In the 2,500-year-old history, the only Chinese city that has retained its original site is Suzhou, which has just released the 2023 National Top 100 Cities, Suzhou ranks 7th in terms of GDP, and Hangzhou, Nanjing, Wuhan, and Chengdu argue about who is the 5th city in the country
"Qingming Riverside Map" and "Gusu Prosperity Map" are the two most important customs in ancient China, the long scroll painting of the Bianhe River, the grand scene of the Bianhe River no longer exists, and the prosperity of Gusu is the same as it was then
Xu Yang, the painter of "The Prosperity of Gusu", is a native of Suzhou, and participated in the compilation of a large number of local chronicles of Suzhou, such as "Suzhou Mansion Chronicles", and closed his eyes, Suzhou is in his mind, and he spent a full 24 years on 12.434 meters (twice as long as the Qingming Shanghe Map) on paper to record the prosperity of Gusu in the Qianlong period, the last prosperous era in ancient times
(Please view it horizontally)
There are about 12,000 people, nearly 400 boats, more than 50 bridges, more than 2,000 houses, and more than 200 shops in the painting, involving more than 50 handicrafts and businesses in Suzhou, covering all aspects of life.
In order to let students re-understand this beautiful and prosperous ancient city in the south of the Yangtze River from a new perspective, the study tour destination of Jiangsu Traffic Broadcasting Network during this year's winter vacation was selected in Suzhou.
Route Overview From Lingyan Mountain, from Mudu Ancient Town to the east, cross Hengshan, cross Shihu, enter Gusu City, and then turn into Shantang Street from the outside of the Xingmen Gate to Huqiu Mountain
Villages, towns, markets, boats, bridges, towers, vast buildings, dense forests, secular features are immersive, and more importantly, they are important landmarks and regional sites in the painting, which are still as good as yesterday, and the physical evidence of commerce, trade, urban planning, water network, transportation, building technology, literature and aesthetics, humanities and arts, is like the City Walk guide officially released by ancient Suzhou, more like an answer sheet, I want to know what prosperity is, how to become prosperous? Just look at this painting! The prosperity of Gusu is not the development of a single discipline, but the cross-discipline. The inevitable result of the comprehensive strength of the integration
Detail of "Prosperous Map of Gusu" Lingyan Mountain Qing Xu Yang
Follow the cultural lecturer to re-walk the prosperous map of Gusu "The charm of knowledge in practice", today we follow this famous painting, according to the map, find the living history, and complete an interdisciplinary and all-round study tour
Research Supervisor
Research Supervisor: Changshan
Wu culture researcher, garden culture lecturer, Suzhou technical expert;
Obsessed with traditional culture, gardens, Kunqu opera, chanting, etc.;
studied under Mr. Wei Jiazan, the provincial intangible cultural heritage inheritor of "Tang Tune Chanting";
Intensive reading of a large number of local historical classics of Suzhou;
Walk all over the landscapes and old streets and alleys of Suzhou.
Schedule
Tour Period
Phase 1: 2024.1.22~2024.1.24
Phase 2: 2024.1.30~2024.2.1
Day1
Morning: Chang Men, Shantang Street
Course content:
Finding the Seven Tanuki
The most lively place in the prosperous map of Gusu - Changmen
Look at the Changmen in the ancient paintings, what was the entertainment of people two hundred years ago? Look at the Changmen after the ancient and modern references
The story of Shantang Street and Bai Juyi
Learn about Shantang Street poetry
Shantang Street Guild Hall and Commerce
The formation of the Five Dragons Huichang
Docks & Economy
At noon, Shantang River
Take the painting boat in the picture, sail the thousand-year-old water city Shantang River, see the ancient temple buildings on both sides, and the flowers and trees are sparse.
Afternoon Tiger Hill
One end of the picture scroll of the prosperous map of Gusu starts from Tiger Hill, which is the historical stage of Suzhou culture, and the first stop starts from Tiger Hill.
