Lihulake,alsoknownasWulihuLake,istheinnerlakeofTaihuLakeextendingintoWuxi.ItislocatedinthesouthwestsuburbofWuxi,afamouscityinthesouthoftheYangtzeRiver.Itisabout10kilometersawayfromthecitycenterandisshapedlikeagourd.
ThenameofLihucomesfromthelegendofFanLiandXiShi:itissaidthatinthespringandAutumnperiodmorethan2400yearsago,WuYuewasdefeatedandcapturedinthebattleofFuJiao,KingGouJianofYue.FanLi,aseniorofficialofthestateofYue,gaveadvice.GouJianenduredhumiliationandtookthepolicyof"lyingonthestaff,tastingcourage,andstrivingforgovernance".Hefoundagorgeousbeauty,XiShi,inRUOYEstreamofZhujiZhuluomountain.Hewasgiventhemissionofhumiliatinghimselfandservingthecountry.HemadeWuKingFuChaiindulgeinwineandsex,losthisguardagainstYue,andkilledhisloyalministerWuZixu.WhenthestateofWuwasdestroyed,FanLirankedfirst.GouJianissuspicious,sohecanonlysharewealandwoe,nothappiness.FanLiretiredaftersuccess,andsailedinTaihuLakeand72peakswithXiShi.AfterenteringWuliLake,Imissedthebeautifulsceneryhere.Iwentboatingonthelakealldayandcouldn'tbeartoleaveforalongtime.
Lihuparkalsohasgoodscenery.Thelakeisdottedwithwaterchestnut,andthereedandcalamusareelegant.Thereisalsoaman-madebeach.Althoughitisnotassmallasanaturalbeach,itisalsoagoodplacetoplayinthewater.Thecoolwaterripplingonthefeetisverypleasant.
TheconstructionofLihuParkadherestopeople-orientedandwaterasthesoul.Inthegardensurroundedbyclearwater,smallbridgesandtrestleswithdifferentshapesmakeupallthescenicspotsinthegarden.Thegardeninthegarden--Shiyuan,embracingwithgreenshade.BuiltwithfourpavilionsofLiuyun,Tianyuan,YuehongandQinghui,anda100meterlongcorridoraroundthewater,thewatermirrorcorridorwillcollecttheancientandmodernpoems,paintingsandphotographsofcelebritiespraisingTaihuLake,andshowtheprofoundculturalheritageofLihulake.ItcanalsoserveasaplatformforthepublictoparticipateinLihuculturalactivitiesandexchangeexhibitions.LihuparkisthebestplacetowatchLihubridge.
LihuParkinWuxiisafreepark.LocatedintheNorthBankofLihu,BinhuDistrict,WuxiCity,JiangsuProvince,China,itwasofficiallyopenedtotheoutsideworldonOctober1,2005.Coveringanareaof300mu,theparkisdesignedbyAmericanPanAsiae-waycompanyandWuxiLandscapeDesignInstitute.Thegardenisdominatedbyplantlandscaping,withfourseasonsofflowersandtreesforestbeltsof"beautyofspring","beautyofsummer","charmofautumn"and"condensationofwinter".ThewatermirrorGallery,acircular100meterlongcorridorbuiltaroundthewater,displaystheancientandmodernpoems,paintingsandsculpturespraisingTaihuLake.