Wuzhong No.1 Town Suzhou Mudu

At the foot of Lingyan Mountain in the southwest suburb of Suzhou, there is a beautiful ancient town named Mudu, which is the hometown of Fan Zhongyan and the only "garden ancient town" in the south of the Yangtze River. It was founded in the Qin Shihuang period and has a long history of more than 2,500 years. Emperor Kangxi visited the south three times, and Emperor Qianlong went to Jiangnan six times. They all linger in the ancient town of Mudu and become famous at home and abroad. Chung Ling Yuxiu Mudu Wuhua Tianbao is located among the mountains and adjacent to the clear and green Taihu Lake. There are more than ten private gardens and masters' former residences in Ming and Qing Dynasties, which are known as "the first town in Wuzhong". According to legend, in the Spring and Autumn Period, Fu Cha, the king of Wu, built the Guanwa Palace on Lingyan Mountain in order to win the favor of the stone. Thousands of fine logs drift along the river, blocking the river, causing "all blocks are blocked", hence the name Mudu. Yan Jia Garden is the residence of Shen Deqian, the teacher of Emperor Kangxi and a famous birthday poet in China. Later, it was bought by wealthy businessmen and renamed as. People in the town call it "Yan Jia Garden". Gardens can be called Suzhou's garden treasures, with four distinct seasons, pavilions, carved galleries, rockery paintings, and scattered heights. Every ancient building has high artistic value. Gong Zizhen once praised the garden, saying that "the wonderful structure is extremely natural, and the intention is not to make it." Shangxian Hall in the garden is a typical South Gate Hall in Ming Dynasty, with exquisite structure. It has a history of more than 400 years, all of which are made of fine nanmu, with elegant colors and exquisite and smooth carving. There is a brick gatehouse at the front door, which was built in Qing Dynasty. It is full of interesting scenes and lively operas. The Friends and Begonia Bookstore in the garden is rich in books, full of ancient books, fresh and elegant environment, secluded and quiet, lush flowers and trees, and clear pools of strange stones. Jianshanlou and Yanqing Pavilion are located at the commanding heights of the garden, overlooking the panoramic view of Yan Jia Garden and Lingyan Mountain. Wen Guihua Hall is a combination of a wide hall and pavilions. The front is surrounded by water and the back is bright and open. Xu Shiyuan's former residence, Yin Hong Mountain House, is the favorite place of Emperor Qianlong, and is known as the "folk palace" of Qianlong. Its architectural pattern is magnificent, including the embroidered leaf garden and the small silver garden, among which the small silver garden is also the former residence of Shen Shou after the embroidery. Mansion No.2, famous for its "Three Carvings in the South of the Yangtze River", is the former residence of Feng Guifen, with typical architectural style of Qing Dynasty. It is famous for its mountains and rivers, the perfect combination of pavilions and pavilions, full of poetry and painting, and it is a unique and meaningful "landscape garden". Gusong Garden has a 500-year-old arhat song. The house is small and compact, with unique and rich scenery. The beauty of the ancient town of Mudu in Suzhou cannot be summarized in a few words. It is a precious garden treasure house in China. This ancient town has a history of 2500 years and shows its splendid art and culture. /p