Visit of the Suzhou’s cultural heritage for the Young Bakers

海上青焙师感受苏州艺术人文

On Sunday, February 1st, thanks to the support of our governing body Chi Heng Foundation, the Young Bakers headed to Suzhou for a one-day trip, the last outing of the Horse year!

For the first time, the Young Bakers, together with their teachers, headed to Suzhou for a one-day trip, to learn more about its cultural heritage and visit its famous beautiful gardens. The students woke up early and were very excited about going on their first trip outside of Shanghai.

Indeed, Ms Li, a long-time supporter and friend of Chi Heng Foundation, had kindly arranged for the Young Bakers a local and professional tour guide to show them around, starting with the visit of the historical and very large Lingering Garden. During the visit, the students could learn more about the different dynasties’ traditions, about the different rooms’ purposes and the meaning of each area of the garden. The atmosphere was very peaceful and the students enjoyed walking around a quiet space, going up and down the stones, crossing bridges, visiting the house and the beautiful garden, and taking a lot of pictures.

After some fresh air and a two-hour long visit, we all headed to a local restaurant for a nice lunch to get some energy for the afternoon. After lunch, Ms Li had prepared for us a visit of the new Suzhou Museum, with its original architecture by I.M. Pei, and which currently contains more than 30,000 cultural relics! We then headed to one of Suzhou’s old streets, to discover more about the local culture and history through the antics and paintings as well as the beautiful scenery. Before heading back to Shanghai, the Young Bakers tasted some local food and took a last group picture, showing their excitement on that day.

We would like to warmly thank Ms Li for arranging this amazing day in Suzhou for the Young Bakers, as well as Chi Heng Foundation Founder and Director Chung To, for encouraging us to go and making it happen!

2月1日，星期天，感谢我们的管理组织智行基金会，海上青焙师在马年的末尾前往苏州一日游。

海上青焙师第一次和老师一起前往苏州旅行，不仅更多地了解了苏州的文化遗产也参观了著名而美丽的苏州园林。青焙师早早醒来为即将出发的第一次离开上海的旅行激动不已。

事实上，智行基金会长期的支持者和朋友，李女士，善意地为青焙师安排了当地专业的导游，他开始带领学生们参观具有历史意义的留园。在这次参观中，学生能了解不同朝代的传统，各个房间的用途，以及每处院子的意义。在时光静好的氛围中，学生们乐于在安静的地方四处走走，在假山上爬上爬下，穿过小桥，闲看屋舍与庭院，并留下了许多的照片。

在享受2个小时的游玩和呼吸新鲜的空气后，我们出发前往一家当地的餐厅吃午餐，并为下午的行程补充体力。午餐过后，李女士为我们准备了参观苏州博物馆的活动，由贝聿铭设计建造的博物馆如今已经拥有了3万多件馆藏。之后我们前往苏州最老的古街，去感受更多当地文化、历史、绘画以及优美风景。在我们回到上海前，青焙师品尝了些许当地食物并拍了大合照以庆祝这有趣的一天。

衷心的感谢李女士为青焙师安排了这充实的苏州一日行，以及智行基金会的创始人和总监——Chung To，让其旅行的想法在帮助我们过程中变为现实。