Wuxi Huishan Ancient Town Tour Guide-Introduction to Attractions

Wuxi Huishan Ancient Town is an AAAAA-level tourist attraction in China. It is a combination of the original Xihui Park and Huishan Historical and Cultural District. There are many cultural relics and historic sites, many scenic spots and beautiful mountains and rivers. For those who are interested in this, here are some tips for visiting Wuxi Huishan Ancient Town. let's see!

Wuxi Huishan Ancient Town Travel Guide

Tickets and Purchases

Large tickets are free, but there is a paid area.

Historic site Xihui Scenic Area: 70 yuan (including Jichang Garden, the Second Spring in the World, Huishan Temple, etc.)

Children: under 6 years old (including 6 years old) or height 1.4 Children under 1.4 meters (including 1.4 meters) are free

Children: Discounted tickets for minors between 6 years old (excluding 6 years old) and 18 years old (including 18 years old)

Seniors: 60 Senior citizens over 1 year old (including 60 years old) hold discounted tickets with senior citizen ID cards.

Active military personnel: Active military personnel (with active military officer ID or soldier ID) can enjoy free admission. [Free]

Disabled persons: Disabled persons (with disability certificate) [Free]

Transportation guide

Bus: No. 4, No. 15, No. 43 are at Get off at Huishan Station.

: Historical and cultural district attractions

1. Huishan Ancient Town: Huishan Ancient Town is surrounded by old streets such as Qinyuan Street, Zhangxiu Street and Shangxiatanghe. The construction dates of the ancestral hall are mainly in the Ming, Qing and Republic of China.

2. China Clay Figurine Museum: It is a theme museum with unique clay figurine handicrafts as the main display. The museum is divided into more than ten spaces, including the preface hall, the Huishan clay figurine exhibition hall, the clay figurine exhibition halls of Chinese schools, the world clay figurine culture exhibition hall, and the clay figurine studio.

3. Guandao River: Located at the entrance of Zhangxiu Street, it is an ancient river located at the foot of Xishan Mountain in the south. It is named after its shape similar to Guan Gong's "Qinglong Yanyue Sword".

4. Dongyue Xing Temple: Built in the early Tongguang year of Tang Dynasty (923) after the Five Dynasties, it is dedicated to the statue of Taishan Shenhuang, the great emperor of Dongyue. Every year on March 28 of the lunar calendar, to celebrate Huang's birthday, Wuxi holds a folk temple fair called the "Eight Dongshan Temples", which is the Huishan Temple Fair. The temple was rebuilt in 2010 and the main hall was restored.

5. Baoshan Bridge: Built on Sitang Well, it was built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It is a single-hole stone arch bridge. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), it was changed to a flat bridge to facilitate vehicles. In 2008, it was converted into an arch bridge with a total length of 29.2 meters and a width of 6 to 4.2 meters from bottom to top.

: Cultural relics area attractions

1. Jichang Garden: Jichang Garden is a famous villa-style classical garden in Jiangnan. The existing scenic spots include Hanzhenzhai, Jiushitai, Bayinjian, Meiting, Jia Shutang, Dashishanfang, Qingyao, Hanbi Pavilion, Qixing Bridge, Qingxiang, Jinhuiyi, Hebutan, Zhiyumen, Xuling Pavilion, Xianyue Pavilion, etc.

2. The second spring in the world: According to legend, it was dug by Jingcheng, the prefect of Wuxi in the late Tang Dynasty (779 AD). The spring water falls from the sky, and after it rains on the mountain, it flows and filters through the cracks of Wutong sand and stone, making it have the essence of the sun and moon, rich in minerals, pure color, sweet and delicious.

3. Huishan Temple: Huishan Temple Garden is located at the west end of Zhangxiu Street in Huishan Ancient Town. There are Yubei Pavilion, Zhulu Mountain House, Longan Spring, Songquan, Bilu Spring, Ming Hongwu Ancient Ginkgo, etc.

4. Huaxiaozi Temple and Four Archways: Huaxiaozi Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and dedicated to the small-character Huabao in Wuxi during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. There are stone bridges and nanmu hall built in the Ming Dynasty.

5. Gong Yu Valley: It was built in the 15th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1587). The owner, Zou Diguang, was from Wuxi. He was a Jinshi in the second year of Wanli and served as the assistant envoy to Huguang. He also offered family classes in the garden and sang Kunqu opera, which became the highlight of Wuxi culture and entertainment at that time and won Wuzhong.

6. Erquan Academy: The main attractions are the foyer, greenhouse, Junzi Hall, Jixiang Pool, Shibai Pavilion, Dianyi Taiming Four Steles, Xiang Hall, Chao Ran Hall and Stele Gallery, Tuanxi River, and Yiqing Pavilion, courtyard and rockery.

7. Hanging Rainbow Corridor: If this corridor is a "long dragon lying on the slope", it will be named "Xuanhong Corridor".

8. Bishan Seal Society: The main attractions are Shilaodian, Nuxu Pavilion, and Yingting.

12. Listening to the Turquoise Bed: The stone is 1.99 meters long and 0.87 meters wide. , 0.56 meters high. Natural, brown, shiny. The north end slopes like a pillow for people to lie on. There are three inscriptions on the stone tablet, including "Listen to the song".

