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Taihu Shantouyu Scenic Area
eographic location:Northwest shore of Taihu
Lake in Wuxi
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2. Level:AAAAA
Famous scenery:Chongshan Yinxiu, Taihu Xiandao,
Shilifang Trail.
Climate type:Subtropical monsoon climate
Taihu Lake Shantouyu Scenic Area is located in Dafu Town, Wuxi City,
Jiangsu Province. Shantou is one of the five largest freshwater lakes
in China. It is the first batch of AAAAA scenic spots, national key
scenic spots, national-level civilized scenic spots and famous Chinese
scenic spots. Sakura base, Jiangsu Province cultural relics protection
unit.
The main attractions are Chongshan Yinxiu, Taihu Xiandao, Shilifang
Trail Hengyun Mountain Villa, and the depths of the flowers.
Historical evolution
In 1917, Shantou began to build gardens, and celebrities and
dignitaries built private gardens and villas near Shantou. Local
gentlemen Yang Hanxi purchased land to build “Yangyun Mountain
Villa” and funded Jianguangfu Temple and Taozhu Pavilion; Wang
Xinrujian built “Taihu Villa”; Chen Zhongyan Jian Chenyuan (Ruo),
Zheng Mingshan Jianzheng Garden, etc., private gardens The building
star, Luoqi, has increased year by year. After the founding of the
People’s Republic of China, most of these private gardens and villas
were taken over by the government and merged into the “Shantouyu
Park”.
After the 1980s, through unified planning and layout, carefully
entwined, and constantly expanding new attractions, forming a
mountain hidden show, Luding Yinghui, Qi Chuntao, Wan Lang Juan
Snow, Hushan Zhenyi, Shilifang Trail, Luwan Summer More than 10
scenic spots, such as Taihu Xiandao, Jiangnan Lanyuan, Guangfu

3. Ancient Temple, Zhongmu Chenwu, Sino-Japanese Sakura Friendship
Forest, with a total area of more than 500 hectares, become one of
the largest landscape gardens in the south of the Yangtze River.
Geographical environment
Geographic location
Shantouyu Scenic Area is located in the southwest of Wuxi City,
Jiangsu Province, on the northwestern shore of Taihu Lake, with a
north latitude of 31°31′30′′ and an east longitude of 120°12′52′′. It is
22 kilometers from Wuxi Airport and 16 kilometers from the railway
station.

4. Topography
Shantouyu Scenic Area is a peninsula in Wuxi on the northwestern
shore of Taihu Lake. It is surrounded by water on three sides. It
consists of Baojie Mountain, Luding Mountain, Nanzhang Mountain
and nearby Zhongmu Mountain and Sanshan Island. It is shaped like a
floating raft.
Climate characteristics
Shantouyu Scenic Area belongs to the north subtropical monsoon
climate zone. The climate is mild and humid, and the rainfall is
abundant. The spring, summer, autumn and winter seasons are
unique.

5. Main Attractions
Spot review
Shantouyu Scenic Area has both natural landscape paintings with long
mountains and wide waters and sails and shadows. There are small
bridges and flowing waters, rural scenery of green trees and people,
elegant and exquisite, simple and pure Jiangnan gardens; and eating,
living, purchasing, A full range of services and entertainment
facilities, as well as a number of profound cultural heritages such as
celebrities, stone carvings, paintings and legends, etc., constitute a
comprehensive and multifunctional nature of natural and
mountainous landscapes, supplemented by artificial embellishments.
Scenic resort.

6. Chongshan Yinxiu
It is the main location of the Taihu Lake Ornamental Botanical
Garden. It is dominated by trees and flowers, natural wild scenery,
numerous ancient and famous trees, and birds and flowers
everywhere. In the scenic area, there are attractions such as the
Drunken House, Xinghualou, Yuxiu Bridge, Huayuanpu Garden and
Nie Er Memorial Hall.
Luding Yinghui
Luding Mountain is 96 meters high and is the highest point of the
scenic spot. The top of the mountain and the mountainside are built
with Shutian Pavilion, Huanbi Tower, Qulu Sculpture, Inscription
Wall, Fan Yutang and Tenghua Pavilion. Ascending the distance,
Zheng Nai: There are scenes at four o’clock, and the paintings of the
eight sides can enjoy the scenery of the lake and the mountains and
the city.

