Is Suzhou Guangfu a good place? What’s fun?

Suzhou Guangfu Scenic Area Suzhou Guangfu Scenic Area is located 25 kilometers west of the ancient city of Suzhou. It is a peninsula protruding into the east coast of Tai Lake. Dongyan Lake and Xiling Lake on the island sandwich Dengwei Mountain. The peninsulas and small islands embedded in the lake divide Guangfu into a number of inlets of different sizes. Therefore, celebrities in the past dynasties chanted it as "the scenery of lakes and mountains," and "the blessed land of caves and heavens." This is where the name of blessing comes from. According to the records of "Guangfu Zhi": "... Xiao Liangjian (Editor's Note: 503 AD) built Guangfu Temple on Guishan, and the temple became famous as a town to this day." It can be seen that "Guangfu" has been a touristy place name for a long time.

Guangfu is not only a famous historical and cultural town in Jiangsu Province, but also one of the 13 scenic spots in Taihu Lake. The historical relics left by the five emperors of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in Guangfu are still well preserved. They are: (l) The stone tablet of the "Exemption from Military Service" engraved by the imperial edict issued by Emperor Zhizheng of the Yuan Dynasty in 1341 . (2) The "Tianshou Sheng'en Temple" was named by the orthodox emperor of the Ming Dynasty in 1443 (nowadays, the "Sheng'en Temple" holds a temple fair of 100,000 people every year on the ninth day of the first lunar month). (3) The plaque of "Pine Feng Shui Yue" written by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. (4) During the sixth period of Emperor Qianlong's visit to Xiangxuehai, he wrote thirteen poems and erected five poetry tablets. Today, there is still one poem tablet erected in the Xiangxuehai scenic spot. (5) Emperor Guangxu stamped two plaques inscribed on the jade seal: "Xiangxue Ciyun" and "Peize Liuci". (The first plaque was lost during the Cultural Revolution). Within the scenic spot, celebrities from the past dynasties such as Kangxi, Qianlong, Guangxu, Lin Sen, Fan Chengda, Tang Yin, Wen Weiming, Kuang Zhong, Zheng Banqiao, Zhang Taiyan, Wu Changshuo, Tian Han, Liu Haisu, Zhao Puchu, Su Buqing are still preserved and displayed. Plaques, stele, poems and articles inscribed for Guangfu. These plaques, steles, poems and articles that highlight cultural taste fully demonstrate the charm of Guangfu Scenic Area.