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When it comes to Jiangnan, the first thing that comes to mind is the ancient towns dotted around, which have become the representatives of Jiangnan tourism. For example, Wuzhen, Zhouzhuang and Xitang are household names, but different ancient towns have their own unique flavors. Lili ancient town, a low-key ancient town, is also located in the south of the Yangtze River, but compared with many ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, few people know it, but it has always retained its simplest side, and its quaint atmosphere is comparable to Wuzhen and Xitang.

Lili Ancient Town is located in Wujiang District, Suzhou City, a long-unknown water town in the south of the Yangtze River, but it has a history of more than 2,000 years. Lili, a poetic name, has a story about its origin. Before the Tang Dynasty, because the village was surrounded by pear blossoms, it was called Li Lihua. Later, because an official named Li renovated the river to benefit the people, everyone in the town changed the name of the village to Lili to show their gratitude.

Visitors to the ancient town of Lili are always a little surprised, because it is an original ancient town, without the noise of tourists and the shouting of shops. The charm of the ancient town lies in that it has experienced the baptism of years and the change of dynasties, but it can still maintain the architecture and lifestyle left by generations. For tourists who don't like noise, it is a good choice to come to Lili ancient town. There is an exciting historical story behind every historic site. Every cracked wall seems to be telling the vicissitudes of life, and this vicissitudes of life is the past life, recording the ancient town of Lili.

A three-kilometer-long river divides the street into north and south banks. The houses on both sides of the river are two-story buildings made of wood. Upward eaves, carved windows and mottled white walls are all traces of the times. Houses built by the river will have eaves to shelter from the rain, and corridors will be connected with thick wooden columns. There are twenty-six different ancient stone bridges on the river, and each bridge has a different meaning behind it. Yangzhou "Moonlit Twenty-four Bridges, where can jade people teach to play the flute?" It has long been famous in the world, but the 26 bridges here are still blown down in the ups and downs to watch the prosperity of the world.

Visitors who are used to fast-paced life can relax here. First-time visitors may get lost, because there are 85 alleys perpendicular to the main road in the ancient town, which are deep and narrow, with different structures, including Ming alleys, dark alleys, water alleys, cross-building alleys, etc ... 100 meters long, with five alleys, the longest being fast 136 meters, the narrowest being less than one meter wide and the widest being two meters.

This ancient town is full of life. There are still local residents living here. Most of the buildings left by the streets are Ming and Qing dynasties, and their simplicity has not been destroyed by commercialization. Although it is not gorgeous and amazing, it is also unpretentious and quiet. Walking on the ancient streets is like crossing the fusion of Millennium and history, and there is a strong historical atmosphere around it. The shops on both sides are not crowded, but quiet.

Shops on both sides of the street buy local specialties, and tourists who come here will taste them. The oil pier in Lili is said to have been named during the Qianlong period. Generally, there are bean paste stuffing and fresh meat stuffing, which are wrapped in glutinous rice flour and fried until golden, as well as delicious Chinese flowering crabapple cake, plum blossom cake, caramel, casing and so on.

Lili ancient town is also full of talented people in history. There are 26 Jinshi, 6 1 juren and 43 Jinshi. Zhou Yuanli in Qing Dynasty, Zhang Yao against Russia, Liu Yazi in modern times and so on. These heroes in the ancient town are also proud of by future generations. Do you know that Wujiang in Suzhou has such a simple ancient town? Do you like this ancient town of Lili? Thanks for reading.