1, Zhenze Ancient Town
Zhenze Town is a famous town in the south of the Yangtze River with a history of more than 2,000 years. The ancient name' Utoo' is the' West Gate' of Wujiang River. It is also the famous hometown of silk in China.
Compared with the hustle and bustle of Wuzhen, Zhenze ancient town is more like a girl in a boudoir, quiet and mysterious, or a refined, simple and vivid literati living in a secluded mountain forest.
History: It was founded in the Tang Dynasty.
Address: Zhenze Town, Wujiang, Suzhou
Opening hours: 8:00- 16:00.
Ticket price: 75 yuan for one person.
Snacks: jiaozi, malt cakes and black beans.
2. Mingyuewan Ancient Village
Mingyuewan ancient village in the depths of Taihu Lake, with a poetic name and picturesque existence, is said to have formed a village in the Spring and Autumn Period and has been hidden in the depths of lakes and mountains ever since.
Most of the existing houses were built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. These mansions and ancestral halls have exquisite and elegant brick carvings, wood carvings and stone carvings, as well as some gorgeous Soviet-style color paintings with a long history and beautiful scenery.
History: Built in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Address: Mingyuewan Village, Xishan Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou (also known as Jinting)
Opening hours: 08: 30- 16: 30.
Ticket price: 50 yuan for one person.
Snacks: Taihu Sanbai, Chestnut, Pomegranate.
3._ Zhigu Town
_ Named after water, bridges, alleys, ancient houses and celebrities. The main attractions are Baosheng Temple, Ye Shengtao Memorial Hall and Jiangnan Cultural Park.
Even though it is called the first water town in China, it still feels like a "small place". Compared with other ancient water towns, Lu Zhi does seem a little small. But she is more grounded than those "commercialized" ancient towns.
History: ancestors lived together 6000 years ago.
Address: Xiaoshi Road, Wuzhong District, Suzhou
Opening hours: 7: 30-17: 30 in summer; 8 o'clock in winter-17 o'clock
Ticket price: 78 yuan for one person.
Snacks: Lu Zhi stinky tofu, Lifu hooves, Lifu roast duck pumpkin pie, Lu Zhi radish.
4. Mudu Ancient Town
In the Qing dynasty, Qianlong went to Jiangnan six times and Mudu six times. If you don't want to go to those noisy ancient towns, it's a good choice to come to Mudu. Once here, you will be attracted by these ancient buildings.
The garden architecture of Mudu ancient town is a masterpiece of architectural art and occupies an important position in ancient traditional architecture in the south of the Yangtze River. These ancient buildings are rigorous in layout, diverse in forms, beautiful and generous, rich in Jiangnan residential characteristics and distinctive characteristics of the times.
History: Built in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Address: Mudu Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou
Opening hours: spring, summer and autumn: 08: 00-17: 00; Winter: 08:00- 16:30.
Ticket price: free, and tickets are required for scenic spots.
Snacks: collected mutton, black rice, green pepper seeds, bracken, Malantou, sweet and sour wine.
5. Jinxi Ancient Town
Jinxi in early winter is antique and quiet, with few tourists. Green flowers are still in full bloom and there will be fruitful branches. Its moonlight is still moving.
Jinxi's architecture has a typical Jiangnan residential style, with white walls and black tiles, upturned cornices, clear outline and built along the river. Wandering in the ancient town, you will always be intoxicated by the quietness, leisure, elegance and calmness.
History: The town was built in wuyue in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Address: No.0/8, Shaodiangang Road, Jinxi Town, Kunshan, Suzhou
Opening hours: 8:00- 16:30.
Ticket price: 50 yuan for one person.
Snacks: Ozao Noodles, Wowo Dishes, Yunpian Cake, Sauced Meat.
6. Qiao Feng Ancient Town
Feng Qi 'en Bridge is famous for "Qiao Feng Experience", "Qiao Feng Shirt" and "Torreya grandis in Qiao Feng". Qiao Feng is just an unusual single-hole stone arch bridge, but the reputation of Hanshan Temple gives it a deeper meaning.
Walking on the streets of the ancient town, I occasionally hear the bells reaching my ears. You can also take an ancient boat and enjoy the quiet scenery of ancient bridges, ancient customs and ancient towns on the ancient canal.
History: Originated from Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Address: huqiu district, Suzhou, Jiangsu.
Opening hours: 8:00- 17:00.
Ticket price: free of charge
History: It has a history of 1000 years.
Address: Qintong Town, Taizhou
Opening hours: 8:30- 17:30.
Ticket price: 40 yuan for one person.
Special snacks: Eight Treasures of Qinhu Lake
7. Qintong Ancient Town
Dangkou is located at the junction of Wuxi, Suzhou and Changshu. It is called "Little Suzhou" and "Yindangkou". The beautiful Goose Lake gave birth to an ancient historical town.
Local residents can speak fluent Suzhou dialect, and every street, every lane, brick and tile are like faint ink on rice paper. This is the first grain tax town in Jiangnan, with criss-crossing rivers and lakes, small bridges and flowing water and elegant environment.
History: Originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Address: Tifang Road, Ehu Town, Xishan District, Wuxi
Opening hours: 8:00- 17:00.
Ticket price: free, single scenic spot charge, joint ticket to 80 yuan.
