Zhili ancient village

Zhili ancient village

Zhili ancient road, ancient bridge and ancient camphor were all built (planted) in 1702, the 41st year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. They are located in the north of Xishan, beside Zhili ring mountain road.

The top of the ancient road is paved with 448 granite strips, 150 cm long, 35 cm wide and 20 cm thick. They are flat and straight, 1.50 m wide, 158 m long and 1.55 m high, with rice fields on both sides. Yongfeng bridge is located in the north of the ancient road. It is single hole arched with granite. It is grayish yellow. The steps and railings on the bridge are well preserved and are still in use. The total length of the bridge is 17.90 meters, the top width is 1.90 meters, the rise height is 3.2 meters, and the span is 5.2 meters. The arch of the bridge hole is built by the method of longitudinal connection, section by section and juxtaposition. There are 11 steps on the north and south sides of the bridge, and a pair of bridge ear stones are set on the East and west sides. Under the bridge ear stones at the north end of the east side, there is a blue stone bar embedded, and the regular script "reconstruction in the 41st year of Kangxi" is engraved on it. Beside the bridge is an ancient tripod camphor of the Qing Dynasty, short in stem and luxuriant in leaves, shaped like a giant umbrella. The ancient road, the ancient bridge, the ancient camphor, the small bridge, the flowing water and the people constitute an elegant natural picture. Ancient roads and bridges were listed as cultural relics protection units of the county in 1997.

When I first met Zhili in Xishan, I was attracted by the beautiful scenery of rape flowers blooming at the entrance of Zhili village in the picture album. I learned that there were three treasures in Zhili: Ancient Road, ancient bridge and ancient camphor. They were all built (planted) in 1702, the 41st year of Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty. Today I went to see a large area of rape flowers at the entrance of the village. The Yellow cauliflower has become rapeseed. I missed the flowering season of rape flowers and didn't take the most classic picture. However, I was deeply impressed by the quietness and simplicity of Zhili. I still think the image of Zhili in the camera is beautiful.

Address: Xishan Island, Wuzhong District, Suzhou

Longitude: 120.27817971961

Latitude: 31.14611815437

Ticket information: no ticket required.

Chinese PinYin : Zhi Li Gu Cun