The former site of the Wujin Hospital Ward Building is located within the First People's Hospital of Changzhou. Originally serving as the outpatient building of a mission hospital, it was constructed on July 1, 1933, to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the founding of Wujin Hospital. A foundation-laying ceremony was held when construction of the ward building began, and the foundation stone monument still remains today. The surviving section of the building faces south and features a concave layout...
The former site of the Datong Wharf Company at Tiansheng Port in Tongzhou is located at Tiansheng Port in Nantong City. In the 26th year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty (1900), Zhang Jian established the Tongzhou Dasheng Steamship Company, purchased ships, and opened a shipping route between Nantong and Shanghai. In the 29th year of Guangxu, he built the Dadah Inland Steamship Company at Tangzha. In the 30th year of Guangxu, preparations began for the establishment of the Datong Wharf Company at Tiansheng Port. The following...
China Table Tennis Tongzhou Training Base Scenic Area The China Table Tennis Tongzhou Training Base is located on Kaisha Island in Wujie Town, an island in the river within Tongzhou District, neighboring the Huaneng Ecological Park. The base was jointly invested in and constructed by the Table Tennis and Badminton Center of the General Administration of Sport of China and the People's Government of Tongzhou District. It serves as a comprehensive professional table tennis training base integrating the closed training of the national table tennis team, table tennis research, reserve talent cultivation, hosting of domestic and international competitions, and more...
The Yuwang Scenic Garden is located in the southeastern corner of Shigang Town, covering an area of over 120 acres. It is a tourism and leisure destination jointly developed by the People's Government of Shigang Town and Shigang Middle School. Here, lush greenery thrives year-round, pavilions and terraces are gracefully arranged, and the rich heritage of ancient culture blends harmoniously with the vibrant essence of modern culture...
The Xiangguang Temple Scenic Area is located at Xiangguang Temple in the northeast corner of Erjia, an important town in eastern Tongzhou. Originally named “Xiangguang Lotus Society,” it served as a site for the Pure Land Buddhism tradition. Its former site was on Tuanjie Street in Erjia. In 1933, it was established as a lay Buddhist society by local devotees. Between 1935 and 1938, with the fundraising and efforts of devotee Jiang Qiming (who later became a monk, taking the Dharma name Xindao),...
Kaisha Island is a river island in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, located in Wujie Town, Tongzhou District, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province. With a total area of 3.56 square kilometers, it borders the main channel of the Yangtze River to the south, facing Zhangjiagang across the river, and is 10 kilometers from downtown Nantong. The island boasts beautiful scenery and enchanting landscapes. Amidst the flat plains of the river-sea region, the “Five Mountains”—Jun, Jian, Lang, Ma, and Huang—stand guard along the riverbanks, a well-known sight; yet, tucked away within the surging waters of the Yangtze in Tongzhou, lies a sizable island that remains relatively unknown. This is Tongzhou’s pearl on the river—Kaisha Island. Located in the downstream section of the Yangtze River and the suburbs of Nantong City, Kaisha Island sits within Wujie Town, Tongzhou District, covering a total area of 3.56 square kilometers. It faces the main channel of the Yangtze River to the south, across from Zhangjiagang, and is 10 kilometers from downtown Nantong, 5 kilometers from Pingdong Station on the Xinchang Railway, 25 kilometers from Nantong Airport, and 2 kilometers from the Ning-Tong Expressway. It enjoys convenient and fast transportation.
• A dreamlike garden integrating functions such as plant collection, display, science education, and eco-leisure entertainment. Attraction Introduction The Nantong Intercontinental Green Expo Garden focuses on the global collection and exhibition of rare and exotic plants, and is composed of major attractions such as the Mount Tai Stone Cliff, the Globe Music Fountain, and the Crape Myrtle Garden. The rare flowers, precious trees, and grasses inside come from all over the world...
The first phase of Nanshan Temple in Tongzhou District has a planned land area of 48.5 mu, with a controlled land area of 100 mu. The overall architecture is designed in the Ming and Qing styles and is divided into three axes. The central axis features a memorial archway, the Heavenly King Hall, a liberation pond, the Mahavira Hall, and the Ten Thousand Buddhas Hall. The eastern axis includes the Treasure and Wealth God Hall, the Tongzhou Tower, the Guanyin Hall, the Medicine Buddha Hall, and the abbot’s quarters. The western axis includes the Indra Hall, the Kṣitigarbha Hall, the Pure Land Water Courtyard, the Pure Land Tower, and the Scripture Depository. Currently completed structures include the Heavenly King Hall, the liberation pond, the Mahavira Hall, the Guanyin Hall, the bell tower, the drum tower, the Dharma goods distribution center, and two wing rooms. Under construction are the Indra Hall, the Treasure and Wealth God Hall, and the Tongzhou Tower. Those planned for upcoming construction include the memorial archway, the Pure Land Tower, and the Medicine Buddha Hall.
