1. Hanshan Temple is located on the edge of Qiao Feng outside Gusu City. Founded in the Six Dynasties, it has a history of 1400 years. During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Hanshan Temple. The main buildings in the temple are: Daxiong Hall, Xiandian (Piandian Hall), Tibetan Scripture Building, Monument Gallery, Bell Tower, Fengjiang Building, etc. There is a bronze bell on the right side of the Hall of Ursa Major given by a Japanese friend, which was cast by a group of craftsmen such as Kobayashi Cheng Yi in 1906. This clock consists of two pieces, one in Guanshan Temple in Japan and the other in Hanshan Temple, and it has been well preserved so far.
2. Tiger Hill is a landmark landscape in Suzhou, and it is known as "the first scene in Wuzhong". Suzhou was the capital of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period, and He Lv, the king of Wu, was buried in Tiger Hill after his death. When Bai Juyi, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, was a secretariat in Suzhou, he dug mountains to divert water and built dikes for seven miles to make the scenery of Tiger Hill more beautiful. Su Shi, a poet in the Song Dynasty, once said, "It is a pity not to visit Suzhou Tiger Hill." When evaluating the characteristics of Tiger Hill, the ancients once put forward the theory of "Nine Suits", arguing that Tiger Hill should be suitable for the moon, snow, rain, smoke, Yichun Xiao, summer, autumn, falling trees and sunset. The main landscapes in the park are: the world-famous leaning tower-Tiger Hill, "the third spring in the world", Broken Beam Hall, Cold Spring, Sword Trial Stone, Sword Pond, Cuiyong Mountain Villa, Wanjing Mountain Villa and so on.
Lingering Garden is one of the four famous gardens in China, which was founded in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. Qingganlong was acquired by Liu Shu in the late Qing Dynasty, and was renamed Hanbi Villa after expansion, which was called "Liuyuan". In the early years of Guangxu, the official Shengkang bought this garden, absorbed the strengths of various gardens in Suzhou, rebuilt and renovated it, and renamed it Liuyuan. Lingering Garden is divided into four scenic spots: China, East, West and North. The scenic spots are connected by an arc corridor more than 700 meters long. There are more than 300 calligraphy and stone carvings of famous artists in the past dynasties embedded in the two walls of the promenade, which is called "Lingering Garden Fa Tie". Under the veranda, there are glistening walls and leaking windows, and the pattern is exquisite. Looking from the flower wall, the pavilion in the mountain pool looms among the flowers and trees, like a picture scroll of painters, which has a unique interest.
Lion Grove is located at No.23 Garden Road in the northeast of the city. It was founded by Zen master Tian Ru, a monk in the Yuan Dynasty, in memory of his teacher, monk Zhongfeng. Lion Forest has the largest existing ancient rockery group in China. There are many exquisite rockeries on the lake, which are beautiful and dance like lions. They are called "Rockery Kingdom" and "Eighteen Scenes of Taoyuan". The highest peak in the garden is Lion Peak, and there are other famous peaks such as Han Hui and Tuyue. These buildings include Li Xue Hall, Sleeping Cloud Room, Bai Xuan and Mei Wen Pavilion.
Suzhou amusement park is located at the foot of Lion Mountain in the west of Suzhou New District, which is divided into two parts: the aquatic world and the happy world. Most of the participatory amusement facilities in the park have reached the international advanced level. Located on the east side of Lion Mountain, Happy World, with the theme of "Oriental Disney", combines the lively, joyful and spectacular features of western amusement parks with the leisurely, quiet and natural features of oriental gardens, and is the crowning touch of China New Generation Paradise. Water World is the most advanced water amusement park in China at present. There are 13000 square meters of magical water city, 4000 square meters of wave-making pool, and semi-spherical inflatable sliding platform imported from Sweden. There is also a simulated animal ambush in the drifting river, which seems to be in Jurassic Park.
Gourmet:
China has four major cuisines, Sulu, Yuechuan, with different tastes, which are called "sour in the east, spicy in the west, sweet in the south and salty in the north", while Jiangsu cuisine belongs to the "sweet in the south" flavor.
Su cuisine is characterized by strict selection of materials, fine workmanship, and different materials. It is good at stewing, stewing, steaming, roasting and frying in cooking, paying attention to mixing soup and maintaining its original flavor. The taste is light and sweet, and the color scheme is harmonious.
The famous Soviet-style specialty dishes are sweet and sour mandarin fish, shark's fin in clear soup, sesame oil eel paste, watermelon chicken, whole chicken with mother oil, Taihu water shield soup, emerald shrimp bucket, stewed lotus and so on.
Suzhou snacks are also world famous. Dried bean curd with honey sauce, pine nut sugar, rose melon seeds, shrimp paste, jujube paste sesame cake, lard rice cake, etc. They are all well-known delicacies and must be tasted.