Magical Escape from the City 1 hour from Wuxi!
by Lefteris Epa
Mar 29, 2025
Nianhuawan Zen Town🏮 Hidden in Wuxi's Tang and Song Dynasty Charm! Even Fan Li and Xi Shi Visited?
🎋【Recommended Reason】
Wuxi's top new Chinese style! Zen gardens x intangible cultural heritage, an immersive experience through the Tang and Song dynasties!
📍【Address】
No. 68, Ma Shan Huanshan West Road, Binhu District, Wuxi (next to Lingshan Scenic Area)
🚌【Transportation Tips】
Recommended to drive or take the Leyou Line 2 directly to the Zen Scenic Area
🌟【Must-Play Routes】
1️⃣ Xiangyue Flower Street
Main street with Tang and Song dynasty style! Wear Hanfu and check in at the lantern wall and oil-paper umbrella alley
📸Tips: Most beautiful at dusk when the lights come on; Zen Walk light show at 18:30
2️⃣ Fantian Flower Sea
Different flower fields in each season! Pink muhly grass is most photogenic from September to October
Hidden spot: In front of the thatched cottage near Luming Valley
3️⃣ Wudeng Lake Square
Daily 18:45 "Zen Walk" water curtain show! A light and shadow play combined with Huishan clay figurine elements
Easter egg: Experience handmade clay figurines by intangible cultural heritage inheritors by the lake
🍵【Special Experiences】
• Boromisduo Hotel afternoon tea: Copy sutras in the Zen hall + taste Biluochun tea
• Night Zen Walk: Walk the blessing path with lanterns (Hanfu rental available)
• Nianhua Tower lighting ceremony: Seven "Five-Petal Bloom" performances every night
🎎【Intangible Cultural Heritage Easter Eggs】
✔️ Every Saturday 14:00 at Fantian Flower Sea: Xiju Opera excerpts
✔️ Yixiaotang Teahouse: Pingtan storytelling + Wuxi folk tunes (tea order includes song list)
⚠️【Avoid Pitfalls Guide】
• Scenic area hotels are expensive; recommended to stay in the city and take the night bus back
• For Hanfu rental, choose the official "Home of the Zen Practitioner"; counterfeit shops have rough makeup and hair styling
• Weekends are crowded; for empty shots, enter before 8 a.m.
(Text combines the Fan Li and Xi Shi legend + intangible cultural heritage elements, highlighting the fusion of Tang and Song gardens with local culture)
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