[2025 Changshu Attraction] Travel Guide for Hengjinglao Jie Yingshi Base (Updated Mar)

🌈Attractions: One of the first batch of classic red scenic spots in China, integrating revolutionary flames, wetland reed marshes, and intangible cultural heritage and folk customs! Dancing peach and cherry blossoms in spring 🌸 (March-April), lotus reflecting the sun in summer 🪷 (June-August), reeds flying in the snow in autumn 🍂 (October-December), and boats capsized in winter ❄️ (December-February), you can enjoy the red heritage and water village style in all four seasons! ▪️ "Wetland Secret": 2,200 acres of reed maze crisscross, rowing boats through it like entering the Wizard of Oz🚤 ▪️ "Live Intangible Cultural Heritage": Hengjing Old Street performs Peking Opera "Shajiabang" excerpts and water village wedding customs performances every day, and the stone pavement hides old crafts such as blue printed cloth workshop and Wengjia wine workshop ▪️ "A Bite of Jiangnan": Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs take center stage! Braised chicken, mushroom oil noodles, osmanthus lotus root powder soup, foodies are crying 🦀🍜   📅Travel route: Morning: Hengjing Old Street (blue printed cloth DIY🎨) → Shasilong Fishing Park (crab and fish fishing🎣) → Shuanglianxuan (lotus pond afternoon tea🍰) Afternoon: Wetland Park (bird watching plank road encounter egrets 🕊️) → Live-action drama "Reeds Beacon Fire" (hot special effects super shocking 🔥) → Night tour of iron flower (intangible cultural heritage iron water splashing into stars ✨) 🌿Seasonal Easter Eggs: September-November: Yangcheng Lake Hairy Crab Festival, Hengjing Old Street "Crab Feast" 🦀 June-August: Thousand-acre lotus pond in the wetland park, wear Hanfu to take ancient style photos of "Lotus Leaves Reaching the Sky" 🎎   🚗Self-driving tips: ⚠️Navigation location 📍"Shajiabang Scenic Area East Parking Lot" or "Shajiabang Town Visitor Center" 🅿️ ▫️Parking fee: 20 yuan/day in peak season (October-December), 10 yuan/day in off-peak season ❗Tips to avoid traffic jams: During the hairy crab season, it is recommended to arrive before 8:30 on weekends, or take the subway + bus (Changshu Route 5 goes directly)🚌 ⏰ Electric cars can be rented in the scenic area (15 yuan/hour), and walking + hand-cranked boat combination is recommended   ⛱️Must-see attractions: 1️⃣ Reed Maze: A dual-line maze on land and water, drone aerial photography of the "green waves" visual spectacle 🌿📸 2️⃣ Hengjing Old Street: the filming location of the TV series "Sha Jia Bang" and "Golden Years", must-visit Blue Printed Cloth Workshop + Wengjia Zaofang Fruit Wine🍶 3️⃣ National Defense Education Park: Real CS, air rifle shooting, the first choice for parent-child interaction🎯👨‍👩‍👧 4️⃣ Shuanglian Lake Charm: Lotus pond rafting + lakeside afternoon tea, wear cheongsam to take "people swimming in the painting" blockbuster 📸   🏨Accommodation tips: 🔸 Zen control: Jiangnan Luhua Bay (within the scenic area): independent courtyard with lotus flowers visible from the window, starry sky bathtub + open-air shower, 4724 yuan/building🌌 Tongfuyu Inn: Ming and Qing style wooden building, including mushroom oil noodle breakfast, 600 yuan per person🏮 🔸 Cost-effective choice: Shajiabang International Youth Hostel: A gathering place for backpackers, night chats about crab fishing strategies, beds 50 yuan/night🎒 Qingzhiwu B&B Group: Loft duplex with kitchen, 80-150 yuan per person, suitable for family travel👨‍👩‍👧   💗Other tips: ✅ Tickets: 110 yuan/person in peak season (including the performance of "Lu Dang Feng Huo"), 80 yuan in off-season, free admission before 7:00‼ ️ 🚌 Transportation: 1 hour drive from Shanghai/Suzhou, bus No. 5 from Changshu goes directly to the gate of the scenic spot 📸 Take photos: Wear plain cheongsam/Hanfu! Must-see photos: Reed marsh against the light, Hengjing Old Street window frame composition, lotus pond reflection Golden hours: 7:00 in the morning (light mist and reed shadows), 17:00 in the evening (sunset dyes leaves golden) 🍜 Food: Must try Hengjing braised chicken, crab roe tofu, Wengjia Zaofang green plum wine, be careful when buying "wild honey" on the roadside 🍯 ⚠️ Pitfalls to avoid: ◾ Choose the dusk time for rowing boats to avoid the midday sun ◾ For hairy crabs, look for regular merchants such as "Shuanglianxuan" and "Hengjing Crab Restaurant" in the scenic area

