Hongdu Villa, located in furong village, Guli Town, Changshu City, is a legendary historic site. Hongdu Villa, formerly known as Wu Bi Villa, was founded in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty and has a history of more than 700 years. Gu Gengguang, the second son of Gu Yuzhu, the deputy envoy of Shandong Province in the Ming Dynasty, moved the red bean tree from Hainan and renamed it Red Bean Villa. After the manor, Gu Yuzhu's grandson Qian lived in a famous writer in the late Ming Dynasty. It is famous for the poems of Qian and Liu, famous celebrities in the south of the Yangtze River, and their white-haired and beautiful marriage. At that time, because Liu couldn't stand the noise of the city, he moved to his uncle Qian's house in furong village. There was a red bean tree planted in the village during Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, with a height of12m and a trunk diameter of 0.73m.. In those days, whenever the red bean tree produced flowers that were "white as pearls, slightly fragrant and rich", Mr. Qian and Mr. Liu invited celebrities in the poetry circle to watch them. At that time, the literary talent was romantic and the grand occasion was unprecedented, and the "Red Bean Villa" was well known. Red bean trees are native to Lingnan. When those red berries come in spring, they flush on the branches of your southern country. Take them home for me as a symbol of our love. In the poet's works, red beans have always been a symbol of love and friendship. The name of "Red Bean Villa" symbolizes the happy marriage between Qian and Liu.
In recent years, Guli Town attaches great importance to the protection of historical and cultural sites, and implements rescue protection for the only remaining red bean tree in Hongdu Mountain Villa, thus reviving this dying old red bean tree with a history of more than 400 years.
According to reports, the mountain villa scenic spot will be based on the historical culture of the mountain villa-the love story of Qian and Liu and the red bean tree. Six functional areas will be built, including Liu Qian's emotional theme tour area, White Cat Folk Song Culture Tour Area, Love Culture Theme Tour Area, Buddhist Culture Tour Area, Wedding Culture Tour Area and Tourism Service Area, with Hongdu Mountain Villa, Zengfu Temple and White Cat Folk Song Club as the landmark landscape nodes of the scenic spot. Rebuild the historical heritage of Banyetang, Wowenshi, Furong Boat, Jinsuige, Ruxuan, Chaoyunxuan and other scenic spots, as well as the love landscape nodes such as Hongdu Forest and Yuanyang Bay, and then connect the scenic spots with 22 garden roads with different styles and grades to create a tourist attraction integrating landscape viewing, leisure and entertainment.
Hongdu Villa Memorial Hall is located on the south side of the scenic spot. The memorial hall covers an area of12,876 square meters, with a building area of 105 1 square meter, which will reproduce the style of Hongdu villa. The White Cat Folk Song Museum is located in the north of Hongdu Mountain Villa, with an area of 34 1 1 m2 and a building area of 1.486 m2. It mainly includes White Cat Folk Songs Exhibition Hall, White Cat Folk Songs Research Room, Indoor Folk Songs Theater and Outdoor Folk Songs Theater, which are mainly used for the three-dimensional display of national intangible cultural heritage-White Cat Folk Songs. It is reported that the basic project of Hongdu Mountain Villa Scenic Area is under construction.