Mudu
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Mudu is a small town in Suzhou
, Jiangsu
province, China
. Suzhou is divided into many districts; Mudu is in Wuzhong
district. It takes about 1.5 hours to drive from the downtown in Suzhou to Mudu. Mudu is a small town, famous because of its history. In Qing dynasty
, the Emperor Qianlong visited Mudu six times when he traveled around his country. Nowadays, many teleplay group also come to Mudu frequently to make a TV series. Because of this, many outlanders came to Mudu to make their business by rent out costumes and take photos for visitors. There was a famous street in Suzhou named Shantang street， Mudu also has one. It is shorter than the one in Suzhou downtown, but if you go straight along the street, one can approach to the famous mountain−Linyan mountain, many visitors will first visit this efficacious mountain when they arrived in Mudu.
There are several gardens like Old Pine Tree Garden in Tongli,like Yan's Garden, which are the old living places by many wealthy people who retired from the palace.
Suzhou
Suzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part...
, Jiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
province, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. Suzhou is divided into many districts; Mudu is in Wuzhong
Wuzhong District
Wuzhong District is a district of Suzhou. It has a land area of 770 km² and a population of 590,000 as of 2001.-External links:...
district. It takes about 1.5 hours to drive from the downtown in Suzhou to Mudu. Mudu is a small town, famous because of its history. In Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
, the Emperor Qianlong visited Mudu six times when he traveled around his country. Nowadays, many teleplay group also come to Mudu frequently to make a TV series. Because of this, many outlanders came to Mudu to make their business by rent out costumes and take photos for visitors. There was a famous street in Suzhou named Shantang street， Mudu also has one. It is shorter than the one in Suzhou downtown, but if you go straight along the street, one can approach to the famous mountain−Linyan mountain, many visitors will first visit this efficacious mountain when they arrived in Mudu.
Attractions
One of most notable attractions is Old Pine Tree Garden (古松园)，build by a milloinaire in the last period of Qing dynasty.There are several gardens like Old Pine Tree Garden in Tongli,like Yan's Garden, which are the old living places by many wealthy people who retired from the palace.