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The Jichang Garden

The garden was named after a poem by Wang Xizhi, , meaning abandoning oneself to nature. Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong ,adored this garden and its surroundings.

who respectively visited the regions south of the Yangtze River for six times, respectively visited the Jichang Garden for seven times. Later, the Huishan Garden (currently the Garden of Harmonious Interest in the Summer Palace) was built at the northeastern foot of the Wanshou Mountain in Beijing. In the garden, you may overlook the Longguang Tower on the top of the Xishan Mountain, which seems like a tower on water. The music played by Guqin (a seven-stringed plucked instrument) will make you feel relaxed and pleasantinspired.

Location: Huishan Bystreet, at the eastern foot of the Huishan Mountain

Transportation: No. 4 Zhi, 4, 15, 39, 66 Zhi, 83, 611, 621, 723, and K4 Zhi to Huishan Station

Please enter into the Jichang Garden from the side door.

The Xihui Park

It is a good place for walking, . It is mainly of cinerous color:with cinerous stone steps, ancient and unsophisticated architectures and wall doors with moss and wild vines. You may recite some poems when walking in it.

The park was named after the Xishan Mountain and the Huishan Mountain. The Huishan Mountain was honored by Emperor Qianlong as the "No.1Theleading mMountain in Jiangnan". The two mountains are divided by the Yingshan Lake. The local people like visiting the mountain.

There is the "No.2 Spring in the Country", which became famous due to the evaluation of Lu Yu, the expert in tea ceremony. Also, near the spring, A Bing made The Moon Over a Fountain, a famous song played by Erhu (a two-stringed bowed instrument).

Location: No. 2 Straight Huishan Street, Binhu dDistrict

Transportation: No. 2, 10, 27, 56, 71, 75, 81, 87, 98, 207, 507, 603 and 610 buses to Xihui Park Station

Ancient Huishan Town

The Ancient Huishan Town is famous for its location near the foot of the Huishan Mountain. As many other small famous towns in the Yangtze River Deltain the south of Yangtze River, it is graceful, elegant and quiet, with small bridges over flowing streams and architectures with white walls and blue black tiles.

It is like a beautiful ink and wash painting. It manifests the cultures of ancestral temples, spring and tea, gardens and clay figures. Emperor Kangxi visited here every time when he visited the regions south of the Yangtze River.

Ticket: free

Transportation: No. 10, 98, 83 and 56 buses from Railway Station to South Sea Fishing Village Station

The Huishan Temple

The Huishan Temple is located in the Xihui Park,with a variety of Buddhist architectures and lush ancient trees treesis located in the Xihui Park. It became famous together with the "No.2 Spring in the Country". It is an ashram for Zenists. It was very popular in the history. A great number of eminent monks practiced Buddhism here, and many men of literature and writing visited it. In addition, many emperors and their ministers stayed in the temple during their travel along the Grand Canal for inspection to the regions south of the Yangtze River.

Many emperors practised meditation here.

Location: Xiuzhang Street, Ancient Huishan tTown, Wuxi

Ticket: RMB 30 or 45 for joint tickets for the temple and Xihui Park

Transportation: No. 2, 10 and 91 buses and No.1 Sightseeing Bus from Railway Station to Xihui Park Station.