Qinhuai River

With a total length of 110 kilometers, the Qinhuai River is the “Mother River” of Nanjing. When flowing into the city, it is divided into two tributaries at Nine-dragon Bridge outside Tongji City-Gate in the eastern suburbs of Nanjing. As the city moat, one is called the outer Qinhuai River circling the city-wall built in the Ming Dynasty. Termed as the inner Qinhuai River with a total length of nearly 5 kilometers and historically reputed as “Five-kilometer Qinhuai”, the other enters the city from Dongshuiguan Sluice and exits from Xishuiguan Sluice. The inner Qinhuai River is the cream of Qinhuai scenic area as it has such scenic and cultural spots as Dongshuiguan Park with historical remains, Qinhuai Water-Pavilion, Peach-leaf Ferry, Egret Park, Jiangnan Imperial Examination Center, Confucius Temple, Jade Garden Park, Memorial Hall of Wang Dao and Xie An, Former Residence of Li Xiangjun, Museum of the History of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Former Residence of Master Qin, Former Residence of Shen Wanshan and Zhonghua City-Gate, etc.