Jinshan, Jiaoshan and Beigushan 金山·焦山·北固山Jīn Shān · Jiāo Shān · Běigù Shān

About Jinshan, Jiaoshan and Beigushan

Zhenjiang's three classic Yangtze hills are managed as one scenic area but are separate parks several kilometres apart. Jinshan, a former island joined to the south bank by silt in the late Qing, is covered by Jinshan Temple, the setting of the Legend of the White Snake, and topped by the Cishou Pagoda, while Jiaoshan, reached by a short ferry, holds Dinghui Temple and the Jiaoshan Stele Museum, whose more than 400 inscribed stones include fragments of the 'Eulogy on Burying a Crane' cliff inscription. On Beigushan stand Ganlu Temple, linked in legend to Liu Bei's marriage, and its iron pagoda, whose base and lower storeys date from the Song dynasty.

How to get to Jinshan, Jiaoshan and Beigushan

Jinshan is about 2.5 km north-west of Zhenjiang railway station and Beigushan about 3 km north-east of it; Jiaoshan lies about 3.5 km further east, reached by a short ferry from its south gate that stops in high wind, so allow a day and take taxis between the three.

Nearby

• Slender West Lake 瘦西湖 20 km
  A ribbon of willow-fringed water lined with the pavilions of Qing salt merchants
• Purple Mountain & Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum 南京钟山风景区 60 km
  A forested mountain on Nanjing's edge, crowned by a blue-roofed hilltop tomb

Also within 20 km: Xijindu Ancient Street 西津渡 (under 10 km), Zhenjiang Museum (Former British Consulate) 镇江博物馆 (under 10 km), Nanshan Scenic Area, Zhenjiang 南山 (under 10 km), Mi Fu Calligraphy Park 米芾书法公园 (10 km), Zhenjiang Vinegar Culture Museum 中国醋文化博物馆 (10 km), Sanwan Park & China Grand Canal Museum 运河三湾 (20 km).

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