Yushan Island

Yushan Island

Located in Dongshan, Suzhou, an island in Taihu Lake, also known as Yishan Island, the local people call it "Laoren island". The air is clear, the scenery is charming, the scenery is natural and simple, and the villagers are amiable.

Fujian also has the Chongming Island, is located in Fujian Xiapu

Travel

The maximum capacity of the island is 100-200 people, which should be no problem. Its advantages are simple and primitive, but its disadvantages are also primitive.

cost

It's free to go to the island. The speedboat costs 10 yuan.

Village characteristics

Yushan island is a small island surrounded by water. Due to its special geography and natural environment, it has formed a special village form and characteristics. Yushan island covers an area of about 0.3 square kilometers

It is about 1.2km away from the land. The small scale of the island and the closed traffic conditions make the carrying capacity of Yushan Island weak. The island is mainly composed of Dongwan village and Xiwan village. Dongwan village is located in the southeast corner of the island, and Xiwan village is located in the middle of the South Bank of the island. The distance between the two villages is about 500 meters. The form of the village is a typical intensive rural settlement. It can be seen that the village has not experienced the influence of large-scale policies and has preserved the original style.

The villages on the island are combined with the natural conditions. The terrain of the island starts to slope from the bank to the center, and the south bank is relatively flat, while the central and northern parts are relatively undulating. The settlements on the island are concentrated in the flat area on the South Bank of the island in combination with the terrain, forming two villages, Dongwan and Xiwan. Combined with the terrain, houses are built to form a whole coastal extended village form, so as to adapt to the terrain, and make more houses better accept the wind and sunshine with such village form.

The natural conditions of Yushan island are superior. The abundant sunshine and rain are suitable for the growth of many kinds of fruit trees and tea trees. The residents of Yushan Island plant more fruit trees and tea trees, so the settlement is combined with agricultural planting. The South Bank of Yushan island is mostly planted with tea trees, while the north side of the village is planted with a large number of fruit trees such as loquat, Bayberry and orange. The relationship between agricultural planting and the village is friendly and the pattern is clear. It is not difficult to see the self-sufficient production characteristics of Yushan island's original village and the simple style of the village.

The self built houses on the island form villages, and the concentration of dwellings is slightly disordered, but it can also form a certain order. The road around the island passes through the East Bay and the West Bay, and connects with the forest land of fruit trees, becoming an obvious trunk road. The road is paved with stones and gravel, which retains its original mark. However, it connects the life of dongxiwan villagers, their daily life and farming, and organizes the life on the island efficiently, reflecting the order of the villages on the island.

The aging of the villagers on the island is serious, and the guidance of policies is urgently needed to make the young people return and make the island come back to life.

Address: Yushan Island, Taihu Lake, Wuzhong District, Suzhou

Longitude: 120.395426

Latitude: 31.127814

Ticket information: 10 yuan

Opening hours: all day