Zhenjiang Attractions

Zhenjiang lies on the south bank of the Changjiang (Yangtse) river, surrounded by the Jiaoshan, Beigushan and Jinshan mountains around which so much in the way of myths, legends and meaningful history has been woven over the centuries.

Zhenjiang can look back proudly on 2500 years of history. After having been made a military base under the Wu, at the time of the Three Kingdoms (220-280) it became known as Xuzhou and retained that name for several centuries until it was changed to Zhenjiang in the Song period (960-1279). Being so favorably situated at the confluence of the Changjiang and the Grand Canal it soon became a trading center. Today it is an industrial city.