Suzhou is the most beautiful city every autumn and winter during the year. Red frost leaves, yellow gingko, tall Sapium sebiferum trees, snow on their branches, grass and trees, scattered in the dust mountains and fields of the city, one flower and one branch, near the white wall and Dai WA, it is the Gusu in people’s dream. Visiting Suzhou, visiting ancient gardens, appreciating Suzhou and tasting the flavor of the world. Being in Suzhou is like a cultural trip.
However, all this was delayed by the sudden epidemic situation. The beauty of Suzhou was also disturbed. Let’s look at their route, “go to Canglang Pavilion, pass through Wangshi garden, visit Zijin nunnery, rush to Baosheng temple, visit Wuzhong Museum…” this is a route for in-depth travel to Suzhou, which can only be enjoyed by people who love culture. After the itinerary was announced, people did not blame, but were more tolerant. This is probably the most beautiful side of a city. I hope Suzhou will be as beautiful as ever when it is safe and not disturbed.
The beauty of Suzhou is half poetic and half fireworks. Cao Xueqin called Gusu “the most prosperous and elegant place in the world of mortals”. In the old days of Suzhou, scholars from all over the world gathered together. People came here, visited the mountain temples, pavilions and pavilions, imbued with the sound and rhyme of water mill, tasted the seasonal delicacies, and finally settled down here. Maybe the small bridges and flowing water in the neighborhood make it far-reaching, or the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting in the garden make it look polite.
“A city of Suzhou, half of which is a history of gardens”. Here are the Canglang pavilion where Su Shunqin washed his feet, the lion forest painted by Ni Yunlin, the Humble Administrator’s garden written by Wen Zhengming, and the Huanxiu villa built by GE Yuliang. The pursuit of mountains and rivers is sketched one by one with plants, bamboo and stones, and expressed in the way of gardens. Throughout the year, life is poetic and picturesque. In the landscape, there are flowers in spring, banana rain in summer, frost leaves in autumn, snow in winter, days flow, and the scenery changes with time.
Wu culture originated in Suzhou. It is just like the elegance of the four families of the Ming Dynasty to visit friends with the piano. If you are in Suzhou, you might as well choose a free day, meet a few friends, bring a few bottles, find a small pavilion in the mountains, place Jiaguo, such as bergamot, citron, pomegranate, etc., and add some cakes. Among the flower utensils, they can be inserted and stored at will and enjoy their lovely posture. Occasionally, they see the fallen leaves following the wind and listen to the chirping of mountain birds, which is quite Zen like “the mountain is quiet like an ancient time, and the day is as long as a small year”. This secluded and deep land can be tasted in Huashan, Lingyan and Tianping mountains in Suzhou.
Tianping mountain is the back garden of Suzhou people. When Bai Juyi was the governor of Suzhou, he visited Tianping mountain. He wrote a famous poem in the mountain: “Baiyun spring on Tianping mountain, clouds have no heart, and water is free. Why rush down the mountain and add waves to the world”. Every autumn, the drunken red leaves of Tianping mountain turn it into a painting volume. One hundred year old trees are covered with red clouds, which are reflected in Guangchi, Qiaoying and mountain forests. They are as bright as brocade and beautiful as Suzhou embroidery. All these make people very intoxicated. People rushed here to meet Gusu and meet at the age of, just to keep a beautiful moment.
The beauty of Suzhou has been stirred up by layers of ripples, rippling in the hearts of the world. The tower shadow of Tiger Hill has the sword spirit of King Wu; Baosheng temple in Luzhi has relics of the Tang Dynasty; There are statues of Song Dynasty in Zijin nunnery in Dongshan; Yipu lane is deep, hiding the delicacy of people in the Ming Dynasty; The waves and water are far away, and you wash your floating life for fun; The wood structure of Xuanmiao temple and the old stone carving of Tianping mountain are enough to make the city beautiful and far-reaching. Those relics baptized by the years carry the culture of a city and the temperament of Suzhou people.
The beauty of Suzhou is as quiet as a song, which has been sung for thousands of years. It is the Kunqu tune of Wu Nong’s soft language, the exquisite and scattered landscape gardens, the small bridges and flowing water in the depths of fireworks, and the literati elegance of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. May you visit Suzhou again on a quiet day to see the poetry of the city and find the fireworks of the city.
May the city be quiet at four o’clock, spring and autumn, and not disturbed.
