Spring comes to Suzhou, and flowers are everywhere.

? Spring comes to Suzhou, and flowers are everywhere.

Ding jianshe

? "Looking for fragrance in Surabaya, the sight of boundless scenery is new. When you are free, you know the east wind, and there is always spring. " This is the spring scenery of Surabaya in Song Dynasty written by Zhu, but what is the scenery of Bianshui? "The endless grass on the plain comes and goes with each season. Wildfire never completely devoured them, and they grew taller in the spring breeze. " This is Bai Juyi's description of the waterfront and spring scenery in the Tang Dynasty, and there is not a word "flower" throughout. Are there really no flowers in Suzhou? Don't! Suzhou's flowers are among the people, Suzhou's flowers are in the fields, and Suzhou's flowers are now!

Although Suzhou is an ancient city in history, it is located in Huaibei area, which is deeply influenced by farming culture. There are no private gardens unique to the imperial city and the imperial capital, and there are no pavilions with winding paths. Generally speaking, those absolutely beautiful high-grade flowers can't come to this town, let alone fly into the homes of ordinary people. However, there are many flowers related to agriculture and diet, such as apricot blossom, peach blossom, pear blossom, cherry blossom, pomegranate flower and so on, in places with more developed farming civilization. In addition, although the flowers produced by various crops are not as elegant as peony, as delicate as chrysanthemum, and as fragrant as apricot blossom and peach blossom, they also leave an unforgettable impression. For example, a golden sea of rape flowers is a natural photography place for men and women in urban and rural areas, as well as ordinary and low-key pea flowers, unknown wheat flowers, rice flowers, corn flowers, sorghum flowers, sesame flowers and so on. As far as the richness of flowers is concerned, these flowers are really not amazing. They don't have the vitality of high-class flowers in full bloom, nor the charming charm of famous flowers when they attract bees and butterflies, but they are colorful when flowers wither and fruitful when they are harvested. The beauty of this flower lies not in its appearance, but in its connotation. Although "don't be praised for its good color", it is better than all glitz and vanity!

There are also many folk flowers, in addition to the flowers of fruit trees, there are some such as Chinese rose, rose, cockscomb, Mujinhua, canna and so on. Although they are not elegant, they are also free and comfortable. No matter the flowering period or the fragrance type, it is not much worse than those so-called famous flowers and expensive grass. Because these folk flowers don't bloom in a constant temperature greenhouse, nor in an air-conditioned room where the seasons are like spring, they have never even had a chance with the Garden Expo and the Flower Expo, but they actually bloom between heaven and earth and in the hearts of villagers! Just like the flowers of those crops, the feelings with the cultivators can never be abandoned. If the weather is bad in any year, it is the petals that fall on the ground, and it is the hardworking and kind gardener who hurts people.

? In fact, Suzhou today is not what it used to be. From the city to the countryside, there is a world of flowers and sea of flowers everywhere. It is really a state of letting a hundred flowers blossom! Especially since striving for a national civilized city, Suzhou has obviously moved from green to maturity and embarked on a green, coordinated and sustainable road of harmonious development. Not to mention the beautiful delta, the picturesque green island and the pink, willow and green in the square compete with each other; Not to mention the colorful new Bianhe scenic spot. At the moment, cherry blossoms are sultry and magnolia flowers are in full bloom. More radiant than flowers are the heroic cheongsam show, graceful dancing, eye-catching dresses and beautiful folding fans, which are clearly dancing butterflies shuttling between the vast oasis and the sea of flowers; Look at the Shili Peach Blossom on the He Sui River and the Snowy Pear Blossom in the Xishan Flower Sea. They are telling the story of spring to tourists. When you stroll in Yin Zhi Square, a lake-watching place in Yongzheng, and walk under Dinglong Mountain at the head of Jiagou Town, you will have a sensory enjoyment of entering a dream world, and you will truly feel the development of urban-rural integration. Just like flowers everywhere in urban and rural areas, thousands of families are full of spring! When you drive to Laohai Temple for an outing, you will naturally think that you are crossing the flat peach garden of the Empress Dowager. This is a beautiful experience like walking on the shore and being deified like traveling in the illustrated world.

In late spring, Haogou is even more lively. The beautiful peony has not sent away the last batch of old guests who came here, and the graceful peony has ushered in an endless stream of new friends. They invited men, women and children to see the elegant demeanour of 10,000 mu of flowers, so as to leave beautiful images of the years among the flowers, wave goodbye gracefully to the bright spring, and warm up ahead of schedule for the hot summer.

If the picturesque delta and the new Bianhe River are the business cards of Sucheng, then the Tuohe River with birds and flowers is the signboard of Sucheng! Like a colorful ribbon, it winds from the northwest of the city to the southeast of the city, making it the beauty of half the city and the fragrance between urban and rural areas. If you have time to visit downtown Suzhou, you will find an amazing discovery: Huaihai Road, Renmin Road and Shuguang Road on the north-south central axis, and Bianhe Road, Huaihe Road and Textile Road in the east-west direction. Whether it's the old city with a long history, the booming economic development zone, the promising high-tech zone, Suma Park where boats and cars gather, or Dangshan Mountain with a sea of pear blossoms, Xiaoxian County with a rich book, Lingbi with a charming Chu style and Sixian County with a long canal. The city is wrapped in flowers, and flowers are nourished by the city. It is so inseparable, so harmonious and natural.

What is Suzhou? This is a magnificent poem! This is a hero's song! This is a heavy book! This is a beautiful landscape painting! Through the rolling dark clouds of history, this is a city of heroes that people look up to! Glorious city! Looking at the grand blueprint of the new era, this is a vibrant city of hope, struggle and innovation! Perhaps this is the real charm of this gorgeous state, a fascinating spiritual home in the first state.