Changzhou Attractions
Changzhou lies on the Nanjing-Shanghai rail route.
The town has been in existence for more than 2500 years. Thanks to its situation on the Grand Canal - the extremely important transportation and trade route which was first constructed in the 5th C. BC and has been extended several times since - Changzhou has enjoyed periods of rapid and thriving expansion.
Today it is one of the major industrial towns in Jiangsu province, especially in the spheres of food production, textiles and machinery.
The town has been in existence for more than 2500 years. Thanks to its situation on the Grand Canal - the extremely important transportation and trade route which was first constructed in the 5th C. BC and has been extended several times since - Changzhou has enjoyed periods of rapid and thriving expansion.
Today it is one of the major industrial towns in Jiangsu province, especially in the spheres of food production, textiles and machinery.
Plum Tree Park
In the center, in Plum Tree Park (Hongmei Gongyuan), stands the Hongmei Ge Pavilion, built in 1008-16. This two-story building, 17m/56ft tall, was rebuilt in 1295 after the original had been destroyed by arsonists. The seven-story pagoda, which is shaped like a paint brush and 1000 years old, affords a panoramic view of the city.
The park is known in particular for the red blossom on the plum trees in March and April.
The park is known in particular for the red blossom on the plum trees in March and April.
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Temple of Heavenly Peace
The Temple of Heavenly Peace was originally built in 901-04 and then completely destroyed. The current buildings on the site date from the Qing Dynasty, beginning in the mid 17th C.
Jin Yuan Garden
This small, classical Chinese garden was landscaped in the Qing period, between 1688 and 1672, but it has kept some of the stylistic elements of the late Ming dynasty.
Yan
The ruins of the town of Yan from the dynasty of the Western Zhou (11th C to 770 BC) can be found 7km/4.5mi southwest of Changzhou. It is one of the best preserved old towns of China.
