This
two thousand-year-old
city in northern Jaingxi
Province is on the south
bank of the Yangtze
River in its middle
reaches. A noted town in
ancient China, for years
it served as a
communication center
along the middle reaches
of the Yangtze and a
town of strategic
importance. During the
period of the Three
Kingdoms (220-280),
Jiujiang, then called
Chaisong, was a military
stronghold of the
Kingdom of Wu. Jiujiang
lies on the roads
leading to Mount Lushan
and Poyang Lake.
Tourists can proceed to
visit White Deer Cave
(Bailudong) Academy and
the Xingzi Hot Spring in
Xingzi County. Traveling
to the east along the
Yangtze River, they can
visit the scenic spots
of Stone Bell Hills
(Shizhongshan), Xiaogu
Hill, and Dragon King’s
Palace Cave
(Longgongdong) in Pengze
County. |