The Tongzhou Loyalty and Filial Piety Cultural Park in Nantong City is located 500 meters north of the town center, covering an area of over 160 acres. It was built on the site of General Lu Fengbin’s ancestral home. Designed by Tongji University in Shanghai, the park features the architectural style of Jiangnan gardens from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Since its opening, the Tongzhou Loyalty and Filial Piety Cultural Park has been open to the public free of charge and has received...
Nanshan Lake Park is located in the core area of the eastern new district of Tongzhou, covering an area of approximately 520,000 square meters. It is a comprehensive urban park that includes a folk culture leisure area, a strip green space leisure area, a water sports leisure area, a dining leisure area, and an ecological wetland leisure area. After more than three years of construction, the brand-new and beautiful Nanshan Lake Park has…
Yuxi Ancient Town is a historic town with over 1,000 years of written records. Its ancient name was Yuting (also known as Qingyu), and because the layout of the town resembles the shape of a dragon, it is also called Dragon City (or Dragon Land). It originated in the late Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Northern Song Dynasty, and reached its peak during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Gradually developed through salt production by boiling seawater, it was the first salt port on the southeastern coast of ancient Tongzhou and is the birthplace of China’s indigo-blue printed cloth...
In the seventeenth year of the Guangxu reign, shortly after taking office as the magistrate of Yuxi, Tang Rudong actively promoted the establishment of Jingjin Academy and appointed Huanwen as its headmaster. The academy was initially housed in a private school within the residence of Magistrate Ren. Local students without official academic degrees would regularly—several times a month—submit their essays to the academy for the teachers’ corrections. When they submitted their next batch of writings, they would bring back the corrected versions for further study, and they could ask questions about any difficult points...
The site of the Zhang Family Ancestral Hall is located opposite Zhang Jian Middle School in Jinxi Village, Jinsha Town, Tongzhou District, and is a cultural relic protection unit of Nantong City. Protected area: east to this building, south to this building, west to this building, north to this building. Construction control zone: east to the bank of Gukankan River, south to the pond edge, west to 46 meters from the site, north to 6.6 meters from the river...
The Zhang Family Ancestral Tomb Shrine is located within "Qu Jiayuan" at Group 30, Jinshagang Village, Jinsha Town, Tongzhou District, and is a cultural relic protection unit of Nantong City. Protected area: east to this building, south to this building, west to this building, north to this building. Construction control zone: east 3.7 meters beyond the protected area, south 6.2 meters beyond the protected area, west 4.5 meters beyond the protected area, north 5.1 meters beyond the protected area...
Nanshan Five Emperors Temple is located at the intersection of Chaoyang Road and East Renmin Road (Street), Jinsha Town, Tongzhou District. It is a cultural relic protection unit of Nantong City. Protected area: east to the building itself, south to the eaves of the building, west to the building itself, north to the eaves of the building. Construction control zone: east to the street lane 9.2 meters away, south to the street lane 22.3 meters away, west to the adjacent street lane, …
The Qian Family Memorial Archway is located at No. 114 Xinmin Street, Yuxi Residential Area, Erjia Town, Tongzhou District, and is a cultural relic protection unit of Nantong City. Protected area: east to the edge of the archway, south to the edge of the archway, west to the edge of the archway, north to the edge of the archway. Construction control zone: east to the street lane, south to the street lane, west to 15 meters outside the archway, north to 15 meters outside the archway…
The Former Site and Monument of the Special Committee of the Communist Party of China in Jiangbei District is located in Group 5, Wenqiao Village, Sian, Xingren Town, Tongzhou District, and is a cultural relics protection unit of Nantong City. Protected area: east to the reinforced bank, south to the steps, west to the reinforced bank, north to the reinforced bank. Construction control zone: east to the maintenance wall, south to the maintenance wall, west to the maintenance wall…
Zhang Jian’s Ancestral Home is located at No. 1 Zhuangyuan Street, Xiting Town, Tongzhou District, and is a cultural relic protection unit of Nantong City. Protected area: east to the house itself, south to the eaves of the house, west to the house itself, north to the eaves of the house. Construction control zone: east to 3 meters outside the house, south to Zhuangyuan Road, west to the cement road, north to 3 meters outside the house. …
Jiang Qian’s Farming-and-Studying Retreat is located within Taofen Primary School in Guangyun Village, Tongzhouwan Demonstration Zone, and is a cultural heritage conservation unit of Nantong City. Protected area: the main structure and courtyard. Construction control zone: the surrounding area consists of built residential buildings or farmland, making it unsuitable to designate a construction control zone. …
Sanmen Sluice is located on the Sanmen Sluice River, south of the Yao Wang Port along the section from Hengxing to Huaben in Sanyu Town, Tongzhouwan Demonstration Zone. It is a cultural heritage site protected at the municipal level by Nantong City. Protected area: covers the entire bridge surface from east to west. Construction control zone: the surrounding area consists of water surfaces or roads, so there is no need to designate a construction control zone. …