Taihu Lake, also known as Zhenze or Juqu, is one of the five major freshwater lakes in China with an area of over 2,400km², and is listed as a key Taihu National Scenic Area . Yuantouzhu is named after a headland shaped like the head of a giant softshell turtle, is located in the northwest of Taihu Scenic Area, a national scenic area in Wuxi. A colossal rock protrudes into the lake like a turtle raising its head, hence the name Yuantouzhu. Now it is among...
Yuantouzhu Scenic Area (31°31’30”N, 120°12’52”E) is located on the northwest bank of Taihu Lake, southwest of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. It is 22km away from Wuxi Airport, 16km from Wuxi Railway Station, 150km from Shanghai Pudong International Airport and 120km from Hongqiao Airport. The city Wuxi is linked to Wuxi Tollgate (North) and Wuxi Tollgate (East) on Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, and the Wuxi Exit (East) is connected with Taihu Avenue directly ...