The Sanshan Islands are an island group in Lake Tai administered as part of Wuxi Prefecture, Jiangsu Province, China.

Sanshan Islands, Wuxi
Sanshan Islands
Traditional Chinese三山
Simplified Chinese三山
Literal meaningThree Hilly Islands
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSānshān Dǎo
Wade–GilesSan-shan Tao

The three islands were infamous as a hiding place for bandits.[when?] They are also known for their Buddhist temples and tall idols, the Lingshan Buddha on the Mashan Peninsula being 88 m (289 ft) high.[1]

References

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  1. ^ David Leffman (2010). China. Eye Witness Travel Guides. DK Travel; Reprint edition. pp. 216. ISBN 978-075666098-7.

31°01′N 120°01′E / 31.017°N 120.017°E / 31.017; 120.017