want to seriously investigate, in fact, Mudu Shantang Street was formed much earlier than Qilishantang Street. Its history can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period 2,500 years ago. At that time, the King of Wu concentrated a large amount of labor and material resources all year round, and gathered skilled craftsmen here. Therefore, many families settled in Shantang Street, forming the earliest residential settlement, and gradually developed into a market town. Therefore, although this Shantang Ancient Street is not well-known, it is the oldest street in the ancient town. Even in the entire Suzhou area, there are few people that can compare with it.

The entrance of the ancient street looks like a decent lintel with the inscription "Shantang Ancient Street", because this word "ancient" distinguishes it from Qilishantang Street and also highlights the history of the people.

Generally speaking, the ancient street and Qilishantang are very similar in layout, and the entire street is parallel to the river. In fact, many ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River have such a pattern, with small bridges and flowing water, and then deep streets and alleys. Courtyard and deep houses are also distributed on this street, including the famous Yanjia Garden and Hongyin Mountain House.

Lingyan Mountain is placed on one end of the street, and the bustling commercial market is connected to the other end. It seems that we have discovered the difference between Mudu and other ancient towns. There are mountains here, and this mountain is quite famous. It can also be ranked among the top ten among the famous mountains in Suzhou.

Yanjia Garden is the most worth visiting attraction in Mudu Ancient Town. Because my parents happened to be company, I didn't accompany me. I wandered along the Xiangxi River and found a hotel. When my parents came out, it was almost time for lunch.

My parents came out earlier than I expected. Taking advantage of the fact that there was still some time before meal time, we found a Jiangnan restaurant at the bridge and ordered several home-cooked dishes. Unfortunately, this store does not sell black rice porridge. I wanted my parents to try it.

After lunch, my mother felt exhausted and didn't want to go shopping. She found a pavilion by the Xiangxi River and sat down. So I accompanied my father to Hongyin Mountain House, and my friend accompanied my mother.

My father's legs and feet were inconvenient and he walked slowly, so he didn't go up some stairs and only looked on the flat ground. There are many plaques in the corridor, witnessing the status of the owner of the mansion in the Qing Dynasty.

The lotus pond has long been covered with dead branches and leaves, but it is said that a crew is filming, possibly filming a Kunqu opera. Although Kunqu Opera is known as the "ancestor of all operas", its singing is tactful and its lyrics are beautiful, I can't understand it! Because of filming, a section of the garden was also closed, so that the places we could visit were even more limited. The Hongyin Mountain House was originally not too big.

Later, I went to Gusong Garden and Bangyan Mansion, and came out after visiting for a long time. My mother still likes all kinds of shops on Shantang Ancient Street. There is also Xianyuan Street in Mudu, which imitates the style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Antique buildings stand along the street, and there are also many shops. I had no interest in this. As the two old people walked slowly, I took my friends to climb the mountain in Lingyan next door.

Qianlong stayed in the dragon boat six times, winning the crown of the imperial emperor in Jiangnan.

Only when the clouds are light and the sky is high and the sky is sunny, and light red and light white lock the new autumn.

--Seven Wonders

Shantang Ancient Street

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Hongyinshanfang

Gusong Park


Bangyan Mansion

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