Suzhou Pingwang, because of the Beijing-Hangzhou ancient canal born of a different kind of Jiangnan water town, 3 days and 2 nights so play

The four rivers converge and the fireworks look out. This early autumn, I came to Pingwang, which is located between Suzhou, Jiaxing and Huzhou. Pingwang, born from the canal, set up a post in the Tang Dynasty, built a town in the Ming Dynasty, is a "Beijing-Hangzhou ancient canal town" with rich history and culture, taking "the color of the sky and water, all the looks are flat", and the name Pingwang.

Stroll through Pingwang Siqian Street and explore the most ancient bridges in Wujiang at night

Departing from Beijing, flying to Shanghai and driving to Pingwang, switching from the fast pace of the clockwork to the slow pace of the locals. On the first night, without making too many arrangements, stroll through the pingwang historical and cultural neighborhood.

The flat view under the night is not a dream under the brilliant lights, but the look full of long and long memories of hometown. Meet a passionate kitten and take us all the way from Siqian Street to the 1200-year-old Ender Bridge, where the pit vipers are still guarding the bridge. It was once the hub of Pingwang Town and witnessed the rise and fall of this canal town. The majestic Ande Bridge is the most ancient bridge in Wujiang.

Standing on the bridge, looking at the Ten Thousand Buddhas Pagoda outlined by the lights, and the woven streets and alleys on both sides of the ancient canal, imagine the lively scene of the Jiangnan Canal trade town in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The evening breeze blows, the moon is half faint, and the time is old in the quiet years.

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Collection, a parallel journey on the banks of the Grand Canal

The next morning, continue exploring the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Market, where Siqian Street is located. The Grand Canal, the Ancient Canal, the Putang River and the Taipu River converge here, creating a "giant town" in the era of water transport. On the banks of the Grand Canal, there is this very special parallel journey - Beijing-Hangzhou Daji.

Once a historical relic of the Pingwang Inspection Division, the Old Granary, and the Qunle Hostel, they now have a new way to open them that will refresh your eyes.

The old granary next to The Ande Bridge, the door is still full of memories of the safe production of the ten, as well as painted large oil barrels. The granary has now become an exhibition space, combining The Culture of Pingwang, the Culture of Jiangnan, and the Culture of the Canal, and I especially like the keywords that are inextricably linked to The Hope of Peace: 6,000 ships/day, Master Taixu, Red Double Happiness, Cormorant... Wondering why they are? Let's find out!

Walking into the Zigzag structure of the Qunle Hostel, as if back to the Republic of China era, this 1926 building has now become a good place for citizens and tourists to drink tea and relax, and it also hides a new function, that is, the script killing space, there is also an original script to kill "Diplomat", the character prototype of the story comes from the famous justice Ni Zhengyi in Pingwang Town.

The Hatsumi Bookstore on the street side, the first floor is a bookstore and a tea bar, and the second floor is a homestay. Living in the room, you can overlook the Ten Thousand Buddhas Pagoda on the other side of the river, the pool in the homestay is actually the bathhouse of the old bathroom, and now it has become a pond under the patio, which has water lotuses, and when it rains, it has a special charm.

There are also museums of taste, fishing light song canal fishing market restaurants, pingwang wind and so on, and the street signs here are also designed with special taste, which is convenient for tourists and integrated into the historical and cultural district. Follow the CP of the Beijing-Hangzhou Collection "Yan Zhenqing and Zhang Zhihe" to explore together!

Murakami Nagayo, life is not as good as just sauce!

In the afternoon, start a Su-style literary and artistic pastoral slow life, and come to the village of Changyangli, a new field village full of literary and artistic sense.

Located in Pingwang, Jiangsu Province, Murakami Changyangli, because it has a special history of hot sauce, even the slogan here is sauced up - "Murakami Changyangli, life is not as good as sauce!" ”。

Come here, sauce shops, wind shops, rice field restaurants, family homestays, youth hostels, cafes, taverns... All of them have become the existence of lovely literature and art, strolling here, rice paddies, evening winds, and various buildings with special shapes, and the tenderness of Jiangnan Water Town, all coming together.

Come here to know that Suzhou people also eat hot sauce, and hot sauce is the local characteristics of Pingwang, Pingwang spicy oil spicy sauce began in the eleventh year of Qing Guangxu, is the local intangible cultural heritage, Pingwang hot sauce color bright red, spicy sweet, in the village. Changyangli has created a special sauce shop, which is a research hall that integrates the display, experience, leisure and purchase of sauce culture, and I especially like the song about a condiment made with orange Alec, as well as the cute hot sauce rice balls.

