Jiujiang 九江Jiǔjiāng

About Jiujiang

Jiujiang is a Yangtze port where Poyang Lake drains into the river, and above it rises Mount Lushan, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1996, with its mists, waterfalls, the White Deer Grotto Academy and the hill town of Guling, begun in the 1890s as a missionary summer resort. In town, the Pipa Pavilion recalls Bai Juyi's Lute Song, written in exile here; at Hukou, Shizhongshan is the cliff whose bell-like echoes Su Shi investigated in an essay.

What to eat in Jiujiang

• Jiujiang osmanthus tea cakes (九江桂花茶饼)
• Jiujiang sealed-jar rice wine (九江封缸酒)
• Lushan Yunwu tea (庐山云雾茶)

Featured places in Jiujiang

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  Mount Lushan 庐山

  Misty peaks, waterfalls and a hill station of stone villas above the Yangtze

  Best time: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct · Time needed: 1–2 days · 5A scenic area · National heritage site · UNESCO World Heritage

Listed sites in Jiujiang

42 listed sites are in Jiujiang. These are the 33 rated 5A or 4A; see all 42 in the Jiangxi list.

• Lushan Xihai (Lushan West Sea) 庐山西海 5A scenic area
  A large reservoir lake west of Mount Lushan, created between 1958 and 1972 by damming the Xiu River at Zhelin.
• Balihu Lake Scenic Area 八里湖 4A scenic area · on the map
  A lakeside leisure area in Jiujiang's Balihu New District, rated 4A in 2015, with Haiyun Beach, Balihu Park and Wenbo Park around the shore of Balihu Lake.
• Boyang River Scenic Area, De'an 博阳河 4A scenic area · on the map
  A river-valley leisure area on the Boyang River at Niejiao town, in wooded hills with farmland along the banks.
• Changshui Scenic Area, Wuning 长水景区 4A scenic area · on the map
  A mountain-village scenic area around Changshui village, in the foothills of the Jiuling range in south-eastern Wuning, with yew trees, forest cover and a countryside guesthouse.
• Chen Family Hometown, Xiushui 陈门五杰故里 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
  A village scenic area built around Fengzhutang, the Chen family's old house at Zhuduan, listed nationally as the former residence of Chen Baozhen and Chen Sanli.
• Donghuzhai Scenic Area 东浒寨 4A scenic area · on the map
  A mountain scenic area in Zhengcun township, Xiushui county, where Jiangxi meets Hunan and Hubei, with red sandstone cliffs, a valley lake and a waterfall of over 30 m in a rock cave.
• Fuhua Mountain Tourist Area, Gongqingcheng 富华山 4A scenic area · on the map
  A 4.76 sq km tourist area on the Poyang Lake shore in Gongqingcheng, opened to visitors in November 2023, that gathers a park, a wetland and several museums in one place.
• Gongqing Reclamation Culture Park 共青垦荒文化体验园 4A scenic area · on the map
  A museum-style park on the site of the former Gongqing reclamation farm, where young volunteers from Shanghai began clearing land beside Poyang Lake in 1955; the farm later grew into Gongqingcheng.
• Guanyin Bridge 观音桥 4A scenic area · National heritage site
  A single-span granite arch bridge over the Sanxia Stream at the southern foot of Mount Lushan, built in 1014 under the Northern Song and one of the oldest surviving stone arch bridges in China.
• Huang Tingjian's Hometown, Shuangjing 黄庭坚故里 4A scenic area · on the map
  The village of Shuangjing on the Xiu River, birthplace of the Northern Song poet and calligrapher Huang Tingjian, laid out as a scenic area since 2017 so that the whole village forms the attraction.
• Kairui Countryside Complex, Pengze 凯瑞田园综合体 4A scenic area · on the map
  A farm-tourism complex of about 7,500 mu (500 hectares) in the Taibo Lake agricultural zone, where rice and crayfish are raised in the same fields.
• Longgong Cave (Dragon Palace Cave), Pengze 龙宫洞 4A scenic area · on the map
  A karst cave group at the foot of Wulong Mountain in Tianhong town, south-west of Pengze town.
• Longyuan Gorge, Yongxiu 龙源峡 4A scenic area · on the map
  A river gorge in the hills of the Yunshan area, deep inside the Yunju Mountain national scenic zone, with clear streams, cliffs and woods.
• Luminggu Resort (Deer Valley) 鹿鸣谷 4A scenic area · on the map
  A family resort of about 2,000 mu (roughly 133 ha) on the edge of Xiushui town, built around a deer theme; its second phase, the former Xiushui hot-spring town, opened in January 2025.
• Lushan Xihai International Hot Spring Resort 庐山西海国际温泉度假村 4A scenic area · on the map
  A hot-spring resort at Yijiahe village on the south shore of the Xihai reservoir, listed by the province as Lushan Xihai Hot Spring Resort, with a large hotel, villas and a spa park of pools grouped by bathing style, among them Chinese, Japanese, Roman and Finnish sections and a herbal-bath cave.
