• A place where the Yangtze River intersects the Grand Canal
• A place where “Wu” Culture combines “Chu” Culture
• A place where water village in South of Yangtze River starts
• A place where the Shanghai Economic Region overlaps the Nanjing Metropolitan Area……

This place is Zhenjiang, a dynamic and beautiful city, a place in the way of myths, legends and meaningful history, it has been woven over 3,000 years. Zhenjiang also enjoys the reputation of “Urban Forest”, as well “Grand Rivers Scenery”, owing to the surrounding mountains, glorious rivers and natural beauty.

So let’s go into Zhenjiang and have a look at those top spots: Jinshan Temple, Xijin Ancient Street, Hengshun Vinegar Factory, Zhenjiang Museum and Former Residence of Pearl Buck.

Jinshan Temple

 

There are several temples located on the slope of the Jin Mountain. Jinshan Temple was the most famous one, built over 1,600 years ago. There is a legend about this temple: a white snake turned into a girl and married a young scholar named Xu Xian. A monk, Fa Hai, tried again and again to undermine their marriage. Out of indignation, the white snake summoned a deluge and flooded Jinshan Temple.

Xijin Ancient Street

Xijin Ancient Street, located at the foot of Yuntai Mountain, is the area with the densest and most well-preserved historical relics in Zhenjiang. It is the ¡°cultural context¡± of this famous historic and cultural city. Now there are eleven protective historic relic units including one national protective relic unit and two provincial protective historic relic units there.

Hengshun Vinegar Factory

  

Zhenjiang Hengshun Vinegar Factory was founded in the Qing Dynasty (1840), the cradle of the Chinese vinegar industry. It is also among the list of the first batch of National Intangible Cultural Heritage. Here, you can learn about the artistry of making vinegar.

Zhenjiang Museum

Zhenjiang Museum is a local historic comprehensive art museum, founded in 1958. The original building is the former site of the British Consulate. In 1996, Zhenjiang Museum was approved to the national protective relic unit by the State Council. You will enter into a first-class garden-like museum of China. A unique charming cultural scenic spot is awaiting you.

Former Residence of Pearl Buck

Pearl Buck was a prolific Pulitzer Prize-winning American author. In 1938, she became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China (especially in Zhenjiang) and for her biographical masterpieces. Zhenjiang, her Chinese hometown, is her source of inspiration. The Former Residence of Pearl Buck will evoke the unlimited memories of this great woman.