Jiangsu Liyang Guide

Overview

 

Liyang is located in the south of Changzhou city, Jiangsu province, is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Changzhou which is a tourist city. This beautiful city is considered to be home to China's most beautiful women. Liyang is known as the place where produce the best quality of teas.

Liyang Tea festival attracts thousands of visitors each year. The abundant freshwater is the key resources for its agricultural sector and tourism. Numerous bodies of water are crisscross around the area, including five lakes and lots of river.

 

 

Know more

 

Liyang boasts of natual beauty and with a history of more than 2000 years. The weather in this area is mild and humid, for it influenced by a maritime monsoon climate, the four seasons are distinctive and the annual average temperature is 15-16ºC, the average rain precipitation is 1,160 mm. Liyang with an area of 1,535 square kilometers and has a population of about 773,000.

 

The beautiful clean water, fresh air and vast bamboo forest around the Tianmu Lake have helped to make it a popular tourist attraction in East of China. Some famous tourst sites include Tianmu Lake, Dashishan Tourist Farm, Nanshan Bamboo Forest, Phoenix Park, TianMu mingtang Spring, etc.

 

Tea Festival in Liyang

 

Liyang is famous for producing the best quality of Chinese green teas, such as Nanshan Shoumei and Longtan Qingfeng. Colorful Tea Festival is held in May every year, Visitors not also have a good chance to enjoy the wonderful festival but also visit the local tea garden during this joyful time.

 

 

Must See

 

Tianmu Lake

Tianmu lake is a top tourist site in Jiangsu province. The scenic spot has rich tourist resource and beautiful scenery which covers by a great variety of ancient trees, wild flowers and plants.

 

It is a habitat for lots of wild animals, such as wild boar, hare, pheasant, and mallard, etc. There are also some man-fed animals, such as camel, macaque, spotted deer, and peacock. The lake, hills, trees, animals and birds make a harmonious ecological landscape of the nature.