Rice paddies are also a major feature of Murakami Nagayo, and autumn is the most beautiful season here, where you can wander in the beautiful golden rice sea, and happiness and joy arise spontaneously. There is also a rice field restaurant with a modern design, but the interior is very retro, and you can see the rice field scenery in each box, where you can eat the original taste of the field.

In the neighbor center, an exhibition of "Hougang Old Love" is being staged, each exhibit is collected from the villagers' homes, the once tattered has become the warm memories of today, and the corner of the space has also been created with a retro sense of age, restoring the bits and pieces of hometown life, and opening the memory symbols connecting the hometown.

In Murakami Nagayo, you will unconsciously slow down and become literary and artistic, where you can connect all the beauty: camping, music, cultural creation, food, flowers and plants... Let's start an autumn rural literary and artistic life in the name of harvest!

Aime ecological factory, Jiangnan water town garden factory have you ever seen?

The black swans swimming in the lake, the wooden boardwalk in the shade of the lake, as well as museums and art galleries... This Amu ecological factory built around the lake always makes me wonder whether this is a factory that produces underwear or a garden in Jiangnan Water Town.

There is also a lingerie museum, where you can learn about the history of the development of lingerie, the original interior was invented by the Americans in 1904, called "brassiere", which is also the prototype of modern bras.

The golden armor corset that was once customized in "The City Full of Golden Armor" was actually out of love, which perfectly interpreted the image of women wearing corsets in the Tang Dynasty.

There is also a treasure of the town hall - gold brilliant bra, according to the traditional Chinese anchovy element lace weaving method, the 24K gold is made into a diameter of only 0.28 mm, up to 500 meters as soft as a hair, hand-woven to produce more than 30 kinds of changes in lace pattern, and embellished with 160 South African diamonds, the middle diamond single 2.13 carats, the chief design master of Chinese jewelry spent half a year to complete by hand.

Yunpu Garden, see the freighters that shuttle over the canal

There was once a rumor that the Queen Mother had lost her hand and fell into the mirror and was looking at the horizon, so there were lakes of all sizes here. Yinglan Lake, Caodang, Dalongdang, Changyang, Zhuang Xiyang, Snow Falling Yang, Changtian Yang, Peach Blossom Yang... These lakes are scattered across the town, and when viewed from above, the lakes glow in the sun like a mirror that has fallen to the ground.

The canal's extensive water network provides easy access to the water. If you want to see the freighters that shuttle over the canal, it is not wrong to come to Yunpu Garden.

The great dragon swing of the egret can be seen everywhere, and it is also a dragon boat race

There is also Dalongdang, a comprehensive leisure area with 3,500 acres of water, 30,000 acres of lawns, and 7.6 kilometers of trails around the lake, where you can embrace nature and fly everywhere. In addition, you can enjoy the joy of hiking or water sports here, there are dragon boat races here, my favorite is the battery car here, driving the battery car to swim, feel the breeze, too beautiful! However, it is still being improved here, and the future can be expected!

Delicious eel noodles, ice cream given by Qianlong

When you come to Pingwang, there are three delicacies that you must not miss:

✅ One is eel noodles, after stir-frying, the eel toppings are full of aroma, salty with sweetness, thick but not greasy, and then put a little Pingwang hot sauce, a bowl is not addictive, the highest popularity of the locals is the Wang family restaurant, definitely worth looking forward to.

✅ The second is ice cream, not ice cream, but mint cake, but the name given by the Qianlong Emperor, the snow white is soft, the rice is fragrant, and after eating, you can feel the coolness of the mouth, which can be bought in the friendly food shop of Pingwang Jinghang Daji.

✅ Three is Pingwang hot sauce, this chili sauce can have a history of more than 100 years, bright red color, spicy and sweet, in murakami Nagayo and special hot sauce shop, you can understand the history and culture of hot sauce, you can also diy by hand, you can also buy a lot of hot sauce cute surrounding.

3 days and 2 nights to play Pingwang:

Day1: Arrive in Pingwang, go to Beijing-Hangzhou Daji in the evening, you can stay at Longju International Hotel, you can also stay in Jiushu. Pingwang Inn

Day2: Visit The Beijing-Hangzhou Daji, Xiaojiuhua Temple in the morning, eat eel noodles at noon, Murakami Nagayori in the afternoon, and stay in Murakami in the evening. Changyangli theme homestay

Day3: In the morning, I love the ecological factory and Yunpu Garden, and leave home in the afternoon