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Blog / 11/10/2024

Taihu Lake, with its magnificent scenery and beautiful natural scenery, has attracted a large number of tourists for sightseeing. This paper will introduce ten tourist attractions centered on Taihu Lake, including Yangcheng Lake, Sanshan Island, Longshan Scenic Area, Lingyan Temple, Yanyulou, Weiyang Ancient City, Taihu Wetland Park, Xishan Island, Rockery Cultural Park and Yuantouzhu Scenic Area. Visitors can experience rich and colorful culture, history, natural scenery and delicious food in these scenic spots.

1. Yangcheng Lake

Yangcheng Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Taihu Lake, located in the southeast of Xiangcheng District, Suzhou City, and is known as the "hometown of oriental trout". The golden trout in Yangcheng Lake is of excellent quality, which sells well at home and abroad and is deeply loved by consumers. November to May of the following year is the season of golden trout production, and tourists can taste fresh golden trout on the banks of Yangcheng Lake. In addition, there are scenic spots and historical sites such as Xiangshan Temple, Shaolin Temple and ancient buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties beside Yangcheng Lake.

Besides golden trout, Yangcheng Lake also has various aquatic resources, such as freshwater shrimp, silver carp and crucian carp. Visitors can take a boat to visit the lake, enjoy the lakes and mountains, and feel the natural beauty of Yangcheng Lake.

As a part of China Taihu Ecological Economic Zone, Yangcheng Lake has actively carried out environmental protection and cultural construction, and has become a modern tourist attraction integrating nature, humanities, culture and economy.

2. Sanshan Island

Sanshan Island, located in the southwest of Suzhou, is a peninsula consisting of three hills. Sanshan Island has profound natural scenery and cultural heritage, which has brought a deep impression to tourists. There are famous Banshan Temple and Tianping Mountain stone carvings on the island. Banshan Temple is a Buddhist cultural site in the Tang Dynasty with a long history and cultural background. Tianping Mountain Stone Carving is one of the representatives of Buddhist grottoes in southern China, and it is known as "Moses Stone Carving in the East".

Sanshan Island also has beautiful bays and beaches, which is a good place for leisure and entertainment. Visitors can swim, kayak and take photos in the bay. In addition, there are various restaurants and snack bars on the island, where visitors can taste local specialties.

Sanshan Island has beautiful natural scenery, cultural sites and coastline landscape, and is an excellent place to enjoy both natural scenery and historical and cultural details.

3. Longshan Scenic Area

Longshan Scenic Area is located in the south bank of Taihu Lake, Huishan District, Wuxi City, with Yangcheng Lake in the east and the famous Longtou Mountain in the north. It is a typical hilly landform. There are famous natural landscapes such as Longtan, Tiandufeng and Jiulong Waterfall, as well as cultural landscapes such as Jade Buddha Temple, Zi Xia Temple and Tiancheng Villa.

Longtan is one of the most famous scenic spots in Longshan Scenic Area. It is a blue lake with huge stones and green water, which is very beautiful. Tiandufeng is the highest point of Longshan Scenic Area, with a wide view overlooking the whole scenic area. Jiulong Waterfall is formed by the drop of nine streams, which is very spectacular.

Jade Buddha Temple is one of the main buildings in Longshan Scenic Area, which was established in Song Dynasty and has a long history and rich cultural background. Zi Xia Temple is the former residence of Dacheng Supreme Treasure, which is very simple and elegant. Tiancheng Villa is an architectural style in the Republic of China, and it is an important cultural heritage of China's modern history.

Longshan Scenic Area has unique natural scenery and unique cultural background. Visitors can experience rich cultural atmosphere and quiet natural scenery in the scenic spot.

4. Lingyan Temple

Lingyan Temple, located in Yanshan Mountain, Wujiang District, Suzhou, is one of the famous temples in the south of the Yangtze River. There are famous buildings such as Bodhi Tree, Ursa Mahayana Hall and the famous eighty-four pagodas in the temple. The scenery in the temple is very beautiful, with beautiful scenery and fresh air.

