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Basic introduction to Jurong

Jurong is a famous tourist destination for Zhenjiang’s cultural landscape.

Jurong is located on the south bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, in the southeast of Jiangsu, connected to Zhenjiang to the east and Nanjing to the west. With beautiful mountains and clear waters, outstanding people and rich products, it is one of the first cities announced by the State Council to be open to the outside world. ,

It has a history of more than 2,000 years since the Western Han Dynasty. The territory has a mild climate, beautiful mountains and rivers, rich cultural heritage and numerous historical sites.

Maoshan, located in the southeast of the city, is a famous Taoist holy land with steep peaks, caves and sky. It has three palaces, five temples, nine peaks, thirty-six caves, nineteen springs and twenty-eight pools. , known as the "first blessed place and the eighth cave heaven" of Taoism. Located in the northwest of the city, there is Baohua Mountain, the "number one mountain in the Vinaya" of Chinese Buddhism. Its "beautiful forest foothills, graceful peaks and ridges, deep caves and ravines, and the beauty of the haze" are regarded as the four wonders. Surrounded by thirty-six peaks, Longchang Temple in Baohua Mountain has a history of more than 1,500 years. Longchang Temple, a famous ancient temple that protects the country and sanctifies the country, has a history of 1,500 years and is the most influential ordination place in China in modern times.

Other tourist attractions include Wawushan Mountain in Jiuzhaigou, Jiangsu Province, the Southern Dynasties Evil Stone Carvings, and Border Town; the ancestral hall and mausoleum of Yan Zhenqing, a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty; the country's largest Southern Dynasties stone carvings to ward off evil spirits; and ecological landscapes such as 10,000 acres of tea gardens, 10,000 acres of vineyards, and 10,000 acres of fish ponds.