Qiandeng

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Qiandeng ({{zh|s=千灯|t=千燈|p=Qiāndēng|l=one thousand lamps}}) is a town in Kunshan, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.{{cite web

|url = http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2018/32/05/320583.html

|script-title=zh:2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:昆山市

|publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China

|language = zh

|access-date = 2019-02-26}} {{asof|2018}}, it has 12 residential communities and 16 villages under its administration.{{cite web

|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2018/32/05/83/320583108.html

|script-title=zh:2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:千灯镇

|publisher=National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China

|language=zh

|access-date=2019-02-26

}} It is located 15 kilometers south of Kunshan city and borders Qingpu District, Shanghai on its east side. Qiandeng has an area of 84km2 and a population of about 130,000 people.

Qiandeng has a rich cultural heritage. It was the native place of Gu Jian, the founder of Kunqu. It was also the birthplace of the famous Ming dynasty writer Gu Yanwu. Qiandeng is now a national historical and cultural town in China, as well as a national 4A grade scenic destination.

History

Qiandeng was called Qiandun ({{zh|c=千墩|l=one thousand pier}}) since the Ming dynasty. It was renamed Qiandun village in 1910, established as a township in 1950, and changed to its present name in 2003.

File:千灯4A旅游景区.jpg|4A travel destination

File:千灯石板街.jpg |Ancient slabstone lane

File:千灯牡丹亭.jpg|Peony pavilion

File:Qiandeng.jpg|

Gu Jian Museum

Gu Jian Museum commemorates Gu Jian (顧堅, {{floruit}} 14th century?), the founder of Kunqu. It is located at the west bank of Qiandeng river.

File:千灯镇顾坚纪念馆.jpg|Gu Jian Museum

File:昆曲创始人顾坚像.jpg|Gu Jian, founder of Kunqu

Former residence of Gu Yanwu

The former residence of Gu Yanwu was built by Gu Yanwu's grand father, it was destroyed by Japanese pirates, later rebuilt. It is a Ming Dynasty style building complex with formal sitting room, dining room, study and a garden. Gu Yanwu's grave is located at a quiet corner of the Gu Garden

File:千灯镇顾炎武故居.jpg|Former residence of Gu Yanwu

File:顾炎武故居贻安堂.jpg|Parlor Yi An Hall

File:顾炎武故居读书楼.jpg|study

File:千灯古镇顾炎武故居顾园.jpg|Gu Garden

File:顾炎武之墓.jpg |Grave of Gu Yanwu

Thousand Lamp Museum

A unique exhibition with the town's namesake is Qiandeng Guan(Thousand Lamp Museum), with more than one thousand lamps, dated as early as Neolithic Age to modern times, spanning more than five thousand years.

File:千灯草堂.jpg|Thousand Lamp Museum

File:千灯馆新石器时代石灯.jpg |Qiandeng Museum Neolithic stone lamp

File:千灯馆汉代灰陶抱子灯.jpg |Han Dynasty Pottery lamp feathering a mother holding several babies

File:千灯馆西域灯.jpg|Tang Dynasty lamp from the Western Region

File:千灯馆元代青花灯.jpg|Yuan Dynasty lamp

File:千灯馆明代铜灯.jpg |Ming Dynasty bronze lamp

References

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  • [http://www.chinaqiandeng.com/english/en_index.asp Qiandeng town]

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Category:Kunshan

Category:AAAA-rated tourist attractions

Category:Tourist attractions in Suzhou

Category:Township-level divisions of Jiangsu

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