Let's go! Enjoy a 3-day and 2-night leisure trip to Wuxi to see the cherry blossoms

New Year's first stop, let's start with the flower-filled Wuxi. After being recommended by a colleague for two years, I finally made it‼️ Here's a three-day and two-night ultimate guide Day1: Nanchan Temple (one of the 480 temples of the Southern Dynasties) + Nanchang Street + Qingming Bridge Ancient Canal Scenic Area Nanchan Temple: No 🎫, no reservation needed, open from 9:00 to 16:45 Nanchang Street: Free Qingming Bridge Ancient Canal: Free (boat ride costs 90) Boat route: Nanchan Temple Wharf → Huai Ancient Bridge → Yangyao Bay → Station Front Business District → Jiangjian Park → Canal Park → People's Bridge → Xishuiguan Bridge → Sports Stadium Bridge → Nanchan Temple Wharf Day 2: Turtle Head Isle + Taihu Lake + Liyuan 🌸 Turtle Head Isle: The holy land for cherry blossom viewing in Wuxi 🎫: 90, 85 on a certain app, 80 for night cherry blossom viewing 🚌: It is recommended to take a bus or taxi (bus no. 1 can get there). Driving and waiting for a parking spot can be frustrating. You can choose to enter the park through Chongshan or Dushan gate, and it is said that there are fewer people at Dushan gate 🌸🌸🌸 Blossom period Early March to mid-March, pink and rose red, Kawazu cherry and Campanulata cherry dominate Mid to late March, pale pink, Somei Yoshino, spectacular scale Late March to mid to late April, cherry blossom rain, late cherry blossoms have a greenish hue 🗺️ Chongshan Gate → Cherry Blossom Valley → Cherry Blossom Viewing Tower → Yuanben Bay → Changchun Bridge → Taihu Fairy Island (by boat) Changchun Bridge night cherry blossoms → Chongshan Gate ‼️ Expect long queues for the boat to Taihu Fairy Island, I waited nearly 40 minutes (non-holiday) ‼️ There are many snack shops in the scenic area (a bit pricey), you can bring snacks and a picnic mat, and enjoy cherry blossoms while eating. Liyuan: A place that tells the beautiful legend of Fan Li and Xi Shi, and where you can enjoy peach blossoms 🎫: 45 🗺️ Baihua Mountain House → Xi Shi Legend Corridor → Four Seasons Pavilion → Willow Dyke Flower Rain → Lotus Barge → Guilin Tianxiang → Sifang Pavilion → Thousand Step Corridor → Spring and Autumn Pavilion → Qinghong Smoke Green Pavilion → Ningchun Tower → Return to the main gate (about 3h) Day 3: Dangkou Ancient Town I don't like going to popular spots, so I skipped Hui Mountain and discovered that Dangkou Ancient Town is really pleasant and leisurely to stroll around, without a heavy commercial atmosphere. 📌 Wang Xin's former residence (lyricist and composer of 'Singing the Motherland'), Hua's Righteous Mansion, Hua Hengfang's Life Exhibition Hall (designed China's first steam engine and the first motorized ship, a 'pioneer of modern science in China'), Qian Mu's former residence, Guandi Temple, Huitong Hall, Film Museum, etc. Visiting the ancient town and learning about the deeds of these famous people is quite interesting. 🥯 About food: Hexingji (wonton and buns), Mao Huamei Food (magnolia cake, hot and sour soup), wheat straw rope oil zanzi, Xishengyuan (wonton), eel noodles, Daoxiang Market (green dumplings, tofu brain, soy milk, plum cake) Oil zanzi and plum cake won my heart, but the rest were a bit too sweet for my taste as a Cantonese. 💵 Total cost above 800 yuan