Luzhi

Etymology

Sights

• The old town and its canals.
• Baosheng Temple. Baoshen Temple boasts a history of thousand years, built in the second year of Tianjiang of Liang Dynasty. By Song dynasty it was called the Baoshen Zen Temple, with 5000 halls and one thousand monks.
• Tang Dynasty poet Lu Guimong tomb, with Fare Breeze Pavilion and two of his hand planted ginkgo trees.
• Former Residence of Shen Bohan
• First reformer Wang Tao Memorial Hall
• Educator and writer Ye Shengtao Memorial Hall, at former site of The 5th High School where Ye Shengtao taught from 1917 - 1922.

  Food

• Puli Trotters and Puli duck: Two dishes in Luzhi township are Puli trotters and Puli duck. They are said to be prepared according to the recipe of poet Mr. Pu-li; he often treated guests with these two dishes.
• Luzhi Radish, a pickled radish prepared according to a Qing Dynasty recipe

  Famous people of Puli

• Lu Guimeng: Tang dynasty poet, pseudonym: Mr. Puli.
• Pi Rixiu: Tang dynasty poet, contemporary of Lu Guimeng
• Gao Qi: Ming dynasty poet
• Wang Tao: Qing dynasty reformer, writer, newspaper publisher
• Ye Shengtao: prominent novelist and educator.

  Transportation

• buses between
• * Luzhi and Suzhou, route 18.
• * Luzhi and Kunshan
• * Luzhi and Shanghai.
• Steam boats between
• * Luzhi and Suzhou
• * Luzhi and Kunshan