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The Taihu
Lake
 Covering
an area of over 2,250 square km, Taihu Lake
is one of the largest freshwater lakes in
China. The lake connects Jiangsu and Zhejiang
provinces, but it is said that best place
to view is from the Xihui Park in the west
of Wuxi. If you climb the seven-story Dragon
Light Pagoda on the top of Huishan hill,
you will be able to take in a panoramic
view of Wuxi and Taihu Lake. More than 40
islets dot the lake and houses, geese and
duck farms, fish ponds and fruit orchards.
The spectacular and tiered landscape makes
one feel as if he were before a picturesque
sea. Some popular sites along the lake are
Turtle Head Isle and Three Hills Isles.
The unique and marvelous scenery makes these
places very famous. Nowadays many more attractions
have been added by a number of elaborately
designed architectures with classic Chinese
traditional styles. With so many wonders
and marvels, the place has become a fairyland.
 Crossing
the lake by pleasure-boat, you will see
the wonders one by one, such as the Memorial
Archway of the Taihu Fairy Islands, the
White Marble Screen Wall of the Jade Emperor
Tour the Heavens, the Hill of Flowers and
Fruits, and Water Screened Cave, where you
can also see monkeys jumping lively. You
can roam around Tandy Xianfu (Heavenly Paradise
and Immortal Place) there, and listen to
the floating ancient music played on the
traditional Chinese instruments. Probably
most young people would like to tour the
Temple of the God of Matchmaker, as well
as the Pavilion of Affection Couples.
Another choice for you is to
have a walk along the Heavenly Street, to
buy and have a taste of goods that are considered
to be "immortal". Or you would
rather like to step into Lingxiao Palace
and worship the supreme Jade Emperor, and
pay your respects to the civil and military
Lords of His Majesty. Here there is another
enjoyment of seeing Fresco of Yongle Palace.
Then you can get up to the Taiyo Temple
of Heaven, to admire the garrison treasure
of the Three Mounts-Taiyo Immortal Pill-Making
Stove. It is very necessary for tourists
to go to visit Dodge Bay and Immortal Cave
because these two places are the representatives
for the essence of grotto arts.
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