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 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. |