Course content:
In the Broken Beam Palace, look at the intangible cultural heritage Xiangshan Gang skills
Learn the story of Wu Yue's struggle for hegemony
Explore the mysterious palace of King Wu
The secret of the thousand-year-old tower that slopes but does not fall
Discover the treasures in the pagoda
Day2
Morning Canglang Pavilion
The oldest surviving garden in Suzhou
Course content:
Learn about the landscaping techniques of the garden
Methods of garden appreciation
The cultural meaning of plants
Unique Chinese motifs
Design your own garden windows
Afternoon Suzhou Inscription Museum (Confucian Temple)
A temple of literature with 4 major Song monuments
Course content:
The birth and development of the Temple of Literature
The origin of Suzhou Fuxue
Fan Zhongyan and Suzhou
Explore the world's first map of the city
Take a look at the astronomical stars of ancient times
The story of Confucius
Evening Humble Administrator's Garden Special Night Tour - "Humble Administrator's Question"
Through the method of light rhyme and audio-visual interaction, it reshapes the spatial poetics of Chinese oriental gardening
Through the elegant reconstruction of the pavilions, platforms, pavilions, buildings, halls and other buildings in the park
The short excursion condenses the landscape of the four seasons
The static architecture creates a dynamic scene
The silent classical gardens tell the story of history
Day3
Morning Subosi Pavilion
Lion Rock and Suzhou City
Course content:
A brief history of Suzhou's historical development
Treasures and cultural relics of Suzhou
Famous people who have influenced the history of Suzhou
A cultural specialty of Suzhou
Stone Lake in the afternoon
The battlefield of Wu Yue Spring and Autumn
Course content:
The origin of the names of Gusutai and Suzhou
Fan Chengda with Shihu Villa
Find the origin of "Four Seasons Pastoral Miscellaneous".
Embroidery master Shen Shou and Yuzhuang
The research fee is 2880 yuan
Registration age: 10~15 years old (4th grade of elementary school ~ 3rd grade of junior high school), you can register independently. Parents can also sign up for the same fee as their children.
Study quota 15 for a group, 20 people for a full group (if the number of participants is not satisfied, a full refund will be given)
Registration discount (the two preferential methods are not enjoyed at the same time) old users sign up: all students who have participated in Jiangsu Traffic Broadcasting Network and Squirrel Yue Reading Winter and Summer Vacation Research will receive a discount of 100 yuan. Group registration: Group registration for two or more people will receive a discount of 100 yuan.
How to register: Long press the QR code below to register for consultation
Overview of Key Points 01
Tiger Hill to see the skills of the Xiangshan Gang, explore the mysterious Wuwang Palace, crack the secret of the thousand-year-old pagoda that slopes but does not fall, and rediscover the treasure in the pagoda 02
What is the relationship between Shantang Street, which is full of poems and songs, and the great poet Bai Juyi
How the pattern of Wulong Huichang was formed and what is the role of the wharf in economic life03
In the Canglang Pavilion, the oldest garden, dismantle the landscaping, plants, literature, craftsmanship and aesthetics of Suzhou gardens, and design your own garden window 04
The four Song monuments in the Temple of Literature explore the development of the city and the changes of history from the four perspectives of astronomy, geography, humanities and city05
Interpret the mountains, waters, people, and cities of Suzhou City on the side of Lion Rock, and sort out the context of Suzhou's history, important turning points, cultural celebrities, and important cultural heritage06
Wuyue Spring and Autumn Battlefield Site to see how Suzhou got its name and what does it have to do with Gusutai 07
How did Fan Chengda become the spokesperson of Suzhou culture, and what is his relationship with Shihu Villa to find the origin of "Four Seasons Pastoral Miscellaneous", and to visit Shen Shou, one of the four major embroidery masters of Suzhou, and her fishing village
The focus of the study is on Suzhou City
From Wu Yue's hegemony to the rich world
The first chapter of the opening chapter of "Dream of Red Mansions" says: "In this southeast corner, there is a place called Gusu, and there is a city called Changmen, which is the most rich and elegant place in the red dust. ”
"The world's goods do not gather in Suzhou, and Suzhou goods do not gather in Changmen". It attracts a lot of businessmen.
Founded in 514, it is a city gate on the ancient city wall of Suzhou, and it is the best-preserved one of the existing city gates in Suzhou. It is one of the important representatives of ancient Chinese city gate architecture.
△ "Gusu Prosperous Map" part of the Changmen Qing Xu Yang
△ 阊门 Modern
Suzhou Inscription Museum (Confucian Temple)
Suzhou Inscription Museum (Confucian Temple) is to commemorate and worship the great thinker, politician and educator Confucius in the mainland, also known as Confucius Temple, Confucius Temple, Holy Temple, First Master Temple, First Holy Temple. Suzhou Fuxue is the first and largest local school in the history of the Song Dynasty, known as the head of the Southeast School Palace and the crown of Jiangnan University. The academic qualifications of the Suzhou Confucian Temple have been expanded and built, and the scale is grand in the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the 55th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, the Suzhou Confucian Temple is adjacent to Wolong Street in the east, East Street in the west, Yangjia Lane in the south, and Shuyuan Lane in the north, accounting for 130,000 square meters on the ground, nearly 200 acres, in terms of construction area, it was the second largest Confucian temple in the country after the Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong at that time.
