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Christian BakerUnited States

A fairyland in Taihu Lake, a paradise in the human world.

🌊Beautiful Taihu Lake, charming Xishan. ⛱️Suzhou Xishan Island, also known as Xidongting Mountain, is the largest island in Taihu Lake, known for its island scenery, flower and fruit jungle, and ancient relics since Wu and Yue. Not only is the scenery beautiful and there are many attractions, but there are also rich natural resources, producing Biluochun tea, loquat, bayberry, ginkgo and other fruits, depicting a tranquil landscape painting. 🍊The wild vegetables in spring are tender, the lake is delicious, and there is a scent of Biluochun. There are fruits in summer and autumn, sour and sweet green loquat, plump and juicy bayberry, fragrant pomegranate, and naturally you can't forget the thin-skinned and fleshy oranges. There are flowers every month, fruits every season, 18 ripe a year, and fish and shrimp every day. Xishan Island is known as a geomantic treasure, a mountain and water suitable, and is a veritable "Huaguoshan". 🌲There are many temples in Xishan Island since ancient times, and the incense is booming. It was originally a Buddhist holy land. The Qiliwu where the Great Ruyi Holy Land is located is named after the famous hermit "Shangshan Sihao" in the early Han Dynasty, Qili Ji, who lived here, and built ancient relics such as Sihao Temple and Qili Caotang. The history of this place is very long, the cultural heritage is very deep, and the geographical conditions are very superior. 🐲The four seasons in the valley are green, the flowers and fruits are fragrant, the climate is pleasant, the entire mountain valley is north-facing south, surrounded by mountains on three sides, south to the vast Taihu Lake, north to the main peak of Xishan, the first of the 72 peaks of Taihu Lake, Piaomiao Peak, and east and west respectively. Surrounded by mountains resembling a green dragon and a white tiger, it can be described as a left circle and a right hug, north to south, with excellent feng shui, it is an excellent place to build a Buddha, it is a paradise away from the hustle and bustle, and it is a fairyland in the Buddhist country of Yunshui Zen.
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