Wuxi's Lingshan Town? Flickering Bay, is such a pure place, can let the children and adults body and mind at ease, so that the mind back to nature and tranquility.
This is the first Zen theme town in China. Lingshan Town - Flickering Flower Bay through the construction of tourism, sightseeing, lodging, food, vacation, experience in one of the tourism and vacation complex, the first in China to Zen culture as the theme of the characteristics of the town.?
The name "Flickering Flower Bay" originates from the classic story of Buddha flicking a flower and Jaya smiling at the Lingshan meeting - Flickering Flower Smile, and also from the magical landscape of the land where it is located, which resembles a five-leaf lotus flower.
The overall architectural style of the town is a reference to the style of Nara in Japan, but also incorporates the unique water system of a small town in the south of China, creating a unique architectural style.
Day 1: Flickering Flower Inn - Fragrant Moon Flower Street - Myriad Terraces - Sickle Sleep Plaza - Mid-levels Sunrise - Five Sick Days -Mid-Levels - Sickbay Lake
We are a group of five people, three big and two small, my sister and I with their own children plus my mom. We drove from Suzhou at 9:00, and arrived at the scenic spot at about 11:30.
After arriving at the scenic spot and parking the car in the parking lot, the first thing to do is to check in and buy the scenic spot tickets. The online booking is just a room type booking, the specific where to stay, you need to go to the scenic spot, according to the actual check-in situation at the front desk to determine.
There are more than 20 Zen-themed inns in 拈花湾: One Flower, One World, Eat Tea, Sticky Drinks, One Pond Lotus Leaves, Half Window Shadow, One Pine in Front of the Door, Glow Cottage, Reed Flower Lodging, Hundred-Foot Pole, Half Cloud, One Bright Moon, No Door Pass, No Dust.
? The main building of the inn abides by the Zen theme of Flickering Flower Bay, utilizing elements such as bamboo, wood, straw, and bricks, with every brick, tree, tile, and stone meticulously crafted, along with the green bamboos, flowers, and trees planted in the courtyard, stacked on the mountain and the water, all of which metaphorically represent the simplicity of oriental aesthetics.
You can choose the type of room according to your needs, and then feel the Zen spirit everywhere. After selecting the inn, you will be given a check-in card, not a room card. The room card needs to be exchanged at the specific inn.
Check in, enter the scenic area, the sightseeing bus to send us to the designated inn. The service boy's attitude is very good, will take the initiative to help carry luggage, remind the car safety.
The inn we chose is called "Hundred-Foot Pole", which means "Hundred-Foot Pole is one step closer".
? The inn is in the shape of a courtyard, the whole inn up and down two floors, about 10 rooms. The scenery inside and outside the courtyard is particularly chic.
Our room--Family Room
The small statue of Buddha outside the door of the inn
? Each inn has a housekeeper who is in charge of the inn's affairs, and you can write down the number and ask for direct advice if you need anything. There is a small blackboard in the hall with a guide to the activities, so you can get a general idea of what to expect.
? The Zen Inn is not only a Zen accommodation, but also a Zen life encounter.
Tips
? Check-in time: after 15:00, departure time: before 12:00 noon.
? Because the check-out time is 12:00 at the latest and it takes time for the rooms to be cleaned and cleaned, you won't be able to check in when you arrive. If you arrive early, you can leave your luggage with the butler and you can go out for a walk or go on a food hunt first.
? Out of the inn, the right hand side is Xiang Yue flower street, the street food and drink a lot of small stores, are very moody, we choose this is called Flickering tin food, the main Wuxi famous snacks, very suitable for children to eat, lunch is solved here.
? Crab roe steamed dumplings and ordinary steamed dumplings each to point, the flavor is different.
? I also ordered the umami ball, lily soup, taro soup, glutinous rice ball soup, and pork ribs in sauce, all of which tasted very good and were suitable for both young and old. My favorite is the glutinous rice ball soup.
? After eating Wuxi snacks, continue to stroll along the Xiangyue Flower Street. The whole town is run by the Xiangyuehua Street road, both sides of the street are full of antique buildings, each store is decorated with a very Zen or artistic flavor.
? The types of stores are tea tasting, Zen music hall, food and drink, Zen clothing ......
? The entrance of each small store is decorated with new beautiful flowers, and also set up some Zen style small scenery, vibrant, very nice. I can't help but marvel at the fact that Flower Bay is really one step at a time.
? In addition to the flowers, there are also everywhere you can see the hands of the little sanyas, with the whole town loop playing Zen music background, the whole person is relaxed.
? The baby moms imagine, in such a beautiful street, holding the baby, walking around, eating and shopping, or very cozy.
? Continue to go forward, accompanied by a gentle mountain stream birdsong, accompanied by the distant gurgling sound of the water trickle, wooden houses, stone statues, hidden in the high and low woods, "winding paths through the secluded place, Zen flowers and trees," the poetic leap in front of us.
? A mountain, a water, a grass, a tree, a stone, a leaf, the Buddha's voice, bamboo, Shamans, everywhere is not Zen.
