|
 Situated
in the southwest suburb
of the city, 4
kilometers away from the
urban area, Taihu Lake
Scenery Zone consists of
Meiliang Lake scenery
zone and Lihu scenery
zone. Meiliang Lake is a
bay of Taihu Lake
covering approximately
200 square kilometers.
It is the best spot of
Taihu Lake Scenery Zone
with Turtle Head Islet
as its main part. Turtle
Head Islet was
originally founded in
1918. Then Hengyun
Mountain village,
Guangfu temple, Taihu
Lake Villa and Zhen Park
were built one after
another. In the 1980s’,
it was largely expanded
and its total area
reaches 130 hectare (one
hectare (ha) = 2.47
acres).
Luding Hill is at the
center of the scenery
zone with an elevation
of 96 meters. Situated
on this are Xizi Pond,
Fanli Hall, Jin’ou
Pavilion, Shutian Attic
and Youyou Pavilion.
There is an island
called Three-hill Island
with an area of 12 ha,
3.6 kilometers south of
Turtle Head Islet in
Taihu Lake. They are
miraculous for their
isolation, smallness and
exquisiteness. The
highest peak of
Three-hills is named
Three Peaks. The Huicui
building was constructed
on the southern slope of
Three Peaks.
On the top of the
highest peak stands the
Poem Tablet Pavilion,
built according to Wen
Zhengming, an
outstanding scholar’s
poem about Taihu Lake.
Lihu Lake, with another
name Five Li Lake, is a
bay of Taihu Lake in the
northwest, covering an
area of 9.5 square
kilometers. It is named
after the legend of
Fanli and Xishi (one of
the four beauties in
ancient China). Li
Garden, formerly Fanli’s
residence occupies a
corner of Lihu Lake
covering an area of 8.2
ha.
40% of this area is
covered with water. It
includes four tourist
areas: Four Season
Pavilion, the core of
the park, South Dan
Lakeshore, New District
and Rockery Group. Among
them, the Old Bridge was
constructed by Rong
Desheng in 1934. The 375
meter-long bridge links
Turtle Head Islet and
the urban district. The
New Bridge was
constructed in 1984. |
