Jiujiang Travel Guide

Jiujiang Travel Guide Basic information Area code: 0792 Travel complaints: 0792-6810829 Medical treatment Jiujiang First People’s Hospital Address: 48 South Taling Road, Jiujiang City Arrival method: Bus lines 9, 24, 26 can be reached Tel: 0792-8582052 Www.jxjjsdyrmyy.cn Destination overview Destination […]

Jiujiang Travel Guide

Basic information

Area code: 0792
Travel complaints: 0792-6810829

Medical treatment

Jiujiang First People’s Hospital
Address: 48 South Taling Road, Jiujiang City
Arrival method: Bus lines 9, 24, 26 can be reached
Tel: 0792-8582052
Www.jxjjsdyrmyy.cn

Destination overview

Destination sketch

The city of Jiujiang is situated near the northern border of Jiangxi Province. It borders the Yangtze River to the north, Poyang Lake to the east and picturesque Mt. Lushan to the south. Jiujiang in Chinese means ‘nine rivers’.

Owing to its location at the geographical intersection of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi Provinces, Jiujiang was a strategically important city. Because it was virtually at the center of so many bodies of water, the city has been one of the four largest rice markets and one of the three largest tea markets in China.

Best Travel season

Since it is sultry and rainy in summer and cold in winter, the best time to visit the city is in late spring and autumn. However, the situation is different in Mt. Lushan, which has four distinct seasons. Therefore it is pleasant to visit anytime, depending on your preference.

Practical information

Changhong Post Bureau
Address: 248 Changhong Avenue, Jiujiang City
Business hours: 8:00-18:00
Tel: 0792-8272352

Intercity traffic

Aircraft

Jiujiang Lushan Airport, JIU
Address: Huanglaomen, Jiujiang County, Jiujiang City
Arrival method: The airport bus arrives at Jiujiang Lushan Airport from the ticket office of Jiujiang Civil Aviation and arrives at the airport and the airport within two hours before the departure and half an hour after arriving at the airport.
Tel: 0792-8431811

Train

Jiujiang Station
Address: 60 Changhong Avenue, Laoshan District, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, China
Arrival method: 5th, 5th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 17th, 18th, outer, 23rd, etc. bus routes can be reached

Lushan Station
Address: Shahe Town, Jiujiang County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province
Arrival method: Bus 901 can go to and from Jiujiang Station and Lushan Station, fare 3 yuan

Long distance bus

Jiujiang Road Passenger Transport Center Bus Terminal
Address: No. 99, Weinan Avenue, Jiujiang City
Arrival method: Bus 102, 104, 107, 4, 13, 15, 17 and 29 can reach the coach station
Tel: 0792-8392222
Www.jj8s.com

Lushan Bus Station
Address: Beside Beishan Road, Yuling Town, Lushan
Tel: 0792-8281099

Traffic in the city

Bus

There are well-developed bus lines in Jiujiang City, The fare for air-conditioning is 2 yuan. The fare without air-conditioning is 1 yuan. The operating time is longer, usually 5:00 to 24:00.

Taxis

The starting price for taxis in Jiujiang City is 5 yuan/2 kilometers, which exceeds 1.5 yuan per kilometer and a fuel surcharge of 1 yuan.

Attractions

Mt. Lushan National Park

Lushan National Park is a well-known tourist attraction both in China and abroad. It has appealed to innumerable visitors on account of its natural sceneries and cultural heritages.

Lushan lies in the south of Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province. It has a vantage position to the south of China’s longest river, the Yangtze River, to the north of the Tengwang Pavilion, to the east of the railway from Beijing to Kowloon and to the West of China’s largest freshwater lake, the Poyang Lake.

