Suzhou Shantang Street is known as "Gusu first street", since ancient times is the bustling market in Gusu City, time flashed back to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Cao Xueqi wrote "the most prosperous place in the red dust". According to historical records: it is named for the Shantang River, it is a Chinese Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi Ren Suzhou in 825 AD, when the work was raised to cut the river and piled up the embankment, and it is an ancient street with a history of more than 1100 years. Shantang Street is located in the northwest of Suzhou Ancient City, southeast from the anus, northwest to the tiger hill, the total length of about 3,600 meters, about Qihuali, so it is known as "Qilishantang". Even when the Qianlong Emperor visited the south of the Yangtze River during the Lunou period in the Qing Dynasty, he wrote "Shantang Search for Win" in Qilishantang, which is now engraved in the Yubei Pavilion next to the Shantang Bridge to protect it. After Qianlong returned to Beijing, Suzhou Street was built in the back lake of the Summer Palace, modeled on the Qilishantang. Walking on Shantang Street, the street is parallel, the river is adjacent, the bridge is flowing, the pillow river family, the building is exquisite and elegant, the green and the beautiful; the shops are many, the clubhouse gathers, and the prosperity of Shantang Street is reproduced. Many people will suddenly appear in their minds a picture of the oars, lights and night Gusu, here, the food and beauty, people linger. In fact, to visit Shantang Street, you have to come at night. I prefer the mountain pond under the night, like an ink painting. When night falls, the red lanterns are lit, very beautiful; strolling by the river, the breeze blows on the face, the lights are brilliant here, and the charm of the ancient town of the water town blows on the face. Shantang Street is half bustling, half quiet, half quiet, half elegant, and there is always one night view of different styles that you like. Time seems to be flowing back, the Shantang Street of the night, the river gently paddled past the flower boat, Chen Yuanyuan and Dong Xiaowan's tired eyes hide how much envy, but can only sigh and continue to go to the wild Fangxuan, empty after the boat ripple gradually rest ...... Travel Tips: Shantang Street Traffic: Suzhou Metro Line 2 [Shantang Street] Station Exit 3; Tickets: There is no charge in the block, Yuhantang, Quanzhou Assembly Hall, Shaoxing Assembly Hall, Ancient Stage, Shantang Pavilion, Antai Fire Rescue Club, Jiangnan Clothing Hall and other seven attractions tickets are 45 yuan; so you don't need to buy tickets for only visiting the neighborhood and not visiting the attractions. Play food guide: Shantang Street has a strong commercial atmosphere. If you want to experience the life of old Suzhou, you can turn left at the archway at the main entrance of Shantang Street and enter an alley. Here are the original old Suzhou. At present, there are Shantang Academy in Shantang Street, Tonggui Bridge, Wu Yipeng's former residence, Tang Shaofu Baigong Temple, Suzhou Nanshe Memorial Hall, Yuhantang, Quanzhou Assembly Hall, Shaoxing Assembly Hall, Ancient Stage, Shantang Pavilion, Antai Fire Rescue Club, Jiangnan Clothing Hall and other attractions, you can check in according to your preference. Come to Shantang Street to find taste, food is indispensable, recommended specialty restaurants are: 2 century-old shops Lu Manu recommended and Yichangfu buns, Lao Shengxing Restaurant, Aguo Cake Shop, Longxingji, Longfoot, Wanfuxing Cake Troupe, Shantang Old Street Biscuit Shop, Ma Dongpei Shaomai, Rongyanglou Tangbao Shop, Aqian Braised Food Shop, New Year's snack shop, Tastefang, Laoshantang plum cake seagull cake, Fox's handmade yogurt, century-old braised, smelled its fragrant tofu, Zhao Yuanzhang bone meat roast, Zhu Wenxin sauce bone roast, Panji collection book lamb old shop, Xin Zhenyuan Su-style fried, Sun Shengxing Aozao noodle restaurant.