I am a Shanghai boy. This time I want to go to Shanghai and visit Zhoucheng City with a few friends (probably 4). Please give me some advice.

First of all, I recommend Qiandao Lake

Qiandao Lake is one of the most famous scenic spots in Zhejiang Province. It is located in Chun'an County, Zhejiang Province. It was the first self-designed lake built in 1959 in my country. , a large-scale hydropower station with self-made equipment - an artificial lake formed by damming the Xinanjiang Hydropower Station to store water. It is one of the first 44 national-level scenic spots announced by the State Council, and is currently the largest national forest park in the country. .

This reservoir was built in the 1950s. The reservoir dam is 105 meters high and 462 meters long. The reservoir is about 150 kilometers long and more than 10 kilometers wide at its widest point. Under normal water levels, the area is about 580 square kilometers. , 104 times larger than Hangzhou West Lake, with a water storage capacity of up to 17.8 billion cubic meters. This large reservoir is not only majestic, but also has spectacular and beautiful scenery. The reservoir is dotted with islands, with 398 common islands and hundreds of small islands that float and sink with the rise and fall of the reservoir water, so it is called "Thousand Island Lake". Qiandao Lake Scenic Area has beautiful mountains and clear waters, clear and green rivers, and many scenic spots and historic sites scattered among the mountains and rivers. Meng Haoran, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem praising Xin'an River: "The lake passes through Dongting and is vast, and the river flows into Xin'an and is clear."

Tour time: It takes about 2 days. Consultation hotline: 800-8571-988 (free), 0571-64831113

Tickets: Tourist tickets for Qiandao Lake Scenic Area are subject to off-season fares : The peak season is from March 1st to November 30th every year, and the ticket price is 120 yuan/person·ticket; the off-season is from December 1st to the end of February of the following year, and the ticket price is 100 yuan/person·ticket. (Note: The tour ticket is a scenic spot pass. If you want to use it on the next day, tourists must apply for the next-day tour procedure with the scenic spot management staff before their first trip with their ID card.)

Location: Located in the west of Zhejiang Province , it borders Huangshan City, Anhui Province to the northwest, Lin'an City to the north, Tonglu and Jiande to the east, and Quzhou City to the south.

Climate: The annual average temperature of Qiandao Lake is 17℃. The rainy season in Qiandao Lake is from early June to early July, and the dry season is from mid-July to late August. The weather is relatively muggy, with the highest temperature rising to 36°C in the afternoon.

Best travel time: The best travel season is September to November, with crisp autumn air, average temperature of 12-18℃, and little rain. April and May are also very good, with green mountains and clear water, birds singing and flowers fragrant, but it rains a bit too much, so remember to bring rain gear.

Area: 573 square kilometers (860,000 acres).

Overview: Qiandao Lake has beautiful scenery, beautiful natural scenery and good ecological environment, which makes Qiandao Lake show broad development prospects. The formation of the "Hangzhou-Qiandao Lake-Huangshan" national-level golden tourist route has made it a hot spot for world tourism.

Qiandao Lake is a vast expanse of green land, dotted with islands; the big islands are like mountains, and the small islands are like boats, all of them green, like pieces of jasper half-immersed in the lake. It is also a national first-level water resources protection zone, and the water quality meets the national drinking water standards. It is said that Qiandao Lake gathers many mountain springs. The famous "Nongfu Spring" natural mineral water is taken from a depth of 70 meters in Qiandao Lake.

All the islands here are not big, but each of them has beautiful scenery. The island is lush and green, dotted with red and yellow mountain flowers. Green pines, sycamores, metasequoias, moso bamboos, palms, and plantains complement each other. You can see "fish swimming under the trees in the pond, and monkeys hanging among the vines on the island"; or along the winding path of the bamboo forest, you can see peacocks strolling in groups on the hillside, or groups of three or five perching on the tall trees. Everywhere is full of natural interest. . There are flocks of birds on some islands, singing and dancing all day long, so they are called bird islands. In the dense island area in the center of the lake, there are nine islands that have been developed for tourism, including Meifeng Island, Ostrich Island, Monkey Island, Santan Island, Peacock Island, Shenlong Island, Longshan Island, Wulong Island, and Wenxin Island.

Going down from Qiandao Lake, the scenic spots along the river include Meicheng Twin Towers, Qililong, Yanziling Diaoyutai, Yaolin Wonderland, Stork Mountain, etc.

