Prefecture-level city · Jiangsu

Wuxi 无锡市

Wuxi is a city in southern Jiangsu, China. The city lies in the southern Yangtze delta and borders Lake Tai. Notable landmarks include Lihu Park, the Mt. Lingshan Grand Buddha Scenic Area and its 88-meter (289 ft)-tall Grand Buddha at Ling Shan statue, Xihui Park, Wuxi Zoo, and the Wuxi Museum. Transportation options include Wuxi Shuofang Airport, Wuxi Metro, Shanghai–Nanjing intercity high-speed railway, and Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway. Wuxi is home to Jiangnan University.

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High-rises around Sanyang Square in Wuxi (无锡三阳广场), seen from above.
High-rises around Sanyang Square in Wuxi (无锡三阳广场), seen from above. Photograph date recorded by the source: 2024-11-07. · Simdro · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Administrative area
Prefecture-level city · 地级市
Part of
Jiangsu
Chinese name
无锡市
Local areas
7 local areas

Area & population

Area in the source
4,627.47 km²
Population · 2024 estimate
7,495,000
Administrative seat
Binhu District

Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.

Landmarks

The city lies in the southern Yangtze River delta on Lake Tai, which is the third largest freshwater lake in China, and a rich resource for tourism in the area with cruises. There are 72 peninsulas and peaks and 48 islets, including Yuantouzhu (the Islet of Turtlehead) and Taihu Xiandao (Islands of the Deities).

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Places to explore around Wuxi

High-rises around Sanyang Square in Wuxi (无锡三阳广场), seen from above.High-rises around Sanyang Square in Wuxi (无锡三阳广场), seen from above. Photograph date recorded by the source: 2024-11-07.

Wuxi无锡

Wuxi connects the old canal economy with garden culture and the open landscape of Taihu. Jichang Garden uses water and rockwork at the foot of Huishan, while Nanchang Street follows a working-waterway history through bridges and…

Read the place guide →Stone arch Changchun Bridge over water, surrounded by cherry blossom trees, at YuantouzhuChangchun Bridge at Yuantouzhu framed by blooming cherry blossoms, Wuxi · 无锡鼋头渚长春桥樱花 Source-recorded photograph date: 2009-03-28、2014-03-28.

Yuantouzhu鼋头渚

Yuantouzhu is a peninsula on Lake Tai near Wuxi, named for its turtle-head shape. The shore paths and Changchun Bridge provide views across the water and through the park’s planted landscape.

Read the place guide →Grand Buddha at Ling Shan, Wuxi · 灵山大佛Grand Buddha at Ling Shan, Wuxi · 灵山大佛 Photograph date recorded by the source: Taken on 24 May 2011.

Grand Buddha at Ling Shan灵山大佛

The Grand Buddha at Lingshan is a modern outdoor bronze monument on the northern side of Lake Tai near Wuxi. Its standing figure and lotus base dominate the wider Buddhist-themed complex.

Read the place guide →Historic canal-side street hung with red lanterns in Huishan Ancient TownCanal street lined with red lanterns and waterside teahouses in Huishan Ancient Town, Wuxi · 无锡惠山古镇河道及红灯笼街景 Source-recorded photograph date: 2020-09-12 09:05:47.

Huishan Ancient Town惠山古镇

Huishan Ancient Town lies at the northeastern foot of Huishan in Wuxi. Its defining heritage is a concentration of ancestral halls built for local families over many centuries.

Read the place guide →Pond and pavilion in Jichang Garden, Wuxi.Pond and pavilion in Jichang Garden, Wuxi. Photograph date recorded by the source: 2003-11-16.

Jichang Garden寄畅园

Jichang Garden occupies a historic site beside Huishan Temple within Wuxi’s Xihui park area. Ponds, rockeries and mature planting connect the garden with the surrounding hill setting.

Read the place guide →Garden pond and pavilion at Donglin Academy, Wuxi · 无锡东林书院园林池亭Garden pond and pavilion at Donglin Academy, Wuxi · 无锡东林书院园林池亭 Photograph date recorded by the source: 22 October 2021, 09:37:52.

Donglin Academy东林书院

Donglin Academy preserves a sequence of gates, halls and commemorative spaces in central Wuxi. Associated with the Song scholar Yang Shi and revived in the late Ming, it became a setting for scholarship and public moral…

Read the place guide →Wuxi Museum exterior · 无锡博物院外观Wuxi Museum exterior · 无锡博物院外观 Photograph date recorded by the source: 10 October 2018, 15:59:15.

Wuxi Museum无锡博物院

Wuxi Museum stands beside the southern edge of Taihu Square and combines the city’s historical, artistic and craft collections. The local-history theme connects with material from Qian Yu’s tomb, while Huishan clay figurines and…

Read the place guide →Nanchang Street pedestrian area at night, Wuxi · 无锡南长街步行街夜景Nanchang Street pedestrian area at night, Wuxi · 无锡南长街步行街夜景 Photograph date recorded by the source: 19 August 2015, 20:49:19.

