Confucius Temple and Qinhuai River Scenic Area

As the “Mother River” of Nanjing, Qinhuai River is the cradle giving birth to ancient culture of Jinling (Nanjing). The Confucius Temple area, which is the liveliest place at inner Qinhuai River, is the First AAAAA scenic area opened to the public for free.

Release time : 2016-08-18 17:45:16

source : WTCF

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As the “Mother River” of Nanjing, Qinhuai River is the cradle giving birth to ancient culture of Jinling (Nanjing). The Confucius Temple area, which is the liveliest place at inner Qinhuai River, is the First AAAAA scenic area opened to the public for free. The Confucius Temple area has been historically known as the cream of Qinhuai River scenic area, which is commonly known as “Five-kilometer Qinhuai”. It is an area integrating natural sceneries, gardens, temples, schools, streets, civil residences with local customs and habits. With Confucius Temple ancient architectural ensemble as the center and the Five-kilometer Qinhuai River as the axis, it stretches from Dongshuiguan Park in the east to Xishuiguan Park in the west (Shuixi City-Gate).

In Confucius Temple and Qinhuai River scenic area, reputed as “A gorgeous place in the region to the south of the Yangtze River and a venue of elegant Nanjing” as well as “Five-kilometer bead curtain”, there are countless scenic spots as well as literary and historic anecdotes. With historical and cultural foundation symbolic of urban development lasting over 2000 years in Nanjing, it is one of the earliest important birthplaces of Nanjing and the most bustling cultural and commercial center in the history of Nanjing, representing its prosperity historically. Along the bank of the Qinhuai River, there is an enclosure for defense as the biggest and the best preserved of its kind in the world, i.e. enclosure for defense within Zhonghua City-Gate. There is Zhanyuan Garden known as the “No. One garden in Nanjing”, a garden reputed as “No. One garden in the southern capital” in the Ming dynasty and one of the five famous gardens in the region to the south of the Yangtze River together with Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai, Zhuozhengyuan Garden and Liuyuan Garden in Suzhou and Jichangyuan Garden in Wuxi in the Qing dynasty. As the