7. Qi Chuntao
The mountain pavilion and the looming, the lakeside lighthouse
towering; the distant islands rise and fall, the waves are close to the
waves. Many scenic spots on the shores of Lake Luli, highlighting the
accumulation of historical clouds, this is the essence of Shantou. The
main attractions include the lighthouse, the stone monument of
“Shantouyu”, the stone carving of “Yangyun”, the bronze statue of
“Zhenze God”, Chengyi Hall, Feiyun Pavilion and so on.
Taihu Xiandao
Formerly known as Sanshan Island, it is located in the lake 2.6 km
southwest of Shantou, and has the reputation of “Sanshan Yingbi”.
There are three mountain roads on the island, such as Huixian Bridge,
Tianjie Street, Lingbi Palace, Tiandu Xianfu, Yuelao, and Dajue Bay.
Yuyu Qionglou, the ancient music bursts, the interior layout is

8. magnificent and magnificent, the statue is vivid, and the statue of
Jade Emperor is as high as 18 meters, which is rare in China.
Shilifang Trail
There is an intoxicating flower tree road in the scenic spot of Taihu
Lake in Taihu Lake. This is the Shilifang Trail of the delicious color. It
starts from the southwest corner of Baojie Bridge. It has a three-door
Wanglou-style glass roof built on the road, “Taihu Jiajue–Shantouyu
Scenic Area” archway, and a round “waiting for leisure Wuting” on
the lakeside; According to the mountains and rivers, through the
Rujing Hall, the mountain gate, the Boss Moonlight Water Margin, the
Tsuen Wan, to the “Shan Hui Chuan Mei” archway; turn left to the
“Jiangnan Lanyuan”, “Window of the World” amusement palace, in
the middle The cherry blossom friendship forest; wearing the “Yu
Xiuqiao” bridge hole, and finally intersecting the original road, the
whole process into a “9” shape.

9. Deep in the flower
Built in 1931, it was named after the female lyricist Li Qingzhao’s
sentence of “Let’s go back to the boat late, and enter the depths of the
flowers.” Located on the edge of the lake in the Shilifang Trail, there
are several aquatic plants such as lotus, water lily and duckweed. In
the summer, the leaves are swaying, and the lotus is fragrant.
Strolling through the lotus pond, enjoying the summer heat and
refreshing the wind, it is a happy thing.
Lake mountain true meaning
Located in the center of the scenic lake facing the lake, passing
through the winding stone level, deep in the pine forest, passing
through the half pavilion tunnel, boarding the Tianyuan Building, this
place is a wonderful place to see the scenery of Taihu Lake. There are
also architectural attractions such as the Goshawk eagle and the
rolling snow pavilion.

10. Sino-Japanese cherry blossom friendship
forest
The Sino-Japanese Sakura Friendship Forest was founded by the
president of Japan’s “China Warm Moxibustion Therapy
Popularization”, Mr. Kenshiro Mori, and the Minister of Mie
Prefecture, Tanikawa, and was donated by more than 50,000 people.
In 1988, more than 150 cherry trees were planted under the Luding
Mountain, and a granite friendship pavilion was built. The 800-
meter-long cherry blossom road is built from Shiting to Taihu Villa to
form a cherry blossom viewing area.

11. Brand Building
In April 2008, he was awarded the title of “National Green Model
Unit”
In late March 2010, Jiangnan Lanyuan Lanlan “Cui Mei” won the
International Gold Award at the 10th Asia-Pacific Orchid Conference
and the 20th China Orchid Expo.
On October 26, 2012, Wuxi Taihu Shantouyu Scenic Spot successfully
promoted the national 5A-level tourist scenic spot
In December 2014, “2014 is the most popular cultural tourist
attraction for netizens”
Traffic
Bus routes
Take a sightseeing bus at the South Square of Wuxi Railway Station
K1 (2 yuan for the whole journey, 13 kilometers away, driving for 30
to 40 minutes), passing through the Gion Park, the terminal station
reaches the gate of the Shantouyu Scenic Area.
K87 passes through Xihui Park and the terminal arrives at the Lushan
Gate of Shantouyu Scenic Area.
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