Lake Tai Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
lake in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, China
About Lake Tai
The lake produces fish and crabs and the surrounding countryside is flat and fertile. The region has been inhabited since prehistoric times, always fairly densely by the standards of the era. It has been a major producer of silk and tea for centuries, and has developed modern industry; in particular, Suzhou and Wuxi are major centers of China's booming hi-tech sector. In the third millennium BCE the lake area was the center of theLiangzhu Culture, a Neolithic (late Stone Age) group now known mainly by the high-quality jade artifacts they left behind. In some ways they were quite advanced for the time period, with extensive irrigation and some cities. TheZhou Dynasty(1046-256 BCE) conquered the lake region and the cultures of the Yangtze and Yellow River basins became integrated, forming th
Top Attractions in Lake Tai
Explore the best things to see and do in Lake Tai:
- ★Sanshan Dao
- ★Yuantouzhu
Lake Tai Travel Guide Sections
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