What are the interesting scenic spots in Wuxi?

The tourist attractions in Wuxi Network Celebrity Area include: Yuantouzhu Scenic Area in Taihu Lake, Lingshan Giant Buddha, Gong Fan, nanzenji and Jiulong Irrigation Bath. Wuxi, referred to as tin for short, was called Liangxi and Jingui in ancient times. Located in the Yangtze River Delta and the coast of Taihu Lake in the south of the Yangtze River, it is known as the "Pearl of Taihu Lake". It is the resident of Wuxi Joint Logistics Support Center of the Central Military Commission, the cradle of China's national industry and township industry, and the birthplace of Sunan model.

1. Taihu Lake Yuantouzhu Scenic Area

Pearl scenic spot at the source of Taihu Lake is located in Dafu Town, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, a national 5A scenic spot, a national key scenic spot, a national civilized scenic spot, a national famous cherry blossom viewing base and a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province. With a total area of more than 500 hectares, it is a peninsula in Wuxi on the northwest coast of Taihu Lake, surrounded by water on three sides, and consists of Jiebaoshan, Luding Mountain, Dunan Mountain and its nearby Zhongdushan and Sanshan Island. It is shaped like a floating giant. There are many scenic spots in the scenic area, such as mountain filling, Tibetan scenery, Luding Yingguang, Zhuyichuntao and so on.

Yuantouzhu Scenic Area not only has natural landscape scrolls with high mountains and wide waters and small sails, but also has flowing small bridges and flowing water, tree-lined pastoral scenery, as well as elegant, exquisite, simple and pure Jiangnan garden scenery; There are also complete services and entertainment facilities such as eating, living, shopping and traveling, and many profound cultural accumulations such as celebrity travel notes, stone carvings, calligraphy and painting, and legends. It constitutes a comprehensive multi-functional scenic spot with natural landscape as the main part and artificial embellishment as the supplement.

2. Lingshan Giant Buddha

Lingshan Buddha is a world-famous scenic spot, located between the mountains and rivers of Mashan National Scenic Spot in Binhu District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province. It is also an important part of Wuxi Lingshan Scenic Area, a national AAAAA tourist attraction. Located in the south of Luqin Peak in Mashan, Wuxi, the Giant Buddha was completed and opened to the public on June 5438+0997 165438+ 10/5, 2005. The location of the Giant Buddha is Xiaoling Mountain named after Tang Xuanzang, hence the name "Lingshan Giant Buddha". Lingshan Giant Buddha is one of the city symbols of Wuxi, which is of great significance to social, cultural and economic development. Nanjing artist Wu Xianlin is responsible for the sculpture design of the giant Buddha.

The history of Lingshan area can be traced back to 1000 years ago in the Tang Dynasty. According to legend, Xuanzang returned from the Western Heaven and traveled southeast to Xiaoling Mountain here. The scenery is extraordinary and he appreciates it very much. He said, "No wonder the western vultures won!" So I named this mountain Xiaoling Mountain. In 1993, Yin Ling was the place where Sakyamuni became a Buddha. This is a famous Buddhist shrine where disciple Kui Ji once presided over Buddhism. Xiaolingshan Temple was gradually developed from this. The Lingshan Giant Buddha standing at the southern foot of Xiaoling Mountain, including the Lotus Pagoda, is 88 meters high, equivalent to the height of 30 stories. It is higher than Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan, the second tallest in China 17m. If you add three layers of foundation, the total height will reach101.5m. The Lingshan Buddha looks wise and kind. Tourists, no matter far or near, seem to be concerned by the eyes of the giant Buddha; And as people get closer or farther away, their eyes seem to open and close slightly. The closer they get, the bigger the car drives. The corners of the mouth don't smile, and many instructions are about to be exported, which makes people feel more cordial and causes various reverie.

Three. Buddhist temple

The Vatican Palace in Lingshan is one of the scenic spots in lingshan scenic spot. It is located in the vast Taihu Lake, at the foot of the beautiful Zhong Ling Lingshan. Magnificent buildings stand beside the majestic Lingshan Buddha, and magnificent art and unique and broad Buddhist culture complement each other. The Vatican Palace in Lingshan is resplendent, solemn and harmonious, with a total construction area of over 70,000 square meters. The three-story Vatican Palace adopts a retreating architectural layout, with a north-south central axis and a symmetrical east-west distribution. The building area is150m wide and180m deep. The top is dotted with five pagodas, and the back is a mandala-shaped altar. Cost1.800 million. February 20061.800 million. After two days of discussion by more than 60 national celebrities in the fields of culture, architecture, art, culture, arts and crafts, as well as Buddhist monks and Buddhist experts, the preparatory meeting for China Contemporary Buddhist Culture and Art Expo and the seminar on the establishment of China (Lingshan) Museum of Contemporary Buddhist Art came to a successful conclusion. The China Contemporary Buddhist Culture and Art Fair, which never ends, has become the orientation of the construction of the Vatican Palace in Lingshan. The goal of building Gongfanling Mountain into a museum of contemporary Buddhist art in China has been set. After more than two years of construction, the third phase of lingshan scenic spot was completed, and a beautiful Buddhist complex was presented to the world. On June 23rd, 2008,165438+1October 23rd, the gate of the Vatican Palace in Lingshan, which integrates the functions of culture, art, tourism and conference, was officially opened.