Scenic Site of Southern Tai Lake Resorts
2 min readThe Scenic Site of Southern Tai Lake Resorts is situated in the north of Huzhou on the southern shore of Tai Lake, covering the land area of 220 square kilometers, and the water area of 300 square kilometers with the lake shoreline about 60 kilometers long. It is only 8 kilometers away from the downtown, about 140 kilometers from Shanghai to the east,70 kilometers from Hangzhou to the south,110 kilometers from Wuxi to the north,90 kilometers from Suzhou, and 220 kilometers from Nanjing to the northwest.
It takes only about 2 to 3 hours by bus from the site to forementioned cities respectively. Southern Tai Lake Resorts has very convenient transport facilities. Shen-Su-Zhe-Wan Express Highway(Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui), Hangzhou-Ningbo Express Highway, No.318 and No.104 National Highways all pass through its eastern and southern regions.A new inter-city high speed rail of Ning-Hu-Hang is under construction and will operate soon. Additionally, tourists can go directly to Wuxi on the opposite by boat acrossing the Tai Lake.
The site is valued for its natural landscape combined with the long history of folk custom and water culture of Tai Lake. In recent years, the local government has invested heavily in the site to raise the capital construction of tourism. Proceeded by both land and water, the communication lines have been completed. The facilities for water sports and a super five-star hotel have been set up, too. Taking the advantage of Tai Lake as fully as possible, the tourist site shows the affinity with water everywhere. The site mainly consists of South Tai Lake Central Park and Holiday Center, Qucheng Relics, Taihu Sights, Huanglong Cave, Fahu Temple, Bianshan Hill, Wetlands, Taihu Grand Embankment and so on.
South Tai Lake Central Park and the Holiday Center are constructed at the core of the site with the European flavours, and skillfully integrated with the characteristics of natural surroundings. The unity of nature and human beings gives tourists a feeling of natural return. Now this tourist site has been crownded with the title of State Tourist Resort with AAAA-grade, and become one of the top ecological resorts in China. The newly built Sheraton Hotel is an architectural spectacle on water, which is in the shape of a magnificent silver ring rising from the lake. It is really pleasant to face the vast Tai Lake and look into the fishing boats in the distance while having a meal in the dining hall of the hotel.
The scenery of Tai Lake attracts countless visitors, yet, tasting the local special aquatic products from Tai Lake can not be left out in one’s tour. Tai Lake has an abundance of good things, and the silver fish, white-shell shrimp and long-tailed anchovy are best. They are generally called”Three Kinds of White Treasure in Tai Lake”. Both hotels and fishman booths serve the three readily.
