Suzhou Dongshan Diaohualou Travel Guide

Dongshan Town

Scenic spot introduction:

Suzhou Dongshan Carved Building has "carvings everywhere in the building and exquisite carvings everywhere", and is praised as "the first building in the south of the Yangtze River". The Diaohua Building is a representative work of Xiangshan's architectural sculptures. It is a rare object for studying the art traditions, local schools and techniques of modern Chinese folk sculptures. The beams, trusses, columns and eaves of the whole building are decorated with bricks, stones, wood carvings and cast iron decorations. The relief carvings are extremely rich in content, exquisite in technique and profound in meaning. It is the only example of this in modern architecture in the south of the Yangtze River. While visitors are marveling at this building, they can also appreciate the leisurely elegance of Suzhou gardens, which is a unique place in the world.

Attractions distribution:

Diaohua Building is located at No. 58 Zijin Road, Dongshan Town, facing east and west, covering an area of 2 acres. Outside the building, there are black wind and fire wall and horse head wall, curved ruler wall, colorful stone road, and brick-carved gatehouse. You can admire the carvings of the story of meeting in the ancient city and solving the mystery in the ancient city in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the inscriptions of Qing Dynasty calligrapher Yin Lixun, and plum blossoms. Brick carvings with orchids, bamboos, chrysanthemums, auspicious clouds, "luck, wealth, longevity, happiness, wealth" and other contents; after entering the gate, you can see the study hall, flower hall, front hall, back hall, master's room and study, eldest master's room and study, second room In the master's room and study room, the young lady's room and the treasure building, you can enjoy 24 filial piety pictures, inspirational stories, 172 phoenixes, 48 stories of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, four seasons flowers and other exquisite wood carvings and mahogany carved furniture, paintings, etc. In addition to sculpture art, visitors can also enjoy the scenery of Dongshan Mountain at the Guanshan Pavilion, or go to the small garden to look for the rare baby lotus in Jiangnan.

Scenic spot qualifications:

world intangible cultural heritage

Scenic spot features:

Leisure, visiting ancient times, art, architecture, gardens

Scenic spot map:

Scenic spot map

Transportation

Scenic spot location:

China>Jiangsu Province>Suzhou City>Wuzhong District>Dongshan Town

How to get there:

Bus route: Take bus No. 502 from Suzhou Railway Station directly to Dongshan. It runs every 20 minutes and takes 100 minutes. The fare is 4 yuan. You can also take bus No. 62 (Suzhou South Bus Station-Dongshan) or No. 500 (Dongshan Huanshan Bus). bus); or take a minibus bound for Dongshan Town at Wuzhong District Bus Station, which runs every 5-10 minutes and costs 7 yuan. All buses bound for Dongshan pass through Mudu, and tourists can take CMB directly from Mudu to Dongshan. During the peak tourist season in Dongshan Town, there are minibuses to and from various scenic spots. Normally, you can only go there by motorized tricycle, with a starting fee of 5 yuan.

Self-driving route: Take the Southwest Ring Road/Shanghai-Changzhou Expressway in the direction of Suzhou City, Wuxi, Shanghai, etc., exit at the Dongshan/Hengjing Exit at the Yuehu Road Bridge, and follow Hubin Road → Qiyuan Road → Zijin Just drive on the road.

Scenic area map:

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Tickets

Ticket prices for Diaohua Building:

60 yuan/person

Scenic area opening hours:

08:00-17:00 every day

Travel Tips

travelling guideline:

Six-sentence rhetoric of the Diaohua Building:

It consists of a golden cornucopia carved from wood on the front floor of the Diaohua Building, an antique coin-shaped front hall door handle, a bat-shaped copper pinhole on the threshold, a picture of the Eight Immortals celebrating their birthdays on the gate tower, and the lobby The square wings of official hats on both sides of the load-bearing beam and the "Hongxi" calligraphy tablet on the wall outside the door form the six auspicious slogans: "Entering the door brings treasure, extending hands brings wealth, stepping on the feet brings blessings, raising one's head brings longevity, looking back brings official status, and going out brings happiness". color.

Tour route:

Screen wall → Brick-carved gatehouse → Front patio → Flower hall → Study hall → Front hall → Garden → Buddha building → Back hall → Back patio → Front building → Second young master’s room → Young master’s room → Young master’s study → Old young master’s room → Old master’s room → Master's study room → Miss's room → Original owner's collection exhibition → Treasure secret room → Hiding darkroom → Guanshan Pavilion → Zhuangyuan Mansion