Wuxi is outstanding for its natural beauty and scenic spots, including Tai Lake, Lihu Lake Park, the eco-friendly Yixing with its intriguing caves, bamboo forests, tea plantations, Jiangyin, and the birth-place of the great geographer and traveler Xu Xiake.
Near Tai Lake visitors can also enjoy the beauty and tranquility of Li Garden, and closer to the city, Li Garden on the shores of the smaller Li Lake. At 88 meters in height, the towering bronze Ling Shan Buddha at Ma Shan is another one of Wuxi's most spectacular sites.
Very close to the city center is the hilly area of Xihui Park, which contains many attractions sych as a small zoo, a cable car ride, and a pottery museum. Xihui Park is located just across the Grand Canal, the largest and busiest canal that crisscrosses the city.
Wuxi is located at the center of China's Yangtze Delta 128 km from Shanghai, just north of Tai Lake. It is a major industrial city south of the Yangtze, a 'land of fish and rice', and a famous tourist destination. Wuxi is listed as one of the 15 central economic cities of China and one of its top ten tourist cities. There is ample accommodation available in the city at very reasonable rates in the New District.

Li Garden
Li Garden, located in Qingqi village of Wuxi, is a major Chinese tourist attraction. The garden sweeps over 8.2 hectares (approx. 98,071 sq yards). This garden is named after Li Lake, which was named after Fan Li, the prime minister of Yue State around (770BC -476BC). After helping the king conquer states of China, he lived near Li Lake with Xi Shi (one of the four famously beautiful women of ancient China).
Li Garden borders water on three sides with views of rolling green hills in the distance. It is divided into three sections: the middle section with artifical hill, the west section with Four Seasons Pavilion and the east section full of corridors. The manmade hills in the middle section although varies in shapes and styles, are all magnificently beautiful. The Four Seasons Pavilion in the west section is actually four pavilions, one for each season. They are all built in the same style with flowers unique to each seaon painted on the pillars. Each pavilion also features one special type of flowers planted inside. The Spring and Autumn pavilions are the tallest structures of the garden at three stories tall and provides a great view of the entire garden.
From June to September, there is an exhibition of the lotus flower.
From July to September, night tours are also offered.

Turtle Head Island
The Taihu Lake, located in southern Yangtze River delta, is the third largest freshwater lake in China with an area of 2,338 sq. km. (about 902 sq. miles) and an average depth of 2 m (7ft). Taihu Lake is nationally known for its scenery. On any given day, you can look out over Taihu Lake to see it dotted with islands, fishing boats and little row boats.
Taihu lake also has many uniquedly shaped limestones at its bed which are used today in many classic Chinese gardens. In fact, legend has it that the emperor of the Song dynasty, Huizong, nearly bankrupted the country trying to find the most strangely shaped Taihu rocks!
Besides fascinating rocks, Taihu Lake also provides many types of fish for local fish lovers. The famous dish 'Taihu Lake Three Whites' is made with white fish and shrimp from the lake. This dish is usually served on a boat flowing peacefully in Taihu Lake. This offers a very unique experience paired with a trip to the lake's Yuantouzhu (Turtle Head Island) peninsula, the lakes hottest attraction.
Turtle Head Island occupies the most beautiful place of Lake Tai. It is actually a peninsula that resembles a turtle head and extends into the northwestern part of Tai Lake, about 8km from Wuxi. Inside the park are ten famous scenic spots, which include Chongshan Garden, Jiangnan Orchid Garden, Taihu Fairy Islet, and Guangfu Temple.

Lingshan Grand Buddha
The Lingshan Grand Buddha is located 10 kilometers southwest of Wuxi near the shores of Lake Tai. It stands 88 meters tall and boasts the tallest standing Buddha in the world. It was built in October 1994 on the original site of Xiangfo Temple, and more than 700 tons of copper was used in casting it.
The statue represents Sakyamuni, founder of Buddhism, and was based on records from the Buddhist scriptures. It is a national art treasure that integrates culture, art, and religion. The Grand Buddha is merciful and looks upon all living creatures with a blessing and a smile. The gesture of the Buddha's right hand represents the banishment of pain and suffering and the gesture of his left hand respresents the act of rendering happiness.

Three Kingdoms City
Located along the banks of Tai Lake, these three cities were recently used as TV production sets and have now been transformed into tourist attractions. Tang City, the oldest of the three, was the set of a late 1980s television drama about a Tang Dynasty emperor. Three Kingdoms City was the set of the wildly popular series 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms.' The city covers 35 hectares (86 acres) and was built in 1993. It was designed completely in the style typical of the Han dynasty. Following the success of the series, the city has become a tourist hotspot. The third is Water Margin City; set of the TV series 'Water Margin City.'

Xihui Park
The Xihui Park is located near Wuxi, about 2.5 kilometers west of the city. This park was named after two hills that are located here: Xi Hill and Hui Hill. Xihui Park is the largest comprehensive public park in the Wuxi area, covering an area of 6.85 square kilometers. Centered on Yinshan Lake, the park includes eighteen major historical and cultural sites, an amusement park, Wuxi Zoo, and a TV production set, which can all be reached by cable car. Another attraction in the park is the Longguang Pagoda, which boasts a history of 400 years and stands at the top of Xishan Hill. Looking out from the pagoda, you will have a panoramic view of Wuxi's landscape.
According to historical records, Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty came to Xihui Park while they were traveling in south China. Emperor Qianlong was so fond of the scenery in Pleasure Garden that he ordered an identical garden be built in the Summer Palace, named Garden of Harmonious Interests.