Mudu, in recent years reputation in the southern Chinese town, also regarded as quite a reputation.
Mudu more than ten kilometers away from Suzhou, cars line the way, farther and farther away from the city of Suzhou, Tin Ping Shan, Lingyan mountain gradually clear, roadside passing of several hotels, Grand Hotel, in Castle Peak against the background, look there are a somewhat rustic charm.
In the ponds and wander the streets, incense River flow in the feet, quietly legendary beauty Xi Shi year Fuchai worked to build the mountains in the Lingyan "Guanwa Gong," a daily beauty spices such as bathing, water from the mountains flow down the passage of time, Man River Health incense, therefore called for "Xiangxi." Xiang Yan Behind the river the name has a beautiful legend, but now the river Quewu Xiangxi incense. It seems so-called "eternal Liufang", indeed can only stay in the name of the.
Shantang Street past Mudu town where rich people live in compact communities, private gardens a lot of renovation in recent years, the Yan family, gardens, ancient pines moon temple garden there are all in this street. Kangxi year trip to the south, have already abandoned boat at this landing, along the ponds and on the street Lingyan mountain, and now form a "Royal Pier", "ancient Okimichi" and other relics, so that the people through the years left the vicissitudes of life want to see the demeanor of the year. Along Shantang Street, houses varies, generally along the street colorful old houses, old houses are often held after the new starting small building. You people are saying that new homes are often destroyed the town's character, but often overlook the needs of the modern town residents, should they never have to live in old housing, drinking water do? In many ancient town, the have this protection and development of the contradiction, or to think of ways to go about best of both worlds.
Gusong Park as one of the late Qing Mudu 4 Monopoly Linda Choy Siu-built fishing, because the park has a 500 years of Podocarpus, hence the name. In addition, there is an old ginkgo garden, though have also gone through vicissitudes, but grace is still. Accompanied by two old trees in the quiet of the ancient garden, can not help but arouse people's ray's deep feelings for times past. Standing on the corner of the garden pavilion, the distant mountains of the pagoda Yeongam leisurely visible.
Yan Garden is a garden Mudu larger, its predecessor was Qianlong Suzhou big celebrities Shen Deqian Hermitage apartment, and later several owners, until the dynasty years, only to then-richest man Guo-Xin Mudu hands. YAN Guo-Xin bought the park after its repair, a new, one time, has become one of the most famous gardens. Park layout density delivered, the level of co-sophisticated elegance, can be described as Creative design. Many garden experts have come to this study, have given high marks. This park was due to a variety of reasons, the increasing decline in the Japanese military occupation, was completely destroyed. Now Yan Garden in the late nineties of the last century reconstruction. YAN Guo-Xin's grandson is the Yen Chia-kan, 1975, after Chiang Kai-shek died, Yen Chia-kan who took over Taiwan, "the Nationalist government president." Yan garden renovation work, Yen Chia-kan's grandson has returned to hometown roots.
Second place mansion is another name Mudu park, this name might sound, I feel a bit strange. Suzhou along the old times, since the only champion on the Ming and Qing dynasties out a lot, why not see Imperial House, not try out a second place mansion then? In fact, Mudu town, second place is the highest academic qualifications in history, and it is Daoguang two decades, the Boxer Division 1 A two chin-shih of Feng. People will von Xiatang in the × ?ê ? Mudu mansion known as the second place. Feng Lin Tse-hsu had thanks to a teacher, he is also very appreciated by Lin Tse-hsu, to their relationship very deep, until Lin Tse-hsu exile in Xinjiang, as well as correspondence. Feng has also done several advisers appointed Governor of two rivers, and Li, Zuo also has contacts. Feng resign shortly after the return home due to fuel the war in Taiping to Suzhou to Shanghai had to avoid. Qing Dynasty witnessed the great danger and the Western powers cautiously to the growing strong, Feng deeply pondering the existence of many defects at the time, wrote a "School-Bin Lu protest," a book. This book was on the Westernization and the reformists have a great impact, was regarded as a pilot. Emperor Kuang Hsu engaged in Restoration, he had asked ministers to seriously read the book.
Second place to sit mansion south of the north, stood outside the wall screen wall, a letter to "District Yu-Qing 1" four characters. After Zhaobi is a water terminal, presided over by Wu Zixu excavation Xu Jiang, it flows slowly from the pier before. The middle of the hall's roof and a crab, two chrysanthemum, implied "a A 2," is to take second place in homophonic crabs. Park's cultural atmosphere seems a little thicker, Hin-chi-tang, basket hall, Hibiscus House, Bin Lu and other school buildings are still well preserved, including the Office of the basket of flowers in order to replace the step short column columns, short columns are carved basket of flowers on top of decoration, rather a unique. A variety of brick, wood carving, stone carving park everywhere, many of whom are fine. Finally there is a facial reconstruction of the garden, but the size of the garden than the Yan family gardens and ancient pines park too far. Park also has a small exhibition, focuses on Feng's writings and life experiences.
Historically, the Mudu had a some celebrities, but now the Mudu did not seem very proud of them. Frequent lane bridge on the walk through on a motorcycle, moped, while still posing a bit of noise, but it also tells people that followed the era in the town. Outsiders to come here, in addition to a taste of small bridges, town scenery at a total not forget to taste known as the "renowned the south," the stone house hotel "denticulatus lung soup", for Shen Deqian, Feng and other celebrities, but are often unfamiliar with this. Xiangxi river water and Xu Jiang Fu Wai in second place not far from phase exchange, frame in Xu Jiang Zhu on the diagonal lane bridge and the bridge of Xiangxi constitute Mudu town famous "step 2 Bridge" beauty . Display in a clear a muddy, Bridge No. 1 is an oblique, water soluble Cho-final one, is the bridge across the bridge of the final is the first step. Mudu town, although still preserved the ancient deep feelings, but the traffic along the main roads on both sides, business is also increasingly prosperous town is moving toward modernity, toward the future. Although the future is a continuation of the past, but in the past, how many of you can enter the future? Into the future also leaves much in the past?
Author: ylxieyang