Is there anything interesting to do in Tongli?

Tongli Town is located in the northeast of Wujiang City. It was formerly known as "Futu". In the early Tang Dynasty, it was changed to "Tongli" because its name was too extravagant. In the Song Dynasty, the old name "Futu" was changed to "Tongli". Stack it up, point it up, and cross it in the middle. The split character is "Tongli", which is still used today.

Tongli Town is located on the bank of Taihu Lake to the east of the ancient canal, 18 kilometers away from Suzhou City. The town has a total area of ??63 square kilometers and a population of 30,000.

Tongli Town has beautiful scenery. It is surrounded by water on all sides. The ancient town is embedded in the five lakes of Tongli, Jiuli, Yeze, Nanxing and Pangshan. The town is divided into 7 small islands by 15 rivers in the shape of a Sichuan character, and 49 ancient bridges connect the small islands into a whole. The building stands on the water and is famous for its "little bridges and flowing water and people's houses". It is currently the most complete ancient water town in Jiangsu Province. The beautiful and simple Tongli town, with fertile paddy fields and rich products, is known as the "Little Venice of the East". Tongli Town has produced numerous talents since ancient times. From the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, there were 119 people above the rank of Juren. Chen Qubing, one of the founders of Nanshe in modern times, Jin Songcen, the author of the first six chapters of "Nie Haihua", and Yan Baoli, one of the founders of "Wenhui Po", were all from Tongli. The ancient town is 18 kilometers away from Suzhou, 80 kilometers away from Shanghai, 10 kilometers away from Zhouzhuang, and only 6 kilometers away from Wujiang. The water and land transportation is very convenient.

At present, Tuisi Garden in Tongli Town has been included in the supplementary list of world cultural heritage. With the strengthening of publicity, the ancient town has become known and familiar to more and more people. In recent years, Tongli Town has been included in the supplementary list of world cultural heritage. It receives more than 400,000 tourists every year. Major newspapers across the country as well as newspapers in the United States, Hong Kong and other places have introduced Tongli with pictures and texts.

Tips:

1. Transportation:

Take the bus from Shanghai to Tongli Shanghai Stadium, 8:00/9:00/10:00/11: every day The bus departs at 00, the journey takes about 2 hours, and the fare is 75 yuan (round trip, including tickets). Take the bus from Shanghai Tatai Road at 12:30/13:40 every day, the journey takes about 2 hours, and the fare is 75 yuan (round trip, including admission).

Take the bus from Suzhou to Tongli Suzhou Bus Station at 6:30/6:50/8:30/9:25/11:00/12:25/14:00/15:25/16 every day :20/17:00, journey 35 minutes, fare 7 yuan.

Wuxian-Tongli Suzhou Wuxian Bus Station, departure every 15 minutes, journey 35 minutes, fare 6 yuan.

2. Accommodation: The price of a 3-star hotel is about 250 RMB/room or more, a 2-star hotel is about 150 RMB/room or more, and an ordinary hotel is about 50 RMB/room, or 15 RMB/room. bed. Recommended Sanyuan Hotel (two stars, address: Tongli Town, Tel: 0512-3331021)

3. Tickets:

(1) Scenic spot coupon: 80 yuan/person

Visiting attractions: Ancient Town Area, Tuisi Garden, Exhibition Hall, Luo Xingzhou, Songshi Wu Garden, Pearl Tower Garden, Chen Qubing’s Former Residence, Ancient Style Garden

(2) Ancient Town Area Tickets: 25 yuan/person

Visiting attractions: You can visit the ancient town area and Chongben Hall, Jiayin Hall, Geng Le Hall, and Nanyuan Teahouse

(3) Package: 40 yuan /person (off-season) 50 yuan /person (peak season)

Visiting attractions: Guzhen District + Tuisi Garden

(4) Package: 35 yuan/person

< p>Visiting attractions: Ancient Town Area + Pearl Tower