Due to the numerous islands in the lake and the criss-crossed harbor branches, tourists can take yachts to travel through different channels. It is a unique experience to zigzag on the lake with vast blue waves and dotted islands.

The bus stop from Hangzhou to Qiandao Lake

There are many express trains from Hangzhou to Qiandao Lake, departing to Qiandao every 30 minutes from 6:00-18:50 in the morning lake. The boarding location is: Hangzhou West Bus Station (Address: No. 357 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou). The journey takes about 2 hours and the fare is 44 yuan. If there are any changes, please contact: 0571-85222237, 85221304, 64812659.

Bus from Qiandao Lake to Hangzhou

Chun'an Passenger Station-Hangzhou West Bus Station, express buses depart every 30 minutes from 5:20-18:20 in the morning It is very convenient to go to Hangzhou. If there are any changes, please contact: 0571-64812659, 85222237, 85221304.

From other cities to Qiandao Lake

Shanghai: 1. Shanghai Long-distance Bus Transport Company North District Passenger Terminal, No. 80 Gongxing Road, Shanghai, departure at 13:50 pm, fare is about 100 yuan (Not Spring Festival travel price). The return bus from Qiandao Lake to this station in Shanghai departs from Chun'an Long-distance Bus Station at 7:25 in the morning. The fare is 100 yuan. The consultation phone number is 0571-64811876.

2. Xujiahui Long-distance Passenger Transport Station, No. 211, Hongqiao Road, Shanghai, departs at 7:10 in the morning, and the fare is about 100 yuan (not the Spring Festival travel price). The return bus from Qiandao Lake to this station in Shanghai departs from Chun'an Long-distance Bus Station at 13:50 p.m., fare: 100 yuan, consultation hotline: 0571-64811876.

Nanjing: Nanjing Changyun East Bus Station, consultation hotline: 025-5411955, 85504973

Jinhua: Jinhua West Bus Station, 6:40, 7:30, 11:50 every day From Qiandao Lake, the drive takes about 3 hours.

Huangshan: Huangshan Bus Station (departure takes about 10 minutes, journey takes about 40 minutes) - Transfer to Shexian Bus Station (departure takes about 20 minutes, journey takes about 1 hour) - Shendu Wharf Transfer to a cruise ship or speedboat (passenger ships depart twice a day, at 7:40 and 11:40) - Qiandao Lake Scenic Area. Inquiry hotline: Huangshan Bus Station: 0559-2353952, Shexian Bus Station: 0559-6512843, Shendu Wharf Cruise Company: 0559-6811058.

Ningbo: Ningbo South Bus Station

Wenzhou: Lanxi Passenger Transport Center, No. 279 Feixia South Road, Wenzhou

Water Transport

Qiandao Lake Chunhang There are two passenger ferries running between the passenger terminal (Siduzhou intersection of Xin'an Street) and Anhui Shendu (Huangshan City) every day. Qiandao Lake departs at 6:00 and 11:40, and Shendu departs at 7:40 and 11:40. The flight takes 5 hours and the fare is 12 yuan.

Railway

Qiandao Lake Railway Station is located in Maozhuyuan, Chayuan Town, Southeast Lake District (there are boats to Maozhuyuan from Xiyuan Pier south of Qiandao Lake Square). There are two trains here every day Heading to Jinhua and Yiwu.

Taxi in Qiandao Lake Township: The cheapest "taxi" in the country - it only costs one yuan per person on the main traffic roads in the township (July, August, September and other months at night After 10 o'clock, it is 2 yuan/person). Qiandaohu Township Taxi: The cheapest "taxi" in the country - it only costs one yuan per person on the main traffic roads in the township (2 yuan/person after 10 p.m. in July, August, September and other months) people).

