Wuxi Internet celebrity tourist attractions include: Taihu Yuantouzhu Scenic Area, Lingshan Giant Buddha, Brahma Palace, Nanchan Temple, Kowloon Bath, etc. Wuxi City, referred to as Xi, had names such as Liangxi and Jingui in ancient times. It is located in the Yangtze River Delta in the south of the Yangtze River and on the shore of Taihu Lake, and is known as the "Pearl of Taihu Lake". It is the residence of the 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. It is a national 5A-level scenic spot, a national key scenic spot, a national-level civilized scenic spot, A famous cherry blossom viewing base in China and a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province. With a total area of ??more than 500 hectares, it is a peninsula in Wuxi on the northwest coast of Taihu Lake. It is surrounded by water on three sides and consists of Baojie Mountain, Luding Mountain, Nandu Mountain and nearby Zhongdu Mountain and Sanshan Island. It is shaped like a floating turtle with its head raised. . The scenic area includes many scenic spots such as Chongshan Yinxiu, Luding Yinghui, and Yuanzhu Chuntao.
Yuantouzhu Scenic Area not only has a natural landscape with long mountains and wide water, dotted with sail shadows, a rural pastoral scenery with small bridges, flowing water, green trees and people's homes, but also has an elegant, exquisite, simple and pure Jiangnan garden scenery; There are complete services and entertainment facilities such as food, accommodation, shopping, and transportation. In addition, there are many profound cultural accumulations such as the travels of celebrities and elegant scholars in the past dynasties, stone carvings, calligraphy and painting, legends, etc., forming a place that is mainly composed of natural landscapes and artificial embellishments. It is a comprehensive and multi-functional scenic tourist resort.
2. Lingshan Giant Buddha
The Lingshan Giant Buddha is a world-famous attraction located between the mountains and rivers of the Mashan National Scenic Area in Binhu District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province. It is also an important part of the Wuxi Lingshan Scenic Area, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction. The Buddha body is located on the south side of Qinlu Peak in Mashan, Wuxi and was consecrated on November 15, 1997. The location of the Giant Buddha is Xiaoling Mountain named by Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty, hence the name "Lingshan Giant Buddha". The Lingshan Giant Buddha is one of the city symbols of Wuxi and is of great significance to social, cultural and economic development. The artistic shape of the Big Buddha is designed by Nanjing artist Wu Xianlin.
The history of the Lingshan area can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty more than 1,000 years ago. It is said that Xuanzang returned from studying for Buddhist scriptures in the West and traveled to the southeast. When he came to Xiaoling Mountain, he saw "layers of green mountains" and the scenery was extraordinary and very impressive. He praised it and said, "There is no difference in the victory of the vulture of Xizhu Kingdom"! So the mountain was named Xiaoling Mountain. The Vulture Mountain in India is the place where Sakyamuni attained enlightenment and became a Buddha. It is a famous Buddhist holy place, and he asked his disciple Qiu Ji to conduct the Dharma here. Xiaolingshan Temple gradually developed from this. The Lingshan Giant Buddha, which stands at the southern foot of Xiaoling Mountain, is 88 meters tall including the lotus seat, which is equivalent to the height of a thirty-story building. It is taller than Leshan, Sichuan, where "a mountain is a Buddha and a Buddha is a mountain". The Giant Buddha is seventeen meters taller and is the second tallest giant Buddha statue in China. If the three-story base is added, the total height reaches 10.5 meters. The Lingshan Buddha looks down with wise and kind eyes. No matter whether tourists are approaching or far away, they seem to be concerned by the eyes of the Buddha; and as people get closer or farther away, their eyes seem to open and close slightly. The closer they get, the wider their eyes open; the corners of their mouths seem to be smiling. Smile, but no words are spoken, and many instructions are about to be spoken, which makes people feel more cordial and triggers all kinds of reveries.
3. Brahma Palace
Lingshan Brahma Palace is one of the scenic spots in Wuxi Lingshan. It is located on the shore of Wuxi Taihu Lake, at the foot of the beautiful Lingshan Mountain. The magnificent building stands next to the majestic Lingshan Buddha, which is magnificent Brilliant art and unique and profound Buddhist culture complement each other. The Lingshan Brahma Palace is majestic and grand, with a solemn and harmonious layout. The total construction area reaches more than 70,000 square meters. The three-story Brahma Palace adopts a set-back building layout, with the north and south as the axis, symmetrically distributed from east to west, and the building area is 150 meters wide. , 180 meters deep, with five well-proportioned Chinese pagodas on the top and a mandala-shaped altar on the back. The cost is 1.8 billion. In December 2006, after two consecutive days of careful and lively discussions among more than 60 national celebrities in the fields of culture, architecture, art, museums, and arts and crafts, as well as eminent monks and Buddhist experts in the Buddhist community, after basically reaching a consensus, China The preparatory meeting for the Contemporary Buddhist Culture and Art Expo and the preparation seminar for the China (Lingshan) Contemporary Buddhist Art Museum concluded successfully. The never-ending Chinese Contemporary Buddhist Culture and Art Expo has become the construction orientation of Lingshan Brahma Palace. The goal of building Lingshan Brahma Palace into a museum of contemporary Chinese Buddhist art was determined. After more than two years of construction, the third phase of the Lingshan Scenic Area project was completed, and a beautiful Buddhist architectural complex was presented to the world. On November 23, 2008, the Lingshan Buddhist Palace, which integrates culture, art, tourism, conferences and other functions, officially opened its doors.