Everyone must be confused when they see the words Yuantouzhu. What’s wrong with this? Pronounced: yuntuzhǔ, Yuantouzhu is one of the scenic spots in Taihu Lake and a famous tourist attraction in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. In particular, the International Cherry Blossom Festival held every year welcomes many tourists from all over the country to come here.
How to pronounce Yuantouzhu?
[yuntuzhǔ]
Before the Ming Dynasty, Yuantouzhu had been longed for by people. The lush forests and bamboos, cliffs and stone carvings, combined with the water of Taihu Lake, are considered to be the peach blossom land in Wuxi.
One of the tourist attractions in Taihu Lake. In the Taihu Lake in the southwest of Wuxi City in the province. It is a peninsula at the western end of Nandu Mountain that protrudes into the lake. It is shaped like a turtle's head, hence its name. There are Changchun Bridge, Chanfen Hall, Feiyun Pavilion and other places of interest. The layout of the garden, nestled against mountains and rivers, is unique. It is the best place to view Taihu Lake. Also known as Yuantou in the province. One of the poems of Guo Moruo's "Visit Wuxi": The best place in Taihu Lake is, after all, in Yuantou.
The Yuantouzhu area also has the Taihu Villa built by Wang Xinru in 1927; Ruopu built by Chen Zhongyan in 1928; Zheng Garden built by Zheng Mingshan in 1931; and the retreats of He Jiwu and Cai Miansan. At that time, these scenery were blocked by Li Lake and the transportation was inconvenient, so there were not many tourists.
Yuantouzhu Scenic Area is located in the southwest of Wuxi City, on the northwest coast of Taihu Lake, with north latitude: 313130 ??and east longitude: 1201252. It is 22 kilometers away from Wuxi Airport, 16 kilometers away from the railway station, and about 18 kilometers away from the city. The scenic spot relies on the city and has three entrances and exits: Wuxi North and Wuxi East of the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway and Wuxi Nanquan of the Taihu Lake Expressway. Among them, the Wuxi East exit of the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway connects to Taihu Avenue and leads directly to the scenic spot. In addition, Xicheng, Xiyi, and Nanjing-Hangzhou expressways can easily reach the scenic spot.
Why is it called Yuantouzhu?
Yuantouzhu is a peninsula lying on the northwest shore of Taihu Lake. It was named after the huge boulders rushing into the lake that resembled a turtle raising its head. Yuantouzhu Scenic Area was founded in 1916 and now covers an area of ??539 hectares. There are many landscapes such as Chongshan Yinxiu, Luding Yinghui, Yuanzhu Chuntao, Hengyun Villa, Guangfu Temple, Taihu Fairy Island, Jiangnan Orchid Garden, Sino-Japanese Cherry Blossom Friendship Forest, etc., each with its own style. The scenic spot has become a well-known tourist resort and health resort at home and abroad. Introduction to Yuantouzhu
To Yuantouzhu, you must visit Taihu Lake when visiting Wuxi, and you must visit Yuantouzhu when visiting Taihu Lake. The scenery of Yuantou, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, is natural and is the essence of Taihu Lake scenery, so it is known as the first scenic spot in Taihu Lake. The great contemporary poet Guo Moruo praised the beauty of Taihu Lake in his poems, which made Yuantouzhu famous both at home and abroad. The spring waves on the lake kiss the rocks, the clear water and the sky are of the same color: the high pavilion on the top of the mountain flutters its wings, and the solitary owl flies in the sunset. From a distance, you can see the hazy lake and the floating islands; from close, you can see the green mountains and vague pavilions. From morning to night, the scenery changes with rain and snow, and the taste is completely different. In mid-spring and April, the spring bridge is full of cherry blossoms, and the sky is high in autumn, and the orchids are fragrant and the small orchid pavilion has its own charm.