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Wuxi
Prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, People's Republic of China

Wuxi

Wuxi is a city in southern Jiangsu, China.

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As of 2024, it had a population of 7,495,000. The city lies in the southern Yangtze delta and borders Lake Tai. Notable landmarks include Lihu Park, the Mt. Lingshan Grand Buddha Scenic Area and its 88-meter (289 ft)-tall Grand Buddha at Ling Shan statue, Xihui Park, Wuxi Zoo, and the Wuxi Museum. Transportation options include Wuxi Shuofang Airport, Wuxi Metro, Shanghai–Nanjing intercity high-speed railway, and Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway. Wuxi is home to Jiangnan University.

Get in

Getting to Wuxi

Suzhou is nearby, under half an hour by bus or car.

See

Worth seeing

Xihui Park and Old Town (锡惠公园) — An old town pedestrian street with many souvenir and snack shops. Free but the individual residences cost extra (maybe ¥10 each). The main ticket is for several gardens and temples clustered together including the Garden of Ecstasy (Ji Chang Yuan) one of the leading gardens in SE China and Emperor Qianlong, who made seven visits, had a copy made of the garden at the Summer Palace in…

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    Donglin Academy

    Enjoy the Ming and Qing Dynasty architecture of this well-preserved site with gardens and classrooms of a famous school that prepared its students for the state exam.

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    Wuxi Museum
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    Nianhua Bay
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    Jin Gui Park
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    Grand Buddha at Ling Shan

    The main attraction of Lingshan (灵山) is Grand Buddha, one of China's largest Buddha statues at over 80 m tall.

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    Wuxi Huishan Ancient Town Scenic Area
Do

Things to do

Three Kingdoms City Water Margin Scenic Spot (三国城水浒城景区) It is a large-scale film and television shooting and tourism base, attracting a large number of tourists with its unique natural scenery, large-scale human landscape and complete film and television service functions.

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    Nanchang Street

    472, Qing Ming Bridge, Liangxi District (self-drive or taxi),.

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    Huishan Ancient Town - Yuchangyuan

    18, Baoshan Street, Liangxi District (self-drive or taxi),.

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    Wuxi Zoo
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    Wuxi Sunac Land
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    Wuxi Sunac Sea World
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    Wuxi Hot Snow Miracle

    66, Rongchuang Culture & Tourism City, Binhu District (self-drive or taxi).

Eat

Where to eat

Traditional Wuxi food is very sweet and savoury. Local specialties include Wuxi-style xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) (小笼包 xiǎolóngbāo) which is sweeter than Shanghainese style, as well as Wuxi-style pork wonton (馄饨 húntūn). Wuxi-style braised spare rib (酱排骨 jiàng pái gǔ) is known throughout China; the pork ribs are braised in red sauce with star anise until they fall off the bones.

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    Swallow House
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    Camphor Bistro
  3. 03
    Wagyu Steak House
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    Sanfengqiao
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    Lao Niu Wo Li

    8, Nanxia Tang Cultural and Creative Park, 213 Nanxia Tang (if taking Metro Line 1 towards Nanchan Temple Station, it's a 1.7-km walk to reach destination),.

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