The mysterious island platform mountain on Taihu Lake in Suzhou

I believe that many people who have visited the natural scenery of Taihu Lake in Suzhou are familiar with the Dongshan and Xishan Mountains in Suzhou. Xishan Island, in particular, is now Jinting Town, which is a self-sufficient small island. But now, after the Taihu Bridge is widened, Xishan has closer contacts with the main city of Suzhou. Besides the East and West Mountains, there is Sanshan Island, which is also a tourist attraction. Many foreign tourists who have been to Suzhou have lived on Sanshan Island.

However, if you look at the map of Suzhou, there is another island, which is in a good location. In the middle of Taihu Lake, it is Platform Mountain.

(Location of Platform Mountain in Taihu Lake)

(Location of Platform Mountain in Taihu Lake)

From the satellite map, Platform Mountain is quite far from Xishan Island. It is estimated that it will take a long time to take a boat from Xishan Island to Platform Mountain.

(Exterior view of Platform Mountain)

(Temple of Platform Mountain)

Through the satellite image of mobile phone, we can see that Platform Mountain is surrounded by trees, and there is a temple in the middle hole.

(Platform Mountain in Mobile Satellite Map)

As for the introduction of Platform Mountain, it is recorded that there was a lighthouse on the island, but in 26, after the lighthouse was demolished, the Yuwang Temple was rebuilt. Every year, there will be a worship festival for fishermen in Taihu Lake. On the worship festival, a large number of fishermen will go to this island to offer sacrifices. This island belongs to Chongshan Village, Wuzhong District.

(in Yuwang Temple)

There are also different opinions about the story of this island. There is a saying that there used to be two people named Wu and Li on the island, but now there is only one lonely keeper.

There is also an introduction to the stone tablet on the platform, which also introduces the ownership of the platform. In September 1951, the Wuxian People's Government issued a Land Certificate to Wu and Li, which recorded in detail the location, type, place name, area and four areas of each land and house. There are lands and houses located in the west of Chongshan Village, place names and Platform Mountain, which fully prove that Chongshan Village and Platform Mountain are a whole and Platform Mountain is a part of Chongshan Village.

(stone tablet on the platform)

Friends who like to travel and explore, do you really want to visit this mysterious place in Suzhou?

Then get ready, and go to Chongshan Village to inquire about the time of fishermen's sacrifice. Then you can go to the central island of Taihu Lake by boat.