The top ten tourist attractions in Jiangsu Province

The top ten tourist attractions in Jiangsu Province include: Confucius Temple Qinhuai Scenic Belt, Nanjing Presidential Palace, Pingjiang Road, Suzhou Museum, Humble Administrator's Garden, Slender West Lake, Wuxi Yuantouzhu, Zhouzhuang Ancient Town, Lingshan Giant Buddha, Suzhou gardens.

1. Confucius Temple Qinhuai Scenic Belt: Confucius Temple Qinhuai Scenic Belt is located in Qinhuai District, Nanjing City. It contains many ancient architectural ruins with Confucius Temple as the core, and the Qinhuai River flows through it. Confucius Temple is a cultural and educational building complex built with Confucianism as its connotation, integrating the history and culture of Nanjing. The Qinhuai River is the "mother river" of Nanjing, which gave birth to the ancient civilization of Jinling and is very charming.

2. Nanjing Presidential Palace: Nanjing Presidential Palace has a history of more than 600 years. It is the largest and best-preserved building complex in modern China and an important site in the modern history of China. Many major events in history have occurred here, and many important figures have been active here. It is a building that has witnessed many histories and is of great significance.

3. Pingjiang Road: Pingjiang Road is located in a historical old street in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, with a total length of 1,606.8 meters. It is the most authentic riverside road in old Suzhou, and its river is named Pingjiang River. Because the path is adjacent to the river, it is also called Water Alley. The many branch lanes connected to Pingjiang Road also have their own characteristics. Among them, "Rain Lane" written by the modern poet Dai Wangshu describes the branch lane Lilac Lane here.

4. Suzhou Museum: The Suzhou Museum was established in 1960 and was built on the site of Prince Zhong’s Mansion of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom. In 1999, the Suzhou government invited Chinese architectural designer I.M. Pei to design the new Suzhou Museum. The space has a unique shape but blends naturally with the surrounding environment. The exquisite design is worth seeing.

5. The Humble Administrator’s Garden: The Humble Administrator’s Garden was built in the early years of the Ming Dynasty and is a classic representative work of Suzhou gardens. The Humble Administrator's Garden, together with the Summer Palace in Beijing, the Chengde Summer Resort, and the Lingering Garden in Suzhou, is known as one of China's four famous gardens. It is also the largest classical garden in Suzhou. The whole garden is centered on water, surrounded by well-proportioned rockery stones and exquisite and elegant courtyard buildings, with strong Jiangnan Feng Shui characteristics.

6. Slender West Lake: Slender West Lake was originally called Baobao Lake. During the Qianlong period, Hangzhou poet Wang Hang called it Slender West Lake after he came to Yangzhou. Its beauty lies in the twists and turns of the layout, its small size, flowing water, strange rocks, pavilions, pavilions, and infinite scenery. It has the reputation of "the most prosperous garden in the world".

7. Yuantouzhu, Wuxi: Yuantouzhu is a peninsula located on the northwest shore of Taihu Lake in Wuxi. It is named after the island-shaped turtle with its head raised. Yuantouzhu Mountain has beautiful clear waters and natural scenery. It has been longed for by people before the Ming Dynasty. Since 1918, various dignitaries and celebrities have come here to build private gardens, forming the prototype of Yuantouzhu Scenic Area. Among them, Chiang Kai-shek’s private garden is regarded as “the best in Wuxi”. Scenic view".

8. Zhouzhuang Ancient Town: Zhouzhuang Ancient Town is surrounded by water, with water as the road and streets as the city. There are 14 ancient stone bridges built in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties that are well preserved on the well-shaped river. It is a "family with small bridges and flowing water" in the true sense.

9. Lingshan Giant Buddha: Lingshan Giant Buddha is one of the city symbols of Wuxi and a world-famous attraction. Lingshan Giant Buddha is one of the five major Buddhas in China. It was built in 1994 with the strong support of the former president of the Buddhist Association. It is the tallest bronze statue of Buddha in the world and is very grand in scale.

10. Suzhou Gardens: Suzhou Gardens is the general name for Chinese classical gardens located in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Suzhou classical gardens date back to the Spring and Autumn Period, developed in the Jin and Tang Dynasties, flourished in the Song Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Suzhou is known as the "City of Gardens". Private gardens were first built in the 6th century BC. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were more than 170 gardens inside and outside the city, and more than 50 of them exist now.

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia - Confucius Temple Qinhuai Scenic Belt Baidu Encyclopedia - Nanjing Presidential Palace Baidu Encyclopedia - Pingjiang Road