Qiandao Lake Cruise Line

Line A: Meifeng Island, Ostrich Island, Monkey Island, Santan Island, Peacock Island, at the tourist pier (west end of Xin'an Street) at 8:30 Sailing, luxury cruise: 45 yuan/person, ordinary cruise: 30 yuan/person

Line B: Shenlong Island, Longshan Island, Wulong Island, Wenxin Island, sailing from the tourist pier at 13:00, luxury Cruise ship: 45 yuan/person, ordinary cruise ship: 30 yuan/person

Line C: Osmanthus Island, Tianchi, Xianshan, Mishan Island, sailing from Xiyuan Pier, yacht 60 yuan/person

The best place to stay for Qiandao Lake tourism - Qiandao Lake Town

Qiandao Lake Town is the distribution and service center for Qiandao Lake tourism and an important tourist town in western Zhejiang. Qiandaohu Town is a very distinctive small mountain town. Most of the buildings in the town are built against the mountains and near the water. Rows of tall buildings and winding streets are loomingly embedded in the green mountains and forests, contrasting with the lakes and mountains, forming a unique and mysterious scenery of "one city with mountains and half city with lake". Qiandaohu Town already has more than 70 high, middle and low-end hotels and restaurants with more than 9,000 standard beds. Most of them are near the lake, and some are located in the downtown area. As long as you book in advance, you can check in, and the price is not high. Generally, the price of a standard room ranges from 100 yuan to 400 yuan. Of course, hotels with the same star rating will also have different prices due to their different locations near the lake. The difference is about 50 yuan. Qiandao Lake Holiday Hotel, Qiandao Lake Overseas Hotel, Qiandao Lake Songcheng Hotel, Qiandao Lake Sunshine Hotel, etc. are all great places to live near the lake. You can kiss the mountains and rivers by opening the windows.

As a wealthy family, when choosing to live, you can choose a lakeside holiday villa in Qiandao Lake. Kaiyuan Resort, Phoenix Leisure Resort and Tianqing Island Resort Hotel are now open in Qiandao Lake. These four-star and five-star villa hotels are nestled in the pine jungle on the banks of Qiandao Lake, surrounded by clear water. They have green rooms that are fully integrated into the natural scenery, luxury yachts and other personalized supporting facilities, unique and fashionable Chinese and Western food, The recreation, health and comprehensive service building, as well as the outdoor leisure and entertainment series and the water world, integrate leisure vacation, tourism, entertainment and fitness, gourmet shopping and business activities. Visitors here can feel the comfort of a "paradise", being isolated from the world and leaving the boredom of work behind. Here there is only fresh air, eyes full of green and a sense of comfort.

If you can live in Qiandao Lake for a week or two, then you should go to the Wenxin Island in Qiandao Lake to live in a cabin. The cabin has a simple and natural appearance, and the interior is decorated according to three-star standards. All facilities are available, with more than 100 beds. Walking into the cabin, you will see that it is actually full of modern facilities, such as sauna and beauty salon, bowling and table tennis. The willow branches outside the window flutter in the wind from time to time, and the fluttering white gauze is opened, while the transparent glass door allows one to directly see the beautiful scenery of the mountains and rivers outside. Wenxin Island also has folk performances, water entertainment, and restaurants near the lake.

There is also a rare option in China. Stay on the Earl of Qiandao Lake cruise ship. It is finely decorated according to European super four-star standards. It is a newly opened floating hotel in Qiandao Lake in 2004. It can accommodate passengers. The capacity is 200 people, and the total passenger capacity can reach 500 people.

The sixth deck of the ship is equipped with various leisure and entertainment facilities: banquet hall, fast food restaurant, music cafe, Chinese and Western leisure teahouses, cinema (70 people), large dance hall, chess and card room, game hall, various karaoke OK private rooms, reading room, Internet cafe, gym, beauty salon, shop, business center and large open-air stage garden. There are 90 guest rooms on the ship, including 2 presidential suites, 5 deluxe suites and 8 business suites.

Stay in a farmhouse: There is a farmhouse resort on the outskirts of Qiandao Lake. If you are used to staying in high-end hotels in the city, then you should stay in a farmhouse in Qiandao Lake. The farmers in Geling Village are not far from the Forest Oxygen Bar in Qiandao Lake. You can go to the oxygen bar during the day and chat with the farmers at night about the latest news in the countryside. Older people will definitely recall the past. If you are a child, you can also think of yourself as a farmer. Education through hard work and simplicity. In the dead of night, there is only the sound of the creek and spring in front of the door. This place is truly far away from the hustle and bustle. Of course, the greatest pleasure of staying in a farmhouse is not only living there, but also eating farm food, doing farm work, taking care of farm chores, eating and chatting around the small square table, leaving all kinds of troubles behind. The most noteworthy thing is that the price here is the cheapest, only 30 yuan to 50 yuan per day.

In fact, the beautiful scenery of Qiandao Lake alone can make you have a good sleep in Qiandao Lake.

