The Tomb of He Kun is located at No. 16, Yingxin Community, Gongyuan Road, Rucheng Subdistrict, Rugao City, and is a cultural relic protection unit of Nantong City. Protected area: 5 meters east of the outer edge of the tomb site, west to the east bank of the Airport Protective River, south to the north bank of the Airport Protective River, and 8 meters north of the outer edge of the tomb site. Construction control zone: 10 meters east of the outer edge of the tomb site, west to the west bank of the Airport Protective River…
The Old Residence of the Tang Family in Shizhuang is located at No. 41, North Street, Shizhuang Town. Built in the late Ming Dynasty, it features eaves 2.8 meters high and a roof ridge 4.5 meters above the ground, with a total floor area of 280?. In front of the residence are bluestone steps and a pair of bluestone gate piers. The bluestones used in the residence are shaped like “book boxes,” which phonetically resemble “scholarly family,” symbolizing the family’s literary heritage. The gate piers are carved with images of pine trees and deer…
Jintaixi Pawnshop is located at No. 188 Yanhe North Road, Shizhuang Town, with a total construction area of approximately 120?. Originally built during the Qing Dynasty, it consists of two rooms facing south and two facing east. It was formerly the pawnshop premises of the Huizhou merchant Jintaixi. The structure features a brick-and-wood design, double-eaved rolled awnings, wooden carvings, wooden pillars, and well-preserved wooden paneling. …
The former residence of overseas Chinese Zhang Decheng is located at No. 189 Yanhe North Road. Originally built during the Qing Dynasty, it has a history of over 200 years. The house is of brick-and-wood structure, featuring three main rooms with a total area of 60?, an eave height of 2.6m, and a roof ridge height of 4.2m. It has seven bays and seven pillars, with carved patterns on the rafters. The door lintel is adorned with square brick carvings on the upper part and long rectangular…
The Curved-Brick Well from the Song Dynasty is located in the courtyard of the Chen Residence at No. 77 Dongwangzhuang. According to the Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government by Bi Yuan, this well was dug during the Southern Song Dynasty when Yue Fei served as the Pacification Commissioner of Tongtai and used it to supply drinking water for his troops resisting the Jin invaders in Shizhuang. There were as many as thirteen such wells extending westward from here, most of which have since been abandoned and no longer yield water. This is a well from the Song Dynasty, with its wellhead, depth, and lining...
The Former Residence of the Min Family Academicians is located at No. 12 Hejia Lane, North Street, with a construction area of approximately 250 square meters. Built in the late Qing Dynasty, it faces south and is a traditional four-winged old house with carved wooden doors and windows. Two academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences—Min Naida and Min Naiben—came from this residence. Min Naida was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in the early years of the People's Republic of China, director of the Institute of Mathematics, a world-renowned network mathematician, and the father of China's electronic computers...
The former site of Shengtaihe Traditional Chinese Medicine Shop is located at No. 1-1, Xixinggong Lane. Built in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republican period, it has a total floor area of approximately 120 square meters and features a brick-and-wood structure. Although it has undergone later renovations such as plastering and reinforcement, its main architectural style remains intact. It was originally used as the premises for the Shengtaihe Traditional Chinese Medicine business. Shengtaihe Pharmacy was a long-established and well-renowned century-old shop, founded...
Shizhuang Sauce and Vinegar Factory This building was originally a large open hall of a Tang family residence, constructed in the early Qing Dynasty. With seven bays and five rooms, it covers a floor area of approximately 180 square meters. In the early years after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, it was converted into a workshop for the sauce and vinegar factory. The sauces and vinegars produced here feature a dark purple color, clear liquid, rich sour aroma, and a smooth, mellow taste without astringency. Since vinegar aids digestion, has antibacterial properties, and...
The Japanese Invasion Bunker (Shizhuangzi Bunker) is located in the eastern part of Shizhuang Town. In 1938, after the Japanese invaders stationed troops in Shizhuang Town, they used whips and bayonets to force local residents to build bunkers around Shizhuang to suppress the resistance of the anti-Japanese military and civilians, resulting in one atrocity after another. These bunkers were constructed from earth, wood, bricks...
The ruins of the Eastern Water Gate are remnants of the city wall built in the 33rd year of the Jiajing reign during the Ming Dynasty. Currently standing 8 meters high, 21.9 meters long, and 17.1 meters wide, they feature a brick-constructed culvert that connects the inner and outer city moats. The culvert runs east-west, with a pointed arch ceiling and a lotus-petal-shaped cross-section. It is 6.65 meters high, 3.8 meters wide, and 7.1 meters deep. The bottom of the culvert is covered with a layer of cedar pile planks topped with city bricks...
