Travel Notes ll Charming Jiangnan Ancient Town—Zhouzhuang

On Children's Day, I came to Shanghai. Most people would go to Disneyland to find memories of classic cartoon characters in their childhood cartoons, but I chose to stay on the Bund, where I could listen to the sound of the waves and see the bright lights. Shanghai is the dream of many Hu Piao people.

But my dream is the water town in the south of the Yangtze River. At the beginning of the year, when the warm weather turned cold, I remembered this sentence:

Fireworks in Yangzhou in March.

So I came up with the idea of ​​going to Jiangnan again, but the epidemic situation was serious, and the accident of domestic spread suddenly appeared in Lu'an. So I didn’t dare to act rashly. When I think of water towns, they all come to Wuzhen. I went to Wuzhen next to Hangzhou when I was in college. So let’s go to Zhouzhuang this year. Thus began my misty and rainy journey to the south of the Yangtze River.

To go to Zhouzhuang, you have to take the high-speed train from Shanghai to Kunshan. There is a direct bus, but it takes a long time, so I chose to take a taxi, which costs less than 200 yuan for a round trip. The entrance fee to Zhouzhuang is 100 yuan, and entry is free after six o'clock in the evening. I think most ancient towns are like this, charging during the day and free at night.

Those who came early sighed and reluctantly bought their tickets. The local aborigines who live there are so happy and don't need to worry about high tickets.

In short, there are extra-charged landscapes in the ancient towns. Wuzhen is the Ancient Bed Museum, Zhouzhuang is the former residence of Shen Wansan, and Fenghuang Ancient Town is the former residence of Shen Congwen. It seems that in addition to the commercial street paving, the landscapes inside also keep pace with the times and charge fees. .

In my impression, most of the ancient towns are free, because while people are still living there, there will be guards who charge the fee, which naturally makes it inconvenient to enter and exit. Gulangyu Island in Xiamen charges a fee, and the fee is just a ferry ticket.

There are many ancient towns in China, but only a few are famous, so charging has become a natural norm. Although I am unwilling to do so, I have no choice but to accept it.

Fortunately, the ancient cities of Lijiang and Dali in Yunnan are free of charge, so you can roam freely there.

As for the beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, the beauty is the black-topped boats rippling along the waterways, allowing you to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Although it is not enough to board the ship, Wu Nong's soft words and Suzhou Pingtan tunes are enough to make people indulge in it and forget to leave.

And some trips are just to find a place to relax. Going to the water town to relax is a sudden inspiration in my mind. It is the infinite spring scenery of Jiangnan that I have longed for.

The most beautiful garden in Suzhou is the Humble Administrator's Garden, followed by the Lingering Garden, Lotus Root Garden, Lion Grove, and Canglang Pavilion. I have only been to the Humble Administrator's Garden and the museum designed by Pei Luming, and I was shocked by the wealth of knowledge and knowledge of the talented people from the south of the Yangtze River.

Because of the convenient transportation, I came up with the idea of ​​visiting again.

The last time I arrived in Suzhou was when I was in college. I was studying in the Law Department of Suzhou University. I was lucky enough to live in the dormitory of Suzhou University. It was a library with a strong learning atmosphere and beautiful scenery all around.

Pingjiang Road is a very interesting place, because there is no entrance fee and the main road is a commercial scenic spot. There are many shops that play with dogs and cats, which can be said to be unique.