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Scenic spot introduction:
Wuxi Chong'an Temple is the oldest temple in Wuxi, with a long history of 1,600 years. It has been the political center, commercial center, and cultural center of Wuxi since ancient times, and is known as "the first temple in Liangxi and a famous scenic spot in Wuhui". Chong'an Temple Pedestrian Street, the city prospers because of the temple, and the garden prospers because of the street. It has gradually developed from a quiet Buddhist holy place to a prosperous commercial area. With its unique style and charm, it has become one of the four characteristic blocks in Jiangnan, as famous as Shanghai City God Temple, Nanjing Confucius Temple, and Suzhou Xuanmiao Temple.Attractions distribution:
Chong'an Temple is also known as Sikkim Park. Public Garden The old site of the temple starts from Shengxiang and Xinsheng Road in the east, Zhongshan Road in the west, Guanqian Street (now Renmin Road) in the south, and Xiatang in the north. Today, Chong'an Temple Pedestrian Street is centered on Chong'an Temple, relying on the city park and the original ancient wells, former residences, ancient temples and other cultural relics. It is a characteristic commercial pedestrian street integrating characteristic commerce, catering, culture, and leisure. Chong'an Temple Scenic Area is centered on Chong'an Temple, including archways, Imperial Pavilion , Chong An Court , Wang Xingji, Gongdelin, Imperial Pavilion gourmet food, Statue of A Bing , Old Library Bell Tower, Erquan Square stage, Jade Emperor Temple , Former Residence of A Bing And many other attractions.Scenic spot qualifications:
National 4A-level scenic spotScenic spot features:
Photography, sightseeing, leisure, vacation, historical tour, cultural tour, shopping, historical sites, pedestrian streetBest time to visit:
All seasons
Shopping recommendations:
As early as 1935, snacks in Chong'an Temple included eight-treasure sugar porridge, rice dumplings with rice flour, ice-crushed red dates and ginkgo soup, crabapple cake, beef vermicelli soup, squid, vegetarian and meat tofu pudding, heavy oil tow oven cake, steamed buns, beef dumplings, sugar-roasted water chestnuts, fried tofu, meat wontons, hand-pushed wontons, eel noodles, siomai, three-fresh soup dumplings, corn cakes, spring rolls, etc. There were 29 stalls, among which Wang Amei's sugar porridge and sugar taro, Chen Shigen's rice dumplings and Ding Aliu's duck blood soup were more famous. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, plum blossom cakes, shredded radish cakes, chicken pancakes, eight-treasure rice, lotus seed soup, square cakes, mung bean cakes, thousand-piece buns, thousand-layer cakes, Huzhou rice dumplings, and double-brewed dumplings were added.
Scenic spot location:
China>Jiangsu Province>Wuxi City>Chong'an District-
How to get there:
You can reach the station by taking buses 10, 15, 25, 211, 25-2, 25-1, 811, or 916 in the city.
Scenic area map:
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Chong'an Temple Ticket Price:
free
Scenic area opening hours:
All day