The cuisine of Qiandao Lake is mainly cooked with lake fresh food, which is delicious in color and taste. Qiandao Lake is rich in 87 kinds of freshwater fish, as well as delicacies and game in the large forest, all of which are delicacies that are difficult to eat in the city. The fish restaurant in Qiandao Lake Town can be called the freshwater fish tasting center in China. Tasting fish here is undoubtedly a great enjoyment in life and should not be missed. Local specialties include steamed mandarin fish, white flowers with scallion oil, fish balls in clear soup, salt and pepper wild boar steak, Thousand Island jade turtle, whitebait soup, etc. The first choice of restaurants is the Fish Restaurant on Pailingnan Road. In addition, there are Xindao outside the island, Limin Wugufengdeng Restaurant, and Sunshine Hotel, which are all good choices. The fish stalls located by the lake have a unique charm.

Qiandao Lake is a national forest park with rich plant species, pleasant climate and first-class ecological environment. It is extremely suitable for the reproduction and growth of animals. It is a paradise for birds and a paradise for beasts. The attractions now open include: Ostrich Island, Peacock Island, and Monkey Island on line A, and Shenlong Island (Snake Island) and Wulong Island on line B.

Qiandao Lake has vast waters, calm water, clear water quality, pleasant climate, fresh air, and elegant environment. It is very suitable for water entertainment activities, leisure vacations and other entertainment. The attractions now open include: Wenxin Island Water World, which has developed hot air balloon launches, speedboat surfing, seaplanes, water bikes, jet skis, water weddings, lakeside fishing, giant net fishing, climbing to overlook the island, forest bathing, Sunbathing, cozy living and other refreshing entertainment projects. Friends who love traveling, why not come and experience it for yourself!

In the winter of Qiandao Lake, there are few tourists, and most of the cruise ships are used for maintenance. It is the off-season for tourism. However, knowledgeable people will know that from a water perspective, winter is the season when the water quality is the clearest, with the least impurities and plankton. Therefore, the water in Qiandao Lake after the winter solstice is the clearest, and visiting the lake at this time can be described as refreshing. It's refreshing, and you won't be bothered by the crowds and noise. There is also an advantage that cannot be ignored. Tickets for Qiandao Lake Scenic Area are subject to off-peak season prices. The off-season is from December 1st to the end of February of the following year. The price is only 100 yuan per person per ticket, and accommodation is even cheaper. You can get a standard room for 50-60 yuan, which is 2/3 cheaper than in peak season. The traffic is not crowded. After swimming around the lake, you can enjoy the steaming fish head hotpot and taste Qiandao Lake organic fish, or the authentic local chicken stew, which will make your whole body warm. If you are lucky enough to encounter snow in Qiandao Lake, you must go to Meifeng Island in the central lake area or Huangshan Jian Island in the southeast lake area to have a panoramic view of the Qiandao Lake Islands. Qiandao Lake in the snow is absolutely shocking and beautiful, and it is still Only a few "sexy" people have this blessing and enjoy that beauty exclusively. Of course, good scenery cannot be hidden. More and more self-guided and self-driving tourists have chosen to visit Qiandao Lake and taste organic fish in winter or during the Spring Festival.

Zhoushan

The Zhoushan Islands are located in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, in the East China Sea at the mouth of Hangzhou Bay. The largest island group along the coast of my country belongs to Zhoushan City. It is arranged in a northeast-southwest direction and is named after the main island Zhoushan Island. It is composed of more than a thousand islands including Shengsi Islands, Ma'an Islands, Qiwen Islands, Chuanhu Islands, Volcanic Islands and Zhongjieshan Islands, covering an area of ​​1,242 square kilometers. It is mainly hilly, with narrow coastal plains. The highest point, Taohua Island Zhishan, is 539.7 meters above sea level. The rivers are short and mostly flow into the sea alone. The island coast is winding and has more than 20 fishing ports. Shenjiamen Fishing Port is one of the largest fishing ports in my country. Daishan Island is a famous salt field in the province. Mount Putuo is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in the country, and the Shengsi Islands are known as the "Beidaihe in the South". They are a summer resort and a national scenic spot. Daishan Island and Taohua Island are provincial-level scenic spots. The surrounding waters are part of the shallow sea of ​​the continental shelf of the East China Sea. It is the location of the Zhoushan Fishing Ground, the largest fishing ground in my country, and is rich in seafood.

