Tourist Attractions in Shengze Town

First Silkworm Ancestral Hall

First Silkworm Ancestral Hall, also known as Silkworm Flower Hall or Silkworm King Hall, is located at Wulong Intersection in Shengze Town. It was built by the merchants of silk industry in Shengze during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, and it is a public shrine dedicated to the ancestor of the silk industry.

First Silkworm Temple is a classical temple-style architecture, the front doorway eaves arch, next to the eight-shaped water brick wall, and then in front of the gate is a small plaza, the original is a collection of incense. Three arches in the middle of the vertical plaque for the name of the temple, on both sides of the upper part of the writing respectively "weaving clouds" and "embroidery brocade" is for the year Shengze silk industry prosperity portraits. Not far from the gatehouse is the theater, the theater on both sides and the compartment building connected to the stage facing north, the following stone square extended to the front of the main hall, the site is wide open, can accommodate ten thousand people.

The main hall enshrines three statues of Xuanyuan, Shennong and Rayon, the founders of the Chinese nation. There are plaques on the main hall with the words "the legacy of the first silkworms" and "clothed by the living".

Mirror Lake Park

Mirror Lake Park is located in Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, the northern part of Shengze, was built in 1999, officially opened in September 2002, covers an area of 530 acres, of which two-fifths of the area of the water, the park focuses on plant landscaping, the garden of the mountains and beautiful water, trees and grasses are lush, with cafeteria snacks, children's playground, the shallow water beach, the landscape garden, the cruise ship dock, horseback riding, Song and dance hall, antique wedding photography, small zoo and summer bath and other attractions. The park is divided into two major parts according to its function: the waterfront leisure area around the lake and ecological sightseeing. The former is located in the east and south of the park, along the lake willow rows. There are three islands in the lake, and the "Mirror Lake Hall" built on the water is located in the three islands.

Shengze Zhongzi Temple

Shengze Zhongzi Temple is located in Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Shengze Town, Xiaokou Wei, the temple is also known as the Imperial Zhongzi Temple, also known as the Imperial Hanoi Temple, built in the first year of the Southern Song Dynasty, the first year of the Shaoxing, the Department of the Song Dynasty, Emperor Zhao Gong Royal gift. Zhongzi, that is, the sage Zhongzi. Sage Zhongzi, surnamed Zhong, name by, word Zilu. Confucius great disciple. Tang Xuanzong Kaiyuan twenty-seven years after the title of Marquis of Wei, Song Zhenzong Dazhongxiangfu two years plus the title of Hanoi Gong, South Song Duzong Xianchun two years into the title of Duke of Wei, Ming Shizong Jiajing nine years after the title of Xian Xianzhong Zi, Qing Shizong Yongzheng eleven years on the honorary title of the Sage of Wei.

The temple is the only imperial ancestral temple in the history of the Zhong family, and is the national Zhong temple covers an area of the largest sacrificial specifications of the highest Zhongzi Temple. Through the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the main building is still in the Republic of China during the name of the Zhong family ancestral temple, around 1949 due to the patriarch of the Zhong Shao-mei across the sea to Taiwan, the temple is in disrepair.

Zhongshan ancient tombs (Song Secretary Bachelor Zhong Ji tomb)

Check "Sheng Hu Zhi" fourteen volumes of this volume five "tomb area" page nine "Secretary Bachelor Zhong Ji tomb in the small mouth of the Wei Pufu Bridge north side of the bridge, the Ming Wanli descendants of the grandson of the Daji repair. Ringed with stone city, built the workshop, tomb door in front of the Huating Chen Jiru inscription "Zhongshan ancient tombs" four words, is the Zhong's ancestor of the south ferry. In the Song Dynasty, when Jianyan was here, his descendants came here to visit from Shanzuo, and then his children and grandchildren came here. Qian Yun's "Visiting the Ancient Tombs of Zhongshan" says, "When I came to the river, I first put down the thatch, and then I chose the place where the cows slept to be near the suburb. Nose ancestor has accounted for pepper diffraction, ear grandson to see Feng Yang Pod."

For the Xiaokou Wei "Pufu Bridge", published in the Republic of China period of the "Sheng Hu Zhi" fourteen volumes of this record: "Pufu Bridge, across the Xiaokou Wei, with the word two Wei, now in." Pufu Bridge in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China in the early Qing Dynasty, also known as "Xiaokou Bridge", published in the 37th year of the Qianlong period of the "Shenghu Zhi" two volumes of this "Xiaokou Bridge: this bridge under the ancient tombs of Zhongshan, so far, Zhong's son of the family sacrifices endlessly." ...

Meilan Zhou

Meilan Zhou was built in the 14th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1277), and its name was Bone Pond Nunnery. It was renamed Yuanzhaoan in 1341-1368, and was also known as Meilanzhou because of the water on all sides and the overflowing waves. Republic of China was changed into a park, the east of the park built "Yuanzhaotang", commonly known as the four-sided hall, the plane is square, surrounded by corridors, each side of the corridor is 9. 12 meters long; the southernmost end of the waterfront embankment, planted with wisteria. In the garden there are still Ming Zhengde first year (1506) "Yuanzhaoan record" stone monument. Covering an area of 7300 square meters.

Tanqiu Bailongqiao

Bailongqiao is located in the village of Bailongqiao, Tanqiu, Shengze Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou City, with Shell Pier to the east and Xiaoniu Dang to the west, spanning the open river. Built in the early years of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty. Guangxu thirty-four years (1908) reconstruction, to Xuantong three years (1911) completed. North-south direction, three-hole arch structure. Arch coupon to vertical joints in sections and juxtaposed method of masonry, all with granite construction, in order to anti-wave, slump prevention, the two ends of the construction of a mooring. Width 3.80 meters, 40.60 meters long, the hole vector height 5.60 meters, span 9.90 meters. The two holes are smaller than the center hole, so that the bridge shape changes in many ways, like the order of geese in the sky. The top stone of the bridge and the dragon gate stone of the arch were engraved with "Penjing Ruyi", "bottle rising three halberds" and "cloud dragon", "Taiji "and other auspicious motifs. Bridge **** engraved with four couplets, one of which is: "the wind sends the sound of ten thousand machines, do not say that all the engine is still easy to lift; clear over a thousand feet of waves, so as to drink water more think of the source." The image depicts the picture of Shengze's flourishing textile industry, and the affluence of the water town can be seen.

July 1, 1986, the White Dragon Bridge was listed by the municipal government as the second batch of cultural relics protection units in Wujiang City. 2012 September, due to the change of the administrative division of Wujiang, adjusted to the cultural relics protection units in Suzhou City.