‘Lonely Boat’ is a TV series set in Suzhou in 1941. It mainly unfolds around garden culture and combines elements of spy warfare and intertwined emotions. The story tells of an American-educated architect who returns to China and fights against the puppet regime to protect Suzhou gardens and cultural relics. The drama covers a large number of Suzhou elements such as Pingtan, gardens, water towns, and delicacies.
It is filmed in places such as Yiyuan Garden and Mudu Ancient Town (Yan Family Garden and Hongyin Mountain Villa). Yiyuan Garden is the location of intense gun battles in the drama. It was built during the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods of the late Qing Dynasty and has now been listed as a cultural relic protection unit of Suzhou City and Jiangsu Province. The drama also mentions Pingjiang Road, which is a historical and cultural block in the northeast corner of the ancient city of Suzhou. It is one of the well-preserved historical and cultural blocks and also one of the heritage sites of the Suzhou section of the Grand Canal. Mudu Ancient Town is the shooting location of ‘Gu Garden’, the home of the male lead Gu Yizhong. It is located by the canal. It not only shows the wealth and elegance of a large family in the south of the Yangtze River but also makes people feel as if they have traveled through time and space and experienced the long ancient charm by the canal. The Yan Family Garden is the former residence of Mr. Yen Chia-kan of Taiwan. Covering an area of sixteen mu, it is known as a ‘classic of Jiangnan gardens’. Hongyin Mountain Villa is a private garden from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It is formed by the combination of Xiuye Garden and Xiaoyin Garden. It is now the Shen Shou Memorial Hall and the Li Keran Painting Academy. The drama also mentions Wangshudun outside Changmen Gate, where the male lead is kidnapped. This is an important landmark along the Grand Canal. As the west gate of the ancient city of Suzhou, Changmen Gate not only carries profound historical and cultural connotations but is also one of the prosperous commercial blocks in Suzhou during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. If you have the opportunity to go to Suzhou, you can refer to the plot of ‘Lonely Boat’ and visit these famous scenic spots to better experience the situation of the TV series.Shooting Locations of ‘Lonely Boat’
‘Lonely Boat’ is a TV series set in Suzhou in 1941. It mainly unfolds around garden cult[...]
