Luzhi

Luzhi

Luzhi Township of Wuxian City about 18 kilometers away to the east of Suzhou has history of over 1,000 years. Transpiration by land, water and air leads to everywhere. Suzhou-Shanghai Airport Highway goes through it. The whole township has 32 administrative villages under its jurisdiction with a population of 50,000. The total area is 50 square kilometers with 50,000 mu of arable land and 20,000 mu of water. 　　

The ancient township is the leading scenic and tourist spot of Taihu Lake Scenic Area. It is dotted with numerous quaint small bridges, canals and cultural relics protection units published by the State council. The existing nine Tang Dynasty disciples of Buddha are rare in the country and unique in the south of the Yangtze River. Bao Shen Temple in the town is a well-known Buddhist sanctuary in the region. Besides there are several ruins of the famous persons in the post such as the white lotus flower temple of north Song Dynasty in the east, the Palace of Wu Kingdom King Fuchai in the north, etc. Another special feature of the township is its numerous bridges and plenty of water. The water in the canals is clean and the environment elegant. The one square kilometer town proper once had 72.5 bridges from the past dynasties and now 41 still exist. They are different from each other in design and style. The density of bridges here even exceeds that of Venice.