Tourism overview

Taihu Lake [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Wuxi, one of the China's excellent tourism cities ranks among the top ten in the country for its rich endowment of natural and tourism resources. Taihu Lake, the miracle in the Wu area, integrates the beauty of lake and sea and the scattering of "seventy-two peaks" in the lake displays picturesque scenery that attracts tourists. Meiliang Lake Scenic Spot, one of the most beautiful parts of Taihu Lake, displays the scenery of a cluster of mountains and lakes. The modern garden architecture of Turtle-Head Peninsula, Liyuan Garden and Plum Garden also add beauty to Taihu Lake. The Xishan and Huishan Scenic Spots are crowned the title of "open-air historical museum" because of the ancient springs, gardens, temples and towers.

Wuxi has a batch of tourism attractions reflecting the ancient oriental cultures that exude magical colors like the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The city has numerous places of interest and historical sites like the Jichang Garden and the "World Second Spring".

Karst cave, Bamboo Sea and forest ecological tourism sites and the pottery culture tourism industry in Yixing and the beautiful natural scenery, former residence of Xu Xiake and Liu Tianhua in Jiangyin and the Wu Culture Park in Wuxi have become the characteristic and attractive tourism resorts.

Since the 90s, Wuxi has stepped out of the single tourism limitations and entered the field of modern tourism. After CCTV established a film location base in Wuxi, a batch of characteristic attractions were founded in succession, attracting many tourists.