Nanchang Street南长街

Nanchang Street follows the old Grand Canal outside Wuxi’s former southern gate. Houses, lanes, workshops and bridges reveal the close relationship between road and water transport. The best-known landmark is Qingming Bridge…

Read the place guide →Wuxi Three Kingdoms and Water Margin Film Studios (无锡三国水浒影视基地)Wuxi Three Kingdoms and Water Margin Film Studios (无锡三国水浒影视基地), Binhu District. Photograph: "三國城 - panoramio".

Wuxi Three Kingdoms and Water Margin Film Studios无锡三国水浒影视基地

The Three Kingdoms and Water Margin film studios stand by Lake Tai in Wuxi's Binhu District, offering large-scale sets associated with two classic television adaptations.

Read the place guide →Yixing Ceramics Museum and Dingshu Gunan Street (陶瓷博物馆与丁蜀古南街)Yixing Ceramics Museum and Dingshu Gunan Street · 陶瓷博物馆与丁蜀古南街

Yixing Ceramics Museum and Dingshu Gunan Street陶瓷博物馆与丁蜀古南街

China Yixing Ceramics Museum and Shushan Gunan Street reveal two sides of Dingshu's pottery tradition: collected objects and the old streets of purple-clay production and trade.

Read the place guide →A waterfall dropping in white veils down a mossy limestone cliff into a pool at the bottom of a gorge, a timber pavilion with a balustraded gallery perched on the clifftop above it, dense green foliage overhanging at the left and right, and stone steps curving down at the lower right.A waterfall dropping in white veils down a mossy limestone cliff into a pool at the bottom of a gorge, a timber pavilion with a balustraded gallery perched on the clifftop above it, dense green foliage overhanging at the left and right, and stone steps curving down at the lower right.

Shanjuan Cave善卷洞

Karst cave in Zhangzhu, Yixing, in four parts, with a 120 m underground boat ride, a Butterfly Lovers link and the Guoshan Stele of 276.

Read the place guide →Traditional pavilion surrounded by tall bambooA pavilion among the dense bamboo groves of Yixing Bamboo Sea scenic area, Yixing · 宜兴竹海风景区茂密竹林中的阁楼 Source-recorded photograph date: Taken on 6 September 2008.

Yixing Bamboo Sea宜兴竹海

Yixing Bamboo Sea occupies low hills in Hufu Town, where extensive moso bamboo woodland is interspersed with springs, streams and freshwater scenery.

Read the place guide →Huishan Ancient Town and Jichang Garden (惠山古镇与寄畅园)Huishan Ancient Town and Jichang Garden (惠山古镇与寄畅园), Liangxi District. Photograph: "Jichang Royal Garden".

Huishan Ancient Town and Jichang Garden惠山古镇与寄畅园

Huishan Old Town brings family and commemorative shrines together with Jichang Garden, a former private retreat shaped around the foothills and spring water.

Read the place guide →Old stone arch bridge over a canal with snow on the groundA stone arch bridge in the Qingmingqiao historical canal district, Wuxi · 无锡清名桥历史街区石拱桥 Source-recorded photograph date: 2018-01-29 13:05:58.

Qingming Bridge Historic District清名桥历史街区

Qingming Bridge Historic District follows Wuxi's old Grand Canal, where residential water streets and former industrial sites meet around a Ming-origin stone bridge.

Read the place guide →Nanchan Temple District (南禅寺街区)Nanchan Temple District · 南禅寺街区

Nanchan Temple District南禅寺街区

Nanchan Temple District combines a canal-side Buddhist landmark with shopping streets, centred on the octagonal Miaoguang Pagoda in Wuxi.

Read the place guide →Jiangyin Huangshan Lake and Ebizui Headland (江阴黄山湖与鹅鼻嘴江景)Jiangyin Huangshan Lake and Ebizui Headland (江阴黄山湖与鹅鼻嘴江景), Jiangyin. Photograph: "Jiangyin Yangtze River bridge-2".

Jiangyin Huangshan Lake and Ebizui Headland江阴黄山湖与鹅鼻嘴江景

Huangshan Lake and Ebizui pair an urban lake park with a wooded headland overlooking the Yangtze near Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge.

Read the place guide →Grand domed Brahma Palace building reflected in a lake at Lingshan Scenic AreaThe Brahma Palace at Lingshan Scenic Area, Binhu District, Wuxi, seen across the lake with hills behind · 无锡市滨湖区灵山胜境梵宫，湖景与山峦背景 Source-recorded photograph date: 2016-02-10 10:52:54.

Lingshan Grand Buddha Scenic Area灵山胜境

Lingshan at Mashan in Wuxi is a modern Buddhist cultural landscape organised around a monumental bronze Buddha and richly decorated halls.

