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1、苏州英文简介苏州英文简介 Marco Polo once declared that Szhu was one of the most beautiful cities in China (though Hngzhu was better). While Polos Szhu was a charming merchant town of whitewashed houses, tree-lined canals and sumptuous gardens, modern Szhu is a bust-ling city surrounded by factories and high ris
2、es. It takes some work to find the charm under the citys glossy veneer, but its there. Szhus main draw is its gardens. There were originally over a hundred but now only a handful exist, some over a thousand years old. The gardens, a symphonic combination of rocks, water, trees and buildings, reflect
3、 the Chinese appreciation of balance and harmony. You could easily spend an enjoyable several days exploring the gardens, paying a visit to the excellent Silk Museum and exploring some of Szhus surviving canals, pagodas and humpbacked bridges. Lonely Planet review for Garden of the Master of the Net
4、s Off Shiquan Jie, this pocket-sized garden, the smallest in Szhu, is considered one of the best preserved in the city. It was laid out in the 12th century, went to seed and was later restored in the 18th century as part of the home of a retired official turned fisherman (thus the name). The central
5、 section is the main garden. The western section is an inner garden where a courtyard contains the Spring Rear Cottage (Dinchn Y), the masters study. The most striking feature of this garden is its use of space: the labyrinth of courtyards, with windows framing other parts of the garden, is ingeniou
6、sly designed to give the illusion of a much larger area. Trivia nuts: the Peony Study is used as the model for the Astor Court and Ming Garden in the Museum of Modern Art, New York. There are two ways to the entry gate, with English signs and souvenir stalls marking the way: you can enter from the a
7、lley on Shiquan Jie or via Kujatu Xing (阔家头巷), an alley off Daichengqiao Lu. Music performances are held for tourists in the evening. Lonely Planet review for Szhu Museum This IM Peidesigned museum is a soothing contrast of water, bamboo and straight lines in a stunning geometric interpretation of a
8、 Szhu garden. Inside is a fascinating array of jade, ceramics, wooden carvings, textiles and other displays, all with good English captions. Look out for the Boxwood statue of Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), dating from the republican period. An in-depth look at the scholars and their lifestyle of the pe
9、riod is particular fascinating (containers for crickets? A mahogany birdcage with a dainty porcelain water cup? Did these guys actually do any study?). Draconian entry rules apply: flip-flops wearers get turned away. Come early as there are limited tickets each day. Lonely Planet review for Cold Mou
10、ntain Temple About 2km west of the Garden to Linger In, the Cold Mountain Temple was named after the 7th century poet-monk Han Shan. Han Shan has exerted a surprising amount of influence on 20th century literature, first showing up in the work of Beat writers Gary Snyder and Jack Kerouac, and later
11、in the poetry of Irish Nobel prize-winner Seamus Heaney. Today, the temple holds little of interest except for a stele by poet Zhang Ji immortalising both the nearby Maple Bridge and the temple bell (since removed to Japan). However, the fine walls and the humpback bridge are worth seeing. Lonely Pl
12、anet review for Coiled Gate By the southwest corner of the outer moat (but entered from Dong Dajie), and part of one of Szhus few remaining stretches of city wall, Coiled Gate is thought to be Chinas last remaining land-and-water-gate, and dates from 1355. Inside the same grounds, Ruiguang Pagoda (R
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