Guide

Food:

Zhoushan cuisine pays attention to maintaining the original taste of the raw materials, but the taste is fresh and salty, so there is a saying that "you often taste the taste without realizing it". A feeling of boredom.

The more famous ones include the twelfth lunar month hairtail fish, moss-flavored pomfret, razor clams mixed with three shreds, hibiscus crab bucket...

Stay:

If you want to be "corrupt", go to Golden Harbor Beach Hotel consultation phone: 0580-3025000 Huadu Hotel: 0580-3066565 are good choices, the price is between 200-500 yuan

Zhouhai Hotel can also be consulted by phone: 0580-3061090, the price is About 200 yuan

Row:

Shanghai to Zhoushan route:

1. Night sailing to Dinghai

Shanghai Wusong Passenger Transport Center Terminal :

Take the night boat at 19:00 and arrive at Dinghai Port Pier around 06:30 the next day.

2. Speed ​​boat to Putuo Mountain

Shanghai Nanpu Tourism Station:

Drive to Luchaogang Pier (the journey takes about 2 hours), then transfer to the speedboat to Putuo Mountain (the journey takes about 2 hours)

There are three departures per day, and the names of the speedboats are: Feihailun, Feixianglun, Maosheng No. 2

08:00 (driving time) Feihailun

08:30 (driving time) Feihailun

14: 00 (driving time) Maosheng No. 2

Suzhou

1. The Lingering Garden

Tickets: 40 yuan in peak season; 30 yuan in off-season. The "Wu She Lan Xun" performance is provided free of charge during the peak season.

Opening hours: 7:30-17:00.

Transportation: Take Lines 1 and 2, and Route 11 is accessible. No. 79, Liuyuan Road.

One of the four famous gardens in China, it was first built during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. It was acquired by Liu Shu in the late Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. After expansion, it was renamed Hanbi Villa, then known as "Liu Garden". In the early years of Guangxu, the official Shengkang bought this garden, absorbed the advantages of other gardens in Suzhou, expanded and renovated it, and changed its name to Liuyuan.

The Lingering Garden *** is divided into four scenic areas: central, east, west and north. The scenic areas are connected by a winding corridor more than 700 meters long. On the two walls of the corridor are more than 300 calligraphy stone inscriptions by famous artists from past dynasties. "Lingering Garden Dharma Poster". There are pink and white flower walls and leaky windows under the eaves of the corridor, with exquisite patterns. Looking from the flower wall, the mountains, ponds and pavilions are looming among the flowers and trees, like a painting scroll, which is very interesting.

2. "Rockery Kingdom" Lion Forest

Tickets: 30 yuan in peak season; 20 yuan in off-season.

Transportation: Take Lines 1, 2, and 5, and can be reached by Lines 2, 3, 4, 40, and 701.

Reminder: You can visit the Suzhou Folk Museum and Numismatic Museum together. One hundred meters north along Garden Road is the Humble Administrator's Garden.

The Lion Grove is located at No. 23 Yuanlin Road in the northeast of the city. It was created by Zen Master Tianru in the Yuan Dynasty in memory of his teacher Zhongfeng Shenmen. Lion Forest has the largest remaining group of ancient rockeries in China. The rockery in the lake is numerous and exquisite, resembling a dancing lion. It is known as the "Kingdom of Rockery" and has the reputation of "Eighteen Scenes of Taoyuan".

The highest peak in the park is "Lion Peak", and there are other famous peaks such as "Hanhui" and "Tuyue". The buildings include "Lixue Hall", "Woyun Room", "Zhibaixuan" ", "Wen Mei Pavilion" and so on.

The Lion Grove Garden is one of the four famous gardens in Suzhou, with a history of more than 650 years. In the second year of Zhizheng of the Yuan Dynasty (1342 AD), a disciple of the famous monk Tianru Zen Master Weize at the end of the Yuan Dynasty "invested money to buy land and build a house to live in his teacher." Because in the garden, "there are ten thousand solid bamboos in the forest, and there are many strange things under them." "The stone is shaped like a lion"; and because Tianru Zen Master Wei Ze obtained the Dharma at Puying Guoshizhong Peak at the Lion Rock in Tianmu Mountain, Zhejiang, in order to commemorate the Buddha's mantle and mentor relationship, he took the meaning of the lion in the Buddhist scriptures, hence the name "Master's Forest" and "Lion Forest".

