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Suzhou is well-known ancient city south of the Yangtze River water, city water staggered in Hong Kong, China Jie Qu, Wantangshiren Duxun He has a poem: "Jun Suzhou to see other people do pillow River. Ancient palace is a small place with free, water more than a small bridge in Hong Kong . "Large number of streets and alleys in Suzhou, the famous Shan Tong Street, was famed as" the first Suzhou Street. " The reason: Shan Tong Street, is a 1,100-year-old Old Streets; Second, it has a pattern of the most representative of the characteristics of Suzhou Street; third, with many celebrities, things were related.

Shan Tong Po Street, was built in the Tang Dynasty over the years, in 825 AD Po Chu-term provincial governor was ordered to Suzhou. Took office in the near future, he sat sedan chair to Tiger Hill to see in the vicinity of the silting up of rivers and sea access, Huiya immediately after the relevant officials to discuss found, decided to Tiger Hill Wan Shan Shan River roads, and set a cut Shan River . Its east gate of heaven from the door monk crossing the bridge near the Mount Hope Bridge, west to Tiger Hill, about 7 years, it is commonly known as "Seven Mile Shan Tong to Tiger Hill."

Shan Tong Street, a bustling business district of Suzhou connecting door Chang, a flower attached gathered in the town of Tiger Hill and Tiger Hill famous mountain, so, since it has been since the Tang Dynasty is the distribution of goods to the north and south of the businessmen are expected to gather.清乾隆年间, well-known painter Xu Yang's "Spirit breeding map" scroll (also known as the "Suzhou downtown map Volume"), a painting of a village at the time of Suzhou, a town, city, street, street painting Is the Shan Tong Street, to show "Home goods Hill plot, Xingyunliushui, sign out in the market, Canruo Kam-yun," the bustling street scene.

Suzhou is a water, river, bridge, and Shan Tong Street, Suzhou is the most typical features of streets and alleys. It is among the Shan River, Shan Tong Jin Bang Street is on the north side of the river, through a stone seat and the other side of the street connection. Shan Tong shops on the street, row upon row of houses, where many houses along the street to the front door, back door Linhe, some of them into a special Guojie Lou, the floor is really Zhu Lan, Liu Sheng Ge. Shan Tong Street, is a typical Lane, the river carrying the load jasmine, white orchids and other goods coming and going of ships, boats and floating restaurant had evaded.

Shan Tong Street, East and West can be divided into two sections, from the eastern section of the crossing gate of palace doors from the bridge and a half Monk Tangqiao, this is the most shops and homes, a variety of shops next to one another EU along the eastern section of the most popular Downtown. Shan Tong Street, referring to the western section of the Bantangqiaozhi Huqiu Hill. Asymptotic on the outskirts of this, the eastern section of the river than to be open, river or tree-Yam, Grass Yiyi, Jianjia or gray, wild cottage the boat. There are Puji Bridge, scenic spots, such as wild-Bang, there are "five tombs," and "Tomb Gexian" and other monuments. "

Shan Tong Street has been for ages seekers can explore the famous and beloved ruling and opposition parties, have left many of the chant for. The Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Shan Tong Street is particularly popular, he wrote the poem, there is a direct reference to the Shan Tong 9. Qianlong in 1761 in the 70-year-old Queen Mother, especially in Beijing Zizhuyuan Wanshou Si Yu-fang built along the side of a street in Suzhou, the Suzhou Street, which is modeled by the Shan Tong Street. In 1792, Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Yi Gyoen Park (that was the Summer Palace) Longevity Hill to build a North Suzhou Street, Shan Tong Street, or a replica. Suzhou Street, the two later destroyed in the flames of war in 1986 and the Summer Palace in the reconstruction of the Suzhou Street, so that the Seven Mile Shan Tong at Core Pacific-style once again to reproduce.

Shan Tong Street is always held a variety of folk activities, what will be dragon boat race, as well as various temple fairs, festivals, new developments have often carried out here. Shan Tong Street, was also included in a lot of folklore and literary and artistic works, Suzhou storytelling, "Jade Dragonfly" and "three laugh," and "White Snake" is written on it. "Jade Dragonfly" Jingui up with the young nuns in Shan Tong Chi Ching of France and China to get to know the Anli; the "three laugh," Tang Bohu in a case of Qiu-xiang, the so-called "three-benefit of laughter," took place in Tiger Hill, and go down the mountain Qiu-xiang Zhou, Tang Yin-employed to track the boat Wuxi sold themselves to slavery, and that "the recovery boat," a book back to the location, Shan Tong will be in the river.

Shan Tong Street, has gone through more than 1,100 years of storms the vicissitudes of life after the establishment of the People's Republic of China has also renovated several times. In particular, in 1985, the Suzhou city government to maintain the original style as much as possible in principle, also conducted a large-scale renovation. Now we go to Suzhou to visit Tiger Hill, you can go by car, and I think that if Shan Tong Street, along the lines slowly and will be able to enjoy a taste of Suzhou Jiangnan Water Village and alleys of the special charm, but also a reality and history Dialogue, which do not necessarily have a flavor!