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Best Things to Do
Popular Best Things to Do in Yixing [2025]
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Yao Hu Town
4.5
/5
1185 reviews
6.3
From AU$ 31.19
Yao Hu Town/Longchi Mountain | 20.3 km from downtown
Phone 0510-68106666
Address: 江苏省宜兴市张渚镇窑湖路
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
No.1 of Water fun & Cool Retreats in Yixing
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Immersive intangible cultural heritage handicraft experience
Natural Small Town With Pottery, Bamboo, and Tea Charm
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The environment is great. Maybe we came at the wrong time. It was almost too hot during the summer vacation. It was still cool in the shade. In fact, the scenery would be better at night.
Yaohu Town in Wuxi. Located in Zhangzhu Town, Yixing City, Yaohu Town is a theme park-style resort town within the Yangxian Ecological Tourism Resort. With a total investment of 13 billion yuan and a planned land area of nearly 20,000 mu, the town features a "one lake, one axis, one belt, and seven districts" layout. The town incorporates Yixing's unique elements of mountains, water, pottery, bamboo, and tea, offering special attractions such as a sightseeing train and Yaohu Lake cruises, as well as a cluster of resort hotels and an international convention and exhibition center.
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Yixing Bamboo Forest
4.6
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7055 reviews
6.1
Based on 76 reviews
Zhuhai/Taozu Holy Land Scenic Area | 22.9 km from downtown
Phone 0510-87470614
Address: Zhuhai Village, Hufu Town, Yixing City, Wuxi City
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
No.3 of Water fun & Cool Retreats in Yixing
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Cable car view: bamboo sea
Lingyun Pavilion for bamboo sea view
Saved by 260 users3265 positive reviews
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The Yixing Bamboo Sea Scenic Area, located in Hufu Town, Yixing City, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction. Spanning Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui provinces, it is known as "East China's First Bamboo Sea." The area boasts lush bamboo forests with over 140 species, and boasts scenic spots such as Mirror Lake, Southern Jiangsu's First Peak, and Taihu Lake's First Source. Visitors can stroll along the Emerald Corridor, take a cable car ride to admire the bamboo sea from above, and experience skiing. Furthermore, the area has served as a filming location for films such as "The Flying White Dragon."
The moment I stepped into the mountain gate, 100,000 emerald bamboos bent over and rustled from the soles of their feet, like a pot of green cold tea. When the cableway car penetrated the morning mist, the flying bamboo chicken wings flitted through the window and cast a fleeting ink on the glass. At the moment of climbing to the top of the "Lingyun Pavilion", I suddenly understood what is the "Bamboo Wave": the wind passed, the undulating arc of the whole mountain, just like the pen of Mr. Dongpo. When I went down the mountain, I deliberately stepped on a few dead bamboo rafts, and I woke up the nap in the mud cave with a crisp sound. It squirmed along the track. It is exactly the same pattern as the Ming Dynasty purple sandsmiths carved on the tea. If you stand in the "Emerald Corridor" with your eyes closed, you will hear the fine burst of bamboo knots - the sound of time being woven by fibers.
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Zhang Gong Cave
4.3
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2389 reviews
5.1
From AU$ 12.91
Based on 6 reviews
Zhanggongdong scenic spot | 10.6 km from downtown
Phone 0510-87478805
Address: Zhangyang Village, Hufu Town, Yixing City, Wuxi City
Recommended sightseeing time: 3-4 hours
No.2 of Water fun & Cool Retreats in Yixing
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Explore the Filming Location of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer
Underground River Rafting With Helmet
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The 100-yuan package includes two rafting projects and an entrance ticket. Overall, the price-performance ratio is quite high. However, if you come on weekends during the summer vacation, there are too many people. You have to wait in line for at least 30 minutes for one rafting trip, and the actual rafting time is only 7 or 8 minutes.
Zhanggong Cave in Yixing, located at the foot of Mengfeng Mountain, approximately 22 kilometers southwest of Yixing City, is a major attraction in the Yangxian Scenic Area of the Taihu Lake Scenic Area, a national key scenic spot. Formed millions of years ago, this limestone cavern boasts 72 caves of varying sizes, each with varying temperatures, earning it the nickname "a wonder of China." Stalactites abound within the caves, with caves within caves and even within caves within caves. It is also a Taoist sanctuary, with the Dongling Temple boasting a long history. The scenic area also offers rafting, underground river exploration, and a pottery museum, combining natural beauty with cultural entertainment.
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