Li Garden

Li Lake, formerly known as Wuli Lake, is an inland lake in the northeast of Taihu Lake. Li Garden, which extends into Li Lake, is an old park in Wuxi. It has a Jiangnan garden style and is famous for its waterscape. Narrow embankments, small bridges and corridors are built on the water. Peach blossoms are in full bloom in March and April, and lotus flowers are in full bloom from June to September, making it like a water garden.

From 1927 to 1936, Liyuan was built on the basis of the original eight scenic spots of Qingqi by the Li Lake, and was later expanded several times. According to legend, Fan Li and Xi Shi retired to Taihu Lake in the Spring and Autumn Period and went boating here. Most of the buildings in the park are based on Fan Li and Xi Shi. Come here to see love and exquisiteness.

Entering the gate of Liyuan, to the left is a group of rockery. Don't go there first, go there after you walk around. Go south to the direction of Baihua Mountain House to the Four Seasons Pavilion. The Four Seasons Pavilion refers to a pavilion on each of the four sides of a pond. Plum blossoms are planted next to the Spring Pavilion, oleanders are planted next to the Summer Pavilion, osmanthus is planted next to the Autumn Pavilion, and wintersweets are planted next to the Winter Pavilion. There is a large lawn to the north of the Four Seasons Pavilion. It is very pleasant to sit on the lawn, chat with three or four friends, or have a picnic.

Continue walking south to the long embankment "Nan Di Chun Xiao" on Li Lake. This is a good place to enjoy flowers in spring. There is a row of weeping willows on the embankment, and the willow branches sway in the wind. There are many peach trees planted between the willows. There are many varieties of peach blossoms, and different colors of peach blossoms can bloom on a peach tree. There are also pear blossoms and cherry blossoms. The petals blown down are spread on the lake, like a tin embroidery with clusters of flowers. In the southwest corner of Nan Di Chun Xiao, there is a pavilion overlooking the lake called "Yue Bo Ping Tiao".

Xishi Village is a small island built artificially on the south side of Li Lake. Along the stone road by the water, you can walk around the island. There are many scenic spots named after Fan Li and Xi Shi scattered along the road. In Tao Zhu Mansion, there are pictures and texts introducing Fan Li's life of helping King Gou Jian of Yue to defeat the State of Wu and his business life after retirement. There is a super large abacus in the Hall of the Merchants, which is very interesting. You have to use both hands to pull the beads to move them. Xishi Garden is decorated with Xishi's embroidery workshop, boudoir, and study, and displays tin embroidery exhibits. There are also scenic spots such as the Spring and Autumn Stage on the island.

Take a boat back to Nandi Chunxiao, and walk northeast to Qianbu Corridor. This is an old building in Liyuan, straddling Lihu Lake, with a wall on one side and water on the other. The 80 hollow flower windows on the wall have different patterns and are very exquisite. At the east end of Qianbu Corridor is the "Qinghong Yanlu" Pavilion in the center of the lake. The Ningchun Tower across the water from the pavilion is made of red bricks and green tiles. It is small and has a strong color contrast. It is one of the landmark buildings of Liyuan. In the eastern area of ​​Liyuan, you can see the Ferris wheel of Lihu Park in the east relatively closely. With Liyuan as the foreground and the Ferris wheel as the background, the photos taken are very artistic.

Then we walked northwest to Chunqiu Pavilion, which is still in the eastern area. The pavilion has three floors and is a tall building in Liyuan. There is a teahouse upstairs where you can drink tea while overlooking the beautiful scenery of Lihu Lake. Finally, we returned to the rockery group. A large area of ​​Taihu stones were stacked to form various peaks, all named after the word "cloud", such as Yunwo, Yunjiao, Chuanyun, etc. Among them, Guiyun Peak is the commanding height, 12 meters high. Entering the rockery group is like entering a maze, and you can also climb up the rockery to play.

Liyuan is relatively close to Yuantouzhu to the west, and many tourists will arrange to visit Yuantouzhu and Liyuan in one day.