Top 10 tourist attractions in Nantong

    Nantong, referred to as "Tong", was called Tongzhou in ancient times, and is also known as Chongchuan, Chongzhou, Jinghai, and Zilan. It is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, a central city in the Yangtze River Delta, and a national comprehensive transportation hub. Nantong is a national historical and cultural city that not only has beautiful natural scenery, but also carries a rich cultural heritage. Next, Travel Diary will sort out the top ten tourist attractions in Nantong for everyone, let's take a look.

    1. The Wolf Mountain

    The Wolf Mountain, located in Langshan Town, Chongchuan District, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, is one of the six famous scenic spots in Jiangsu Province and a national AAAA-level scenic tourist area. It is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, six kilometers south of Nantong City. It consists of five mountains: Junshan, Jianshan, Langshan, Ma'anshan, and Huangnishan, with a total area of 11.27 square kilometers. The scenic area has complete facilities and provides a wealth of tourism, vacation, entertainment and leisure activities.

    2. Nantong Haohe Scenic Area

    Nantong Haohe Scenic Area, located in the center of Nantong, a national historical and cultural city, is one of the most well-preserved ancient moats in China. It is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction that integrates natural and cultural landscapes. Haohe Scenic Area covers an area of 3.23 square kilometers. It is based on the thousand-year-old ancient moat, Haohe River. It is the "first ecological circle" of Nantong and has always been the center of Nantong's political, economic and cultural life.

    3. Chang Chien's Former Residence

    Chang Chien's Former Residence is located in Zhuangyuan Street, Changle Town, Haimen District, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province. It is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction. Chang Chien's Former Residence is Zhang Jian's ancestral home and the place where he studied, lived and worked for a long time. Zhang Jian, whose courtesy name is Jizhi and pseudonym is Suo'an, is a famous industrialist, educator and social activist in modern China. He passed the imperial examination in the 20th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty, and later gave up his official position to engage in business, devoting himself to industry and education. He is known as one of the founders of "China's first modern city".

    4. Shuihui Park

    Shuihui Park, located in the northeast corner of Rucheng Town, Rugao City, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, was first built during the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty, with a history of more than 400 years. It is the private garden of Mao Pijiang, one of the Four Young Masters in the late Ming Dynasty, and is famous for its unique architectural style and profound historical and cultural heritage. Shuihui Park is not only a unique representative of Jiangnan garden architecture, but also a cultural activity center where literati and scholars gathered in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. The architecture and landscape design in the garden integrate the architectural techniques of Huizhou and Yangzhou, showing a unique artistic style.

    5. Yuxi Heritage Town

    Yuxi Heritage Town is located in Tongzhou District, Nantong City. It is known as the "First Town in East Tongzhou" and is a famous historical and cultural village in Jiangsu Province and China. Yuxi Heritage Town is an ancient town with more than 1,000 years of written records. Its ancient name was Yuqing. Because the city walls are shaped like a dragon, it is also called Dragon City. Yuxi Heritage Town has rich historical relics and cultural landscapes, including Dragon Street, Jingjin Academy, Qian's Archway, etc.

    6. Zhouji Green Expo Garden

    Nantong Zhouji Green Expo Garden is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction located in the eastern suburbs of Nantong City. It is a dream garden that integrates plant collection and display, popular science education, nature protection, theme photography, ecological leisure, catering and entertainment, tourism and shopping, and is also one of the few comprehensive theme gardens in China. The scenic area has children's amusement projects such as the Dream Jungle Children's Park and the Magic Castle, as well as a multifunctional area integrating catering, tourism and shopping, leisure and entertainment, mainly jungle cabins and plant exhibition and sales centers.

    7. Gold Beach

    Gold Beach is located in Qidong City, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province. It integrates ecological wetlands, coastal beaches, science education, and leisure and vacation. It has tourist facilities such as whale museum, new energy science museum, wetland flora and fauna education base, farming culture area, and coastal square. It can carry out many tourist activities such as science education, farming culture display, clam picking, idle cattle driving into the sea, kite surfing, etc.

    8. Blue Sea and Silver Sand

    Blue Sea and Silver Sand, a national 4A-level tourist attraction, is located at No. 1 Hengda Road, Qidong City, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province. Its full name is Hengda Sea Venice Blue Sea and Silver Sand Scenic Area. The location conditions of the river and the sea endow the scenic area with rich river and sea tourism resources. The first ray of dawn, the two-color sea, and the leisure beach form the core characteristics of the scenic area. The seaside hotel, nine centers, bar street, food street and other facilities constitute the perfect tourism service facilities of the scenic area, and various leisure and entertainment activities are rich and colorful.

    9. Nantong Forest Safari Park

    Nantong Forest Safari Park is located in the beautiful riverside city of Nantong, Jiangsu Province. It is a national 4A-level tourist attraction. Nantong Forest Safari Park features large-scale wild animal populations, integrating animal protection, tourism viewing, circus performances, science education and special accommodation. The project has walking viewing, self-driving viewing and the country's first boat viewing mode. There are more than 300 species of animals on display in the park, with nearly 20,000 wild animals.

    10. Nantong Museum

    Nantong Museum is located on the bank of the scenic Hao River. It was founded in 1905 by Zhang Jian, a famous patriotic industrialist and the top scholar in the late Qing Dynasty. It is the earliest public museum in China and the birthplace of China's museum industry. Nantong Museum has rich collections covering many fields such as nature, history, art and education. The collections mainly come from Zhang Jian's personal donations and cultural relics and specimens collected through various channels.