Wuxi Travel Guide | Erquan Moon Jichang Garden, the first mountain in the south of the Yangtze River

🦌 The beautiful Huishan Ancient Town is only seven or eight minutes' drive from the city center of Wuxi. It is a bit surprising that such a well-preserved ancient relic can still be retained in the city. Coming to Huishan Ancient Town, the most worth seeing are naturally the second spring in the world, Jichang Garden and Huishan. 🔸The second spring in the world Blind Abing's song "Erquan Yingyue" made Huishan's "second spring in the world" famous. In fact, as early as the Tang Dynasty, "Tea Saint" Lu Yu rated it as "the second in the world". After more than a thousand years, the spring is still gurgling and clear. Su Shi, who likes to drink tea, even came to taste it specially and wrote the poem "Alone with a small moon in the sky, come to try the second spring in the world." 🔸Jichang Garden The scenery of Jichang Garden unfolds around a pond, with mountain shadows, tower shadows, pavilion shadows, pavilion shadows, tree shadows, flower shadows, and bird shadows all converging in the pond. The hill on the north side of the pond, with tall trees and shrubs, connects with the peaks of Huishan, and the reflection of Longguang Tower in the water forms "mountain pond tower shadow". Looking up, the two famous mountains of Wuxi, Xishan and Huishan, seem to be in the garden, making Jichang Garden a model of garden borrowing scenery. 🔸Huishan Temple After enjoying Jichang Garden, there is another must-visit place, that is, the 1500-year-old Huishan Temple. Here, as early as the Tang and Song dynasties, the incense was continuous and it was in its heyday. Inside Huishan Temple, there is also a 600-year-old ancient ginkgo tree. In late autumn, the leaves turn yellow, which is very impressive. Tourists who come to see this tree are endless and compete to take pictures with it. 🔸Huishan Huishan has a long history and profound cultural heritage. As early as the Southern Dynasty, it was named "Lishan". During the Qing Dynasty, Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong came to Huishan many times and had a special affection for Huishan. They also gave Huishan a great reputation, considering Huishan to be quiet and elegant, and praised Huishan as "the first mountain in the south of the Yangtze River". At the entrance of Xihui Scenic Area, you can see the plaque of "The First Mountain in the South of the Yangtze River". 🍂 In the early autumn of the south of the Yangtze River, it is still green. Walking in the ancient town, there are various kinds of food to accompany you. Many of the food are intangible cultural heritage that has been passed down locally. The ancient town of a thousand years, the intangible cultural heritage of a thousand years. The coexistence of cultural heritage and fireworks, this is Wuxi, this is Huishan Ancient Town.