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"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is about the warring and political battle-of-wits amongst three countries - Wei, Shu and Wu. In the story, The ruler of Wu married his sister to Liu Bei, the ruler of Shu, to trick Liu into coming to his country so as to capture him. Unfortunately, his ploy was foiled and Liu Bei escaped back into his own country, with his new bride. The ruler of Wu suffered another loss when his troops fell into a trap when pursuing Liu Bei. This story gave rise to the Chinese proverb - "Pei Le Fu Ren You Zhe Bing" (to suffer a double loss).
The 3 words carved into the rock says "Wu Wang Gong" (Palace of Wu). At this sight, there is also a "Liu Bei's Wedding Chamber".
Updated Dec 17, 2006
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This studio is founded by the China Central Television Station in 1987, and is the earliest movie and TV programme production base in China. The TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (San Guo Yan Yi) was filmed here, and the production cost of this series was a staggering 80 million RMB. Many film sets and props from this TV series have been preserved for tourists to visit in this studio.
Being avid readers (and gamers!) of "San Guo", me and hubby quite enjoyed this tour.
Written Dec 17, 2006
You may want to catch a performance at the TV studio. We watched 1 about a battle and you have to go earlier if you want to get a good seat, otherwise only standing place is available. If the ground is muddy, I advise you not to take the frontmost seats. We saw the people at the front rows being splashed with mud when the horses were running on the muddy ground. Haha..
Written Dec 14, 2006
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The Three Kingdom City is simply too big to explore on foot,the distance between each site can be very far away.Hence you may wish to take a tram for a small fee and enjoy your visit in the Three Kingdom City.
Written Feb 4, 2006
Address: Three Kingdom City
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Taihu Lake is situated in the southwest suburb of the city about 4 kilometers away from the urban area.Taihu Lake is the third largest freshwater lake in China with an area of 2250 square kilometres.
Taihu Lake Scenery Zone consists of Meiliang Lake scenery zone and Lihu scenery zone. The best spot of Taihu Lake scenery zone is the with Turtle Head Islet.
Written Feb 4, 2006
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Three Kingdoms City is the largest and most well known movie-shooting bases located along Taihu. Other include Tang Town and European City
It has about 35 hectares and was built in 1993 to film the famous historical TV serial odyssey - The Romance of Three
Kingdoms.
Written Feb 4, 2006
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Yuantou Zhu or Turtle Head Isle is the principal Tai Hu pleasure spot and is certainly a relaxing place to stroll around.
The area is basically a huge park, covering the northwestern end of the peninsula in the lake, is capped by a small lighthouse at the western tip, and scattered with tea houses and pavilions, former summerhouses of the wealthy.
Neat paths lead up to a tea house, pavilion and pagoda giving views of tree-clad islands, winding inlets, fishing boats under sail and - if you are lucky enough to catch a sunny day - blue waters.
Written Jan 16, 2005
Address: Yuantou Zhu
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Taihu Lake is a major national scenic spot in China. It's the third largest fresh water lake in China, spanning accross Jiangsu & Zhejiang province.
The scenery here is breathtaking. As such you can cruise the lake in luxury & comfortable boats.
Written Aug 28, 2004
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Read the signboard in front of this fountain for the show time. Buy some small paper cups at the nearby mobile stalls. Be early to the fountain so that you can have a vantage point to enjoy the entire show. Clue: The vantage point is at 7 o' clock direction. Little buddha will be turning one round, stop & looking directly at you !
This is a circular fountain with nine surrounding dragons to protect the little buddha. At the centre of the fountain is a tall pillar structure with lotus flower.
Once the musical fountain show starts, you can hear the loud narration of buddha story - the birth of buddha. Water slowly jetting out at different directions. The lotus flower opens gradually to reveal a little buddha. Towards the climax of the show where the water is shooting sky-high, get ready your camera. However, you might need to wipe your camera lens and spectacles then as water droplets will stick on the lens if wind is blowing.
Do not stand too close to the fountain, somewhere near to the marble archway will be the best. If not you will get soaked up.
At the end of the show, your paper cups will become handy. Approach either one of the nine dragons as they will be flowing with holy water. Fill your cup with a refreshing drink. Don't worry, it's mineral water & safe for drinking.
Written Aug 28, 2004
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The giant buddha imposingly stood at the mid-slope of Mashan mountain. Try walking up all the steps until you reach the bottom of the bronze statue, where the buddha is standing on a lotus pod.
If you would like to enter the lotus pod structure, you have to pay an entrance fee of RMB25. You can browse through stalls selling buddhism-related products like ornaments, bracelets, books, etc.
Climb up further & you will have the opportunity to rub the toes of buddha, which is believed to bring you good luck. You can also enjoy the great view on top.
If your legs are not strong enough to carry you up to the top, you can climb halfway of the steps.
According to our tour guide, there is one strategic point where you can "touch" the hand of buddha & have your photos smartly taken. Try it out ! If you want to have a closer glimpse at the buddha, there is a smaller scale buddha.
From far, you will notice a bronze palm planted vertically on the ground. It's the buddha's palm called "The First Palm in the World". Queue up to touch the buddha's palm & you will be blessed with good fortunes.
If you are a serious devotee, you can walk stright in to the main temple to pray for anything, from good health to abundant wealth.
Written Aug 28, 2004
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