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The Great Ning Shan Buddha standing imposingly.Li Lake (Lihu)
Li Lake (Lihu) is a bay of Tai Lake (Taihu). Tai Lake is a huge lake, about 400 times the size of Singapore.
The Li Lake is named after the legend of Fan Li and Xi Shi (one of the four beauties of ancient China). Xi Shi was from the country of Yue, and was presented to the ruler of Wu as a concubine. Her role was to sow discord between the Wu ruler and his loyal officials. She succeeded, and the Wu ruler neglected the state affairs to spend more time with her. In the end, the Wu kingdom was destroyed by the Yue army. After Xi Shi has returned to her hometown, it is said that she led a life of seclusion with Fan Li. They led a carefree life and went boating on this lake, thus the name "Li Lake".