The national park covers an area of 500 square kilometers (about 320 square miles) and has more than 90 mountain peaks. The tallest of these is Hanyang Peak which soars to a height of 1473.4 meters (4,834 feet). Lushan owes its reputation to its Wonderful, elegant, steep and spectacular features that embrace ravines, waterfalls, grottoes, rocks and rivulets. There are 12 main scenic areas, together with 37 attractions, over 900 cliff inscriptions, and over 300 steles. The major spots include Wulao Feng, Sandie. Spring, Lulin Lake, Flower Path, Ruqin Lake, Jinxiu Valley, Xianren Dong and Donglin Temple, etc.

Gu Ling Town

Located in the center of Lushan, is 1,164 meters (about 3,819 feet) above sea level with mountains on three sides and the valley on the other. The original name of Gu Lushan Mountain tourLing was Guniu Ling, as it looks like a bull. Gu Ling Street is 1,167 meters (about 3,829 feet) long and it has a variety of shops, hotels, restaurants, bookshops, bars, coffee houses and dance halls that together form a town high in the sky. The Center Park in Gu Ling was built In 1954. After several reconstructions it now covers 10,000 square meters (about 11,960 square yards). In the park there is a large half moon shaped parterre in which stands a great stone bull that is the symbol of Gu Ling. He is two meters ( About seven feet) in height and four meters (about 13 feet) in length. The base of the bull bears character ‘Gu Ling’. Meandering pathways, fragrant flowers, flourishing trees and a pavilion all add to lively atmosphere of this delightful place.

Sandie Spring

Lies below Wulao Feng. It drops through three craggy tiers with a fall of 155 meters (about 509 feet). The upper part is like snow falling down to the pond; the middle reach wanders and twists with splashing sprays dancing in the air; while The lower level resembles a jade dragon running in the pond. This is considered to be the best of the Lushan waterfalls. It is said that you are not a true visitor here if you miss Sandie Spring. However, it was not discovered until the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) due to its hidden position in a deep gully.

Wulao Feng

1,436 meters (about 4,711feet) above sea level, is located in the southeast of the mountain. Its five parallel peaks once formed a single apex and standing on the top you will will be rewarded with a magnificent view of the distant mountains, trees, lakes , and a seemingly endless sky.

Address: Laoshan District, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province
Arrival method: Jiujiang City Bus Terminal, Nanchang Qingshan Bus Terminal and Jiujiang County Bus Station (near Lushan Railway Station)
Tickets: Adult ticket 180 yuan, student ticket half price
Phone: 800-8692511
Www.china-lushan.com

Donglin Monastery

Donglin Monastery (East Forest Monastery) is seated at the northwestern foot of Mt. Lushan, about 16 km (10 miles) from Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province. It was initially built in 384 A.D. in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) and developed in popularity through the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Later it suffered a lot of damage and has been renovated in recent years. Now, it receives a great many Buddhist disciples and visitors every day.

The monastery was built by Huiyuan, a famous monk of his time, who was also the originator of the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism (also named Lotus Sect). In the past centuries, the Pure Land Sect was widely spread by Huiyuan’s followers. Some of its doctrines were even spread to Japan. Now in China, among the several Buddhists sects, the Pure Land Sect is worshipped by 80% of total Buddhist disciples. With the spread of the Pure Land Sect doctrines, the importance of Donglin Monastery has also grown.

Gantang Lake

With an area of about 80 hectares (approximately 956,823 square yards), Gantang Lake is in the center of Jiujiang City. It is a natural lake, and the most attractive place of interest in the city.

Gantang Lake was once called Jingxing Lake. In the Tang Dynasty (618-907), Jingxing Lake was bisected by a dike that was built to facilitate the transportation at that time. The divided lakes are now separately called South Lake in the east of the dike and Gantang Lake in the west. In the lake’s center stands Yanshui Pavilion (Smoky Water Pavilion) connected by a crooked bridge to the bank. The Yanshui Pavilion is a series of buildings connected by corridors. These ancient buildings in the pavilion are Chuangting Hall, Cuichaoxian Pavillion, Yanhui Pavillion, Wuxian Pavilion, etc.
Address: Jiujiang City
Arrival method: 2,13,15,16,25,29,101,102,103,104,105,106,108 bus can reach
Tickets: Free

Suojiang Tower

Located on the bank of the Yangtze River, in Jiujiang City, Suojiang Tower is the name given to a group of ancient buildings, including Suojiang Tower, Suojiang Pagoda (Wenfeng Pagoda), and four iron oxen guardians. When traveling by steamboat along the river, Suojiang Pagoda is the first thing you see as you enter the district of Jiujiang, and thus is regarded as the symbol of Jiujiang City.

