[Educational Tour of China] - Wuxi 无锡

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Wuxi

Wuxi, the famous tourist city in Jiangsu Province, is one of the 15 economic central cities in China called as "homeland
of fish and rice". Taihu Lake, the third largest freshwater lake in China, has many islets which have now become the
main tourist destinations for visitors. The Three Kingdoms City, built in 1993 to film the famous historical TV serial - the
Romance of Three Kingdoms, which is one of the four most famous novels in China, was totally in Han Dynasty style.
So when you enter the Three Kingdoms City and sometimes see lots of people wearing ancient costumes, don't be so
surprised, it's only a scene for filming actually.

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Located in the southern part of the Yangtze River delta, Taihu Lake is the third largest freshwater lake in China. With a
surface area of about 2,338 square kilometers (about 902 square miles), Taihu Lake is a famous scenic spot in China
and is famed for its lake, its hills and its splendid man-made scenery. Taihu Lake is just like a bright pearl set in the
Yangtze River delta. It crosses Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, where 48 islets of different sizes and 72 peaks and
peninsulas along the lake combine to form a panorama of great natural beauty. The best place to view the beautiful
Taihu Lake is on the Turtle Head Islet. Turtle Head Islet is an islet stretching into the lake, whose shape is really like the
head of a turtle protruding from the water. Taihu Lake and the surrounding magnificence will bewitch your eyes when
you climb onto Turtle Head. When the soft breezes blow, waves roll and the hills in the distance look like an
overlapping landscape painting. The scene is really captivating. Turtle Head Islet Park is mainly made of the natural
landscape, augmented by man-made additions. Flowers and trees can be seen everywhere. Various kinds of
architecture are strategically placed among the trees and shrubs. All conspire to make the park graceful and elegant.

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Besides the natural scenery of Taihu Lake, there are many ruins of historic sites, such as the Grand Canal of the Sui
Dynasty (581-618), the Islets in the lake along with the coastal places in the east, the north and the west both of
which are the cradle land of the culture of Wuyue (this culture touches on traditions that flow from or refer to Jiangsu,
Zhejiang and the southeast part of Anhui Province today) and so on.

Taihu Lake is an abundant source of fish. Traveling there, you can taste the famous delicious food known as 'Taihu
Lake Three Whites', including white shrimp, whitebait and whitefish. The feast is generally prepared in the boat as one
floats on the placid waters of Taihu Lake. It is very well worth a visit.