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Ponte dei Salti, Switzerland

Standing tall between the sky and the sea, this breathtaking rock formation reminds us that nature creates the most incredible masterpieces. 🌊🪨💙✨

"When you reach Suzhou, you will find every house rests upon a river. Old palaces leave little empty land — only canals, and bridge after bridge." — Du Xunhe, Tang Dynasty

He wrote that about Suzhou. But step into Tongli and it fits perfectly.

Canals thread through the town in every direction. Stone bridges arch over the water. Ming and Qing dynasty residences line the banks: 38 preserved garden estates, and hundreds of ancestral mansions and historic homes beyond that. No Instagram filter required. No crowd management wristbands. Just a town that has been quietly sitting by the water for a very long time, waiting.

THE THREE BRIDGES Locals call them the Three Bridges: Taiping (Peace), Jili (Luck), and Changqing (Celebration). They stand close together, two flat stone bridges and one arched, each with a different personality, all reflected in the same canal. The tradition is to walk across all three in one loop: peace, luck, and celebration, in that order. Do it.

TUISI GARDEN The garden's name means "retire and reflect," built by an official who was dismissed from court and came home to think things over. Walk through the gate and look down: the cobblestone courtyard is laid in a pattern. A longevity character sits at the center. Five bats spread outward (the Chinese word for "bat" sounds like "fortune"), and a ring of coin motifs circles the edge. Walk the full circuit twice for good luck. It takes about ninety seconds and feels completely worth it.

LIIZE GIRLS' SCHOOL Right next door to Tuisi Garden sits something easy to overlook: a school founded in 1906, the first school for girls in the entire Wujiang region. Its motto was sincerity, diligence, simplicity, and love. In 1938 Japanese forces occupied the buildings and the memorial stele was buried underground to protect it. It wasn't unearthed until 1982. Part of the school still functions as a primary school today. Part of it has become a small cultural exhibition space, open to visitors. Both the garden and the school were listed as national heritage sites in 2013.

THE RIVER ROUTE

Price ¥150 per boat, up to 6 people

Surrounded by swaying palms, lush greenery, and peaceful pathways, every step here feels like a breath of fresh air. 🌿🌺 Take a break from the hustle and rediscover the beauty of serenity. Sometimes, the best destination is where nature welcomes you with open arms. 🌴💚

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大阪の穴場！和泉リサイクル環境公園のラベンダーが満開すぎた｜2026年5月13日

You know that feeling when you stumble upon a place so magical, it feels like the rest of the world has melted away? I found that feeling in Jiangxi.

We spent the morning gliding in a small boat through winding forest waterways, completely surrounded by a cathedral of dawn redwood trees. The way the sunlight filtered through the canopy, scattering dappled shadows that danced across the emerald water, was absolutely mesmerizing. It truly felt like stepping into a hidden green paradise, a secret whispered by nature itself.