Xihui Park
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Xihui Park is a park located west of Wuxi
Wuxi
Wuxi is an old city in Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. Split in half by Lake Tai, Wuxi borders Changzhou to the west and Suzhou to the east. The northern half looks across to Taizhou across the Yangtze River, while the southern half also borders the province of Zhejiang to the south...

, Jiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...

, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

, overlooking the city and Lake Tai. It was established in 1958 and includes the Jichang Yuan Garden. At the park entrance is a path leading to the Dragon Light Pagoda on top of Xi Shan. A cable car connects Xi Shan to Hui Shan.

The park is the location of the famous Erquan spring after which the blind erhu
Erhu
The erhu is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a "southern fiddle", and sometimes known in the Western world as the "Chinese violin" or a "Chinese two-stringed fiddle". It is used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles...

player and composer Abing
Abing
"Blind" Ābǐng was a blind Chinese musician specializing in the erhu and pipa.-Life:...

titled his most famous erhu solo, Erquan Yingyue.
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