Suzhou's Pingjiang Road is known as the "miniature of the ancient city", what is the unique charm?

Suzhou's Pingjiang Road is known as the "miniature of the ancient city" because its streets, alleys, rivers, are ancient, walking in which you can feel, quite a unique charm of historical flavor.

After a century of wind and rain, the overall environment of Pingjiang Road has not changed. In the Southern Song Dynasty map of Suzhou, "Pingjiang map", the late Ming Dynasty "Suzhou City, the General Map of the waterways," there are Pingjiang Road condition records, from the Southern Song Dynasty to the present comparison of the actual situation can be seen at that time the water system, the road conditions, or to maintain the original state of the water system towards the house buildings to maintain the original appearance of the river adjacent to the street has always been the pattern of the existence of the street.

Strong contrast with the surrounding commercialized neighborhoods, so that people have the feeling of entering the ancient city. Pingjiang Road original houses are not large-scale modern upgrading and remodeling in the drainage, line paving, but are adhering to the principle of doing the old carried out. Although the stores along the street have been converted into commercialized bars and other places, they are all hidden internal remodeling, all wrapped in wooden door panels. This is different from the strong commercial atmosphere of other neighborhoods in Suzhou. After experiencing the lively atmosphere of other streets, you will only see the folklore of the Jiangnan water town after entering Pingjiang Road.

Inheriting Suzhou's traditional cuisine, one is able to reminisce the past history on the tip of the tongue. Walking on the ancient Pingjiang Road, one can not only mentally travel to the old city in the past, but also feel the unique charm of the old city on the taste buds. Because there are original residents wearing traditional costumes of Jiangnan characteristics, yelling and selling traditional food and snacks on the streets of Pingjiang Road, letting you feel the history and culture of Pingjiang Road. Meanwhile, on Pingjiang Road, there are also some Suzhou traditional specialties restaurants, mainly dealing with Suzhou cuisine, where you can taste the Suzhou food culture.