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Wuxi Travel Guide

Wuxi, a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, referred to as "Xi", was known as Xinwu, Liangxi and Jingui in ancient times. It is known as the "Pearl of Taihu Lake". Some people say: The story of Wuxi lies in the vast Taihu Lake, in the Beijing-Hangzhou Ancient Canal passing through the city, and between the beautiful Xishan and Huishan Mountains. Famous attractions in Wuxi

1. Yuantouzhu

A must-see in Wuxi is Taihu Lake. "Taihu Lake is beautiful, and the beauty lies in the water of Taihu Lake." When visiting Taihu Lake, you must visit Yuantouzhu, which is known as "the best place in Taihu Lake". With beautiful mountains and clear waters, it is the essence of Taihu Lake scenery, so it is known as "Taihu Lake's first scenic spot".

This is the best place to view the landscape combination of Taihu Lake. It was once a private garden. Many ancient Wuyue historical sites and legends of Wuyue historical figures are still preserved.

2. Liyuan

Liyuan is located on the shore of the beautiful Lihu Lake in Wuxi City. It is one of the main attractions of the national key scenic spot "Taihu Lake". Li Lake, formerly known as Qi Lake or Wuli Lake, is said to have been a place where Fan Li, a great official of the Yue Kingdom, and the beautiful Xi Shi went boating in the Spring and Autumn Period. The lake was named after the people, and the garden was named after the lake. In the early years of the Republic of China, Yu Xunzhen, a native of Qingqi Village, built the Eight Scenic Spots of Qingqi on the lakeside, known as "an area with beautiful mountains and clear waters". Guo Moruo, a great contemporary writer, has a wonderful line: "If you want to know the beauty of Li Garden, ask the young man at Yatou." Moreover, the rockeries in Liyuan are stacked on top of the water and come alive because of the water, fully demonstrating the infinite interest of the "rockery and real water" blending the mountains and rivers.

3. Lingshan Scenic Area

Lingshan Scenic Area is located in the beautiful Wuma Mountain, leaning on Lingshan Mountain in the north and Taihu Lake in the south. It perfectly combines the long-standing Buddhist culture with the beautiful natural landscape. , is the most complete and only Buddhist cultural theme park in China that displays the achievements of Sakyamuni. After 17 years of development and construction, it has become a famous Buddhist cultural tourist attraction and prayer place at home and abroad.

Recommended itinerary for Lingshan Scenic Spot:

Lingshan Great Screen Wall - Wuming Bridge - Scenic Spot Gate Tower - Xinxin Pond - Buddha Football Altar - Five Wisdom Gates - Bodhi Avenue - Kowloon Bathing - Relief of Conquering Demons - Ashoka Pillar - The First Palm in the World - Baizi Opera Maitreya - Xiangfu Zen Temple - Lingshan Giant Buddha (Buddhist Culture Museum, Suixi Hall) - Five Seal Mandala - Man Feilong Tower - Lingshan Brahma Palace

4. Xihui Park

Xihui Park is located in the western suburbs of Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, covering an area of ??90 hectares. It is a collection of numerous cultural relics and comfortable A comprehensive large-scale garden integrating leisure and entertainment.

Xihui Park has famous tourist attractions such as the Second Spring in the World, Jichang Garden, and Huishan Temple. Xihui Park was built in 1958. Xihui Park is one of the first batch of fourteen core scenic spots in Taihu Lake Scenic Area, a national key scenic spot. It is a national key park and a national "AAAA" tourist attraction.

5. Three Kingdoms Water Margin Film and Television City

Three Kingdoms Water Margin Film and Television City is the first theme park in my country that combines film and television culture with tourism, and is also one of the first batch of 5A-level tourist attractions in the country.

The Three Kingdoms City is majestic and vigorous. It was built for the filming of the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". "Liu Bei recruits a bride", "burns the Red Cliff", "composes poems on horizontal branches", "borrows arrows from straw boats", "borrows arrows from straw boats", More than ten key scenes including "Dongfeng", "Zhuge Diaoxiao", and "Confucianism" were filmed here.

Water Margin City is exquisitely crafted and gorgeous. It was built for the filming of the TV series "Water Margin". The architectural styles in the city are unified and diverse, ranging from the palace and prime minister's mansion to private houses, thatched cottages, government prisons, temples and ancestral temples, and markets and shops. , restaurants and inns, as well as the Liangshan Great Wall with water, just like a Song Dynasty style painting.

6. Huishan Ancient Town

Huishan Ancient Town is characterized by its unique geographical location, beautiful natural environment and dense distribution of ancient ancestral halls. It is the only neighborhood in Wuxi where the old neighborhood style is well preserved. In June 2006, with the approval of the State Council, the ancestral halls in Huishan Ancient Town were announced as national key cultural relics protection units. Huishan Ancient Town has been included in the preliminary list of World Cultural Heritage.

Ancestral halls, old Jiangnan houses and archways can be seen everywhere on the streets of Huishan Ancient Town, which is full of Jiangnan charm. It is recommended to visit the Chinese Clay Figurine Museum, where you can also do it yourself, which is very interesting. There are a lot of snacks along Huishan Zhi Street. Yiqinyuan, Huishan Tofu Pudding, etc. are some of the famous snack bars.

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