13. Imperial Stele Pavilion: The imperial stele is engraved with poems written by Qianlong when he visited Huishan Temple in the south of the Yangtze River in 1751, 1757, 1762 and 1780.

14. Golden Lotus Bridge: It is the oldest three-hole stone beam bridge in Wuxi. It is named after the pond full of golden lotus flowers.

15. Wuzhong Cheng Temple: Built in the Ming Dynasty, the earliest was Zhouchen Temple. From the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty to the 29th year of Daoguang (1849), the imperial censors Hai Rui, Zhou Kongjiao, Tang Bin and Li Xingyuan were successively established in Nanjing, and the name was changed to "Wuzhong Cheng Temple".

16. Gu Duan Wengong Temple: Built in the 41st year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1613), it is dedicated to Gu Yuncheng. Gu Xiancheng (1550-1612), a thinker in the Ming Dynasty, was revered as "Teacher Lin Dong" because he founded Donglin Academy. There is a famous association in the temple, "The sound of wind and rain and the sound of reading are in my ears, and I care about everything in the world."

17. Guiliu Mountain Master Temple: Guiliu Mountain Master Temple: Built in the sixth year of Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty In 1728, it was mainly dedicated to Yongren and his wife (Mrs. Yang of Fa Yipin) and their descendants.

Ji Yongren, his real name, was captured and died during the Geng Uprising in the Qing Dynasty.

: Attractions in Xihui Scenic Area

1. Yuan Yin: Located south of Longguang Road and west of Yunhe East Road, covering an area of ??2.5 hectares, it is a specialized garden for ornamental flowers and bonsai in Wuxi.

2. Chinese Rhododendron Garden: This is a special garden mainly dedicated to ornamental azaleas. Cleverly borrowing the scenery, it is decorated with azaleas, and the buildings and mountain streams are reflected. There are scenic spots such as Veranda, Qinhong Slope, and Xinfang Stream.

3. Tomb of A Bing: Folk musician, whose representative works include "The Moon Reflects on Two Springs", "Listening to the Pines", "Zhaojun Leaving the Fortress", etc. In front of the tomb stands a bronze statue of Blind A Bing carved by Qian Shaowu.

4. Taibo Hall: There is a bronze statue of Taibo and a lacquer screen of historical records.

5. Xishan Shidun Site: Located in the Monkey Mountain of the Yuan Zoo at the southeastern foot of Xishan Mountain, a Han tomb was unearthed. The funerary objects include marl pottery, tripods, tripods, cups, pottery figurines, etc. In the autumn of 2010, rich cultural relics dating from 7,000 to 4,000 years ago were discovered at the site and its surrounding areas, such as stewed soil, imitation wheels, Yingrun, wells, ancient rivers, rice fields, etc.

6. Huishan Trailhead: Huishan is the remaining mineral vein of Tianmu Mountain in Zhejiang, with a radius of 20 kilometers. The highest peak is Sanmao Peak, with an altitude of 328.98 meters.

7. Xishan trailhead: Xishan is 74.8 meters high. It is said that tin mines were abundant during the Zhou and Qin Dynasties, hence the name Xishan. There is Longguang Tower on the top of the mountain, a landmark building in Wuxi.

8. Longguang Pagoda: Standing on the top of the West Mountain, it was formerly the Longguang Temple next to the Longguang Pagoda. Because of the pagoda, a temple was built, and now part of it has been turned into a building, making the ancient pagoda more dignified. The tower is 31.29 meters high and has a total construction area of ??244.77 square meters.

9. Yingshan Lake Square: The original square, located at the northern foot of Xishan Mountain, is the memorial archway of Qin Zhenjie. It is engraved with auspicious patterns such as wishful thinking, eight treasures, flowers and birds, clouds and water. And it has local folk color.

: Mountain Forest Reserve Attractions

1. Chunshen Stream: Located at the eastern foot of Huishan Mountain, about 100 meters south of the second spring in the world. According to legend, in the late Warring States Period, Chun Shenjun Huang Xie was famous for drinking his horse with his sword here. It is also known as Huang Gongjian. It is a famous scenic spot of Wuxi Waterfall.

: Other attractions

1. Wuxi Huishan Ancestral Hall Group: The ancestral halls were mainly built in the Ming, Qing and Republic of China. These more than 100 ancient ancestral halls and some ruins have been continuously developed and are distributed in Huishanbang, Qinyuan Street and Zhangxiu Street along the ancient canal.

2. Hongwu Ancient Ginkgo: Currently the oldest longevity tree in Wuxi City, it has witnessed the vicissitudes of Huishan.

3. China Xiujin Lacquerware Museum: There are more than 100 pieces of lacquerware furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Their fine quality and high cultural relic value are rare at home and abroad.

010-10:10 Cruise

The cruise ship operation center is located on the bank of Yingshan Lake in 2005

The amusement park is located about 100 meters inside the Qingshan Gate of Xihui Scenic Area , there are rich entertainment projects, including space walks, World of Warcraft, rocking chairs, carousels, luxury bumper cars, mini shuttles, hand boats, electric cars, fun fishing, bees, fierce battles on Shark Island, etc., suitable for children of all ages.