Jiangsu Province Guide

Nanjing City Wall

Nanjing City Wall, constructed during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties between 1365 and 1386, originally stretched over 30km which made it the longest city wall in the world.  Now, with about two thirds of the wall still intact it still remains the longest city wall in China.  It reaches...

Guide to Nanjing Specialty Food

Nanjing has many famous specialty foods.  Some of these are unique to Nanjing and others are found all over China but get a special twist in Nanjing.   Duck The quality and quantity of duck eaten in Nanjing has earned it one of it’s many nicknames - "Yadu...

Pingjiang Road of Suzhou

Pingjiang Road, a creek-lined narrow street stretching over 1.6 kilometers, is the most original old street in Suzhou. The existence of Pingjiang Road street dated back about one thousand years ago as the evidence of its appearance on the ...

downtown area scenery of Xuzhou city

Xuzhou is located in the northwest  of Jiangsu province.only 300 kilemeters away from Nanjing,the provincial capital of Jiangsu. Xuzhou has a mild climate with distinct seasons.plains forms the most part of Xuzhou.

take a taxi or take No.1 bus to get there.

Lion Grove (Shi Zi Lin)

The Lion Grove Garden is one of the four famous gardens in Suzhou. It's half an hour away from Shanghai by train! It's  famous for the large and labyrinthine grotto of taihu rock at the garden's center! The name of the garden derives  from the  shape...

Qian Long Waterway

Just north of the city center (Wenchang Pavillion) lies the tree and park lined Hu Cheng Canal 护城河 (also called the Qian Long Waterway). Yanfu Road runs along the waterway. Emperor Qianlong used this route to enter the city and visit Slender West Lake. For 50 Yuan dragon boats can be hired at...

Da Ming Temple

The towering pagoda seen in the distance from Slender West Lake is Da Ming Temple. The temple dates back more than 1,500 years, although it has been destroyed and rebuilt numerous times throughout history. A highlight here is the Japanese style memorial hall for the monk Jian Zhen, who spread...

Mochou Road Church (Christian)

Originally constructed nearly 400 years ago, Mochou Road Church is the oldest Catholic Cathedral in Nanjing and one of the municipal cultural relics. It is said that the church was built by an Italian churchman who was considered “the forerunner to promoting cultural exchanges between...

Tongli Town

With the town, one of six southern town, Taihu Lake in East Grand Canal Wujiang District, Suzhou City. Was built in the Song Dynasty, has more than 1,000 years of history, is a veritable culture of the Han River town. Tongli is a long history and the typical style of the southern region of the...

Ge Yuan Park in YangZhou