The Lion Forest not only has the cultural landscape of Suzhou classical garden pavilions, terraces, towers, pavilions, halls, halls, pavilions, and corridors, but is also famous for its lakes, mountains, strange rocks, and deep caves and ravines. It is known as " It is known as the "rockery kingdom".

The Lion Grove rockery, which has been handed down from the Yuan Dynasty to this day, has undulating peaks, majestic momentum, strange peaks and rocks, exquisite and clear. There are nine routes and 21 cave entrances in the rockery group. The horizontal direction is full of twists and turns, and the vertical direction is full of twists and turns. Visitors go through the cave, circling left and right, sometimes climbing to the top of the mountain, sometimes sinking to the bottom of the valley, looking up at the mountains and overlooking the slopes on all sides, which may be gentle or dangerous, giving visitors a mysterious and mysterious interest. "The stone on the opposite side is overcast, and the way back suddenly opens up. It's like passing through a nine-curved bead, and the swirling force is embedded in the sky. It's like encountering an eight-formation diagram, with infinite changes. The old road is forgotten, and the new technique is lost in the west and east. Traveling together are scattered, and people who hear the news are Unexpectedly. The earth's veins are transformed, and the wonders of nature are revealed. "Humanity, I live in the city, but I am in the mountains." This is the true portrayal of the Lion Forest.

According to historical records, on February 11, 1703, Emperor Kangxi visited the South and was awarded the "Lion Temple" by the Lion Forest. Emperor Qianlong visited the Lion Forest six times and was successively awarded the "Jingzhi Yuanzhao" and "Painting". Zen Temple" and existing plaques such as "Zhenqu". Qianlong also ordered the construction of two replica lion forests in Beijing's Old Summer Palace and Chengde Summer Resort. But the emperor had a special liking for the Lion Forest back then.

Suzhou gardens are the best in Jiangnan, and the lion forest, rockery and labyrinth are the best gardens. Friends from all over the world are welcome to come and trace, explore and find "real fun", and solve the mystery of the rockery maze created by the monks in the past.

3. Humble Administrator's Garden

Tickets: 70 yuan in peak season; 50 yuan in off-season. Free Azalea Festival and Lotus Festival are held respectively in the two peak seasons.

Opening hours: 8:15-17:30.

Transportation: Take Lines 1, 2, and 5, get off at Humble Administrator's Garden Station on Lines 2 and 3, and walk 100 meters east.

Shopping: There are many handicraft shops on Northeast Street and Garden Road in front of the Humble Administrator's Garden. Local specialties, Su fans, Su embroidery, etc. can be purchased here.

Reminder: 1. The Humble Administrator’s Garden uses a handheld electronic tour guide, which can be rented at the entrance. 2. After exiting the Humble Administrator’s Garden, walk 100 meters west to reach Prince Zhong’s Mansion of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Suzhou Museum, and Suzhou Garden Museum. Walk about 100 meters along the garden road to the Lion Grove and Suzhou Folk Museum.

The Humble Administrator's Garden is located at No. 178 Northeast Street, Loumennei. It is the largest and most famous garden in Suzhou.

The Humble Administrator's Garden was built in the Ming Dynasty, and Wang Xianchen was the first owner of the garden. During the Jiajing and Zhengde years, he served as an official to supervise the imperial censor. In his later years, his official career was unsatisfactory. He resigned from office and returned home. He bought land and built a garden. He named it the Humble Administrator's Garden after borrowing the meaning of the sentence "The clumsy in politics" in "Xianju Fu". The main attractions in the park include: Orchid Snow Hall, Furong Pavilion, Xiangxiang Pavilion, Fangan Pavilion, Yuanxiang Hall, Xiao Canglang, Liuting Pavilion, Fucui Pavilion, etc.

4. Suzhou Amusement Park

Tickets: 60 yuan, students 40 yuan (Water World is open from July to August every year, tickets are 40 yuan, and some other items are also charged separately. ) Consultation hotline: 0512-68252036.

Transportation: To the Happy World: Take bus 302, 313 or 333 and get off at the terminal, or bus 33, 38, 51, 68, 69, 89, 303, 304 or You 3 and get off at Suzhou Amusement Park. Walk for 5 minutes along Shishan Road; to the water world: take bus 38, 39, 89, 301, 317, or You 3 and get off at the water park.

