Time: 2019.6.15 – 2019.6.20
Character : Me and my mother
Route : Chongqing — Hangzhou — Shanghai — Suzhou — Chongqing
Transportation : High-speed rail (I have to say that the high-speed rail in this geographical area is really convenient.)
As with previous independent travel, we first started with platforms such as “Baidu” and “Little Red Book” and started a series of planned searches.
This article will follow time order and mainly introduce the daily attractions , transportation and itinerary .
Let’s start with this initial planning list. In fact, I highly recommend that you make such a list when arranging your itinerary. Compared with just listing them on your mobile phone, this is more intuitive and convenient for writing and drawing.
Hangzhou : West Lake, Lingyin Temple, Xixi Wetland, Jiuxi Yancun, Yanggongdi, Leifeng Pagoda, Drum Mountain, Quyuan Fenghe, Liuhe Pagoda, Gaoyin Street, Hefang Street, Southern Song Dynasty Imperial Street
Suzhou : Humble Administrator's Garden, Shantang Street (night view), Suzhou Museum, Hanshan Temple, Master of the Nets Garden (night view), The Lingering Garden, Canglang Pavilion, Suzhou Center, Eslite Bookstore
(According to the original plan, our itinerary did not include Shanghai. However, due to the warm invitation of relatives in Shanghai, we changed our route and went to Shanghai for a walk)
DAY 1: Chongqing→Hangzhou
Time taken : 11h
Transportation : High-speed rail
DAY 2: One-day trip to Hangzhou
I had some pan-fried noodles and scallion noodles at the breakfast shop downstairs, and set off for the scenic spots around 9 o'clock. Hangzhou's scallion noodles are really tasteless to Sichuan people, so they decided to add chili pepper.
Lingyin Temple
"Is Lingyin Temple ineffective?"
Recommendation index : ★★★☆☆
Lingyin Temple
west lake
"Can I have sex with the white lady?"
Recommendation index : ★★★☆☆
I personally feel that West Lake is not so much a scenic spot as a good place for locals to relax. My first personal feeling when I went to West Lake was: there was no shock of "I want to compare West Lake to Xizi", I just felt, well, it's okay?
Objectively speaking, West Lake is beautiful, but its beauty will not make you feel that it is a miraculous beauty. It is very pure and simple . You will think it is a lake you saw in People's Park, but it is much bigger than the lake in People's Park.
There is a long corridor across the middle of the West Lake for tourists to walk. There are museums, art galleries and many buildings on the lake. It is still very pleasant to walk and stop on the road with a camera, but only if the weather is not hot.
West Lake scenery
Leifeng Pagoda
I don’t know if anyone has the same idea as me. The attraction "Leifeng Pagoda" is not very interesting at first glance. As I thought, it is indeed not that interesting , but it makes you feel that if I go to Hangzhou or West Lake, I should go to Leifeng Pagoda.
When I went up to the tower, I was lucky enough to listen to the instructor's explanation of Leifeng Pagoda with a group of primary school students. In short : Leifeng Pagoda has been renovated several times, and many things inside are newly built. Many of the strokes and carvings inside depict the story of the new White Snake.
Leifeng Pagoda
Summary
DAY 3: Hangzhou → Qiantang River
High-speed rail: Hangzhou North Railway Station→Haining West Railway Station→Hangzhou North Railway Station
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River
DAY 4: Hangzhou→Wuzhen
Wuzhen
“The light rain on Tianjie is as moist as cake”
Recommendation index : ★★★☆☆
Wuzhen is divided into Xizha and Dongzha. You can buy tickets separately or together. With the idea that there should be no difference between the two gates, we only went to the west gate .
"The light rain in Tianjie is as moist as cake", this is my feeling during my trip to Wuzhen.
——On that day, there was light rain in the sky, and the mist was hazy. I thought to myself: The mist and rain in the south of the Yangtze River, the small bridges and the flowing water, are poetic and picturesque.
