Wu xi is located between north latitude31°07' – 32°00', east longitude 119°31' – 120°36'; it is situated in the middle of the Yangtze Delta, Taihu Plain southeast of Jiangsu province; the Yangtze River to the north and Taihu Lake south;183 kilometers away from Nanjing, 128 kilomenters from Shanghai.Wuxi was already settled in the Zhou period (11th-3rd c. BC), as the capital of the Wu kingdom, when it was known as Youxi, “a place having tin.” The current name, meaning “without tin” came into use by the early Han dynasty (2nd-1st c. BC), suggesting the tin deposits used in bronze metallurgy were already played out by that time.The Climatic Features of Wuxi are subtropical monsoon maritime climate; mild and humid with 4 distinct seasons; long frost-free period of 230 days, enough sunshine of 2000 hours annually.Wuxi is one of the less well-known cities in China, which seems strang..
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IntroductionDonglin College is a famous college in ancient time of China, which is located in No.867 of Jiefangdong Road. It’s also called“Guishan College”.The architecture of college ad..
IntroductionTaihu Lake Paradise is directly opposite the best hotel in town, a hilltop resort that gives you a great view of Taihu Lake, the third largest fresh water lake in China. Trave..
IntroductionThree Kingdoms City and Water Margin City are two popular filming locations in Wuxi. Built for shooting the TV series - The Romance of Three Kingdoms-the Three Kingdoms City is..
IntroductionXihui Park is a big scenic area gathered hills and forests, cultural relics and comfortable leisure and amusement, located in front of the Huishan Hill, facing the Canal. Yings..
IntroductionWuxi Plum Garden and Hengshan Scenic Area is a famous Jiangnan garden which located on the north of Lake Taihu, south of Dragon Hill. It is main part of National Scenic ..
Wuxi's Yuxianglou Hotel (Haiyue Xingkong Dajiudian) is located on Beitang Houzhang Xiang, adjacent to the ancient canal.There are a total of 180 guestrooms, ranging from standard accomo..