Recommended best route for self-driving tour of Taihu Lake in Suzhou with travel guide

There are many interesting tourist attractions in Taihu Lake. It is highly recommended for friends to travel by car! Then let’s recommend some of the best self-driving routes around Taihu Lake! Friends who want to take advantage of the holidays to travel by car, come and take a look! See below for details. 1. Route 1: Yuyangshan Scenic Area→Guangfu Ancient Town→Manshan Island

Yuyangshan is an excellent place to view the beautiful scenery of Taihu Lake. The mountain is stretched and shaped like a turtle head. Follow the hiking trail all the way Climb up to enjoy the scenery of Taihu Lake and understand the humanities and history. Take the ropeway to the top of the mountain and have a panoramic view of the rolling hills and lush greenery.

Guangfu Town, located on the shore of Taihu Lake in the west of Suzhou City, is known as "the beautiful lakes and mountains, the heaven and the blessed land". There are many scenic spots in the town. Xiangxuehai is one of the four major plum blossom viewing spots in the country; the four ancient cypresses in Situ Temple are "clear, strange, ancient and strange" and are known as "the most unique place in the south of the Yangtze River"; Tongguanyin Temple collects cultural relics and landscapes from past dynasties. It's unforgettable.

Then take a boat to Manshan Island, the "Peach Blossom Spring" located in Taihu Lake. It is the third largest island in Taihu Lake with green mountains and green waters and beautiful scenery. On Manshan Island, you can not only enjoy the island’s pastoral scenery, but also taste special delicacies and participate in handicraft experiences and other activities. You can also stay, watch the sunset, stargazing, and be a happy "island" in Taihu Lake. host".

Yuyang Mountain Scenic Area

Address: Huan Taihu Avenue, Taihu Lake Tourist Resort, Wuzhong District

Ticket: 80 yuan

Telephone number : 0512-66797530

Guangfu Ancient Town

Address: Guangfu Ancient Town, Wuzhong District

Ticket: 50 yuan (Situ Temple, Tongguanyin Temple, Xiangxue Haisan attractions combined ticket)

Telephone: 0512-66959608

Manshan Island

Address: Taihu No. 3 Bridge Pier (navigation search "Manshandu Pier" "That's it)

Ferry ticket: 30 yuan one way, 60 yuan round trip

Telephone: 18962257125 2. Route 2: Lindu Nuan Village→Huangshu Village→Luxiang Ancient Village

When you come to Lindu Nuan Village, you must take a ride on the Internet celebrity train in the village. The scenery along the way is endless, and it will take you into the fairy tale world in one second. Then you can go to Taolu B&B to experience pottery making and farming, and have afternoon tea in the garden.

Then we went to the Luxiang Ancient Village, which is famous for being the "hometown of Wang Hao, the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty" and the three archways of "Jieyuan, Huiyuan and Tanhua". It is an excellent place to explore the ancient Taihu Lake. land. Walking into the long alleys of Luxiang, it feels like walking into a long historical corridor. Every old house is a scenery that has come out of time.

Lindu Nuan Village

Address: Hengjing Street, Wuzhong District (Navigation "Lindu Nuan Village")

Huangshu Village

< p>Address: Linhu Town, Wuzhong District (Navigation "Huangshu Village")

Luxiang Ancient Village

Address: Luxiang Ancient Village, Dongshan Town, Wuzhong District

< p>Ticket: 65 yuan

Telephone: 0512-66394308 3. Route 3: Zijin Nunnery→Dongshan Diaohua Building→Qiyuan→Daixinwan Bridge

Zijin Nunnery is a place for appreciating ancient times A destination for sculpture art. There are sixteen painted clay sculptures of Arhats on the left and right walls of the main hall, which are said to be the works of the famous folk sculptures of the Southern Song Dynasty, Mr. Lei Chao and his wife. People say that "there are two and a half Arhat halls in the world", and Zijin'an Arhat hall is one of them. The Tingsong Hall in the nunnery is a good place to take a break while drinking tea.

Dongshan Diaohua Building has been the filming location for many movies and TV series and has a history of a hundred years. The Diaohua Building is "carved everywhere and carved everywhere" and is a classic masterpiece handed down from generation to generation as the national intangible cultural heritage "Xiangshan Gang Traditional Building Construction Techniques".

The next stop is Qiyuan, which is built on the mountain and next to the water. The garden contains mountains and lakes, and the scenery changes with each step. It not only has the artistic characteristics of Suzhou gardens, which are small and exquisite, with twists and turns, but also has the rugged style of a 36,000-hectare garden connected by seventy and two peaks. Here you can also see the style and charm of the "Three Treasures" Liu Yi Well, the ancient bayberry tree, and the Kangxi Emperor's Royal Pier.

