Guangfu scenic spot

Guangfu, with a long history of 2500 years, is located 25 kilometers southwest of the ancient city of Suzhou, surrounded by Taihu Lake, mountains and rivers, quiet scenery and numerous cultural relics. Among them, the Guangfu pagoda of Liang Dynasty and the stone carving of Lengyan Sutra of Ming Dynasty are provincial cultural relics of Jiangsu Province, national scenic spots of Taihu Lake and historical and cultural relics of Jiangsu Province Famous town is one of the essence areas of Taihu landscape. Xiangxuehai: there are overlapping peaks and fragrant flowers in four seasons. There are lakes outside the mountains and mountains in the lakes. It is said that scholars such as Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty and Tang Bohu of the Ming Dynasty all visited Deng Wei of Guangfu to explore Mei. Deng Wei's plum planting began in the Western Han Dynasty 2000 years ago. By the Qing Dynasty, there were more than 1000 families in WangHeng, and planting plum is like planting valley. Therefore, it is said that Deng Wei's plum blossom is the best in the world. The plum blossom here is called "fragrant snow sea", which vividly summarizes the charm, fragrance, color and quantity of Guangfu plum blossom. Strange and strange: according to the law of the Qing Dynasty, except for the emperor, other people who use the word "Qing" as a noun will be killed. However, in Guangfu's situ temple, there is a natural bonsai which is nearly 2000 years old and covers an area of 2 mu, which is "strange and strange". Its origin is quite legendary. According to Zizhitongjian, more than 197 years ago, Deng Yu helped Liu Xiu to fight against Wang Mang and usurped power, and was appointed as the grand situ. In his later years, Deng Yu gave up his official title and lived in seclusion in Guangfu. Later generations built a situ temple to offer sacrifices to Deng Yu. In the temple, four ancient cypresses planted by Deng Yu were struck by lightning. After thousands of years of wind, snow, rain and frost, they took on four postures. The first is "lifting the sky and standing on the ground"; the second is "splitting the body and opening the abdomen"; the third is "after the top of the tree is cut off by thunder, the heart of the tree is hollowed out. Because of the cypress pattern circling, it has actually become a bark spring"; the fourth is "splitting into two valves, lying on both sides, forming a 30 meter long lying dragon". Qianlong came here on a tour to the South and was fascinated by the ancient cypresses. He gave four trees as "Qing", "Qi", "Gu" and "Guai". Guangfu Pagoda: located on the top of Guifeng, Guangfu pagoda was first built in the reign of Liang Datong (535-546 A.D.), destroyed by fire in the last year of Huichang (845 A.D.), rebuilt in the reign of Xiantong (860-874 A.D.), and built by Guangfu government in 1998. Guangfu pagoda is the symbol of Guangfu ancient town, where pavilions, platforms, pools, pavilions, elegant decorations, strange flowers and rocks, listed among them, green woods, charming scenery, climbing the Millennium pagoda, you can not only enjoy the scenery of Taihu Lake, but also enjoy the pastoral scenery of Suzhou.

Guangfu scenic spot

Located in Wuzhong District of Suzhou City, Guangfu scenic spot is a subtropical monsoon climate, AAAA scenic spot. It is open all day, with a collection of famous scenic spots such as tongguanyin temple, Guangfu temple tower, Guangfu temple bridge, xiangxuehai, situ temple, Shengen temple, shilou'an, etc. the joint ticket price is 56 yuan. It is a good place to experience Taihu Lake customs and farm life.

Historical evolution

After being recommended by Jiangsu provincial scenic spot quality rating committee and assessed by national scenic spot quality rating committee, Suzhou Wuzhong Guangfu scenic spot has been approved as a national 4A scenic spot.

Since 2012, Guangfu town has invested about 400 million yuan in accordance with the requirements of national 4A scenic spot construction, so as to make the overall appearance of the scenic spot take on a new look and improve the tourism quality significantly. In the middle of October 2013, it accepted the examination and evaluation of the establishment of national 4A scenic spots, and was fully affirmed by the evaluation team.

geographical environment

Guangfu is 21.5km away from the center of Suzhou, bordering on Taihu Lake, with winding hills, narrow rivers, rugged mountain paths and crisscross fields. It borders on Cangshu town in the East, Xukou town in the south, Taihu Lake in the West and Dongzhu in the north.

Guangfu belongs to the north subtropical humid monsoon climate type, which is regulated by Taihu Lake. It has four distinct seasons, warm and humid, abundant precipitation, sufficient sunshine and long frost free period.

natural resources

There are more than 20 mountains, such as Dengwei mountain, Xuanmu mountain and Xiqi mountain, and Donggu, Xigu and other lakes in the town. There are many places of interest, such as Xiangxue sea, situ temple and Shengen temple, including 2 provincial cultural protection units and 13 municipal cultural protection units. Taihu Lake fishing port is the largest inland fishing port in China and an important birthplace of Wu culture and Taihu Lake fishing culture. Guangfu has been rated as a famous historical and cultural town in Jiangsu Province, a national town with beautiful environment and a national health town.

Guangfu is the famous hometown of Chinese flowers and trees, and the hometown of Chinese craft carving. Osmanthus fragrans is the most famous nursery stock planting area in China. In the traditional handicraft industry, nuclear carving, jade carving, red wood carving and Buddha carving are well-known. Guangfu nuclear carving has been listed in the national intangible cultural heritage protection list.

