I'm afraid this is the quietest ancient town in Suzhou, and it's most appropriate to go into a daze during a small holiday.

A friend asked me where to find a quiet ancient town on weekends.

Just sitting there drinking tea and staring blankly,

Will not be disturbed by a steady stream of tourists.

In Suzhou, I recommend Lili Ancient Town.

This is probably the quietest ancient town outside Gusu.

Graceful and restrained ancient town, Qing Dynasty poet Yuan Mei said:

"Wujiang three miles, to pear flower village.

I am like a fisherman. Let me ask Tao Yuanjin. "

Lili ancient town, also called Lichuan,

Before the Tang Dynasty, pear blossoms were everywhere in the town, which was called Liyuan.

In these two days, the pear blossoms on both sides of Lichuan have just bloomed.

Go to Lili at this time and walk along Qingshui River.

Look at a peach, a begonia and a pear.

The veranda is shaded, and the bright heart dances lightly with the spring.

Tired, looking at beautiful women,

Look at the upturned eaves, the door of the title page, and the window reflecting the lattice of the water room.

When the paddle boat goes by, whose girl is at the bow,

Inadvertently, the heart that has experienced vicissitudes of life was provoked like a teenager.

Walking into the ancient town of Lili, there are no commercial shops.

Even those who sell spicy chicken feet, oil chopping boards and make some from local snacks,

They are also indigenous people.

People are quietly guarding the town, watching the tourists who break in occasionally.

After a little look, I was calm.

The woman squatted on the dock, ironing clothes.

Being photographed by tourists with cameras is not annoying or panic.

Be quick with your hands and take good care of your daily life.

Old people like to make a scene in the pavilion and get together.

East parents are short in the west, and when they meet inquiring tourists,

As a freelance commentator, I am not stingy.

Tell people the story of this ancient town.

The history of Lili ancient town can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period.

In 496 BC, wuyue competed for hegemony.

Lili is in Changshui (now Jiaxing, Zhejiang),

After the war between wuyue and Li Zhi,

Li Liyu is one of the borders of wuyue.

Urban rivers run through towns,

In the early years, our ancestors lived by water and cared for it.

Later, he became a city by living.

As early as the Southern Song Dynasty, Lili was an important town in the south of the Yangtze River.

Lili in the early Ming Dynasty,

It has become a distribution center and trading place for grain, silk and cotton.

Commercial streets came into being and wealth accumulated rapidly.

The gentry funded the construction of the bridge,

At most, there are more than 30 stone bridges with various appearances.

Bridges are inevitable in the daily traffic of Lili people.

Old people say, "Going out is two bridges",

"Three steps up and down two bridges" is very appropriate.

A city river is enough to see the richness of Gulili.

Winding in the T-River,

The ancient revetment built in Ming and Qing dynasties is more than 4000 meters long.

River ports also have many styles.

There are diving, synchronized diving, single diving and cantilever diving.

Double drowning and single drowning are divided into concave and convex types.

All kinds of cable boats and stones are carved on the revetment and river port.

There are Dark Eight Immortals, Pen-shaped ingots, Ruyi, rhinoceros horn and double peaches.

Double oranges, ruyi deer, bottle-born bee stings and bottle-born three halberds.

And is one of the oldest towns in Jiangnan.

There are countless stories in the ancient town of Lili.

Hidden deep in the towering horse head wall and long alleys,

And the heart of a white-haired old man.

You don't ask, she doesn't say; If you talk,

A few words will fill your eyes.

When I stand on the street of the ancient town now,

Look at the sunset shining on the dahe pink wall by the river.

Swim slowly across the full moon stone arch bridge,

I am already full of homesickness.