#🏮 Wuxi Huishan Ancient Town 2026 Latest Play Guide (Updated in August) Huishan Ancient Town is a 5A-level scenic spot in the center of Wuxi City, with 100 Ming and Qing ancestral halls, Jiangnan Famous Garden, and the second spring in the world as the core. It has both free fireworks and profound cultural heritage. At present, there are special night tours in summer, which are very suitable for day/half-day tours. --- ##📍 basic information (verified in August 2026) - ** Address **: No. 18 Baoshan Street, Liangxi District, Wuxi City (only 1.4 kilometers from Sanyang Plaza in the city center) - ** Transportation **: - ✅ subway is the most convenient: ** Metro Line 4 Huishan Ancient Town Station Exit 6 ** Direct, walk 5 minutes to the city center only 10 minutes - Self-driving: Navigation "Xihui Park Parking Lot", 15 yuan/day on weekdays, 30 yuan/day on holidays - Bus: 66, 126, 611 and other direct lines - ** Tickets & Opening Hours **: - 🏘️ ** Ancient Town Historic and Cultural District: Free! Open all day **, no reservation required - 🌳 ** Cultural Heritage Area (Jiechang Garden + Huishan Temple + Second Spring in the World + Xihui Park) **: Joint ticket is 70 yuan, online advance purchase is about 65 yuan; students/60-69 years old half price, free ticket for people over 70 years old - Opening hours: March-October 8:00-17:30 (admission ends at 16:30); November-February 8:30-17:00 - 🎉 ** Summer Special Benefits **: July 15-August 31, 2026, ** Xihui Scenic Area Daytime Free Scan Code Entry ** (Mountain Forest Amusement, Cute Pet Ranch and other items are paid separately) - 🌙 ** Summer Night Tour (lasts until August 16) **: Night Park tickets need to be purchased separately, and consumption coupons will be given upon purchase, which can be used for market and tea consumption --- ##🎯 must play core highlights ###1. Free block (you can have fun without spending money) - ** Hundreds of ancestral halls **: Known as the "Chinese ancestral hall museum", it retains more than 100 ancestral halls from the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the Republic of China. It is recommended to visit ** Fan Wen Zhenggong Temple (Fan Zhongyan), Zhang Zhongcheng Temple, Mr. Gu Dongyang Temple, Yang Oufang Temple (with modern Western architectural characteristics) **, see brick carvings, plaques, and stele carvings to experience Jiangnan clan culture - ** Outstanding people and spirits Archway **: The same clock in the Spring Festival Gala branch venue, the white wall and daiwa are equipped with bluestone road, which is the iconic seat of the ancient town - ** Up and down river pond **: Linshui ancient street, you can take a break in the riverside teahouse when you are tired of shopping, and take photos of the atmosphere of Jiangnan water town - ** China Clay Figure Museum **: Free visit, you can see the famous works of Huishan Clay Figure "Da Afu", and you can also experience DIY clay figures, suitable for bringing babies ###2. Fee-paying historic area (a must for humanities lovers) - ** Send Chang Garden **: One of the four famous gardens in Jiangnan, Emperor Qianlong must visit Jiangnan six times. After returning to Beijing, he imitated the Harmony Garden in the Summer Palace; a must-see ** Ba Yin Jian ** (rockery flowing water sounds like eight tones), which is a classic of garden landscaping - ** The Second Spring in the World **: "The Second Spring in the World" evaluated by Tea Saint Lu Yu, and it is also the source of inspiration for Ah Bing's "Two Springs Reflecting the Moon". Now you can experience the spring tea culture in summer, taste tea and listen to the spring - ** Huishan Temple **: Millennium Ancient Temple, there are more than 600 years of ancient ginkgo biloba (late autumn golden beauty), imperial stele pavilion, listening pine stone bed and other ancient sites in the temple - ** Xihui Park **: You can take the ** Xihui tourist ropeway ** to climb to the top of Huishan Mountain, overlooking the whole city of Wuxi; Yingshan Lake can be boated, as well as Chunshenjian and China Rhododendron Garden (spring rhododendrons are super