Taicang is a famous city in the south of the Yangtze River. It has a civilization history of more than 4500 years. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the King of Wu set up a granary here, hence the name Taicang, which is known as the "Golden Taicang in the Splendid Jiangnan".
About 1 hour drive, we arrived in Taicang city. Taicang is not as modern as Suzhou, but the city is small and exquisite, and the greening and landscape design along the road are also great.
Attractions 1. Nanyuan, the place where Wang Xijue, the first assistant of the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, enjoyed plums and chrysanthemums. In the early Qing Dynasty, Wang Shimin, a great painter of his grandson, expanded it and invited Zhang Nanyuan, a master of Dieshan at that time, to take charge of the construction. With the cooperation of painters and craftsmen, Nanyuan has become a famous historical garden integrating gardening and painting, which is the first in Taicang since the Qing Dynasty.
On the right hand side of the garden, you first come to a red attic. The whole building is a typical courtyard house in the south of the Yangtze River, with blue bricks and white walls, sloping roofs in the attic and red column flower windows, which is particularly simple and quiet on such a rainy day.
We were attracted by an elegant man who played the piano when he entered the hall. Later, we learned that he was Xu Shangying, the representative of the "Yushan Qinpai" in the Ming Dynasty. In addition to superb piano skills, Xu Shangying's great contribution is the compilation of the Rhubarb Pavilion, the Love of the Western Hills, the Fingering Notes of Wanfeng Pavilion and other works. Here, no matter the grass coming out of the cracks in the bricks or the newly decorated potted plants, they are all so full of vitality against the background of blue bricks and white walls. This is the color of spring in my eyes, bringing us the breath of life.
Through these distinctive courtyards, we came to the artificial lake in the garden, and we had to feel that the rainy days gave us the unique charm of Jiangnan water town: misty spring rain, drizzle, scattered pavilions, deep bridges and flowing water, willows and wild ducks playing ... just like a dreamy and antique pastoral landscape painting. The most famous woven golden bridge in the garden is the most striking single-hole arch stone bridge in the South Garden. The bridge deck is 3.4 meters above the water. Seen from a distance, it is beautiful and strong, like a rainbow facing the water. Pu Shu, a century-old tree in the east of Qiaotou, learned that Jinqiao was painting and poetry. Walking through this zigzag bridge, we came to Xiuxuetang, which was once one of the main buildings of Nanyuan. At that time, Dong Qichang and Chen Jiru, the famous painters in Songjiang, came to Ji Ya in Nanyuan in the seventh year of Ming Dynasty, where they drank, played the piano, painted and recited poems. Looking across the river is a famous walking place in the park. The promenade in the South Garden runs from south to north, ends at Yuebo Bridge, and connects with Dahuan Pavilion, so that this group of buildings can be integrated, and even in rainy days, they can walk through this group of buildings without getting wet. Shamoting by the river and the couplets of stone pillars are selected from Xu Qingteng's couplets: "The willow laughs across the bank and the river reflects the water." Sitting in the pavilion, you can see weeping willows on the shore, bamboo forests behind you, ginkgo trees on both sides of the pavilion, or shrubs by the water.
Attraction 2. Taicang modern agriculture garden
Walking into Taicang Modern Agricultural Park, the fresh air in the rain is floating with the wind, and the green scenery is printed in front of our eyes. Looking at rows of neat and bright glass greenhouses, our hearts can't wait to fly into this green farm. Taicang Modern Agriculture Park, located in the east of beautiful Lou City, is a leisure and holiday resort with the concept of "green, ecology, science and technology and humanity" and featuring modern agriculture. The first thing we came to was the Modern Agriculture Exhibition Hall. The whole venue is surrounded by green, which makes people's eyes particularly comfortable. It is also a great popular science education base. In addition to those theme exhibition areas, there are many rest places surrounded by green plants. If there is a ray of sunshine at this time, you can have afternoon tea and enjoy this leisurely afternoon in such a green environment. I can't get enough of seeing the new green plants in bud. I really hope that our daily life and work can also be in such an environment. Green can not only give people a sense of vitality, but also relieve our fatigue and make people refreshed and relaxed. Xiao Ya timidly tried to touch these sharp tentacles of the spiny plants in the desert botanical garden, which was simple and happy! Come to Luyuan Ecological Wetland Museum, and the big green wall at the entrance of the park makes people like it kindly! Girls who like to take pictures usually stay here for a long time and don't want to leave. It's very fresh and literary. Luyuan Ecological Wetland Museum is an indoor artificial ecological wetland. The museum adopts the organic combination of artificial wetland treatment technology and landscape design, imitates natural wetlands, plants aquatic and terrestrial plants such as reeds, cattails, water lilies, yew, bodhi trees, and breeds ornamental fish and parrots such as turtles, corals, koi fish, etc., to create an ecological wetland landscape with harmonious flora and fauna and great pastoral appeal.
