Looking at China along the Grand Canal | Entering the Poetic and Pictorial World | Encountering Maple Bridge | Midnight Bell | Night Mooring
Suzhou, August 17th (Xinhua) - "At the Hanshan Temple outside the city of Gusu, the sound of the clock reaches the passenger ship at midnight." A song that has been sung for thousands of years, "Night Mooring at Fengqiao," has made Fengqiao Scenic Area widely known. Recently, the interview team of the online theme promotion activity "Using Rivers as Media - Viewing China along the Grand Canal" visited the Fengqiao Scenic Area in Suzhou, and walked into the poetic and picturesque scenic spot amidst the misty rain.
Photo by Xu Yan from Xinhua News Agency in Fengqiao Scenic Area
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Fengqiao Scenic Area is located on the banks of the ancient Yun River, 3.5 kilometers west of the ancient city of Suzhou. It is an important node of the China Grand Canal Cultural Belt, a world cultural heritage site. Since the Sui and Tang dynasties, Fengqiao has been a famous prosperous commercial and trade ancient town throughout the country, and is one of the important post roads and checkpoints for the Grand Canal to enter the ancient city of Suzhou.
Photo by Xu Yan from Xinhua News Agency in Fengqiao Scenic Area
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Zhang Yifan, Director of the Management Office of Fengqiao Scenic Area in Suzhou, said that thanks to the ancient post road and the Grand Canal, north-south boats intersect here and transportation is busy. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Fengqiao was the largest rice and bean distribution center in China.
Photo by Xu Yan from Xinhua News Agency in Fengqiao Scenic Area
![Looking at China along the Grand Canal | Entering the Poetic and Pictorial World | Encountering Maple Bridge | Midnight Bell | Night Mooring](https://a5qu.com/upload/images/bce785fb68bec2098d38098c55b7a56c.jpg)
In today's Fengqiao Scenic Area, wooden boats are slowly sailing under Fengqiao, and the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal passes through from north to south. Fengqiao and Jiangcun Bridges are agile and elegant; The streets and alleys of ancient towns convey the traditional folk cultural memories of Suzhou; The millennium old temple of Hanshan Temple is full of incense and the sound of bells is melodious; The Ming Dynasty anti Japanese ruins of Tieling Pass are majestic and majestic. Fengqiao Scenic Area has become a tourist destination that perfectly combines human history and nature.
Photo by Xu Yan from Xinhua News Agency in Fengqiao Scenic Area
![Looking at China along the Grand Canal | Entering the Poetic and Pictorial World | Encountering Maple Bridge | Midnight Bell | Night Mooring](https://a5qu.com/upload/images/f2486195f6effbc59e0442439def5d24.jpg)