The steles of "Astronomical Map", "Geographical Map", "Emperor Shaoyun Map" and "Pingjiang Tu" preserved in the museum in the Confucian Temple are referred to as the four Song monuments of heaven, earth, man and city. The four steles are all carved stones of the Southern Song Dynasty, which are the first batch of national key cultural relics announced by the State Council in 1961. The "Four Great Song Monuments" are masterpieces in the history of science and technology in the mainland and the world. The four steles were once relocated to the Suzhou Museum, and were re-transported back in 1983 when the Suzhou Inscription Museum was built.
Shantang Street
Shantang Street is 3,600 meters long, and it was built by the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi in 825 A.D. when he was making a history of thorns in Suzhou, and it has been 1188 years so far. So far, it still retains the Jiangnan style of "pink walls and tiles", "water and city interdependence", and "small bridges and flowing water".
Wu culture
Tiger Hill
Su Shi, a writer in the Song Dynasty, once wrote that "it is a pity not to go to Tiger Hill in Suzhou", which confirms the important position of Tiger Hill as a representative of Wu culture. The treasure of the main hall of the Suzhou Museum was also found in the Tiger Hill Tower.
West Pavilion of Suzhou Museum
On September 25, 2021, the West Hall of Suzhou Museum was opened for trial operation. More than 2,100 pieces of cultural relics in the museum's collection are exhibited, including the jade cong of the Liangzhu period, the blue paper gold book "Myoho-renge-kyo" of the Tang-Five Dynasties, the three-legged washing of drum nails in the Song Jun kiln, the gray pottery loquat tribute ware of the Yuan Dynasty, and the Shunzhi Tiannu scattered flower bowl and other precious cultural relics.
Stone Lake
Shihu Lake is composed of the Shihu water system, the mountain dock between the lake and the mountain, and the lakeside area. It used to be the ancient battlefield of Wu and Yue to fight for hegemony, celebrities and scholars like to build villas and live in seclusion here, leaving many cultural relics, and still preserve the relics of Wu and Yue such as Wucheng, Yuecheng, suburbs, Lidao, etc., and it is also the place where Fan Chengda's "Four Seasons Pastoral Miscellaneous" was written.
Xiangshan gang craftsmen
Suzhou Xiangshan is located on the shore of Taihu Lake, since ancient times out of the construction craftsmen, good at complex and fine traditional Chinese building technology, known as the "Xiangshan Gang Craftsmen", the history books have "Jiangnan carpentry craftsmen are all from Xiangshan" record. As the designer and builder of the former royal palace, from the design and construction of the Forbidden City to the construction of the Su Garden in New York. The "Xiangshan Gang" craftsmen have built a history of more than 600 years in front of us from generation to generation.
Suzhou Gardens
The spokesperson of the Soviet-style lifestyle
Canglang Pavilion
The garden recorded in the famous "Canglang Pavilion" is the oldest of the existing classical gardens in Suzhou, and was built in the fifth year of the Qingli calendar of the Northern Song Dynasty (1045 AD). The scenery is natural, the architecture is elegant and simple, and it is a typical urban mountain forest.
Humble Administrator's Garden - Humble Administrator's Question
If the Humble Administrator's Garden during the day is history, it is true, it is the changes of the years, and people come and go, then the Humble Administrator's Garden at night is more of a charm and elegance. Small bridges and flowing water, moonlight bamboo shadows, night rain plantains, games and music...... There is thought in the slow, there is rhyme in the scene, the long road, walking slowly, every step is a poetic presentation of oriental aesthetics.
Embroidery
The spokesperson of Soviet-style aesthetics
The birthplace of Suzhou embroidery is in the area of Wu County, Suzhou, and the Qing Dynasty established "Suzhou embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Guangdong embroidery, and Shu embroidery" as China's four famous embroideries.
The Qing Dynasty was the heyday of Suzhou embroidery, which can really be described as the multiplication of genres and the competition of famous players. Suzhou embroidery has a unique style of beautiful patterns, ingenious ideas, meticulous embroidery, lively stitching and elegant colors, and has strong local characteristics. Su embroidered into the painting, got rid of the ornaments, and became a work of art.
Bai Juyi
From the slash Jingpiao to the mayor of Suzhou
Bai Juyi served as the mayor of Suzhou for less than 2 years, and the biggest solicitation was to build the Shantang River embankment from Changmen in the east to Tiger Hill in the west, which improved the farmland water conservancy and convenient transportation in the northwest suburbs of Suzhou, and laid the foundation for the prosperity and style of Shantang Street today.
Fan Chengda
From a pastoral poet to a Suzhou city marketing operator
Fan Chengda, known as the Shihu monk. The poets of the late Tang Dynasty inherited the realism of Bai Juyi, Wang Jian, Zhang Ji and other poets Xin Yuefu. The style is simple and simple, fresh and charming. The poems cover a wide range of subjects, and the works that reflect the content of rural social life are the most accomplished.