? Practicing people sitting and standing, surrounded by water mist curling, as if the earth's fairyland.
? At night, when the lights come on, the "Fragrant Moon Flower Street" is lit up by a small Zen light, a more beautiful than the daytime town lifted the veil. Compared to the daytime Flower Bay, the night scenery of Flower Bay has a different mood.
? With the nightfall, a grand light show also kicked off, in Flickr Bay, there are three major performances worth seeing: Flickr Tower Lighting Ceremony, the Mid-levels articulation of the day light show, and the five light lake fountain show.
? The climax of the part is when the lighthouse layer by layer, when the lighthouse completely lit, as if a large glazed tower, crystal clear.
Tips
Viewing Location: Flower Square
One show every half hour, and one show is very short, about 6 minutes. It is the most crowded at 7-8pm, so you can miss the peak time.
? A water screen blown through the lake acts as a curtain on which a huge image is projected, which is very impressive.
Tips
Viewing location: Mid-levels articulated day square
? The fountain show at Five Lanterns Lake is the children's favorite program, and the children were y attracted by the dancing fairy in the lotus lamps, saying that she is simply too beautiful, and gave her the name "Lotus Fairy".
Tips
? Performance time: 19:30-21:00 (specific time to the scenic spot implementation shall prevail), early to go can occupy a good view of the location.
At night, you can stroll through the Fragrant Moon Flower Street, which has a different flavor. The street on both sides of the snack bar is also a hot.
? The night of the Brahma Flower Sea can be seen from afar, that light ball is like the moon falling into the earth, bright, beautiful ......
? After watching all the performances, it was almost nine o'clock in the evening, by the way, by the way, all the activities in the town end at nine o'clock. So, we headed back to the inn to rest and refresh ourselves for the next day.
Day 2 : Flickering Lake - meditation activities - parent-child experience - return
? The inn provides free breakfast, the variety is not bad, relatively light, to my taste.
? Tofu brain is also good, with a large wooden bucket, lift the small wooden cover, scoop a spoon, according to their own taste sprinkled with seasoning, the flavor is beautiful ......
? After breakfast, we began our day's journey. The first stop came to Flickering Lake to do rocking boat.
? Accompanied by the Zen music playing on the boat, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the lake, all the troubles have disappeared.
? "Traveling alone in a flock of gulls and herons, **** set of chickens and dolphins in a society. Half of the mountain, the sun, fall sail shadow in the building; ten thousand gully left the wind, over the sound of woodcutting on the pillow. I'm not going to be able to get a good look at it, but I'm going to be able to get a good look at it. The screen of the white boards is open far away, and the horn of the birds is slowly clasped." Song Dynasty Sun D?êà?à?ü text here, the landscape remains, the realm is more far-reaching.
? "The sky is clear, white clouds, clear wind," enjoy this moment of coziness.
After disembarking, you can take a stroll, take a few photos, and then take the boat to go back.
Tips
Sculling boat price
One-way: 30 yuan / person, children (1.4 meters below) 15 yuan / person
Double: 50 yuan / person, children (1.4 meters below) 25 yuan / person
Operation time: 9:30-17:30 (in case of bad weather conditions, the actual announcement shall prevail)
The boat will be open to the public. p> ? We directly bought a two-way boat ticket, one to go and one to reverse took 60 minutes time.
< p> ? A flavor of Zen flowers bloom on the mountains, gently swaying, time is quiet, full of happiness. Brahma Flower Sea is most flourishing in spring and fall, with cosmos and sulphur chrysanthemum as the main ones.? The town also holds sutra copying and Zen food activities, allowing people to experience Zen culture and deepen their understanding of "Zen". With the Zen landscape of Flickering Flower Bay and the landscape architecture of Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty as the carrier, the Zen lifestyle of Zen practitioners such as sutra copying, meditation, mantling and puja are demonstrated.
? Flickering Blossom Blessing Point, carving Zen and blessings with heart in the hands of a small dim sum between the tea, tea and tea, smell and taste. If you are interested, why not stop by and learn from the owner?
? Parent-child interactive experience, there are cute baby fun breakthrough, magic bubble show, colorful clay play, face painting, take children to learn to be a tea master. You can let your children choose their favorite activities by themselves.
? "The thatched roof sits relative to each other all day long, a bird does not sing the mountain is even more secluded". The Zen-like town of Lingshan - Flickering Flower Bay psychologically satisfies people's pursuit of life's mood.
? Flickering Bay has a slogan - live well. It's a simple four-letter word, but it's the most urgent pursuit of people's mind at the moment. A good life is not a life of honor and wealth, but a life of peace and quiet and a return to the essentials.
Is life bitter? The first thing you need to do is to get a good deal of money. The bitter thing is that people's desires are too much, so much so that they are tired of their own body and mind; hope that everyone can look down on everything, and live a good life.
Tips
? 12:00 Remember to check out, after checking out, you can store your luggage in the innkeeper, go to eat lunch, after lunch you can continue to stroll around again.
? When you want to leave, the innkeeper will help you contact the sightseeing bus to send you to the door of the scenic spot.
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