Jiangyin

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About Jiangyin

Jiangyin guards a narrowing of the Yangtze where the great river squeezes between low hills, a position that made the town a fortress for centuries and now carries one of China's landmark suspension bridges. The name means south bank of the Jiang, the old name of the Yangtze, and its history is full of scholars: in the Qing dynasty Jiangyin was the seat of the official who supervised the imperial examinations for Jiangsu.

Today it is a wealthy county-level city within Wuxi, known for industry and for Huaxi, the village famous for its riches and its skyscraper. Behind the factories lies a lively old centre with a Confucian temple, restored official compounds and the former home of the Liu brothers, while the countryside holds the residence of Xu Xiake, the Ming-dynasty traveller whose diaries inspired China Tourism Day.

Jiangyin is an easy trip from Wuxi, Suzhou or Changzhou. Spend a day on the old town and the riverside, and another on Huaxi and the Xu Xiake home.

Best seasonApril to May and October to November

Ideal stay1-2 days

ArrivingRail and road from Wuxi; Wuxi Metro Line S1 links the city with Wuxi, and Sunan Shuofang airport is within reach

7 Best Things to Do in Jiangyin

Landmarks 1

Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge

Opened in 1999, this suspension bridge was the first in China with a main span of more than a kilometre, crossing the Yangtze in a...

Neighborhoods 1

Huaxi Village

Promoted for decades as China's richest village, Huaxi is known for rows of identical villas, replicas of world landmarks and the...

History 3

Xu Xiake Former Residence

Xu Xiake, the Ming-dynasty geographer and travel writer, was born in Jiangyin, and his family home in the countryside is preserved...

Liu Brothers' Former Residence

This old courtyard house in the town centre was the family home of three brothers who shaped modern Chinese culture: the poet and...

Jiangyin Fortress Headquarters Site

Jiangyin's position on the narrowest stretch of the lower Yangtze made it a military stronghold, and this compound served as the h...

Temples and Shrines 1

Jiangyin Confucian Temple

Jiangyin's Confucian temple keeps the classic layout of a scholars' shrine, from the Lingxing Gate past a crescent pool spanned by...

Museums 1

Former Jiangsu Educational Commissioner's Office

For much of the Qing dynasty the official who oversaw the imperial examinations for Jiangsu was based in Jiangyin, and his restore...

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