The tower was firstly built in 1586 by an official of Jiujiang City, Wu Xiu, in the Wanli Reign of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It was built because the low-lying city of Jiujiang, surrounded on three sides by the Yangtze River, was vulnerable to flooding. It took eighteen years for the tower, which was paid for by collections of money, to be built. The tower has three stories and is surrounded by four iron oxen.

A pagoda was built at a later point near Suojiang Tower – Suojiang Pagoda, also known as Wenfeng Pagoda. Standing at a height of about 35 meters (about 115 feet), people can travel to the top of the Pagoda via a wooden staircase, where they can receive a view of Jiujiang City and Yangtze River. Suojiang Pagoda is built of stones and medieval thick bricks, making its seven stories very solid.
Arrival method: take bus No.5 or 23 to go there.
Tickets: 20 yuan

Stone Bell Hill (Shizhong Shan)

Stone Bell Hill (Shizhong Shan) is located in Shuangzhong Town, Jiujiang City in Jiangxi Province. On the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Poyang Lake, the hill is surrounded by water on three sides and is joined to the mainland on the fourth. It comprises two parts, the Upper Stone Bell Hill, facing the Poyang Lake on its southern side and the Lower Stone Bell Hill, facing the Yangtze River on its northern side. The total area of these two hills is approximately 100,000 square meters (about 24.7 acres) with an altitude of 67.7 meters (about 222 feet).

There is a legend that tells of the origin of the hill. One day, the Jade Emperor (the supreme deity of Daoism) wanted to build Lingxiao Palace in the Heaven, so he asked one god to carve two jade bells from the jade in Mt. Jiuhua. When completed, the Jade Emperor asked another god, the one with great strength, to carry the bells up to the Heaven. When he was flying over the meeting point of the Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River, he was distracted by the beautiful sceneries and forgot his mission. As a result, he dropped the two bells without knowing it. One bell landed on the side of the Poyang Lake, whilst the other landed on the side of the Yangtze River, giving us the Upper and Lower Stone Bell Hills.
Address: Mountain Road, Hukou County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province
Tickets: 72 RMB for Shizhong Mountain, 41 RMB for Shoes Mountain Ferry and Tickets

Wave Well

Wave Well is so called because it is said the well once would give rise to waves when there were waves in the Yangtze River. So it enjoys its reputation for the rolling waves at its bottom.

Wave Well has a nearby location to the bank of the Yangtze River at the Langjing(Wave Well) Lane of Xiyuan Road in Jiujiang City. It is also called GuanyingWell. According to the historical records, it was dug by Guan Ying, a famous general in the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC – 24 AD). It is probably the oldest historical relic and one of the top attractions in the city. The well is in the center of an ancient tetragonal pavilion. There are inscriptions forthe well by some eminent ancient scholars such as Li Bai and Su Zhe. These inscriptions contributed much to the well’s fame. The well has a depth of about 15 meters(49.2 feet) and a diameter of one meter (3.3 feet) or shorter. It looks deserted with lichen on its wall; however, there is still clear water inside.

Nengren Temple

Nengren Temple is located in the centre of Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province. It was first built in the Southern Dynasty (420-589), and went through many changes and repairs through the following dynasties. Most of the present structures in this temple were repaired or built in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The temple covers an area of 3,000 square meters (about 0.74 acre) and is the largest historical structure in Jiujiang City.

