Stone Lake Cave: Lee Island

Hokuriku/Wen

The Lingshan Mountain in Suzhou is very beautiful. It's a mess. Between steps and turns, scenery changes, things change, and it is full of fun. Tiny places are also ingenious operations, and there are holes in the sky.

There is an island in the lake of Shihu Scenic Area, called Li Island. Interestingly, there is also a small pocket lake on the island, as clear as jasper. The north and south of the island are connected with Xishi Road and embankment, which can reach the shore.

Lee Island is famous for a legend. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, wuyue's hegemony settled, and Shi Dengzhou left Lebanon to retreat to Taihu Lake.

Although Lido is small, it is exquisite and beautiful. Mountains and rivers, forests and stones, pavilions and pavilions are just right in layout. The main landscape is the Lake House, which is high, wide and magnificent. Cuiping Square, stone archway with lakes and mountains, Lidao stone carvings, covered bridges, pavilions, strange rocks and rockeries, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Suzhou traditional culture lecture hall, etc. The island is luxuriant in forests and bamboos, with rugged rocks and clear water, which is pleasing to the eye. Boarding the Moon Lake Building, you can get a panoramic view of the 18 scenic spots of Shihu Lake, with Gusu City in the east, Tianping Mountain in the west and Taihu Lake in the south. There are fishing villages and Hangchun Bridge on the north bank, which is the place where Fan Chengda, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, lived in seclusion and sang.

Li Island is surrounded by water, and Jinshan is surrounded by lakes, which is worthy of being a treasure trove of geomantic omen, attracting poets and writers from ancient and modern times to linger.

(Tip: Shihu Scenic Area is free. Don't be fooled by the tour guide when you come to Suzhou. Many scenic spots in Suzhou are free)