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Tongli, a beautiful and quiet ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River, is famous at home and abroad for its water scenery and cultural relics everywhere. Tongli is located on the bank of Taihu Lake and the Grand Canal, 7 kilometers away from Suzhou/KLOC-0, 80 kilometers away from Shanghai and 200 kilometers away from Nanjing. It is an ancient town with a long history and a typical water town. It is said that it has been built for more than one thousand years.

Tongli is surrounded by water. The ancient town is embedded in the five lakes of Tongli, Jiuli, Yeze, Nanxing and Pangshan. The town is divided into seven weitou by 15 rivers in the shape of "Sichuan", and 49 ancient bridges built in different years string the island into a whole. The building stands by the water, and every household has a boat by the water. It is one of the best preserved ancient water towns in Jiangsu Province. 198 1 year and 1982 were listed as Tongli scenic spot in Taihu Lake and the only cultural relic protection town in Jiangsu Province, and 1995 was listed as the first batch of famous historical and cultural towns in Jiangsu Province. 1998 The ancient water town was included in the world cultural heritage reserve list. In June, 2000, 165438+ 10, Tuisi Garden was listed as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO. In June, 20001year, tuisi garden was announced by the State Council as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units; 200 1, 1 1, Tongli Scenic Area was rated as a national 4A-level tourist attraction.

Compared with other ancient towns in Jiangnan, Tongli has the following characteristics:

First, the characteristics of water towns are "strong" (Venice in the East)

Tongli ancient town covers an area of about 1 square kilometer, surrounded by five lakes outside the town. There are 15 rivers in the town, which divide the town into 7 islands, and 49 stone bridges with different styles built in the past dynasties connect them into a whole, forming a beautiful natural landscape of streets built by water, houses built by water, households near water and ships connected by households, which is a typical "small bridge with flowing water".

Second, "Pluralistic" Deep House Courtyard (Ming and Qing Architecture)

Tongli Town has a long history. Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, especially in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, many officials and scholars have built houses and gardens in Tongli. According to the records of the town, since1271-1911,there are 38 houses in the town, including 47 temples, temples, shrines and palaces, which have both solemn and quaint deep house characters and exquisite garden buildings. There are more than ten buildings in Qing Dynasty, such as Tuisi Garden, Jiayin Hall, Chongben Hall, Wuben Hall and Chen Qubing's former residence. At present, the whole town has been listed as 5 provincial cultural protection units, 4 municipal cultural protection units and 26 municipal cultural relics protection units. Characteristic buildings such as bank walls and Shikumen can be seen everywhere in residential buildings, and there are as many as nine existing deepest Ye Jia wall doors, which are rare in ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River. At present, more than 65% of the buildings in the town are Ming and Qing architecture, which can be called Ming and Qing architecture.

Third, the cultural heritage is "profound" (History Museum)

According to the Records of the Town, from the Song Dynasty to the end of Qing Dynasty, there were 42 scholars, 93 scholars, Ye Yin, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, a famous gardening artist in the Ming Dynasty, Shen Guifen, a military official, Chen Qubing, a "man of the hour" in the Revolution of 1911, Jin Songcen, a master of Chinese studies, and Jin, the first translator of Lenin's works in China and the founder of modern statistics. Tongli has a long history and culture and many celebrities. More than 200 unearthed cultural relics of Songshi culture-Liangzhu culture-Lizhou culture were exhibited in the exhibition hall of historical relics.

Fourth, the folk custom "Chun"

Since ancient times, the citizens of Tongli Town have had relatively simple folk customs, especially the "Taiping, Geely and Evergreen" three bridges built in the Qing Dynasty, which are the treasures of Tongli Bridge. For hundreds of years, the residents of the town have to walk these three bridges to hold wedding banquets, birthday celebrations and baby full moons for good luck. Many foreign tourists came to Tongli not far from Wan Li to take the Three Bridges to realize their dream of "taking the Three Bridges".

Five, the film and television industry "Xing" (Nature Photography City)

Tongli's original ancient town water town style and gradually restored scenic spots have made Tongli have a unique natural water town landscape, forming a natural film and television shooting location, which has been favored by friends in the film and television industry. Since the famous director Xie Tieli directed Bao Fathers and Sons in 1983, there have been more than one film in Tongli, such as Dream of Red Mansions, Home, Spring and Autumn Annals, Joking and Qianlong, etc. In April last year, 18 was named as "China Film and Television Shooting Base" by the Chinese Film Association. In April this year, 18-22, a seminar on China's contemporary film script creation was held in Tongli, which marked a new step in the construction of Tongli's "Nature Photography City" and will bring new vitality to Tongli Film and Television Base. In recent years, Tongli has seized the opportunity and actively developed tourism in accordance with the general idea of "protecting ancient towns, developing tourism and developing economy". Tongli water town has become a famous tourist attraction at home and abroad. First, the image of pillar industries has been gradually established. With the continuous increase of tourism propaganda and a series of promotional activities, Tongli enjoys a high reputation in the whole country, especially in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. It receives more than 400,000 domestic and foreign tourists every year, and the total tourism revenue reaches more than 300 million yuan. Tongli has become a pillar industry of Tongli economy. Second, the tourism infrastructure has improved significantly. Since 1984 resumed its opening to the outside world, the tourist attractions that have been formed at present include the Famous Garden, the Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall, the "Penglai Wonderland"-Luoxingzhou, Mingqing Street, the first teahouse in the south of the Yangtze River-Nanyuan Teahouse, Jiayintang, Shidetang, Taiping, Geely, Changqing Bridge Scenic Area, Gengletang in Qing Dynasty, Chen Qubing's former residence and so on. The tourist attractions to be opened to the outside world include the well-known Pearl Tower Scenic Area. At present, Guzhen area is undergoing comprehensive renovation in accordance with the requirements of applying for world cultural heritage (three underground lines, sewage treatment, greening environment, etc.). ) laid the foundation for the formation of the "multi-day tour" pattern in Tongli. Third, the quality of tourism services has been comprehensively improved. In order to improve the tourist reception capacity, Tongli Lake Resort, Sanyuan Hotel and Tongli Hotel have been built one after another. At present, there are more than 50 hotels and restaurants and more than 500 standard rooms in Tongli Town, which basically meet the needs of tourists. 1998, Suzhou-Tongli, Shanghai-Tongli, Hangzhou-Tongli and Nanjing-Tongli tourist buses were opened one after another, providing convenient transportation for individual tourists. Therefore, Tongli, an ancient town, now has a relatively good and comfortable tourist environment and has become a veritable tourist attraction with complete tourist service facilities such as "eating, living, traveling, traveling, shopping and entertainment".