"Jiangnan gardens are the best in the world, and Suzhou gardens are the best in Jiangnan." Suzhou gardens are unparalleled in the world, and Tiger Hill is the best among them. It has a long history and beautiful scenery, and is known as "the first scenic spot in Wuzhong" ". Su Dongpo, a famous writer in the Song Dynasty, was amazed after visiting Tiger Hill and praised: "If you go to Gusu without visiting Tiger Hill, you haven't arrived yet!"
Tiger Hill, located in the northwest suburb of Suzhou City, is a famous tourist attraction. Qili Shantang lies beside her. It is a small hill and is named because its shape resembles a tiger. The pines and cypresses on the mountain are evergreen and the trees are towering. It is very quiet and has a sense of "deep grass and trees". The beauty of Tiger Hill's scenery lies in the "hill", and all its essence is condensed in the "eighteen scenes".
Entering the gate, the yellow building directly in front is the first scene of the "Eighteen Scenes of Tiger Hill" - Broken Liang Hall. Crossing the high threshold and entering the hall, the "Four King Kongs" are in their respective positions, holding weapons and majestically watching people, like a guard of honor greeting distinguished guests. The most surprising thing is that the main beam of this palace was broken into two parts. According to legend, when Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty went to the south of the Yangtze River, local officials built an "auspicious palace" here. However, when the beams were being raised, the architect intentionally broke the main beams without the palace collapsing to show his talent. This really won the emperor's admiration, saying: "This is the Broken Liang Hall!" The Broken Liang Hall became famous from then on.
The layout of Suzhou Garden is really clever. As soon as people take a few steps out of the palace, they will hear the sound of gurgling clear spring. This is "Hanhan Spring". Further forward, the terrain gradually increases, and after passing the "Sword Testing Stone", a clear view suddenly opens up. Stopping and looking into the distance, you can see an open field, about the size of a football field. In the middle lies a huge stone, about twenty meters long and wide. It is about ten meters long and is in the shape of an irregular rectangle. This is also a famous historic site - "Thousand People Stone". The stone is ocher red and is very dazzling under the sunlight. It is said that during the Spring and Autumn Period, King Helu of Wu recruited more than a thousand migrant workers to build a tomb for himself. He was afraid that these people would know the inside story, so he brutally killed all the migrant workers after the tomb was completed. The blood of the migrant workers soaked the "thousand-person stone" "Yeah!
Standing on Thousand People Stone, looking up, you will see the Tiger Hill Tower to the southeast. This is a stone tower with an octagonal exterior and eight corners. The tower has seven floors and is as high as It's about twenty-six meters long, but it has a wooden structure inside, with wooden beams and wooden rafters. It is said that under the Huqiu Pagoda is the tomb of King Wu. The Tiger Hill Pagoda has experienced thousands of years of ups and downs, but it stands tall like a strong man and has become the pride of Suzhou. In the past few years, the Tiger Hill Pagoda was badly damaged and tilted three times. Ten degrees, similar to the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, the People's Republic of China repaired the Tiger Hill Tower, restoring the youth of this historical minister.
Stroll down Thousands of people stone, walking into the moon cave gate, facing the stone tablet, there are four powerful characters written on it: "Jianchihuqiu", which was jointly written by Zhu Zhishan and Tang Bohu, two talented men of Wuzhong in the Ming Dynasty. Go up the steps and walk around the corridor , came to the "Overpass". The pond under the "Overpass" is the "Sword Pond". According to legend, there used to be an evil dragon causing trouble in the pond under the bridge. An immortal happened to pass by here and threw his two swords from the bridge. Down, hit the dragon's head and waist, killing the dragon. Now standing on the bridge and looking down, the stubborn stone is said to be the evil dragon, and the two swords are actually two stalagmites inserted into the dragon's head and waist.
"Tiger Hill Ten" "Eight Scenic Spots" would take tens of thousands of words to introduce one by one.
People say: "There is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below." And Tiger Hill is worthy of being a shining pearl in the paradise on earth.