Suzhou Shangfangshan National Forest Park

Shangfangshan National Forest Park

synonym

Suzhou Shangfangshan National Forest Park generally refers to Shangfangshan National Forest Park (Jiangsu Shangfangshan National Forest Park)

Jiangsu Shangfangshan National Forest Park is located in the national Taihu Lake scenic spot, Stone Lake scenic spot, 4 kilometers away from the center of Suzhou. It is a natural park with Wuyue relics and Jiangnan Water countryside. Located in the famous national Taihu Lake scenic spot, Shihu scenic spot, 4 kilometers away from the center of Suzhou, it is a natural park with Wuyue relics and Jiangnan rural scenery. It is known as the "scenic spot of Wuzhong" and a bright pearl in Taihu Lake scenic spot. In July 1992, it was approved as a national forest park by the Ministry of forestry.

Traffic information

bus

In Suzhou, you can take bus No. 415 from Shangtang street or guangjiqiao bus station to the main entrance of the scenic spot, which takes about 1 hour. You can also take bus No.306, 309, 318, 504, 505, 602 to xuefuhuayuan station, then transfer to bus No.415 or walk (about 1.6km).

Self driving

Shanghai, Nanjing direction: Shanghai Nanjing Expressway (Suzhou direction) to Suzhou - Ring Expressway to Shihu interchange, take Youxin road - Baodai West Road to Shihu bridge, take Wuyue road - scenic spot.

Hangzhou direction: Suzhou Jiahang Expressway (Suzhou direction) - exit from Suzhou City, turn right to Suzhou City Interchange - South Ring Road viaduct, West to Sufu Road, Tieshi Road, Keyuan Road, Wuyue Road, scenic spot.

Resources

The park covers an area of 500 hectares. The forest coverage rate is more than 95%. There are many kinds of plants, including 89 families and more than 300 species. The pines are tall and straight, the flowers and fruits are full, the vegetation is dense, the trees are lush, and there are wild macaques. It's an ideal place for barbecue camping.

Main attractions

The park is composed of the main scenic area, sightseeing orchard area and forest recreation area. There are more than 20 scenic spots in the main scenic area, such as Lengjia tower, Baijiao terrace, Yuegong well, Qianlong imperial Road, Wuyue ancient city wall, Zhiping temple, chamoyu, Shihu thatched cottage and beacon tower. There are not only 2500 year old relics of Wuyue spring and Autumn period, but also elegant things of emperors, generals, literati, rare animals and animals You can visit the botanical garden. In the scenic area, the ancient buildings of 1500 years ago, such as Lengjia temple, Baoji temple and Zhiping temple, have been restored, forming a whole of Shangfangshan, shangzhongxia and Sanyuan.

Development and construction

The stone man, stone beast, tomb path and three ring arch gate of Shen Shixing's tomb, which is the "Minister of the Ministry of officials" in Ming Dynasty, were renovated and not opened to the public. In 1996, Miaoxiang Garden Co., Ltd. of Japan invested in the construction of "Sino Japanese Peace Garden" and "Golden Buddha", and jointly built the "sightseeing cableway" of 888 meters. It is a group of tourist attractions full of the flavor of the times. It is very suitable for the vast number of tourists to visit and have a magnificent scene.

Address: xingchunqiaotu, Wuyue Road, Hengtang Town, high tech Zone, Suzhou

Longitude: 120.570225

Latitude: 31.230592

Tel: 0512-68230800

Ticket information: 40 yuan in off-season (November 1 to July 31 of the next year); 45 yuan in peak season (August 1 to October 31).