Three Kingdoms City
Watch the live show "Three Heroes Fight Lü Bu" and sail Taihu Lake on a replica ancient warship.
Pearl of Taihu Lake · 太湖明珠
Wuxi 无锡
Taihu Lake, a living Three Kingdoms film set and the home of purple-clay teapots.
Wuxi sits on the northern shore of Taihu, one of China’s largest freshwater lakes. For centuries it was a rich canal city of silk, rice and merchants — and its lakeshore is still one of the most beautiful landscapes in Jiangnan.
Today Wuxi is best known for the Three Kingdoms City, a vast film set built for the classic TV series, where warships sail on Taihu and cavalry battles are re-enacted daily. Nearby Yixing has made the famous purple-clay (zisha) teapots for 500 years.
Getting there
High-speed trains from Shanghai Hongqiao reach Wuxi in about 30–45 minutes, and Suzhou is only 15 minutes away. On our tours we travel by private coach between Suzhou, Wuxi and the water towns.
Don't miss
Top experiences in Wuxi
Taihu Lake & Yuantouzhu
A peninsula of gardens on the lake — famous for its cherry blossoms in late March and early April.
Lingshan Grand Buddha
An 88-metre bronze Buddha overlooking Taihu, with the ornate Brahma Palace at its foot.
Tours
Private tours including Wuxi
Best value
7 days
✈ Arrive in Shanghai
Hu Shang Jiangnan: Shanghai & the Water Towns
Dreamy Jiangnan meets the Magic City: Suzhou gardens, the Three Kingdoms on Taihu Lake, a lantern-lit night in Puyuan, West Lake tea and Shanghai from the 58th floor — with five free experiences along the way.
from US$299 pp
Plan ahead
Useful guides
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Spring blossoms, summer plum rains, golden autumn and quiet winters — when to go to East China and when to avoid the crowds.
Taking the Bullet Train Between Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou & Nanjing
Journey times, stations, booking with a passport and what to expect on board China's high-speed trains.
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