Travel Log Sharing | Turtle Head Isle, Taihu Lake Fairy Island

The Fairy Island of Taihu Lake is located within the Turtle Head Isle scenic area, and you need to take a boat to reach this isolated island. On the island, there are Taoist fairy palaces and stone carvings of Taoism and Buddhism, among which the statue of the Jade Emperor in the Taoist temple, which is as high as 18 meters, is very eye-catching. Climbing up the small mountain on the island, you can look around, and when the weather is clear, you can see the boat shadows on the lake, and feel the vast beauty of Taihu Lake. The Fairy Island of Taihu Lake is divided into Dongtian Fudi and Tiandu Xianfu scenic areas. The Huixian Bridge area is simple and heavy, with pavilions connected, which is the Dongtian Fudi tour area. The Xiya Mountain north of Huixian Bridge is the Dongtian Fudi tour area, where stands the finely carved 'Fairy Island of Taihu Lake' archway. There are also the Huaguo Mountain, Shanlian Cave, and performance field for monkeys to inhabit and perform monkey arts, decorated with 'The Birth of the Monkey King', 'Qi Tian Da Sheng Tooth Flag', and 'Huaguo Mountain Stone Stele', recreating the scenes in the famous classic novel 'Journey to the West'. The main peak is Tiandu Xianfu, which has Tianmen Tianjie, Tiandu Xianfu, Yaowang, Wenwang, Caishen Temple, Lingxiao Bao Pavilion, Pantao Yaochi, Yue Lao Temple, Taiyi Tiantan, etc. The shops on Tianjie are lined up, antique. The carved doors and windows in the shape of fairy peaches, pomegranates, gourds, etc., are exquisite and varied. The main building of Tiandu Xianfu has three floors and five eaves, with a hip roof, 22 meters high, with Wenchang, Guandi, Mazu temples inside, and sixty flower birthday galleries on both sides. Lingxiao Palace, seven floors and four corners, 38 meters high, has a statue of the Jade Emperor. Dajue Bay, Xianren Cave gathers Chinese Buddhist and Taoist grotto art. In addition, there are many attractions such as the Sacrificial Altar, Yue Lao Temple, Mandarin Duck Pavilion. In short, the Fairy Island of Taihu Lake is a mysterious island, with both beautiful natural landscapes and traces of human history, and it is a good place worth visiting.