Main attractions

Tongguanyin Temple

Tongguanyin temple is located in the south foot of Guishan street, Guangfu Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou. Formerly known as Guangfu Temple

It was first built in the second year of Tianjian (503) of the Liang Dynasty. It has a history of more than 1500 years. It was once a place for eminent monks to teach and preach, and reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty. Because there was a bronze Avalokitesvara in the temple, also known as the bronze Avalokitesvara temple. The main hall, the Western Hall, the temple bridge and the Guangfu tower are preserved. The bridge across the river in front of the temple is very simple. The bridge is 16.1 meters long and 3.05 meters wide. It is of beam type, with Wukang stone on both sides. It is carved with double dragons playing with pearls and Wanzi ornamentation. It is an old thing of the Song Dynasty. As the oldest temple in Wu, the stone bridge in front of the temple in Song Dynasty, the Guangfu pagoda on the top of the temple, and the ancient steles and carvings on the corridor wall of the temple have become important treasures of Suzhou.

The predecessor of Guangfu temple is private residence, which is the residence of King Guye, a servant of Huangmen. During the reign of Empress Wu Zetian in Tang Dynasty (685-704), it was changed into Guangfu temple, and the incense was very prosperous. In June of the first year of Kangding in Song Dynasty (1040), a villager got a bronze Avalokitesvara from the side of Guangfu temple and presented it to Guangfu temple. This caused a sensation in all parts of Wujun county. There was an endless stream of worshippers and a sea of people. People changed the name of Guangfu temple to tongguanyin temple. After several years of abandonment and prosperity, the existing Daxiong hall and the Western Hall were built in 1832.

Now Guangfu copper Guanyin temple, Guangfu pagoda and Xianghua bridge are announced as cultural relics protection units in Jiangsu Province.

Guangfu Temple Pagoda

Guangfu temple tower is located in Guishan, Guangfu Town, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province.

Built in the Datong period of the Liang Dynasty (535-546), it is originally known as the relic pagoda. It is said that the original collection in the pagoda was the Huayan Sutra of Dafang Guangfo and the relic of monk wuche, the founder of Guangfu temple. Guangfu temple tower was destroyed by fire in the last year of Huichang (846). During the reign of Xiantong (860-874), it was rebuilt by the abbot of tongguanyin temple. The eaves wood of the pagoda was destroyed by lightning in Jiaqing of Qing Dynasty. After being destroyed and repaired for many times, it has been destroyed for a long time and suffered from wind and rain erosion. Now it is a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit.

In 1999, Suzhou municipal government invested in renovation and protection. The pagoda stands on the top of Guishan mountain behind the temple. It is a seven level Pagoda with a height of 27.95 meters and a square plane. It is a brick and wood mixed structure Pavilion style pagoda. On the northwest side of the ground floor, there is a ticket door. On the four sides above the second floor, there are pot doors. On the inner wall of each floor, there are Buddhist niches on the left and right, displaying 49 Buddha statues. The top of the tower is equipped with square, round, octagonal and other different caisson. Each layer is set with a waist eaves flat seat, which is simple and simple. The bottom floor of the tower is equipped with a corridor, and each floor has a floor, which can be stepped up. The tower has a simple appearance. Due to the proper location and the surrounding scenery, it has the artistic conception of "not in the painting but in the painting". If you climb to the top of the tower, you can look at the Tianping and Lingyan mountains as if they are close at hand. When you climb the pagoda and look at it, you can see the mountains and the lakes in the East and the West. It is worth mentioning that Shen Zhou, a scholar in Suzhou in the Ming Dynasty and the founder of Wumen School of painting, climbed the Guangfu pagoda many times and wrote a poem "climbing the Guangfu pagoda", which vividly describes the scenery of climbing the Pagoda: "surrounded by mountains, surrounded by water, embracing farmers and mulberry trees, the scenery of happy land is really in the picture.". At the end, he said with deep emotion: "three years of poor decoration (waterlogging) I have no home, and I hate to live here without books.".

Guangfu Temple Bridge

Guangfu temple bridge is located in front of tongguanyin temple, Guangfu Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province

For the beam type stone bridge, also known as Tiansi bridge, Xianghua bridge. Because of the two concave axisymmetric patterns connected with the stone steps in front of the temple gate, it is commonly known as "overturned bridge". The railings, lock stones and coping stones are all made of Wukang stones. The buckles are loud and sonorous, so they are called Pipa bridge or Xiangshi bridge. The stone carvings on the bridge are of cloud dragon and Wanzi pattern, simple and powerful, and smooth lines. The temple bridge is very simple. The bridge is 16.1 meters long and 3.05 meters wide. It is of beam type, with Wukang stone on both sides. It is carved with double dragons playing with pearls and Wanzi ornamentation. It is an old thing of the Song Dynasty. It is a rare example of stone bridge in Song Dynasty.

Xiangxuehai

Xiangxuehai is located in Dengwei mountain, Guangfu Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. It is one of the four famous plum blossom resorts in China.

In the 35th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, song Bi, the governor of Jiangsu Province, praised the plum blossom and inscribed the word "xiangxuehai" on the cliff,

Since then, xiangxuehai has become famous all over the world. Qianlong visited xiangxuehai every time during his six tours to the south. There is now a Qianlong poem stele. Beside the stele is the famous plum blossom Pavilion, which was created by Yao Chengzu, a craftsman of modern Wuzhong and a descendant of Xiangshan gang. There is a plum Pavilion in the middle of the mountain, where visitors can enjoy tea and plum. A plum Pavilion will be built on the top of the mountain. In addition, there are many cliff stone carvings and spring "meiquan" such as "Huaguang Wanqing", "no one is in charge of the reception of guests, only the ancient plum blossom", "qiongzhi Shuying", "Youzi Lengyan" and Song poetry. In addition to enjoying plum blossom in early spring, xiangxuehai also enjoys plum blossom in mid June every year

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