Zhenjiang is a famous cultural city in the south of the Yangtze River with a history of more than 3500 years, formerly known as 'Yi', 'Zhufang', 'Dantu', 'Jingkou', 'Runzhou'

Zhenjiang is a famous cultural city in the south of the Yangtze River with a history of more than 3500 years, formerly known as 'Yi', 'Zhufang', 'Dantu', 'Jingkou', 'Runzhou'. According to research, it was part of the nine provinces of Yu Gong in ancient times, and was the fief of Yi Hou in the early Western Zhou Dynasty. In 1113 AD (the third year of the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty), Runzhou was renamed Zhenjiang Prefecture, which has been used to this day. It is said that the rulers at that time thought that Zhenjiang had a superior geographical location, with mountains in the back and facing the river, and it was a strategic location for river defense, hence the name Zhenjiang. The Yangtze River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal converge here, and it has always been known as the 'first river and mountain in the world'. Zhenjiang, 'a water is laid out horizontally, with continuous ridges on three sides, showing a competitive posture', its city is in the mountains, and the mountains are in the city, forming a unique landscape of 'urban mountain forest' and 'real mountain and real water'. The urban area along the river from west to east is inlaid with Jinshan, Beigu Mountain, and Jiaoshan, forming a 'three mountains' scenic area with different scenery. The 'temple-wrapped mountain' Jinshan is famous for its beauty, the 'mountain-wrapped temple' Jiaoshan is famous for its majesty, and the 'temple-crowned mountain' Beigu Mountain is famous for its steepness. There is also the 'thousand-year-old ferry, hundred-year-old street' Xijin Ferry, known as 'Three Mountains and One Ferry'