beautiful) --- 🗺️ recommended tour route ✨ day trip classic route (6-8 hours, suitable for most tourists) ** Morning (cultural relics and historic sites area, it is easy to shoot with few people before 8 o'clock) ** Qinyuan Street Entrance → Huishan Gate → Jichang Garden → Huishan Temple → Royal Stele Pavilion → Ancient Ginkgo Biloba → Tingsong Stone Bed → The Second Spring in the World → Weeping Rainbow Gallery → Chunshen Gate ** Lunch (snacks in ancient town) ** Eat special food in Huishan Zhijie/Hengjie, recommend tofu flower, Wuxi Xiaolong, silver noodles ** Afternoon (Ancient Town Block + Leisure) ** Xishen Square → Dazhaobi → Xu Ruzi Temple → Zhang Zhongcheng Temple → Fan Wen Zhenggong Temple → Gu Kejiu Temple → Yang Oufang Temple → Tea tasting in the upper and lower river ponds → Li Gong Temple → Huishan Garden → Baoshan Bridge → China Clay Man Museum ** Evening (optional night tour before August 16) ** Jichangyuan Immersive "Big Talk Jichangyuan" Live Performance (NPC Interactive Puzzle Solving, Tell the Story of Kang Qian and Qin's Guardian Garden) → Yugong Valley "Mud is Crazy" Mud Figure Theme Concert → Ice Chiseling and Treasure Interactive → Visit the Night Market 📌 half-day easy route (3-4 hours) Xishen Square → Dazhaobi → Visit the core ancestral hall group → Go up and down the river pond to take pictures → Chinese Clay Figure Museum → Eat snacks and return (if you have enough time, you can add tickets to the historic site area to visit Jiechang Garden + Erquan) ###👨‍👩‍👧 with baby/parent-child route Visit the historic site area in the morning → eat snacks at noon → DIY at the clay figurine museum in the afternoon → Yingshan Lake cruise → cute pet ranch/amusement park → summer night tour to watch performances and chisel ice for treasures --- 🍜 must eat list The snacks in Huishan Ancient Town are Wuxi's original flavor, which is sweet and fresh. These are recommended without stepping on thunder: 1. ** Huishan tofu flower **: tender and refreshing, it is the signature snack of the ancient town, and many old Wuxi come to eat it specially 2. ** Wuxi Xiaolongbao **: Recommended time-honored "Wang Xingji", with thin skin and large soup, sweet and fresh, and has won the title of famous Chinese snack 3. ** Huishan shortbread **: The most authentic of Zhu Shunxing's shortcake shop, salty and sweet, with a crisp and loose taste, as well as traditional desserts such as King Kong navel, oil golden fruit, and open smile 4. ** Silver noodles **: The soup is fresh, the noodles are as thin as silver, refreshing and not greasy 5. ** Crab roe soup dumplings **: I have served "China on the tip of the tongue", the soup should be sucked through a straw, and the eyebrows will be fresh off. 6. ** Other features **: chicken soup wonton, osmanthus sugar taro, begonia cake, four-color dumplings, highland barley roasted buns, old method head plum blossom cake 7. ** Dinner This dish **: Sauce ribs, Taihu smoked fish, Sixi gluten, Taihu white fish, crispy eel, stir-fried shrimp, all authentic Wuxi flavor --- ##📸 camera position & tips - Production location: bluestone white wall and tile in Huishan Straight Street/Hengjie, outstanding archway, Jichang Garden Ba Yin Jian, the second spring courtyard in the world, Huishan Temple Ginkgo biloba (best in mid-to-late November), upper and lower river pond waterfront buildings - Pit avoidance suggestions: 1. It is recommended to arrive before 8 o'clock. There are few people and no crowding. You don't need to wait to take pictures. 2. Tourists with average physical strength can take the ropeway to the top without having to climb the mountain hard 3. Recommended souvenir gifts: Huishan clay man Da Afu (choose the genuine product of the old store), Huishan puff pastry, Wuxi tea gift 4. The days are hot in summer. It is recommended to go outdoors in the morning, visit museums/ancestral halls in the afternoon, and participate in night tours in the evening. It is cooler 5. No reservation is required for the ancient town. Tickets for the historic site area can be bought on the spot, and it is cheaper to buy online in advance.