• Luxi Cave, Wuning 鲁溪洞 4A scenic area · on the map
  A cave in the Mufu Mountains near Luxi town, at the source of the Luxi River, with stalactites throughout and an underground stream running through it.
• Mangu Countryside Complex, Pengze 蔓谷田园综合体 4A scenic area · on the map
  A countryside leisure complex of about 7,900 mu (530 hectares) south-east of Pengze's national modern agriculture park, styled after the Wei and Jin dynasties.
• Nanshan Forest Park, Duchang 鄱阳湖南山 4A scenic area · on the map
  A wooded hill on the southern side of Duchang town, laid out as a forest park, with views over the wide waters of Poyang Lake and old temples.
• Nanshan Park, Jiujiang 南山公园 4A scenic area · on the map
  A wooded city park in Lianxi district, in the southern part of Jiujiang's built-up area, where residents relax and gather for events.
• Pipa Pavilion and Xunyang River Park 浔阳江琵琶亭 4A scenic area · on the map
  A riverside park on the Yangtze bank in eastern Jiujiang, built around the rebuilt Pipa Pavilion, which takes its name from the Tang poet Bai Juyi's poem Song of the Pipa.
• Saicheng Lake Scenic Area 赛城湖 4A scenic area · on the map
  A lakeside park and greenway on Saicheng Lake, in the Balihu New District on the western side of Jiujiang.
• Shizhongshan (Stone Bell Mountain) 石钟山 4A scenic area · National heritage site
  A small hill on the Yangtze where Poyang Lake flows into the river, named for the bell-like booming of waves in the caves under its cliffs, a sound the Song poet Su Shi investigated by boat and described in his essay on the mountain.
• Sunshine 29 Resort (Huayuan Valley), Wuning 阳光照耀29度假村 4A scenic area · on the map
  A lakeside resort on more than a hundred islands and peninsulas of the Xihai reservoir in Yangzhou township, named for lying near latitude 29°N. Many of the islands are planted with a single flower, such as peach, magnolia, begonia or verbena, a flower festival is held each spring, and there is a sandy beach with water sports and wooden cabins.
• Taishan Park, Hukou 台山公园 4A scenic area · on the map
  A town park in the centre of Hukou, on Taishan Avenue, rated 4A as part of the county's Taishan scenic area, which also takes in Shizhong Park, the Hukou County Museum and a planning exhibition hall.
• Tangtaizong Hot Spring Resort, Lushan 汤太宗温泉 4A scenic area · on the map
  A hot-spring resort in Wenquan town, on the southern side of Mount Lushan, built in Han and Tang style with bathing pools set into the hillside and a hotel on site.
• Tianmu Hot Spring Resort, Lushan 庐山天沐温泉 4A scenic area · on the map
  A hot-spring resort in Wenquan town, at the foot of Mount Lushan, combining spa pools with a hotel, restaurants and meeting and entertainment facilities.
• Tongyuan Paper-Cutting Culture Park, Ruichang 铜源剪影文化园 4A scenic area · on the map
  A culture park at Xiafan town, on both banks of the Nanyang River beside the Tongling mine site, built around Ruichang paper-cutting, a craft on China's national intangible heritage list.
• Virtuous Mothers Park, Jiujiang 中华贤母园 4A scenic area · on the map
  A themed park on the western side of Jiujiang devoted to the figure of the exemplary mother in Chinese tradition.
• Wanjialing Victory Memorial Park 万家岭大捷纪念园 4A scenic area · on the map
  A memorial park on the northern edge of De'an town commemorating the Battle of Wanjialing, fought in the hills of this county in autumn 1938 during the Second Sino-Japanese War between Chinese forces and the Japanese 106th Division.
• Wucheng Migratory Bird Town 吴城候鸟小镇 4A scenic area · on the map
  A historic trading town on the western shore of Poyang Lake that has become a centre for watching wintering waterbirds, which gather on the lake's wetlands in large flocks.
• Xihai Bay (Xihaiwan), Wuning 西海湾 4A scenic area · on the map
  A lakeside park that makes up much of the centre of Wuning town, joining Chaoyang Lake, the Shatian River wetland park and several smaller parks with bridges, pavilions and waterside walks.
• Xiufeng Scenic Area 秀峰 4A scenic area · National heritage site
  A scenic area at the southern foot of Mount Lushan, centred on Longtan pool and the site of Xiufeng Temple, which was founded under the Southern Tang.
• Yunju Mountain and Zhenru Temple 云居山真如寺 4A scenic area · National heritage site
  A Buddhist mountain in western Yongxiu, one of the three sections of the Lushan Xihai 5A scenic area, rising to about 970 m, with cool summers and wooded valleys that hold waterfalls, among them a 120 m drop at Five Dragon Pool.

All 42 listed sites in Jiujiang

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