Suzhou Amusement Park is located at the foot of Lion Mountain in the west of Suzhou New District. It is divided into two parts: Water World and Happy World. Most of the participatory amusement facilities in the park have reached the international advanced level.

The Happy World is located on the east side of Lion Rock, with the theme of "Oriental Disney". It combines the liveliness, joy, and splendor of Western amusement parks with the leisure, tranquility, and natural characteristics of Eastern gardens. It is a new generation in China. The highlight of the paradise.

Water World is currently the most advanced water amusement park in China. It has a 13,000 square meter magic water city, a 4,000 square meter wave pool and a hemispheric inflatable slide imported from Sweden. There are also simulated animals ambushing the lazy river, making you feel like you are in Jurassic Park.

5. Hanshan Temple

Tickets: 15 yuan/person, exhibition hall ticket 5 yuan/person, combined ticket price 20 yuan/person, climbing the bell tower and ringing the bell 5 yuan (3 Down).

Reminder: You can visit nearby scenic spots such as Fengqiao and Tielingguan.

Transportation: Take bus 33, 44, 301, 307, 313, 317, 324, 406, 415, 442, 622 or You 3 to the foot of Heshan Bridge, walk up the bridge and follow the ramp to Hanshan Temple; Or take bus No. 9, 931, 45, 324, 406, 10 or You 3 and get off at Laifengqiao, then walk along Fengqiao Road for 10 minutes.

Hanshan Temple is located beside Fengqiao outside Gusu City. It was built in the Six Dynasties and has a history of more than 1,400 years. During the Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Hanshan Temple.

The main buildings in the temple include: Main Hall, Veranda (side hall), Sutra Library, Stele Corridor, Bell Tower, Fengjiang Tower, etc.

On the right side of the Main Hall is a bronze bell sent by Japanese friends. It was cast in 1906 by a group of craftsmen such as Kobayashi Seiyoshi. This bell was cast in two parts. One is in Kanzanji Temple, Japan, and the other is in Hanshanji Temple. It is still well preserved.

Hanshan Temple is now a place for Buddhist activities. Zhang Ji, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, passed through Maple Bridge and wrote the famous line "The moon sets, crows cry and frost fills the sky, the river maple fishermen and fires are facing melancholy, the Hanshan Temple outside the city of Suzhou, the bells ring at midnight to the passenger ship". From then on, the poetry of the bells has been passed down through the ages. Nowadays, every New Year, people go to Hanshan Temple to listen to the bells to put away their worries and worries.

The temple was also called Fengqiao Temple in ancient times. It was first built in the Liang Tianjian period of the Southern Dynasty and was formerly known as Miaopuming Pagoda Courtyard. According to legend, Hanshan and Shide, eminent monks of the Tang Dynasty, came here from Guoqing Temple in Tiantai Mountain to abbot here, so it was renamed Hanshan Temple. In the fourth year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1134), monk Fa moved and rebuilt the temple. The temple was destroyed by fire many times. Most of the existing palaces were rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. In early 1954, a comprehensive renovation was carried out, and the Hualan Building of a house in Song Xianzhou Lane was moved to the temple, restoring the old "Fengjiang First Building". In 1995, the "Pu Ming Pagoda", a five-level, four-sided pavilion-style imitation Tang Buddhist pagoda built over 42 meters behind the temple, was completed and became a landmark building in the Fengqiao Scenic Area.

The temple faces east and west, covering an area of ​​about 10,600 square meters. There is a Sumeru throne in the middle of the main hall, with a seated image of Tathagata Buddha on it, and Ananda and Kassapa standing on the left and right. Along the walls on both sides sit eighteen gilt-iron Arhats with different expressions. They were cast during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty. There are bells and drums on the left and right. The bells are imitations of Tang-style bronze nipple bells. They were sent by the Japanese for worship in the 32nd year of Guangxu's reign.

The Sutra Collection Building is at the back of the hall, with three rooms in width and two floors. It is built on a hard mountain. The lower floor is connected to a Zen room with a single slope roof on the left and right sides, and extends forward to form a rolling shed on the top of the mountain, which looks like two wings. Downstairs, Ehan Shi Hall houses the statues of Han Shan and Shi De. The fan wall is inlaid with a stele of the Thousand-Hand Avalokitesvara, which dates back to the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. There are 38 stone inscriptions on the left and right walls of the Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra, written by Zhang Jizhi in the Southern Song Dynasty in 1246, and later inscribed and postscripted by 11 people including Dong Qichang, Lin Zexu, and Yu Yue.