Snacks: steamed buns, Jinjia sesame seed cake, oily meat and bean curd.
8. Dangkou Ancient Town
Shaxi ancient town still maintains the most primitive architectural style, with dark brown doors and windows, gray tiles, old street lamps and winding stone roads, telling the story of the Millennium old street in detail at dusk.
Ancient temples, ancient stages, ancient shops, horse shops, ancient red sandstone streets, century-old trees, ancient alleys and ancient yards floated into the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China.
History: founded in the tenth year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty.
Address: Baiyun Road, Shaxi Ancient Town, Taicang, Suzhou
Opening hours: all day
Ticket price: free of charge
Snacks: Popcorn with lard, Peach Crisp, Pan Xiang Cake, Tusong Mountain Taro.
9. Shaxi Ancient Town in Taicang
Tongli Town, one of the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, may not necessarily have the exquisiteness and elegance of many water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, but it has the true colors of a water town. Without too much carving and decoration, there is a faint charm, and I can't bear to leave at a glance.
It is quiet in the morning, but it is very energetic. People keep their old habits. There is a pier in the small building of the people near the water, and housewives wash clothes, vegetables and rice in the river, which has become a landscape.
History: It was founded in the Song Dynasty.
Address: Wujiang District, Suzhou
Opening hours: 7:30- 17:30.
Ticket price: 100 yuan/person.
Snacks: crispy socks, Gao Min, champion's hoof, youth league, and Euryale ferox.
From 0 10 to 10 10, Zhouzhuang, the first water town in China, has preserved 14 unique ancient bridges. * * * jointly constructed a wonderful landscape painting of "small bridge and flowing water". Listening to a Kunqu opera and tasting grandma's tea here is even more charming.
Zhouzhuang will definitely fascinate you. Zhouzhuang, bred by thousands of years of vicissitudes and rich Wu culture, has become a treasure of oriental culture with its exquisite water town style, unique cultural landscape and simple folk customs.
History: Built in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Address: Kunshan, Suzhou
Opening hours: 08:00- 16:00 for one-day tours and 16:00-20:00 for night tours.
Ticket price: one-day tour 100 yuan, night tour of 80 yuan.
Snacks: Wansan cake, shrimp trough, Sanweiyuan, Wansan hoof and granny tea.
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The ancient village is surrounded by mountains and waters, facing the western hills of Taihu Lake. It is known as the "first ancient village in Taihu Lake" and is the most intact ancient village in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the south of the Yangtze River.
Long alleys and faint long lanes seem to have entered the long corridor of history. Luxiang Ancient Village is very popular with film directors. Tian Zhuangzhuang's Spring in a Small Town, Zhang Yimou's Shake, Shake and Shake to the Waipo Bridge and Li's Orange, Red and Pink were all filmed here.
History: Originated in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Address: Ancient Village, Dongshan Road Lane, Wuzhong District, Suzhou
Opening hours: 8:00- 17:00.
Ticket price: 65 yuan for one person.
Special snacks: white jade cake
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Located at the intersection of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and Lake Rome, surrounded by water on three sides, it is known as the "Golden Waterway Golden Triangle" and "Northern Jiangsu little shanghai".
As early as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Yaowan was the commercial center of northern Jiangsu, with a prosperous market and strong popularity. Known by experts and the media as "Zhouzhuang in the south and Yaowan in the north".
History: It was founded in the early Tang Dynasty.
Address: Yaowan Town, xinyi city, Xuzhou
Opening hours: all day
Ticket price: free of charge
Snacks: Roasted mung beans in Osmanthus Jelly Sweet Oil Yaowan.
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Huangqiao is a thousand-year-old town with a long history, and it is a famous cultural town with rich inside information. A pancake song of Huangqiao was sung from then on.
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A thousand lights were once called a thousand docks. In Qiandeng, besides pagodas, it is also the birthplace of Kunqu opera and the ancestor of various operas. Walking in the ancient town, the elegant and beautiful Kunqu Opera reverberates in your ears, full of delicate movements, and you can taste the lingering and smooth Kunqu Opera.
Shiban Street in Ming and Qing Dynasties is "a must in the south of the Yangtze River". It is the oldest and most complete slate street in Jiangsu province, stretching for 2 kilometers. "Step on the bluestone, and the sky is above you."
History: Built in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Address:No. Shangshu Road 1, Qiandeng Ancient Town, Kunshan, Suzhou
Opening hours: all day, the opening hours of scenic spots are 8:00- 17:00.
Ticket price: 60 yuan for one person.
Snacks: Qiandeng mutton, healthy ginger juice, scrambled eggs with snail meat, duck meat.
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Huishan ancient town is a leisure area with ancient buildings, gardens, temples and landscapes. There are more than 100 well-preserved ancient buildings in Ming and Qing dynasties, which is an attractive place, and there is a grand chrysanthemum exhibition every autumn.
Strolling through the ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River, paying attention to the deep and intoxicating green, or walking with three or five friends, or sitting alone for tea, can be described as some fun, some relaxed and some happy.
History: Originated in the Tang Dynasty.
Address: Guhuashan Road, Beitang District, Wuxi
Opening hours: 08: 00-17: 30; Winter time: 08:30- 17:00.
Ticket price: 80 yuan
Snacks: Huishan Tofu Flower, Qinyiyuan.