Xihui Park in Wuxi

It is 1. 5 kilometers from the West Gate and covers 45. 8 hectares. It was built between Xi and Hui Hills and hence the name. Hui Hill is 329 meters high. In nine curves it is like a huge dragon lying on the ground, therefore the hill is also known as the "First Mountain in South China."At its foot is the "Second Spring under Heaven," which was dug in 779 AD during the Tang Dynasty. Xi Hill is 75 meters high. On the top is the Longguang Pagoda, the symbol of Wuxi. It was built in 1507. The Jichang Garden inside the park is famous. It is 1 hectare in area and was built 470 years ago. One of its salient features is the clever use of the natural environment. Half of it is land and the other half is water. The earth excavated from building the lake has been heaped up to form small hills. The place is elegant, beautiful, quiet and secluded.