Tangli Ancient Village is a dazzling pearl scattered on Taihu Lake. It is located in the front court[...]
Tangli Ancient Village is a dazzling pearl scattered on Taihu Lake. It is located in the front courtyard of Shuiyuewu on the south slope of Miaomiao Peak, which stands towering in Wuzhong. Bathed in the warm sunshine, tourists at home and abroad stroll among it and feel the historical vicissitudes of this thousand-year-old ancient village.
For thousands of years, with great changes taking place. In Tangli, there are still more than 20 Qing Dynasty residential buildings such as Renbengtang (Xishan Carved Building), Rongdetang, Qinyuantang, Shudetang, Chongdetang, Libentang, and Legengtang. Among them, Renbengtang, Qinyuantang, and Rongdetang are better preserved. Renbengtang is relatively large in scale. Built in the fifth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty, it covers an area of more than 2,000 square meters.
Its brick carvings on the gate tower and wood carvings on the window lattice are second to none in Suzhou in terms of smooth lines, beautiful patterns, lively shapes, and fine carvings with high artistic value. The more beautifully shaped building is Rongdetang. Its halls are surrounded by verandas. The ancient residential courtyards in Tangli Ancient Town have different depths and heights. The courtyards vary in size and layout.
Thus, there is a sense of undulation and rhythm. In particular, the residential buildings from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty have very prominent local styles. They not only reflect in the architectural images created by the exquisite brick and wood structure technology but also fully embody the special spatial consciousness and aesthetic concepts of the people on Xishan Island in the artistic conception of architectural space.
The architecture here reflects cultural concepts such as adapting to local conditions, changing space, group combination, light and shade, false and true, folk customs, and even ‘Confucianism makes people calm in the world, and Taoism makes people calm in nature’.
Opening hours: From January 1st to December 31st, open from 08:00 to 16:30.