Finally, drive to the Daixinwan Bridge. On one side is the endless Taihu Lake and on the other side are the scattered quaint villages. Watching the sunset over Taihu Lake here is absolutely beautiful!

Zijin'an

Address: No. 153, Xiwu, Biluo Village, Dongshan Town, Wuzhong District

Ticket: 30 yuan

Telephone: 0512-66396630

Dongshan Diaohua Building

Address: No. 58 Zijin Road, Dongshan Town, Wuzhong District

Ticket: 60 yuan

Telephone: 0512-66871109

Qiyuan

Address: No. 39 Qiyuan Road, Dongshan Town, Wuzhong District

Ticket: 45 yuan

Tel: 0512-66281236 4. Line 4 : Xishan Island Happy Farm → Tangli Ancient Village → Mingyue Bay Ancient Village

Xishan Island Happy Farm has a quiet environment, diverse entertainment projects, and brings together many Internet celebrity elements: pink beach, high-altitude airplane rainbow slide, small train? There are more than 30 cute little animals that will take you on a "cute pet" adventure. You can also experience the beauty of nature up close, have fun on the grass, and experience the joy of harvesting fruits and vegetables.

Then we came to Tangli Ancient Village with a long history. There are more than 100 households in the village with their backs to the mountains and facing the lake, living deep in the vast mist of Taihu Lake.

There are more than 10 Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings preserved in the village, such as Renbentang, Qinyuantang, Rongdetang, Suizhitang, and Ancient Wharf. Among them, Renbentang was built during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. It has a large number of ancient architectural sculptures and is of high value. It is known as the "Xishan Carved Building".

“The most secluded place is called Mingyue Bay.” Mingyue Bay is just like her name, as quiet and beautiful as the bright moon. The cultural relics in the village are rich and colorful, including ancient buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, secluded stone streets, The quaint wharf and the thousand-year-old camphor tree at the entrance of the village all tell the long history of this ancient village.

Xishan Island Happy Farm

Address: No. 8, Daqiao Road, Jinting Town, Wuzhong District

Ticket: 48 yuan

Tel. : 0512-66273859

Diaohua Building (Xishan)

Address: No. 16 Tangli Street, Jinting Town, Wuzhong District

Ticket: 50 yuan

Telephone: 0512-66373731

Mingyuewan Ancient Village

Address: Mingyuewan Ancient Village, Shigong Village, Jinting Town, Wuzhong District

Ticket : 40 yuan

Telephone: 0512-663700985, Route 5: Linwu Cave→Shigong Mountain→Piaomiao Peak→Xishan Geological Museum

Linwu Cave is called "the ninth cave in the world", because It is named after "the roof is as flat as a house, and the standing stones form a forest". The landscape inside Linwu Cave is fantastic, including Yu Cave, Ge Fan Cave, Tin Hau Biegong Cave, Yanggu Cave, etc., each with its own characteristics and magical everywhere. The cave is warm in winter and cool in summer, with a year-round temperature of 24°C, just like a large natural air conditioner.

Then we came to Shigong Mountain, which is surrounded by water on three sides, backed by jungle and lush green cypresses. In the scenic area, you can enjoy the Guiyun Cave, Yixiantian, Shigong Temple, Laihe Pavilion, Xiguang Cave, Mingyue Slope, etc., and listen to the story between Master Haideng and Shigong Mountain.

The third stop is Piaomiao Peak, the highest peak in Taihu Lake. It is named because it is often shrouded in clouds and mist, just like the legendary Piaomiao Wonderland. The scenic area has high mountains, dense forests, and lush vegetation. From the top of Piaomiao Peak, you can have a panoramic view of 36,000 hectares of lakes and mountains.

Finally, visit the Xishan Geological Museum, located halfway up the west side of Piaomiao Peak. The museum has multiple exhibition halls that display the unique structures, stratigraphy, paleontology, karst, and lakes of the Taihu Basin in an all-round and multi-scale manner. It not only displays natural landscape resources such as eclipse, but also displays the natural, humanistic and geographical features of Xishan.

Linwudong

Address: No. 158, Linwu Road, Jinting Town, Wuzhong District

Ticket: 50 yuan

Tel: 0512 -66379380

Shigong Mountain

Address: Shihluo Road, Jinting Town, Wuzhong District

Ticket: 50 yuan

Tel: 0512- 66271164

Piaomiao Peak

Address: No. 500, Han Village, Jinting Road, Jinting Town, Wuzhong District

Ticket: 60 yuan

Tel: 0512-66373065