Wednesday, January 17, 2024

China: Around Wuxi

Wuxi, situated just 26 miles from Suzhou, is another ancient city boasting a written history dating back 3000 years. It is also the cradle of the Wu language, spoken by 80 million people, encompassing dialects from Suzhou and Shanghai (which incidentally happens to be my mother tongue). Our base was in the Nanchang Jie area, characterized by ancient canals and well-preserved buildings.

Nanchang Jie (Nanchang Street) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Nanchang Jie (Nanchang Street) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Tofu - Nanchang Jie (Nanchang Street) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Nanchang Jie (Nanchang Street) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Sticky Rice BBQ - Nanchang Jie (Nanchang Street) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Nanchang Jie (Nanchang Street) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Nanchang Jie (Nanchang Street) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Full Moon over Nanchang Jie (Nanchang Street) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Full Moon Over Nanchang Jie (Nanchang Street) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Nanchang Jie (Nanchang Street) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Nanchang Jie (Nanchang Street) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Nanchang Jie (Nanchang Street) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Nanchang Jie (Nanchang Street) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

We also visited Xihui Park and Huishan Ancient Town, the latter showcasing its prosperity through a multitude of well-maintained houses. Yuntouzhu, or Turtle Head Isle, a scenic peninsula on Taihu Lake, proved to be a rather kitschy, yet popular destination.

It's worth noting that throughout our visit, we never ventured into the walled part of the city center. Surprisingly, this was my very first visit to Wuxi, leaving me with a desire to return and get to know Wuxi better.

Xihui Park - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Huishan Ancient Town - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Huishan Ancient Town - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Huishan Ancient Town - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Huishan Ancient Town - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Huishan Ancient Town - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Yuntouzhu (Turtle Head Isle) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Yuntouzhu (Turtle Head Isle) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Yuntouzhu (Turtle Head Isle) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Yuntouzhu (Turtle Head Isle) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Yuntouzhu (Turtle Head Isle) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Yuntouzhu (Turtle Head Isle) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Yuntouzhu (Turtle Head Isle) - Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

10 comments:

Priya said...

wow what camera are you using? those night pictures looks beautiful!!!
I am loving the look of those sticky-rice-bbq sticks, yum :) What are those things in the tofu shop? Soybean?

Anonymous said...

The lights at night against the water is so pretty! The number of birds in the video is impressive!

WQZ said...

Wuxi looks amazing at night and the sticky rice BBQ looks really tasty. is it a suitable place to take two old folks in wheelchairs with me next time i go?

Kathy said...

Great photos!

john said...

@Priya, The night shots are taken with SL's pixel 4a and my pixel 7a - they are awesome. And yes, those are various food products made from soybeans. SL can fill you in on specifics when we see you this summer.

john said...

@Kathy, Thanks Kathy!!

Sun-Ling said...

@All, I speculate that those of us who are particularly attracted to light displays must also be into bonfires, haha.

john said...

@WQZ, Most of those places are flat, and there are open-air electric carts that can take folks from A to B to C etc. Hope that helps. -john

john said...

There were several comments about the BBQ sticky rice. SL reminded me that they were not as super tasty as they looked. ;-) Not bad, just not awesome.-john

Sun-Ling said...

@WQ, I have to admire you for such ambitions, lol. I suppose if you hired a car with a driver, there may still be a few steps here and there, would they be able to handle those? Our photos were all taken walking around, you could take a boat ride, but could they get down into a boat?

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