The Shajiabang Reed Culture Museum is a cultural hall full of historical charm and modern atmosphere. The museum displays the rich folk culture of the Shajiabang area, vividly showing the details of life in the water town, as if taking people back in time to that quiet and beautiful water town world. The museum not only displays various traditional crafts, such as embroidery, paper cutting, wood carving, etc., but these exquisite crafts are also breathtaking and make people feel the profound cultural heritage and unique charm of Shajiabang.

Hengjing is a little-known old street hidden deep in the reeds of Shajiabang, Changshu, Jiangsu. The endless reeds are a symbol of Shajiabang, and the flying reed flowers surround the small Hengjing Ancient Town, isolating it from the hustle and bustle of the world. 　　As you stroll along Hengjing Old Street, you'll see old wooden pillars supporting the street corridor, with strings of red lanterns hanging underneath. The street, alleys, docks, river piers, and corridors are lined with shops with various signs: blacksmith shops, antique shops, printing shops, chicken shops, Diao Family Restaurant, teahouses, and more. Walking on the smooth bluestone road, you may feel like you've traveled back to the 1930s and 1940s. Hengjing Old Street is the ancient town style display area of Shajiabang, preserving the old appearance of rural buildings and attracting many TV dramas to shoot here. Visitors can visit the Jiangnan Agricultural Museum, experience farm life, and climb the Diao Family Courtyard to overlook the panoramic view of the old street. The Chunlai Teahouse on the old street is the prototype of A Qing's wife in the Peking Opera "Shajiabang". Visitors can enjoy tea and opera here and feel the strong cultural atmosphere. The architectural style of the old street is mainly traditional buildings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with an ancient charm and well-preserved. The shops on both sides of the street are diverse, including teahouses, cloth shops, tailor shops, grocery stores, and food shops, showing the prosperous commercial scene at that time. Hengjing Old Street is built along the river, running east to west, with a total length of about 560 meters, dozens of households, a long street, and several small alleys. The shops on both sides of the street are lined up, with a wide water surface in front and lotus ponds and streams behind, creating a rural scene.

Hengjing Old Street is located in Shajiabang Scenic Area, Changshu City, Jiangsu Province. It is an ancient street full of historical and cultural heritage. The architectural style here is unique, retaining many traditional elements that make you feel like you have traveled back in time. Every corner of Hengjing Old Street is a beautiful sight, especially the Chunlai Teahouse, which still retains traces of the Anti-Japanese War.

Yokohama Old Street is located in Yokohama Town, east-west, and is built by the river (the Hengjintang and the Sudong Canal). Hengjing Street is located in the southwest of Wuzhong District, 18 kilometers away from Suzhou Ancient City. It is bordered by the Hengshan branch of the Hengshan Mountains in the north and the Taihu Lake in the southeast, covering an area of 53.4 square kilometers. mottled stone road, deep water lane, people on the water, lively street gallery, all kinds of water stacks, street corridors... look around, white walls and black tiles, wooden lattice windows, The blue brick paving, with antiques from the face, Jiangnan Yayun, ironing in a quiet world;