Scenic spot three. Shaxi ancient town
"Small bridge and flowing water family" is a characteristic word to describe the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River. Jiangnan water town has always been famous for its profound historical and cultural heritage, elegant and graceful ancient town customs and simple folk customs of Wunong Soft Language.
The first time I met Shaxi ancient town, it was night arrival. The ancient town of Shaxi under the night is exceptionally quiet, and the spring rain also makes the night of Shaxi more charming. Although the overall lighting at night is not as colorful as Qilishan pond, and there are no red lanterns hanging along the coast, it is just right, simple and smart without losing the flavor of the ancient town. This ancient town is open to the public free of charge. There is not much commercialization here. There are few tourists in the ancient town in the spring rain, which is particularly quiet. The night here seems dull, but compared with the commercial ancient town full of tourists and people, it is more suitable for you to come here, relax and enjoy the night charm of the original ancient town. There is an old noodle restaurant in the ancient town. You can find it almost 200 meters into the ancient town. Such rainy weather still attracts many diners to eat here. You can order a bowl of Austrian duck noodles recommended by noodle restaurant and a bowl of fried fish noodles. The faint sauce-colored soup is crystal clear, the noodles are white and thin, and a few green flowers are green. The authentic toppings are pure Jiangnan flavor. There are many bridges in the water town, and the bridge will always be the soul of every ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Stone arch bridges connect these ancient alleys, and the ancient charm still exists. There is no bar here, and the teahouse built along the river is also in line with the cultural atmosphere of the ancient town! If you have time, it should be an ultimate comfort to make a pot of good tea, smell the fragrance and taste the tea, and listen to the spring rain by leaning against the window! The decoration of the teahouse is also very unique. Although there is not much heavy makeup, it is quiet, simple, fresh and elegant. If you are tired of the noise and makeup of famous ancient towns, you may wish to go to Shaxi to feel the original appearance of the ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River.
Scenic spot 4. Jincanghu Park
Taicang Jincanghu Park is an ecological, leisure and sports park with the theme of riding behavior. Water area 1000 mu. The lawn of 80,000 square meters is a good place for recreation and getting close to nature. Once in the park, the peach trees on both sides of the road are neat and continuous.
Come to the big lawn of the park. Shu Lang lawn near Jincang Lake has a total area of over 654.38+10,000 square meters, which is a large lawn in Taicang at present. If the weather is fine, it should be nice to fly a kite here. When you come to the winding wooden plank road by the lake, you can feel the smoky Jincang Lake. Although there is not much scenery, the misty lake is another flavor in rainy days, and the rain is really heavy. The camera lens of this trip to Taicang is also weathered.
Scenic spot 5. Taicang museum
The overall shape of the museum is "silo" style, which downplays the "granary" style, adopts the spirit of "container" and blends into the Chinese national heritage of "tolerance is the greatest", which embodies the long-standing historical crystallization and humanistic essence of Taicang. The outdoor and indoor design is really great, especially the design of the indoor central hall is very imposing. The whole exhibition hall is a three-story glass patio, with huge decorations similar to bamboo warehouse covers hanging in the middle, and the three-dimensional simulated landscape of "Six-country Wharf" below. The name "Taicang" comes from the end of Yuan Dynasty, and its history as a national warehouse can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, this sparsely populated coastal village was selected by the King of Wu as a place to store grain, and its function has not changed since then. Later, it was named "Tai" because of the developed vertical and horizontal rivers and the prevalence of water transportation at sea in China. At that time, the 30-mile-long range from Liujiagang to Zhangjingguan in the south gate of Taicang was a long wharf, where Jia Xiangui gathered, and there were many shops and hotels. Merchant ships sailing from Taicang, north to Japan and South Korea, south to Vietnam and Thailand, have a very prosperous maritime trade. The reputation of "Six-country Wharf" and "Splendid Jiangnan Gold Taicang" has also spread all over the world with the promotion of commerce. There are four basic exhibitions in the museum: Fushe Memorial Hall, Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall, Taicang Historical Celebrity Hall and "Four Kings" Memorial Hall. Calm down and carefully taste every exhibit here, and you can feel the history and culture of this city. The Taicang historical and cultural exhibition on the second floor of the museum is very distinctive, and the origin of Taicang can be understood from ancient cultural relics. There are simulated scenes of the original port, pictures of prosperity, some real-life displays, including shops and specialties of that year, and a holographic image telling a story of an old time. The Taicang Revolutionary History Museum on the fourth floor reproduces the history of Taicang's revolutionary struggle and the heroic struggle of revolutionary martyrs with pictures, words, objects and sculptures.