Shen Shou
Queen of Suzhou embroidery, Chinese embroidery saint
Shen Shou, alias "Master of Tianxiang Cabinet". It is an outstanding master of Suzhou embroidery in modern times, who inherited the tradition of Gu embroidery and started the new style of Suzhou embroidery after enlightenment, and was called "the god of needles" by Yu Yue. In 1905, Mr. and Mrs. Shen went to Japan to investigate and saw Western paintings and Japanese art embroidery. After returning to China, Shen Shou pioneered "simulation embroidery", integrating the "truth-seeking" and "Xiao Shen" in Western painting into embroidery techniques. Known as the Chinese embroidery saint.
The research fee is 2880 yuan
Registration age: 10~15 years old (4th grade of elementary school ~ 3rd grade of junior high school), you can register independently. Parents can also sign up for the same fee as their children.
Study quota 15 for a group, 20 people for a full group (if the number of participants is not satisfied, a full refund will be given)
Registration discount (the two preferential methods are not enjoyed at the same time) old users sign up: all students who have participated in Jiangsu Traffic Broadcasting Network and Squirrel Yue Reading Winter and Summer Vacation Research will receive a discount of 100 yuan. Group registration: Group registration for two or more people will receive a discount of 100 yuan.
How to register: Long press the QR code below to register for consultation
Inclusions
1. Transportation: chartered bus fee, fuel fee, toll fee and driver accommodation fee 2. Accommodation: 2 nights stay in a hotel (one room for two people; Hampton by Hilton Suzhou New Area or other four-star hotels of the same level) 3. Meals: The cost of hotel breakfast and 3 meals of lunch + 2 dinners in the itinerary (except for self-care) 4. Tickets: Tickets for the whole scenic spot (including "Humble Politics and Elegance") Tickets) 5. Instructor explanation fees and staff expenses 6. Insurance: Travel accident insurance with an insurance amount of 300,000 yuan, and another 5 million travel agency liability insurance 7. Others: drinking water every day
Excludes
1. Personal expenses other than those stated in the "Inclusions" section. 2. This study will not arrange irrelevant attractions, nor will it arrange any shopping, and we will not have any additional costs except for paying for the study tour.
Staffing
Each group is equipped with a research instructor and two team leaders.
Cancellation and Correction Rules
1. Please pay the full amount for registration;2. If you reschedule or cancel before 10~7 days (inclusive) before the meeting date, you will be charged 30% of the total tour fee;3. If you reschedule or cancel before 6~4 days (inclusive) before the meeting date, you will be charged 50% of the total tour fee;4. If you reschedule or cancel 3 days (inclusive) before the meeting date ~ during the trip, only the unincurred expenses will be refunded.
Remarks: 1. Due to the limited resources of the destination, all routes need to be prepaid and booked in advance, and activities and staff are arranged in advance. 2. For reasons not attributable to the travel agency (including but not limited to: personal temporary time conflict, personal sudden physical illness, etc.), the team member cancels the trip. 3. For cancellations and changes caused by force majeure, please refer to Force Majeure.
Description of the event
1. This activity is jointly organized and planned by Jiangsu Traffic Broadcasting Network, Jiangsu Radio and Television Didi Horn Travel Agency, and Squirrel Joy Reading, and entrusted to a qualified travel agency to implement; 2. Registration age requirements: 10~15 years old (4th grade of primary school ~ 3rd grade of junior high school), you can participate independently, and parents can also sign up to accompany you. 3. Participants of this activity must be in good health, have no history of major diseases, no diseases that are not suitable for long-distance travel (such as: heart disease, high blood pressure, asthma, infectious diseases, etc.), non-pregnant women, no infectious diseases, etc.; Participate in this event. The above conditions must be met, fully inform the customer service of their physical condition and sign the risk notice: Please be sure to verify the situation of others when registering on behalf of others: Participants shall be responsible for accidents caused by concealing their own illness or physical condition that is not suitable for participating in the activity. 4. The attractions in the itinerary may be temporarily closed due to weather and other reasons, in this case, we will temporarily adjust the itinerary. 5. If the accommodation, tickets, performances, explanations, etc. arranged in the itinerary cannot be enjoyed by the guests themselves, the losses shall be borne by the guests. 6. Please be sure to provide complete and accurate information to the customer service for all travelers (adults and children), and the information will be used to enter the contract and purchase travel insurance. 7. The number of places is limited and changes in real time, please confirm the availability and group status with the research customer service before registration. 8. If you need an invoice, please contact the docking customer service after the group is disbanded, the invoice content is an ordinary VAT invoice - travel expenses: the invoice cannot be cross-year, the schedule of this year's travel must be applied for before December 20 of this year, and it will not be issued again after the deadline. 9. Anyone who registers for the event is deemed to have accepted the above terms!