Cultural China Tour | Suzhou Tongli Ancient Town: How much do you know about the beautiful scenery of Mo Dao Garden?

CCTV News: The “Cultural China Tour” themed publicity event was launched in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province on April 19, focusing on the inheritance and development of China’s excellent traditional culture. Tongli Town, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province has a history of more than 1,000 years and is one of the six ancient towns in Jiangnan. This ancient town, located on the shores of Taihu Lake and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, is a living example of the cultural landscape of Jiangnan water towns that has been passed down for thousands of years.

In spring, Tongli Ancient Town is crowded with people. After crossing the small bridge and flowing water, passing through the ancient houses and deep alleys, we arrived at Tuisi Garden, one of the world cultural heritages.

Tourist Chen Yong said: “I am very enjoying and comfortable being immersed in this garden pattern, and I feel the characteristics of Chinese culture.”

Tourist Xue Qinxi said: “It is authentic. You can see the scenes of its owner’s life at that time, as well as these natural trees.”

Suihan Residence, Shuixiang Pavilion, Mianyun Pavilion… all the beautiful scenery are a true reflection of “how many beautiful scenery can be known if a garden is small”. In the process of repairing historic sites, the local government insists on using historical data as a model, maximizing the use of original materials, preserving original components, using original craftsmanship, focusing on retaining and inheriting traditional craftsmanship, and preserving as much historical information as possible. Every house, every tile, every plant, every tree is not only the accumulated precious material wealth, but also makes the inheritance of culture more concrete.

At the same time, Tongli Ancient Town promotes the living inheritance of intangible cultural heritage by organizing distinctive folk experiences, and also creates a Tongli night tour cultural tourism brand with “carriers, memories, and characteristics.” Through new technologies and new ideas, people can have a deeper understanding of this poetic nostalgia.

Zhou Chunhua, director of the Wujiang District Cultural Relics Protection and Management Office in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, said: “We have gradually changed the idea of ​​​​rescue protection to the preventive protection of the original cultural relics that were relatively dilapidated. In the past two years, we have carried out visits to key cultural relics protection units across the country. There are also some severely damaged cultural preservation units that have been digitally scanned, that is, three-dimensional scanning and digital archiving, which have provided strong digital support for subsequent protection and inheritance.”