The residential buildings in Jixian Lane are located in the southeast corner of Rucheng and to the west of Rugao Higher Normal School, now known as Maojia Lane. Jixian Lane got its name during the Northern Song Dynasty when the Wang family resided here, with multiple members successively achieving the status of Jinshi (advanced scholar) and Zhuangyuan (top imperial scholar). The locals took pride in this and named the area Jixian Lane, which means “Lane of Gathered Scholars,” reputed to be “a golden turtle pressing down on the button, producing great figures generation after generation.” There are currently four Ming Dynasty residential complexes with 45 rooms in total. This architectural complex…
The Ming and Qing dynasty residential houses in Baipu Town are located on both sides of Xiucai Lane and Shidajie Street in the thousand-year-old town of Baipu, as well as on the west side of the Tongyang Canal. They preserve the ancient architectural style and the timeless cultural charm of the Ming and Qing periods. The Ming and Qing dynasty residential houses in Baipu Town are located on both sides of Xiucai Lane and Shidajie Street in the thousand-year-old town of Baipu, as well as on the west side of the Tongyang Canal, preserving the ancient architectural style and the timeless cultural charm of the Ming and Qing periods...
The new complex of Rugao City Museum is located in the core area of the Cultural Square on the west side of Rugao’s Administrative Center. It was completed and opened to the public in October 2011, with a total construction area of 9,973 square meters and an exhibition area of 3,893 square meters. The total investment was 75 million yuan, with 13.9 million yuan allocated for exhibitions. The funding for cultural relic acquisition and office…
Rushan Seal Temple is located in the northern section of the Coastal Economic Development Zone in Rudong County. In 2005, the county Party committee and government organized land reclamation from the sea, and commissioned the Coastal Economic Development Zone to introduce a developer to invest in the construction through a land exchange arrangement. The temple covers an area of over 40 acres. It includes a mountain gate, the Hall of Heavenly Kings, the Dragon King Hall, the Guanyin Hall, the Sea-Viewing Pavilion, as well as more than ten east and west wing rooms...
Ju Gang Guo Qing Temple is a renowned Buddhist temple on the Jianghai Plain and was once bestowed an imperial title. In the early Tang Dynasty, Buddhism was highly revered. Emperor Taizong of Tang issued an edict stating: “Where troops are stationed, temples shall be built to invite monks. When the Dharma drums sound, they shall transform disaster and fire into blue lotuses; when the pure chants are heard, they shall turn the sea of suffering into sweet dew.” During the Yuanhe era (806–820) of the Tang Dynasty, the Tiantai Sect’s…
According to folklore, during the late Sui Dynasty, one of the Eight Immortals in Taoism, Iron-Crutch Li, disguised himself as a lame Taoist priest and wandered to Ju’gang, where he built a hut to practice Taoism. After the lame priest attained immortality, the local people built Shangzhen Temple at the site of his hut, located around the intersection of North Street and Vertical Street in Ju’gang Town. In Taoism, those who attain enlightenment are called “Shangzhen” (lit. Supreme Realized Ones), hence the name of the temple. Historical records suggest that Shangzhen Temple in Ju’gang...
Bingfang Catholic Church is located on the west side of Fuhua Road in Dayu Town, Rudong County, and is a continuation of the Juegang Catholic Church in the county seat. In 1986, during the implementation of religious policy, it was decided to relocate Juegang Catholic Church to the former Bingfang Town due to the relatively concentrated Catholic population in the Juedong area. Construction began in 1986 and was completed in 1987, covering an area of approximately 24…
The Rudong County Guoqing Garden scenic area covers approximately 15,000 square meters in total and is divided into two sections: the Guoqing Temple area and the Guoqing Pagoda area, forming an east-temple-west-pagoda layout. It is the first national-level scenic spot in our county centered around Buddhist historical and cultural resources. Its thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara jade Buddha is extremely rare nationwide and can be considered truly unique. The history of Guoqing Temple is nearly as long as the land reclamation of Rudong Jue...
Matang is a revolutionary base area in central Jiangsu. It was here that Wu Yalu, the first Communist Party member in the Nantong region, was born, the first Party branch in Rudong was established, and the anti-Japanese democratic government of Rugao (East) County was founded. During the war years, this place served as the headquarters of the Northern Jiangsu Special Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee. Veteran revolutionaries such as Liang Lingguang, Ji Pengfei, and Tao Yong once —
Juegang Stone Slab Street is located in Block 3 of Juegang Town. The protected area extends within 2 meters outside the outer edge of the original structure. The construction control zone extends within 10 meters outside the outer edge of the original structure to the south, north, east, and west. …