Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Wuxi (China). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Jichang Garden, Liyuan, and Wuxi Christian Church. Also, be sure to include The Plum Garden in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Wuxi (Jiangsu).
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Jichang Garden
Also known as: 寄畅园
Tourist attraction in Wuxi, China. Jichang Garden is located inside Xihui Park, east side of Huishan, east side of western suburban of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China. It is close to Huishan Temple. Jichang Garden is a famed Chinese classical garden in South China, and it was claimed as a national protected location of historical and cultural relics on 13 January 1988. Xiequ Garden inside the Summer Palace and Guo Ran Da Gong in Yuanming Yuan in Beijing both imitated Jichang Garden.[1]
Liyuan
Also known as: 蠡园
National park in Wuxi, China. Liyuan or Li Garden is a Chinese garden on the shore of Li Lake. It is named after Fan Li, a senior minister of the state of Yue who retired to his hometown after conquering the state of Wu. One day he went boating on what was then called Wuli Lake with one of the most beautiful women in ancient China named Xi Shi. Afterwards he decided to name the lake after himself, calling it Li Lake. The garden built on the shore of Li Lake was called Li Garden.[2]
Wuxi Christian Church
Church in Wuxi, China. Wuxi Christian Church, formerly Holy Cross Church, is a Protestant church located in Liangxi District of Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.[3]
The Plum Garden
Also known as: 荣氏梅园
Tourist attraction in Wuxi, China. The Chinese Plum Garden is a botanical garden on Lake Tai in Jiangsu, China. It is most prominent in spring when 4000 fruit trees blossom in the park.
Rong's Plum Garden, often referred as "The Plum Garden", is most famous for its many types of old plum trees, newly imported and planted Denmark tulips, as well as the old mansions of the Rongs family in Eastern China. It is located in the west part of Wuxi city, Jiangsu province, China.[4]
Lihu Park
Park in Wuxi, China. Lihu Park is a park located in Binhu District, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. It covers an area of 300 acres and it is free to the public. In the late Ming Dynasty, some scholars said that Fan Li and Xi Shi boated here. So, it becomes more popular because of this legend. There is a very big Ferris Wheel in the park which you can see the time you get into the park. There are also other interesting spots in it, such as carousel, maze and The Arctic World. There are many sculptures in it which are featured in the cold world. When you get into it, the guards will give you some thick clothes because it is very cold in it but there many beautiful things in it. The park also has many old buildings behind trees which make them look very mysterious and attractive. It is next to TaiHu, so you can just go there by boating.[5]
Wuxi Museum
Also known as: 无锡博物院
Museum in Wuxi, China. The Wuxi Museum is a museum in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. Its exhibits date back 6000 years and it has a notable collection of Qing dynasty cannons.[6]
Center 66
Building. Center 66, developed by Hang Lung Properties, is located in Chong'an District, the central business district of Wuxi, close to the junction of Zhongshan Lu and Renmin Zhong Lu, the city's two busiest commercial streets. It is a mixed-use development consists of office and retail. The retail component was opened in late 2013.
The project includes the preserved cluster of historical buildings from the Ming Dynasty known as the Chenghuang Temple Precinct at the heart of a large public plaza within the development.[7]
Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge
Also known as: 丹昆特大桥
Viaduct. The Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge is a 164.8-kilometre-long viaduct on the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway. It is the longest bridge in the world.[8]
Yuantouzhu
Also known as: 鼋头渚
Tourist attraction in Wuxi, China. Yuantouzhu is a peninsula which lies on the northwestern shore of Lake Tai, near Wuxi in China's Jiangsu province. It was established as a park in 1916 and celebrates its centennial in 2016.
Yuantouzhu, or "Turtle Head Isle" in English (so called because its shape resembles a turtle's head), is a popular scenic tourist region. Tourist ferries leave from Yuantouzhu to the Sanshan Islands (三山岛), which were opened to tourists in the mid-1980s. Seagulls follow the boat and like to be fed by tourists on boat.
The Yuantouzhu park is famous for its tourism especially during the spring season from March to April when hundreds of cherry blossom trees start to bloom. Two gates are open for tourists which are Chongshan gate and Dushan main gate. During the season, there are also at least eight ancient fishing sailboats in the lake.[9]
Huishan National Forest Park
Park in Wuxi, China. Huishan National Forest Park is a Chinese park in western Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China. It is adjacent to Xihui Park.
It includes and is named for Mount Hui (惠山, Huìshān, lit. "Kindhearted Hill"). The Huishan National Forest Park lies three kilometers from Wuxi city. It was established in 1993 and covers an area of 93,333 hectares.[10]
Wuxi IFS
Also known as: 无锡九龙仓项目A塔
Skyscraper in Wuxi, China. Wuxi IFS is a late-modernist supertall skyscraper in Wuxi, China. The mixed-use tower has a height of 339 metres and contain 68 floors. Construction of the 280,000 square metres -glass and steel-building was completed in 2014.[11]