Fengjing Ancient Town
A Jiangnan ancient town in Jinshan District on the historic border between Wu and Yue, once known as “Furong Town”: founded as a town in the Song dynasty, it was a distribution hub for cotton textiles and rice in the Ming and Qing, as the old saying goes “two bridges every three steps, ten lanes in one glance”
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 08:00-16:30
- Ticket
- Combo ticket CNY 50
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
A Jiangnan ancient town in Jinshan District on the historic border between Wu and Yue, once known as “Furong Town”: it took shape as a town in the Song dynasty, and in Ming-Qing times served as a distribution hub for cotton textiles and rice—hence the old saying “two bridges every three steps, ten lanes in one glance”. The town has a chessboard water-town layout, with the Heping Street gallery and the Shengchan Street covered walkways stretching along the river amid many ancient bridges; cartoonist Ding Cong and Chinese painting master Cheng Shifa both hailed from Fengjing, and the Cartoon Museum and Jinshan peasant paintings are its cultural calling cards. Visitor crowds are thinner than at Zhujiajiao, making it ideal for a leisurely half-day trip on the Jinshan Railway.
Getting there: Jinshan Railway to Jinshanwei Station, then bus / self-drive
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