What are the scenic spots in Tongli Ancient Town?

1, bridge three. The Third Bridge refers to Taiping Bridge, Geely Bridge and cheung tsing bridge. Located 200 meters west of Zhongchuan North Road in Tongli Ancient Town, it is the three most famous stone bridges in Tongli. The third bridge symbolizes auspiciousness and happiness in the hearts of fellow villagers. Since ancient times, there has been a custom of "taking three bridges" here. Whenever there is a wedding celebration, the locals will flock to the Third Bridge and say "Peace, Geely and Changqing" to please people. In the life of people in Tongli, the Three Bridges are used for the full moon, marriage and 60th birthday, so the Three Bridges are regarded as a treasure trove of geomantic omen in Tongli. As the saying goes, "If you walk across the Taiping Bridge, you will be healthy all year round; Walking through the Geely Bridge, business is booming and you are promoted step by step; After cheung tsing bridge, youth will stay and never grow old. The third bridge is in the shape of a "pin" and spans the intersection of three rivers. The three stone bridges are single-span bridges, small and exquisite, simple and elegant. Taiping Bridge and Changqing Bridge, one of which is a beam type and the other is an arch type, are located between Taiping Bridge and Changqing Bridge in the shape of a half-moon Geely Bridge. Granite couplets are engraved on all three bridges. Granite benches are placed on the revetment between the three bridges for tourists to stop and rest. If you look around the three bridges on the north bank of Geely Bridge, the bridges are like rainbows, the rivers are like mirrors, and the shadow of Langqiao is full of poetry and painting under the green trees. The bluestone revetment along the river, the waves of Huan and Ligustrum lucidum are reflected on the shore, there are flower stone fences on both sides, and the ships coming and going in the river are all right; People come and go on the bridge, laughing and rippling.

2. Jiayin Hall. Jiayintang is located in Youjia Lane, Zhu Xing Street, Tongli Town. It was built in the early Republic of China. The owner's name is Liu Bingnan, so it is also called Liu Zhai. Liu Bingnan, the owner of Jiayintang, is a wealthy businessman who lives in the same clan as the famous patriotic poet Liu Yazi. After he opened an oil mill in Xu Lu, he spent 22,000 yuan to build this building in Tongli. Jiayintang is divided into three parts: the front hall, the central garden and the back building, with the front door facing the street and the back door facing the water. Yanqing Building is an inner residence hall building, and the bas-relief of "Dark Eight Immortals" is engraved on the gatehouse. The building displays lifelike wood carvings of anecdotes of celebrities. In the northwest corner of Yanqing Building, there is also a small and exquisite Shuixiuge, which is built by water. Inside, you can hear the wind, the sound of water and birds, and you can also see the bank protection of small bridges and lush old trees. It is a good place to cultivate one's morality. The main building of Jiayin Hall, commonly known as "Shamao Hall", imitates the Ming structure. The whole hall is tall, spacious and solemn. Patterns are carved everywhere in the hall. Eight horses are carved on both sides of the five beams, peonies are carved on both ends of the beams, and patterns such as "Satisfied" and "Definitely High School" are engraved on the bottom of the beams. Even the fist-sized "peak head" is engraved with a lotus flower, which means "the same birth". It's really dazzling and beautiful. What is even more rare is that the wings of the shamao are also engraved with eight vivid pictures, such as Gu Chenghui, Lu Bu in the Three Kingdoms War, Lu Gu in the Three Kingdoms, and an arrow borrowed by a straw boat, which is amazing. This group of wood carvings has been included in Suzhou Volume of China Opera.

3. Luo Xingzhou. Luoxingzhou, located in the east of Tongli Town, is a new island on Tongli Lake and a religious holy place integrating Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Luoxingzhou was founded in the Yuan Dynasty, and it was naturally formed due to the scouring of silt at the bottom of the river. Like Luo Xing in Taiji Bagua, he was named Luo Xingzhou. After several renovations, there are Kannonji, Wenchang Pavilion, Doumu Pavilion, Quqiao, veranda and other scenic spots. From Tongli Town to Luoxingzhou, you need to take a ferry, and you can enjoy the scenery of Tongli Lake with vast smoke and little fish sails along the way. From a distance, Luo Xingzhou looks like an independent white lotus, and you can hear the melodious Sanskrit sound in the blue waves. Away from the noise and glitz, the air is filled with Zen. Luo Xingzhou wins with misty rain and mountains and rivers, and in front of the mountain is the Guandi Hall, which is solemn and solemn. Behind the temple is a spacious courtyard. Through the courtyard is the main building in mainland China, guanyin temple. The main hall is a two-story double-eaved building, which is magnificent in shape and momentum. There is a wide veranda on the ground floor of the temple, and a small pavilion is built behind the temple. To the south of the temple is a garden with a pool formed by an arc-shaped embankment, surrounded by water pavilions, dry boats, curved bridges and other buildings. The winding veranda organically separates the temple from the garden from the west to the east and becomes the background of the garden. The veranda is relatively high in terrain, overlooking the lake and the pavilions and pools of Luoxingzhou in the garden. On both sides of the island, reeds sway and weeping willows dance. Walking on them, you can enjoy the lake and water.