Dingyuan

Dingyuan

Dingyuan

Located in the ancient Chahua village at the south foot of Huqiu mountain, it covers an area of more than 100 mu. The lake in the garden is called taying lake, and there are more than 30 restoration sites. In history, it has changed its owner several times, and has been abandoned and rebuilt many times. At the beginning of the liberation, the buildings in Dingyuan were dilapidated. Later, they belonged to Chahua village and became the jasmine tea base in Suzhou. In 2003, in order to vigorously develop regional tourism, the two-level governments of Chahua village in Huqiu town vigorously introduced private capital and rebuilt Liu Bowen's tomb and other buildings. As a private garden, it is full of trap consumption due to chaotic management, and has been complained by a large number of tourists. In 2016, it was disqualified as 3A scenic spot by Suzhou municipal government

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In January 2019, the business license of Dingyuan scenic spot in Suzhou was revoked, which is the first scenic spot in China whose business license was revoked due to false publicity.

brief introduction

Dingyuan claims that it was Liu Bowen's private house in Ming Dynasty. Today's Dingyuan is rebuilt on the site, not a historic site. In the drizzle of May, the garden has added a touch of water town, rich in Jiangnan charm. Into the garden, camellia, willows, bridges, water, pavilions, pavilions A natural ink painting immediately came into view, reflecting the national culture of the unity of man and nature, which is the biggest feature independent of the forest of the world.

Disqualification of 3A scenic spot

Next to Huqiu, there is a scenic spot called Dingyuan, which will be disqualified as a 3A scenic spot by the tourism department due to receiving complaints recently.

When I came out of the railway station, I was stopped by a scalper and brought to a nearby hut to introduce the scenic spots.

Let's take a look at how scalpers deceive tourists: "there is a garden that is the best, why? Garden Collection! This is the largest and most representative Garden Collection in Suzhou. Huqiu is divided into two parts: a garden and an inclined tower. For a hundred years, the inclined tower can only be seen but not ascended. Because it's inclined, it's a dangerous tower. Let's go in to take photos and then go into its garden. “

The man's garden collection is actually another private scenic spot outside Huqiu, called Dingyuan. In his opinion, Dingyuan has become a part of Huqiu, while the Humble Administrator's garden, Wangshi's garden and other gardens are either out of season or closed.

"Wangshi garden is not open now. Our Suzhou gardens are played according to the season, not every season."

In order to attract tourists, it's a complete lie. When we arrived at Dingyuan, the flicker was not over: "the temple we saw in front of us is the flower temple. People in Suzhou said that Hanshan Temple is famous and the flower temple has spirit."

The tour guide, in order to let the tourists spend money to burn incense for signing, dare to say anything. Although Liu Bowen claimed to be his private residence in those days, there is no expert argument. Now, Dingyuan is a private modern garden rebuilt on the original site. Many foreign tourists who come to Suzhou for the first time are fooled into Dingyuan, and only after spending money can they know that they have been cheated. Therefore, in Suzhou tourism industry, complaints about Dingyuan have never been heard Break.

Today, the Municipal Tourism Bureau, as a guest of the hot line of government and professional conduct, has exchanged views with the public on how to solve the problems of scalpers soliciting customers. In view of Dingyuan tourists' complaints, this paper also gives a clear reply.

Xu Zheng, director of the planning and Development Department of Suzhou tourism administration, said: in March 2016, Dingyuan was given the last serious warning, giving it a three-month rectification period. From the current situation reflected by the tourists and our repeated secret visits, it is obvious that the goal of rectification has not been achieved. We now give a clear reply that we plan to enter the procedure of canceling the scenic spot level, which is in the near future.

On June 1, 2017, the reporter learned from the provincial tourism administration that Dingyuan scenic spot in Suzhou, which has serious complaints against tourists, has cancelled its 3A level scenic spot, and it is not allowed to re apply within one year from the date of cancellation.

Festival corridor

There is a distinctive corridor in Dingyuan. On each plaque in the corridor is a festival painting. From the beginning of the Spring Festival to the end of the year, Laba Festival, Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Qiqiao Festival, Mid Autumn Festival, winter solstice, Laba Festival All are traditional Chinese festivals. In the introduction of festivals in the corridor, we need to pay special attention to two unique traditional festivals in Suzhou, one is the flower festival, and the other is the day when LV Dongbin, one of the eight immortals, came down to earth. The flower festival is the birthday of the flower God here. Every year when it comes to the flower festival, many tourists come here to worship the flower god and pray for themselves and their family and friends. Another day when LV Dongbin comes down to earth, every day, the residents and tourists come to the upper street to play. The more people, the better. It is said that LV Dongbin will turn into a mortal on this day Come to the mortal world and squeeze with the common people. If anyone gets to LV Dongbin, he will have good luck in the coming year.

Boating tower shadow Lake

The water in Dingyuan is full-bodied. Along the way, it is accompanied by the flowing water of "tower shadow Lake", which is quite spiritual. On a rainy day, the lake changes its former tranquility. The gentle breeze and rippling blue waves make the tourists enjoy boating in the lake. So the author went into the fishing boat with the tourists. The boatman put on his raincoat, put on his straw hat and paddled the wooden oars. The boatman sat on the boat and enjoyed the Suzhou seasonal boat snacks. The taste was smooth, soft and sweet. It was really delicious.

In the rippling of the boat, the pavilions and galleries on the shore are also unique, with beautiful scenery passing by: the "flower viewing Pavilion" with traditional brick and wood mixed structure shows the flavor of Jiangnan; the "half Pavilion" with only half structure and the "umbrella Pavilion" with the shape of an open umbrella are unique and eye-catching. If you want to understand the water culture, you can't forget to carefully look at the bridges with Suzhou characteristics, such as stone bridges, wooden bridges and bamboo bridges; arch bridges, flat bridges and curved bridges, with different shapes and attitudes.

Walk into the farmhouse

From the shore of taying lake, I came directly to the typical farmhouse in Jiangnan area. The doors, windows and furnishings of the house are old things of the Qing Dynasty. It is said that it has a history of more than 150 years. Peacocks and pigeons were raised on the sun farm in front of the house, which is like a farmhouse.

Later, I came to the "Grand View" exhibition hall, where the folk customs of Jiangnan can be described as original. A piece of Xi opera "double push mill" is vividly performed by a pair of puppets; "ten li red makeup" shows the wedding supplies and boudoir supplies of Jiangnan people in the Qing Dynasty. A visitor from Guangzhou sighs: "the folk customs here are full of flavor, much like Jiangnan people in ancient times"; the Ming style wedding performance in the "wedding hall" makes tourists relive an ancient wedding situation, Jiangnan people's life is very beautiful You can see the Customs at a glance.

Practical information

Suggest playing

1-2 hours

admission ticket

RMB 50.00

Opening Hours

March 16 ~ October 20: 07:30 ~ 18:00 October 21 ~ March 15: 07:45 ~ 17:30

Taste tea garden

When you come to the folk garden, the most important place you can't miss is the "tea art garden". Standing far away, you can hear the singing from the teahouse and feel the faint fragrance of tea. "Tea art garden" is an important place to learn about tea culture. The on-site tea ceremony performance, tea making performance and teapot making performance attract many curious tourists to stop and enjoy.

Address: Pufu Road, Jinchang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Longitude: 120.5809

Latitude: 31.327237

Tel: 0512-65573228

Ticket information: 70 yuan per person

Opening hours: March 16 ~ October 20: 07:30 ~ 18:00

October 21 ~ March 15: 07:45 ~ 17:30

Chinese PinYin : Ding Yuan