Taihu Lake

Taihu Lake is the third largest freshwater lake in China. With a surface area of about 2,338 square kilometers (about 902 square miles), Taihu Lake is a famous scenic spot in China and is famed for its lake, its hills and its splendid man-made scenery.

Taihu Lake is like a mirror set in the Yangtze River delta. It crosses Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, there are 48 islets of different sizes and 72 peaks and peninsulas along the lake combine to form a panorama of great beauty scene.

Turtle Head Islet is the best place to view the beautiful Taihu Lake, it is an islet stretching into the lake, the shape is like the head of a turtle protruding from the water. Flowers and trees can be seen everywhere. Various kinds of architecture are strategically placed among the trees and shrubs.

There are many ruins of historic sites besides the natural scenery of Taihu Lake,  such as the Grand Canal of the Sui Dynasty (581-618), the Islets in the lake along with the coastal places in the east, the north and the west both of which are the cradle land of the culture of Wuyue.

There are many kinds of fish in Taihu Lake. the most famous delicious food is Taihu Lake Three Whites', including white shrimp, whitebait and whitefish. After all, Taihu Lake in Wuxi is a place where worth to have a visit there.