Nengren Temple is one of the major protected temples in China. The design of this temple is characteristic of Chinese architecture: natural, elegant and spectacular. Visitors can find grand halls and statues of Buddha, guardians, warriors, as well as relics and scriptures of Buddhism. This temple boasts eight charming sites: Great Victory Pagoda, Stone Boat, Iron Buddha, Twin Sun Bridge, Yuchuanshi, Hui’er Spring, Icy Hill and Snow Cave.
Address: South Liangjiang Road, Jiujiang City
Arrival method: 101, 103, 104, 105 inner ring, 106 bus available
Tickets: Free

Poyang Lake

Located in the Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, Poyang Lake is the largest fresh-water lake in China. Having experienced many geological changes, it is now wide in the south and narrow in the north, like a huge gourd tied on the waist of the Yangtze River.

Poyang Lake is a resplendent pearl on the vast Chinese territory. For thousands of years, it has been nurturing the people in Jiangxi Province and attracting visitors with her charm.

Looking out over the vastness of the lake, with its blue waves that stretch to the horizon, is much like standing on the shore and looking out over an ocean. On days when the sun shines and the sky is a clear blue, the sky and the water seem to meet on the horizon. Sailboats on the lake dart back and forth, appearing to joust with the billowing clouds. Rafts float along one after another like a big moving dragon. Poyang Lake is rich in aquatic plants, which create a hospitable environment for many rare species of freshwater fish. In addition, many kinds of rare birds are attracted here, making it a popular destination for birdwatchers.

Bird Protection Area

This area is a sanctuary for many rare species of birds. Measuring 224 square kilometers (about 86 square miles) in area, it offers a mild climate and a habitat rich in aquatic plants and fish with no industrial pollution. In winter, Poyang Lake is home to the world’s largest population of birds.

Every November, thousands of birds fly in from Siberia, Mongolia, Japan, North Korea, and the northeastern and northwestern regions of China. These migratory birds spend the long winter in Poyang Lake together with the native widgeons, egrets, and mandarin ducks, leaving gradually as the weather starts to warm in March. Poyang Lake is considered by many to be the largest bird sanctuary in the world. Every winter it plays host to 95% of the world’s white cranes, a fact that gives it two of its popular names: ‘World of White Cranes’ and ‘Kingdom of Rare Birds’.
Arrival method: Yongxiu is located in the middle section of the Changjiu Expressway and is easily accessible by car from Nanchang or Jiujiang. You can take the Beijing-Jiujiang Railway directly get off at Yongxiu Station, and take three wheels vehicle to the ferry. The ferry has a speedboat and bus are all accessible to Wucheng Township, speedboats 8:00-14:30, total 4 to 6 classes, about 1.5 hours, fare 12 yuan; CMB is open, 2.5 hours, fare 10 yuan You can also take a boat from Nanchang Port to Wucheng Town. There will be a class at 8:00 and 14:00. The fare will be 30 yuan and the boat will be about 3 hours.

Itinerary

Lushan two days tour

DAY 1: Donggu Old Villa – Lushan Conference Site – Hanpokou – Sandie spring

DAY 2: Flower Trail – Jinxiu Valley – heaven bridge – Xianren cave- Huanglong Temple – Sanbao Tree – Huanglongtan – Wulongtan – Shimen stream – Lenin Stone – Suspension Bridge – Ironboat Peak – World Geological Park – U-shaped Valley

Food

Stewed Chicken with Three Cups Sauce
Shiyu mixed with eggs
Xiaodanzi Steamed pudding
Poyang Lake dried bamboo shoot

Accommodation

Jiujiang City has a number of star-rated hotels and nearly 1,000 budget hotels. Due to it is close to Lushan, downtown hotels will experience tense rooms and high prices during the tourist season in Lushan.

Shopping

Lushan Yunwu Tea
Xiushuining Black Tea
Osmanthus Sweet Candy
Duchang Pearl

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