Where can I go alone with my children in Suzhou?

As someone who has lived in Suzhou for four years and is raising children alone, I recommend you to go to Canglang Pavilion.

Don’t go to the famous Humble Administrator’s Garden or Tiger Hill. There are so many people there that you can’t see the scenery. It’s all about the heads.

Canglang Pavilion was originally characterized by "Chongfu Guangshui", with "tens of acres of water accumulated", and boats can pass through the door. Now the main water surface is outside the park, and the layout of the park is dominated by mountains. The buildings are arranged around the mountain and connected by verandas or open windows to connect the inside and outside scenery of the garden. The cave doors connect many courtyards...

Walking around the verandah with the baby, the impressions of the past are intertwined with the scenery in front of you - the amazement of the time and the joy of revisiting.

The complex corridor of the Water Pavilion is under construction... There are many hoardings, and a corner of the cornices is faintly visible. Recalling the scene in "Six Chapters of a Floating Life" when Shen Sanbai and his wife spent the summer here - it was June, the inner room was steaming, and they were lucky enough to live in the west wall of Canglang Pavilion, where Ailian lived. There was a pavilion in Banqiao facing the stream, named " I take it", which means "the clear ones wash the tassels, the turbid ones wash the feet". There is an old tree in front of the pomegranate tree, which covers the window with thick shade, and is full of green people and paintings... I have ordered my mother to spend the summer here with Yun. I stopped embroidering because of the summer, and spent the whole day reading books and discussing ancient times in my spare time, just appreciating the moon and commenting on flowers. Yun is not good at drinking, but if she is strong enough to drink three cups, she is taught to shoot and drink... There is no happiness in the world beyond this.

Ailian Residence is now hard to find - the carved beams are easy to construct, the pavilions, terraces and pavilions are in front of you. I don’t know when it was built? Only the mountains and rivers maintain their old appearance, and the towering ancient trees bear witness to the vicissitudes of life...

Water management - from "Chongfu Guangshui" to building a garden near the water.

The park is separated by water to avoid the hustle and bustle of the city. The form of entering the garden across the bridge also coincides with the meaning of "gradually entering into a better state".

Shaping the Mountain——Mountain and its meaning

Enter the garden across the bridge and get straight to the point. The living pattern of Shen Sanbai and his wife is no longer the same.

From a private garden, to a Buddhist temple, to a public garden open to the public, the layout of Canglang Pavilion has changed several times over hundreds of years, but the landscape has not changed significantly. The garden is centered on the rockery, and the buildings are arranged around the mountain. Quiet and simple, rich in mountains and forests.

Compared with Huanxiu Villa, which is famous for its rockeries, Huanxiu Mountain represents the highest level of Suyuan's mountain craftsmanship. Very ingenious. Landscapes and forests are within easy reach of the city. Due to its size and the fact that climbing has been strictly prohibited in recent years for the convenience of management, the experience is inevitably distorted.

The rockery of Canglang Pavilion is better than the mountain. The mountain covers an area of ??about four to five acres and is a mound of earth. It is surrounded by stone slope protection at the foot of the mountain and pedaling paths built along the slope. The stone path on the mountain winds around, the forest is dense, and the roadside is covered with bamboo... Walking in the forest is like traveling in the mountains and rivers.

Some people once criticized the buildings in the garden for blocking the front of the mountain, blocking the view, and preventing people from seeing far away... In recent years, urban development has seen a lot of construction work, and there are many high-rise buildings around, which has a great impact on the view of the garden. Over the years, the ancient trees on the mountain have become more lush and lush, towering and blocking out the sun, forming a natural perimeter: the thick shade hides the scorching heat, the outlines of the buildings fade away one by one, and even the chirping of cicadas is blocked out of the garden. The deep and shallow green in front of my eyes and the breeze in the forest... are coincidences and fulfillments.

The ancient pavilion in the mountains is said to be a relic from the Su Shunqin era of the Northern Song Dynasty. The couplet "The clear breeze and bright moon are priceless, and there is love in the near water and distant mountains" is also engraved on it. The forests and springs are so high that you forget your worries when you gain them.

Corridors and leaky windows

Corridors are common elements in classical gardens and are often used to connect garden buildings. It is often combined with leaky windows and cave doors to ensure transparent sight and take advantage of the scenery elsewhere. Because it can meander and rise with the terrain, and the plane can also bend and change without customization, it is often used to separate the landscape, add layers, adjust density, and divide space in gardening.

The corridor can protect against wind and rain and improve the comfort of the garden environment. Provide a comfortable path network (sunshade, rain shelter) for the garden, while introducing cool breeze to create a good microclimate environment (leaky windows, wind tunnel effect), becoming a channel for air circulation.

The Canglang Pavilion building is surrounded by mountains and connected by verandas. The veranda follows the situation, with leaky windows and doors to connect the inside and outside. Through this, the mountains in the garden and the water outside the garden echo, enriching the spatial levels, and connecting them through controlled viewing and controlled walking. Multiple courtyards...

The complex corridors facing the water are a good example of borrowing scenery from Su Garden.

The complex corridor is built around the mountain, with leaky windows on the corridor wall, connecting the water outside the wall with the mountain inside the wall. The water and trees are clear and the scenery is pleasant.

Cangmen

The Canglang Pavilion cave door has various styles, such as gourd, treasure vase, banana leaf... depending on the scenery it faces. Create a unique frame.

I really like the water outside Canglang Pavilion. I walk slowly along the waterside and face the complex corridor facing the water, where I can see the water color and the mountain scenery. You won't be disappointed if you bring your kids here.

Canglang Pavilion, located in the south of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, is the oldest garden in Suzhou. It was built during the Qingli Period of the Northern Song Dynasty (1041-1048 AD) and the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty (early 12th century AD). It was once the residence of the famous general Han Shizhong. The gardening art of Canglang Pavilion is unique. Before entering the garden gate, there is a pool of green water surrounding the garden.

Representative attractions? Cui Linglong? Yinxin Stone House? Kanshan Tower, etc.

Location location? No. 3 Canglangting Street, Sanyuanfang, Suzhou

Covering an area of ??1.08 hectares

Ticket price is 20 yuan in peak season and 15 yuan in low season

Opening hours: 7:30~17:30

Transportation guide< /p>

From the train station to Canglang Pavilion

Bus line: Metro Line 4, the total distance is about 4.5 kilometers

1. Walk about 30 meters from Suzhou Railway Station. Arrive at Suzhou Railway Station

2. Take Metro Line 4, go through 4 stations, and arrive at Sanyuanfang Station

3. Walk about 500 meters to Canglang Pavilion