By Train

In Shanghai you can take the new G-Train to Wuxi. The journey will be about 45 minutes and it costs (November, 2010). G-Trains can be boarded from either Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station which is accessible with Metro line 2 to East Xujing or Shanghai Main Railway Station accessible with Metro line 1.

Otherwise you can take the normal D-Train which takes about 50 minutes and (August, 2010).

Grand Canal

1800 km long and travels from Beijing to Hangzhou.

Garden of Ecstacy

one of the leading gardens in SE China and Emperor Qianlong, who made seven visits, had a copy made of the garden at the Summer Palace in Beijing.

Grand Buddha at Lingshan

One of China's largest Buddha statues at over 80m tall. The whole Lingshan area is a tourist attraction, with a musical fountain which plays out the story of the birth of the Buddha, as well as the Brahma palce, a very grand palace with the pillars made of sandalwood, built to host the 2009 Buddhist conference.

Taihu

A very large lake with many scenic spots, famous for its fish and freshwater pearls.

January - March
October - December

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