The tourist attractions in Wuxi's network celebrity area include: Yuantouzhu Scenic Area in Taihu Lake, Lingshan Giant Buddha, Gong Fan, nanzenji, Jiulong Irrigation and Bathing Area, etc. Wuxi, referred to as tin for short, was called Liangxi and Jingui in ancient times. It is located in the Yangtze River Delta and the bank of Taihu Lake in the south of the Yangtze River, and is known as the "Pearl of Taihu Lake". It is the resident of Wuxi Joint Logistics Support Center of the Central Military Commission, the cradle of China's national industry and township industry, and the birthplace of the southern Jiangsu model.
1. Taihu Yuantouzhu Scenic Area
Taihu Yuantouzhu Scenic Area is located in Dafu Town, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, a national 5A-level scenic spot, a national key scenic spot, a national civilized scenic spot, a national famous cherry blossom viewing base and a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province. With a total area of more than 511 hectares, it is a peninsula in Wuxi on the northwest coast of Taihu Lake, surrounded by water on three sides, and consists of Jiebaoshan, Luding Mountain, Dunan Mountain and its nearby Zhongdu Mountain and Sanshan Island. It is shaped like a floating giant. There are many scenic spots in the scenic area, such as mountain filling, Tibetan scenery, Luding Yingguang and Zhu Yi Chuntao.
Yuantouzhu Scenic Area has not only natural landscape paintings with high mountains, wide waters and small sails, but also pastoral scenery with flowing bridges and trees, as well as elegant, exquisite, simple and pure Jiangnan garden scenery; There are also complete services and entertainment facilities such as eating, living, shopping and traveling, and many profound cultural accumulations such as celebrity travel notes, stone carvings, calligraphy and painting, and legends. It constitutes a comprehensive multi-functional scenic spot with natural landscape as the main part and artificial embellishment as the supplement.
2. Lingshan Giant Buddha
Lingshan Giant Buddha is a world-famous scenic spot, located between mountains and rivers in Mashan National Scenic Spot, Binhu District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, and an important part of Wuxi Lingshan Scenic Spot, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction. Located in the south of Luqin Peak in Mashan, Wuxi, the Giant Buddha was completed and opened to the public on October 5, 1997. The location of the Giant Buddha is Xiaoling Mountain named after Tang Xuanzang, hence the name "Lingshan Giant Buddha". Lingshan Giant Buddha is one of the city symbols of Wuxi, which is of great significance to social, cultural and economic development. Nanjing artist Wu Xianlin is responsible for the sculpture design of the giant Buddha.
the history of Lingshan area can be traced back to the Tang dynasty more than 1111 years ago. According to legend, Xuanzang returned from the Western Heaven and traveled southeast here to Xiaoling Mountain. The scenery was extraordinary, and he was greatly appreciated. He said, "No wonder the western vultures won!" So I named this mountain Xiaoling Mountain. Jiusan, the Indian spirit, is the place where Sakyamuni became a Buddha. This is a famous Buddhist holy place, where disciple Kui Ji was asked to preside over Buddhism. Xiaolingshan Temple was gradually developed from this. The height of the Lingshan Giant Buddha, including the Lotus Pagoda, standing at the southern foot of Xiaoling Mountain is 88 meters, which is equivalent to the height of a 31-storey building. It is 17 meters higher than Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan, the second tallest in China. If you add three layers of foundation, the total height will reach 111.5 meters. Lingshan Buddha hangs his eyes and looks wise and kind. Tourists, no matter far or near, seem to be concerned by the eyes of the giant Buddha; And as people get closer or farther away, their eyes seem to open and close slightly. The closer they get, the bigger they drive. The corners of the mouth don't smile, and many instructions are about to be exported, which makes people feel more cordial and causes various reverie.
three. The Vatican Palace
The Vatican Palace in Lingshan is one of the scenic spots in lingshan scenic spot, Wuxi. It is located in the vast Taihu Lake, at the foot of the beautiful Zhong Ling Lingshan. Magnificent buildings stand beside the majestic Lingshan Buddha, and magnificent art and unique and broad Buddhist culture complement each other. The Vatican Palace in Lingshan is magnificent, solemn and harmonious, with a total construction area of over 71,111 square meters. The three-story Vatican Palace adopts a retreating architectural layout, with a north-south central axis and a symmetrical east-west distribution. The building area is 151 meters wide and 181 meters deep. The top is dotted with five pagodas, and the back is a mandala-shaped altar. The cost is 1.8 billion. In February, 2116, after two days of discussions by more than 61 national celebrities in the fields of culture, architecture, art, culture, arts and crafts, as well as Buddhist monks and Buddhist experts, the preparatory meeting for China Contemporary Buddhist Culture and Art Expo and the seminar on the establishment of China (Lingshan) Contemporary Buddhist Art Museum were successfully concluded. The China Contemporary Buddhist Culture and Art Fair, which never ends, has become the orientation of the construction of the Vatican Palace in Lingshan. The goal of building Gongfanling Mountain into a museum of contemporary Buddhist art in China has been set. After more than two years of construction, the third phase of lingshan scenic spot was completed, and a beautiful Buddhist complex was presented to the world. On October 23, 2118, the gate of the Vatican Palace in Lingshan, which integrates the functions of culture, art, tourism and conference, was officially opened.