Changshu Attractions - History and Culture Class
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Kofukuji
It is located in the north mountain of Yu Mountain in north suburbs. Its original name was Daci Temple, but it was changed name as Xingfu Temple in 537. In 868, Yizong granted it a tablet called "Po Mountain Xingfu Temple". After Chang Jian, the poet of Tang Dynasty made a poem called "inscribe in the monastery of Poshan Temple", the reputation of the temple was becoming more and more popular.From 1980 to May, 1982, Cangjing Tower and the hall of avalokitesvara buddhisatva ... View Detail
Blows water twinbridge
The Changshou Bridge and Xianghua Bridge on the Fushuiqing Rock are called Fushui Bridges. Changshou Bridge is in front of the gate of Zanghai Temple. Located between two cliffs. In Ming Dynasty, Baoguo Temple and Changshou Bridge were built. In 1893, the bridge was rebuilt. In order to guarantee the safe of the visitors, the grilles were built. Now it is listed as municipality protected historic site.Xianghua Bridge borders upon Changshou Bridge. It was built in 1891, and it is single-arch ... View Detail
Mei Li Town (poly Sata)
It is about 12km away from the northeastern of Ancient City. It is said that the Wuyue Kingdom sent Mei Shizhong and Li Kaishan waited here, so it was named after the names of two generals. In the north Song Dyansty, it was a town. From the south Song Dyansty, it was one of inland business gathering places. Jusha Tower: It was built in Song Dyansty. Meili Town was located in the riverside at that tiem, so it often suffered flood that endangered the people's life and property safety. Local ... View Detail
Ou Ishitani Tomb
Wang Shigu's Tomb is located in the southern of Huanshan Road. It is provincial units of cultural relics protection.Wang Shigu (also known as Wang Hui, 1632-1717) is considered to be one of the orthodox masters of Qing dynasty era painting. Famous as one of the Four Wangs, he is remembered today as a conservative landscape artist-a painter who helped promote copying the works of ancient masters. The writer slected the ancient painter Wang Shigu as the research object, who was the most ... View Detail
Zhong Yong Tomb
Located in the Dongshan Mountain in Yushan Mountain, is bordered upon Yanzi's Tomb. It has more than 3,000 years history and it the earliest tomb with research on the history. Zhong Yong, is also called Yu Zhong, Wu Zhong and Shu Zai. He is the second son of a leader of late Shang Dynasty called Gugong. Gugong has three son and he loves the youngest son. It is said that he has a mind to pass on him. Zhong Yong and his brohter called Taibo consider their father, so make room proactive. Zhong ... View Detail
Ban Tomb
Feng Ban(1602-1671),one of the representative poet of Yushan Branch of early Qing Dynasty "poetry" was one of Qian Qianyi's disciples.His theory was against YanYu "wonderful mindfulness".He enlightened that "the function of poetry is to express one's feelings" and his poems are tender and gentle with Bi beauty and hidden words together with the style of grace and restraint. View Detail
Red Bean Hill site
Located in Furong Village. In the late of Ming Dynasty, Qian Qianyi who was a famous writer married with Liu Ru who was a gifted woman. Because Liu Ru impatiented of hubbub, she moved to live in Qian's uncle. There was an ormosia hosiei of 12m high and Ming Dynasty in the village. Red bean tree originating in south China, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang area is relatively rare. View Detail
The tomb of Huang Kung-Wang
Located in the left side of small stone cave which is in the west of Yushan Mountain. It is provincial units of cultural relics.Huang Gongwang (1269-1354) was a painter born during the late Song Dynasty in Changshu, Jiangsu. He is the oldest of the "four great masters of the Yuan." Huang was born Lu Jian, and after serving as an official he acted as a Taoist priest. He spent his last years in the Fu-ch'un mountains near Hangzhou devoting himself to Taoism. It was here that in ca. ... View Detail
Qushisimu
Qu Shisi, Changshu, Jiangsu people, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) poet, national heroe, at age of 27, got Jinshi . be appointed head of Yongfeng courty next year,. Qu Shisi live in a period, when the transition from the Ming dynasty to the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Qing army went into Shanhaiguan pass to battle with Li Zicheng forces which had been occupied Beijing in 1644, Ming dynasty is dead in that time. Qing dynasty army occupied Beijing next year. Fulin change the name of country to Shunzhi, Li ... View Detail