Category: Jiangsu

Situated in the southeast of Jiang-su Province, Wuxi borders the Taihu Lake on the south and the Yangtze River on the north. Beijing-Shanghai railway goes across the city from the west to the east and the age-old Grand Canal winds though if from the north to the south. Wuxi is always termed as the “Land…

Lacated at the eastern part of China, Nanjing is the capital of jiangsu Province which is developed in economy in China and an important central city on the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtse River. Nanjing is situated on the vast plain of the lower reaches of the Yangtse River and at 32°03’N, 118°47’E.…

Zhouzhuang is well known for its beautiful environment and simple architecture.Although more than 900 years have past,its architectural style is still well preserved.More than 60 percent of the residential houses were built during the Ming (1368-1644)and Qing(1644-1911)dynasties,consisting of nearly 100 classic courtyards and 60 carved brick archways. Like a lotus on the water ,the town…

Emperor Qian Long(1736- 1795) of the Qing Dynasty visited Yangzhou every time on the way of his six inspection tours to the south of the Yangtze River. As his majesty took delight in the scenery of mountains and waters, the local officials and salt merchants spared no money in recruiting crackajack workmen and going in…

In the lower reaches of the Yangtze and on the shores of Lake Taihu lies the 2, 500-year-old city of Suzhou,the cradle of Wu culture. The name “Wu”,often applied to refer to Suzhou, derived from the local tribes who named themselves “Gou Wu” in the late Shang Dynasty about 11th century BC. Later,King Helu of…

The Zhenjiang Museum, constructed in 1958, consists of a group of five East Indian garden style buildings. It houses more than 30,000 Chinese historical relics, from the Neolithic Age to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), and over 100,000 ancient books. Among them are one national treasure, and some 70 first class national cultural relics. The museum’s…