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Yuantouzhu () is a peninsula which lies on the northwestern shore of 
Image:Wuxi Taihu lake Changchun bridge.jpg, Wuxi Taihu Lake Changchun Bridge during cherry blossom blooming season (2009)
Image:Yuantouzhu Cherry Blossom.jpg, Wuxi Taihu Lake Changchun Bridge during cherry blossom blooming season (2012)
Image:Yuantouzhu Lake Tai.jpg, Wuxi Taihu Lake near Yuantouzhu with ancient fishing ships (2012)
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Yuantouzhu () is a peninsula which lies on the northwestern shore of Lake Tai
Taihu (), also known as Lake Tai or Lake Taihu, is a lake in the Yangtze Delta and the third largest freshwater lake in China. The lake is in Jiangsu province and a significant part of its southern shore forms its border with Zhejiang. With ...
, near Wuxi
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in China
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's Jiangsu
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province. It was established as a park in 1916 and celebrated its centennial in 2016.
Yuantouzhu, or "Turtle Head Isle" in English (so called because its shape resembles a turtle's head), is a popular scenic tourist region. Tourist ferries leave from Yuantouzhu to the Sanshan Islands (), which were opened to tourists in the mid-1980s.Simon Foster, et al: ''Frommer's China'' (2010). Seagulls follow the boat and like to be fed by tourists on boat.
The Yuantouzhu park is famous for its tourism especially during the spring season from March to April when hundreds of cherry blossom trees start to bloom. Two gates are open for tourists which are Chongshan gate and Dushan main gate. During the season, there are also at least eight ancient fishing sailboats in the lake.
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