Li Garden

Li Garden is located in the Qingqi Village in Wuxi City. It is one of the major attractions in China. There is a beautiful legends about this garden, an intelligent man named Fan Li who was a prime minister of the Yue State in Spring and Autumn Period(770 BC - 476 BC) was very meritorious in helping the king to conquer another state. He decided to live in privacy with Xi Shi (one of the most beautiful girl in Chinese History) after the establish of the country. In order to commemorate Fan Li, the lake was named after his name, then the garden was named after the lake.

Li Garden is surrounded by water on three sides. Corridor and rockery help to built the beautiful scene of Li Garden. The scenery in the garden can be divided into three sections: Man-made hills in the middle section, the scenic spots such as long dike and Four Seasons Pavilions in the west section and abundant spots including Spring and Autumn Pavilion and long corridor in the east section.