Bodhi tree is a major feature of Lingyan Temple. It is said that it was ushered in from Emei Mountain when Ningzong ascended the throne in the Southern Song Dynasty, and it has a history of more than 1,200 years. On the left side of the Bodhi Tree, there is the Hall of the Great Hero, which is one of the best preserved Ming Dynasty buildings in Suzhou. There are eighty-four pagodas in the temple, which is another famous scenic spot of Lingyan Temple and is known as "Little Tallinn in the South".

Lingyan Temple, with profound cultural connotation, is known as "the opening ceremony of Zen Buddhism in Jiangnan" and is an important place to learn Zen Buddhism culture. The architecture and natural environment of the scenic spot are also very beautiful, where visitors can relax and appreciate the charm of Zen culture.

The scenic spots in Taihu Lake area are rich and colorful, and different scenic spots have their own characteristics. Visitors can choose according to their own preferences. Whether it is natural scenery or history and culture, Taihu Lake area is rich in resources and unique charm. I believe that visitors who come to Taihu Lake will find their favorite scenic spots and have a pleasant holiday.

Summary: Taihu Lake area is a tourist attraction integrating natural scenery, history and culture. There are many famous scenic spots in the scenic area, such as Yangcheng Lake, Sanshan Island, Longshan Scenic Area, Lingyan Temple, Yanyulou, Weiyang Ancient City, Taihu Wetland Park, Xishan Island, Rockery Cultural Park and Yuantouzhu Scenic Area. Visitors can enjoy rich and colorful culture, history, natural scenery and delicious food in these scenic spots. Taihu Lake is rich in tourism resources, which is worth visiting by tourists.

The ticket price of Taihu Tourist Resort is 20 yuan. This resort is located near Huzhou, a famous historical and cultural city, adjacent to Moganshan, a national scenic spot, and is rich in tourism resources.

The resort includes the following areas and functions:

1. Holiday Villa Area: Provide multifunctional conference center, holiday villa, garden villa, senior apartment, holiday hotel, dance hall, amusement room, gym, sanatorium, rehabilitation center and other facilities. There are six hotels with different styles in this area, including one three-star hotel, two two-star hotels and one four-star hotel under construction.

2. Business and tourism service area: It has a business service center, travel agencies, travel car companies and tourism commodity markets, and has gradually developed into a comprehensive tourism service center that can meet the different needs of domestic and foreign tourists.

3. Water amorous feelings area: Taihu Paradise (China Extreme Sports Base), Taihu Bath, standard swimming pool, water villa, China Flying Wing Boat Base and other facilities have been built.

4. Watertown Pastoral Scenic Area: It connects many small lakes, idyllic villages and mulberry fish ponds in the resort, and provides pastoral scenic tours such as tourism, fishing, fish watching, flower viewing, tea tasting and camping.

5. Dongshan Scenic Area: There are natural caves Huanglong Cave (Palace), Qiucheng Site, and Huzhou Ancient Culture Scenic Area, the earliest tribute tea site in China.

6. Biyan Scenic Spot: A scenic spot featuring the forest bamboo sea, the green hills Biyan and the Xiquan Waterfall.

The main tourism activities and projects include:

-Extreme sports: Many national extreme sports competitions and other major events have been successfully held, including difficulty, speed rock climbing, U-shaped platform and street obstacle roller skating, skateboarding, BMX, kayak ball, jet skiing, motorcycle kayak, beach volleyball and water skiing.

-Water sports: Water travel companies provide high-speed speedboats, motorboats, jet skis, the first practical flying wing boat in China and other water sports.

-South Taihu Lake Fishing Festival: The Taihu Lake Fishing Festival held in September every year allows tourists to participate in self-entertainment activities of fishing in the lake.

-Taihu Food Festival: a food festival featuring the "Three Treasures" of Taihu Lake and the "Lake Fresh Street" Lake Fresh Festival.

-"Go-karting" (outdoor) competition held in Taihu Paradise.

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