Yuantouzhu
Yuantouzhu is a peninsula which lies on the northwestern shore of Lake Tai, near Wuxi in China's Jiangsu province. It was established as a park in 1916 and celebrated its centennial in 2016.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: peninsula on Lake Tai, China
- Also known as: “Kuei-t’ou-chu”, “Turtle Head Isle”, and “Yüan-t’ou-chu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Meiyuan Kaiyuan Temple and Rongxiang.
Meiyuan Kaiyuan Temple
Metro station
Photo: 記小三, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meiyuan Kaiyuan Temple Station is the western terminus of Line 2 of the Wuxi Metro. It started operations on 28 December 2014. The station is near The Plum Garden. Meiyuan Kaiyuan Temple is situated 2½ km north of Yuantouzhu.
Rongxiang
Metro station
Photo: 記小三, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rongxiang Temple Station is a metro station of Line 2 of the Wuxi Metro. It started operations on 28 December 2014. Rongxiang is situated 3½ km northeast of Yuantouzhu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wuxi.
Wuxi
Photo: zhanyoun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wuxi is an industrial city roughly halfway between Shanghai and Nanjing. With rich natural and cultural heritage, Wuxi is a major destination for Chinese domestic tourists, but is still largely undiscovered by Westerners.
Yuantouzhu
- Categories: peninsula and Chinese AAAAA-rated tourist attraction
- Location: Wuxi Shi, Jiangsu, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Yuantouzhu” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “鼋头渚”
- Dutch: “Yuantouzhu”
- Japanese: “黿頭渚”
- Japanese: “鼋头渚”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dushancun and Dajishan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Luding Shan and Wuli Hu.
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