Which is more worth visiting, the ancient town or the garden in Suzhou?

"There is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below". Suzhou has been a land of wealth since ancient times, with rich officials and businessmen emerging one after another, and garden art has reached its peak with material development. In addition, Suzhou is adjacent to Taihu Lake. After thousands of years of operation and development, it has formed a water town pattern with vertical and horizontal rivers and flowing bridges.

Therefore, gardens and ancient water towns can be regarded as representative scenic spots in Suzhou. As for which one is worth going, it mainly depends on time. If it takes only half a day or a day to get to Suzhou, then I would suggest that you choose one or two gardens to have a good tour.

Humble Administrator's Garden is the largest existing classical garden in Suzhou. After several generations of careful management, it has formed the present pattern. Standing in the garden, you can also overlook the North Temple Tower in the distance. This is not only the ingenious design of the owner of the garden at that time, but also the efforts made by the Suzhou municipal government to protect the style of the ancient city.

Suzhou gardens pay special attention to the skills of borrowing scenery. Even if it is only a small garden, the use of environmental landscape can also achieve wonderful results step by step. It is this idea to use the landscape of the North Temple Tower to achieve your own garden.

In order to best protect ancient buildings, the municipal government expressly stipulates that no buildings with more than five floors shall be built in the ancient city. It is this move that allows us to stand in the Humble Administrator's Garden today and still see the towering pagodas outside the wall, just like the garden owners in those days.

There are many subtleties in Suzhou gardens. Here, only one of them is selected to introduce them in detail, because only by visiting its territory can we taste the interest and pursuit of ancient life.

If you have enough time, it is recommended to choose an ancient town to visit. For example, the ancient town of Mudu in the west of Suzhou, the distance is moderate, and there is enough time to go back and forth in one day.

There are not only the charm of the water town that allows you to appreciate the unique scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, but also private gardens worth seeing. One of the most famous is Yan Jia Garden, which was built in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty and lived here many times. Later, after several generations of architectural development, it became a leader in Suzhou gardens today.

It can be said that the trip to Mudu can not only appreciate the scenery of the ancient town, but also appreciate the classical gardens, killing two birds with one stone.