In the temple, there are stone carvings of poems "Night Mooring at Maple Bridge" written by Zhang Ji of Tang Dynasty written by Yu Yue, as well as stone carvings of poems and questions written by celebrities from past dynasties such as Tang Yin, Wen Zhengming, Kang Youwei, Luo Pin, etc.

6. Tiger Hill

Tickets: 60 yuan in peak season; 40 yuan in off-season. Flower fairs and temple fairs are held respectively in the two peak seasons.

Transportation: There are buses 146, 949, You 1, and You 2 from the south gate of Huqiu Scenic Area to Huqiu Station. There are buses 8 and 32 from the north gate of Huqiu Scenic Area to Huqiu Scenic Area Station.

Tip: You can rent a handheld electronic tour guide at the entrance for 10 yuan each time.

Tiger Hill is the iconic landscape of Suzhou City and is known as "the first scenic spot in Wuzhong".

Suzhou was the capital of Wu State in the Spring and Autumn Period. King Helu of Wu was buried in Huqiu after his death. When Bai Juyi, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, was the governor of Suzhou, he dug mountains to divert water and built a seven-mile embankment to make the scenery of Tiger Hill more beautiful. Su Shi, a poet of the Song Dynasty, once said: "It would be a pity not to visit Tiger Hill in Suzhou." When the ancients evaluated the characteristics of Tiger Hill, they once put forward the theory of "Nine Benefits", saying that Tiger Hill is suitable for the moon, snow and rain. , suitable for smoke, suitable for spring dawn, suitable for summer, suitable for cool autumn, suitable for falling trees, and suitable for sunset.

The main landscapes in the current garden include: the world-famous leaning tower - Tiger Hill Tower, "the third spring in the world", Broken Liang Hall, Hanhan Spring, Sword Testing Stone, Sword Pond, Yongcui Villa, Wanjing Villa, etc.

7. Tongli

Scenic spot joint ticket: 80 yuan/person-visiting attractions: Jiayin Hall, Chongben Hall, Geng Le Hall, Tuisi Garden, Exhibition Hall, Luo Xingzhou , Songshi Wuyuan, Pearl Tower Scenery Garden, Chen Qubing’s Former Residence, and Ancient Style Garden.

Tongli, formerly known as "Futu", was changed to "Tongli" in the early Tang Dynasty because its name was too extravagant. In the Song Dynasty, some literati overlapped the two characters of the old name "Futu", dotted it upwards, and cut it horizontally in the middle, and split it into "Tongli", which is still used today.

Tongli is located 10 kilometers west of Zhouzhuang and only 18 kilometers away from Suzhou City. The ancient town is surrounded by water and embedded in the five lakes of Tongli, Jiuli, Yeze, Nanxing and Pangshan. The building stands on the water and is known as the "Little Venice of the East".

The main features of Tongli are: there are many water and bridges, there are many buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and there are many celebrities and scholars. It is famous for its "small bridges, flowing water, and people's homes". The main attractions can be summarized as "One Garden", " "Second Hall" and "Three Bridges". Tuisi Garden has been listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national 4A-level tourist scenic spot.

In 2003, Tongli was awarded the title of one of the first batch of "Historical and Cultural Towns" in China; in 2005, it was named among the "Top 10 Most Charming Towns in China by CCTV".

8. Typical Suzhou Bridge in Jiangnan

Flowing water cruise: 50-68 yuan/person.

Suzhou people say that Panmen has three sceneries: Panmen, Wumen Bridge and Ruiguang Tower. The Wumen Bridge located at Panmenkou is the tallest single-hole stone bridge in Suzhou. It looks a bit like the Yudai Bridge (commonly known as the Luoguo Bridge) in the Summer Palace in Beijing. The bridge is high and bulging, like a rainbow rising over the river after the rain. Because the river under the bridge connects to the water gate, it is an important waterway for water transportation and provides unobstructed passage for passing ships, so the bridge hole is quite high and wide. The stone bridge was built in the seventh year of Yuanfeng (1084) in the Northern Song Dynasty and was first named Xinqiao. It was destroyed by war in the late Northern Song Dynasty. It was rebuilt in the Southern Song Dynasty and renamed Wumen Bridge. The current bridge was rebuilt during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. It is simple and elegant, retaining the style of that year.