(▲ The above description is just what I think to comfort myself. Because the weather is rainy and not hot, it is really inconvenient for travel. You have to hold an umbrella all the time on the way, which is not convenient for taking pictures, and it suddenly rained heavily at noon. It suddenly started to rain lightly inside my umbrella.)
For taking pictures, the light is not good, so I always feel that the photos taken do not look good. Of course, it may be because my skills are too poor.
For a long time, my imagination of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River was probably what Wuzhen looked like - people with small bridges and flowing water . In other words, I think Wuzhen is the representative of Jiangnan scenery. It is antique and plain, suitable for making a cup of tea, sitting in the pavilion and admiring the scenery of Jiangnan. To feel the unique charm of Jiangnan, Wuzhen’s contribution is indispensable.
In fact, the entire Xizha tour can be completed in about two or three hours . If you feel that time is short, you can go to Dongzha to visit, or find other attractions to get a general feel.
The Yanbo River makes people sad
The smokeheavyrain that day
DAY 5: Shanghai→Suzhou
Humble Administrator's Garden
"True rich family"
Recommendation index : ★★★★☆
Regarding Suzhou gardens, I have experienced its charm in Chinese textbooks before, and I have always wanted to go there.
There are many gardens in Suzhou, including the Master of Nets Garden, the Lingering Garden, and the Humble Administrator's Garden. The last one we chose was the Humble Administrator's Garden, which is said to be a representative work of Jiangnan classical gardens. The scenery inside is very rich, it is really a wealthy family. It would be great if we could find a guide. We all just wandered around and just looked at the scenery without knowing what the other meanings behind it were.
Just go to the picture
Eslite Bookstore
"Just pretend that you are an artistic young man."
Recommendation index : ★★★★☆
Summary
When I first arrived in Suzhou by car, I felt that this city gave me a very high-end feeling. The entire city construction was simple and elegant, and even had a sense of the future. Therefore, my personal rating of Suzhou is selfish. Although my contact with Suzhou was very short, I really like this city. I originally wanted to go to the Suzhou Museum, but I had to make a reservation in advance on the official website, so I didn’t go. And because I temporarily added Shanghai to my itinerary, I was unable to visit many of the scenic spots I originally planned. I made up my mind: I will definitely come to Suzhou again!
DAY 6: Expo Park
Recommendation index : ★★★☆☆
Although the World Expo will be held in 2010, you can still come and see the China Pavilion. The China Pavilion also has several floors. (Hahahaha, I am running out of words to describe it.) Its name is actually "Chinese Art Palace" , which houses various painting exhibitions, calligraphy exhibitions and some artists. 's solo exhibition, etc., has a strong artistic atmosphere. If you are a student who likes to take pictures, your photo output rate should be quite high because the design of the building is very distinctive and the colors are simple and elegant. Friends who pursue literary and artistic style, don’t miss it.
The above is what I can recall about the trip. It is purely my personal opinion. If we have different opinions, we respect each other.
It was my first time to go to Hangzhou and Suzhou, and the overall feeling was that there was nothing "outrageous" about them. It was worth a visit. As for the Magic City, I have been there several times, but I have never had a good stroll around it. Before, it was always the hottest time of summer vacation and I didn’t go out much. Next time I go there, I must have a good time.
write at the end
After traveling, I often think about what is the meaning of traveling?
We often complain on the way: This scenic spot is not beautiful, why should I come? This local dish is not delicious, why was it deceived online again?
In fact, none of this is important, the most important thing is the leisurely mood. Just like when I first arrived in West Lake, I thought it was very ordinary. But when I think back to that time again, I still feel very happy, I even want to go back to that trip countless times. Because at that time, I didn’t seem to have many other worries.
The meaning of travel does not lie in how far our footsteps have traveled, or in how beautiful scenery we have seen, but in the leisure and pleasure at the center of the journey. Therefore, when traveling, you might as well bring a calm heart, forget about the troubles of life, don't care about gains and losses, and appreciate the scenery in front of you.