Read the place guide →Path beside a lake lined with flowering trees and willows, a stone bridge in the distanceBlossoming trees along the lakeside path in Liyuan Garden, Binhu District, Wuxi · 无锡市滨湖区蠡园湖畔花径 Source-recorded photograph date: 2017-04-02 08:56:25.

Liyuan Garden蠡园

Wuxi garden on Li Lake, named after Fan Li, built by the Wang family from 1927, with the Four Seasons Pavilions and a 289 m lakeside corridor.

Read the place guide →Lotus-shaped sculpture floating on a lake surrounded by traditional wooden buildingsTraditional buildings and a lotus-shaped installation on the lake at Nianhua Bay, Binhu District, Wuxi · 无锡市滨湖区拈花湾，湖面莲花装置与传统建筑 Source-recorded photograph date: 2020-09-13 10:55:39.

Nianhua Bay拈花湾

Nianhuawan is a purpose-built holiday town in Wuxi whose design combines Tang and Song architectural references with a Zen-inspired Jiangnan landscape.

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Local life & food

Wuxi local specialties

无锡市特色美食 · 13 specialties to discover

Wuxi glazed pork ribs · 无锡酱排骨 · AI dish illustrationWuxi glazed pork ribs 无锡酱排骨AI illustration · AI 示意图

The flavor is notably sweet-savory, with soft meat, rich fat and a sticky glaze. It is less about a crisp grilled surface.

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A bitten Wuxi soup dumpling held above its bowl.Wuxi soup dumplings 无锡小笼包

Wuxi versions are known for a sweet-savory filling, tender meat and hot broth against a delicate, slightly elastic skin.

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A single translucent soup dumpling resting on a Chinese soup spoon.Xiaolong Soup Dumplings 小笼馒头

Xiaolong Soup Dumplings (小笼馒头) in Wuxi (无锡) have thin skins, plentiful juices and a notably sweet-savoury filling.

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AI illustration: A plate with a few round golden baked or griddled flatbreads.Magnolia Fried Rice Cakes 玉兰饼AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Magnolia Fried Rice Cakes (玉兰饼) are a local snack of Wuxi (无锡) in Jiangsu: a glutinous rice-flour cake, filled and fried in oil, named because it was made and sold while the magnolias were in flower.

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Liangxi Crispy Eel (梁溪脆鳝) — dish photographLiangxi Crispy Eel 梁溪脆鳝

Liangxi Crispy Eel (梁溪脆鳝), also called Wuxi crispy eel, is a sweet-salty dish from Wuxi (无锡). The cooked eel is crisp and arranged into a pagoda-shaped mound, giving the dish a distinctive appearance as well as texture.

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AI illustration: A small plate of firm tofu cubes and slices with pale interiors and golden-brown edges.Meat-Stuffed Gluten Puffs 肉酿面筋AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Meat-Stuffed Gluten Puffs (肉酿面筋) are a Wuxi (无锡) dish of fried wheat-gluten balls filled with seasoned minced pork and simmered in a soy-sauce broth.

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Silver Thread Noodles (银丝面) — dish photographSilver Thread Noodles 银丝面

Silver Thread Noodles (银丝面) have a documented Wuxi (无锡) tradition at Xinwanxing (新万兴), a noodle restaurant remembered for fine, white, smooth strands in clear broth.

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AI illustration: A small plate of firm tofu cubes and slices with pale interiors and golden-brown edges.Wuxi Meat-Stuffed Gluten Puffs 无锡油面筋塞肉AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Wuxi Meat-Stuffed Gluten Puffs (无锡油面筋塞肉) are hollow balls of deep-fried wheat gluten filled with seasoned minced pork and braised, a traditional dish of Wuxi (无锡) in Jiangsu.

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All dish names · 全部菜名 (13)

More dishes from across Jiangsu are in the Jiangsu food guide.

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Counties & districts in Wuxi

7 areas belong directly to Wuxi.

7 areas

District

Xishan District 锡山区

Xishan District (simplified Chinese: 锡山区; traditional Chinese: 錫山區; pinyin: Xīshān Qū) is one of five urban districts of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.

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Huishan District 惠山区

Huishan District (simplified Chinese: 惠山区; traditional Chinese: 惠山區; pinyin: Huìshān Qū) is one of five urban districts of Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China.

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Binhu District 滨湖区

Binhu District (simplified Chinese: 滨湖区; traditional Chinese: 濱湖區; pinyin: Bīnhú Qū) is one of six urban districts and the municipal seat of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.

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Liangxi District 梁溪区

Liangxi District (simplified Chinese: 梁溪区; traditional Chinese: 梁溪區; pinyin: Liángxī Qū) is one of five urban districts and the main district of Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China.

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Sources & geographic information

Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.

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