The Pearl Spring Scenic Area is located in the northwest of Nanjing city proper, 7 kilometers away from Pukou Railway Station. The core scenic spot, Pearl Spring, is clear and green. The Great Wall built along the mountain allows tourists to be heroes without going to Badaling. The scenic area is fully equipped with a wildlife park, amusement park, water world, etc., which is very suitable for parent-child tours. The Pearl Spring Scenic Area has multiple entrances. The main entrances are the East Gate and the West Gate. The West Gate is close to the most important scenic spot, Pearl Spring. Therefore, enter the scenic area from the West Gate. In 1590 AD, during the 18th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, there was a severe drought in Nanjing. Farmers living in Pukou still had a bumper harvest of crops due to the existence of Pearl Spring. Since then, the spring has become famous and is known as ‘the first tourist attraction in northern Jiangsu’. Now you can still see the Ming Dynasty cliff inscriptions ‘Ten Thousand Hu Pearls’ by the lake. Pearl Spring is also known as Sunny and Rainy Spring and Xike Spring. The interesting thing is that when you clap your hands by the lake, there will be a string of pearl-like bubbles constantly emerging. Great Wall Walking north from Pearl Spring, it is all uphill and leads to the Great Wall. The Great Wall was built in the 1990s and is modeled after the Badaling Great Wall. The wall is 3,000 meters long and is built on Furong Peak, Miaogao Peak, and Shizifeng arranged in a row from west to east. The highest peak, Miaogao Peak, is 255.5 meters above sea level. Standing on the Great Wall castle on Miaogao Peak, you can overlook the scenery at the foot of the mountain. Although the Great Wall is not very high, it is all continuous steps and still quite tiring. If you climb slowly, it will take about two hours to play on the Great Wall. You can also take a cable car directly to Miaogao Peak. The cable car needs to be purchased separately. The price is subject to the scenic area. Wildlife Park Tourists with children can go to the wildlife park in the scenic area. There are not many animal species. The main focus is on ‘beasts’, so there are tigers, lions, and black bears. You can see the cubs of these animals, which are very cute. The two performances in the zoo are very beautiful. The Dream Theater is indoor. There are performances such as people feeding lions face to face and tigers walking on plum blossom piles. Performance time: 10:30 and 14:30. Water World There are many water amusement projects by Jing Mountain Lake on the east side of Pearl Spring. The most popular one is bamboo raft. You can have a water fight. The amusement park in the scenic area has bumper cars, roller coasters, rapid water rides and other projects. All need to be paid separately. The cost ranges from 10 to 60 yuan. Near the east gate of the scenic area is the water world, which is similar to the Happy Water Cube Water Park. The difference is that the water in the amusement facilities is authentic spring water. Camping and Barbecue Area For meals, you can go to Dingshan Pavilion to solve it. You can also prepare some barbecue food and then go to the camping and barbecue area. There are paid picnic stoves and tents provided there. So it is also a good choice to go camping and outing in the Pearl Spring Scenic Area with three or five friends on weekends. In addition, you can also visit the Buddha Statue Art Museum in the scenic area. There is Zhaofu International Golf on the east side of the scenic area.
The famous stone art museum, Sifang Art Museum and Foshou Lake outside the scenic area can also be visited together. Opening hours: Open all year round from 08:30 to 17:00. Preferential policies: Students: Minors aged 6 (excluding) to 18 (including) years old, full-time undergraduates and students below college level (if student ID card is not brought, you can use Xuexin.com or campus card with photos, etc. Documents with photos are required) can purchase discounted tickets. Elderly: Elderly people aged 70 (including) and above can enter for free with elderly ID card or ID card; Elderly people aged 60 (including) to 69 (including) years old can purchase discounted tickets with ID card or elderly ID card. Disabled people/active servicemen/tour guides, etc.: Disabled people can enter for free with disability certificate/active servicemen can enter for free with valid certificates/military retired cadres can enter for free with retired cadre certificate/tour guides can enter for free with tour guide certificate/blood donors with honor cards can enter for free with valid ID certificates. Children: Children aged 6 (including) years old or below or children with a height of 1.4 meters (including) and below can enter for free. Supplementary note: The above information is for reference only. The specific situation is subject to the disclosure on the day of the scenic area. Service facilities: Parking lot: [Parking lot of Pearl Spring Scenic Area]. Reference price: ¥10/time. Address: No. 178, Zhenzhu Street, Pearl Spring. Parking spaces: 1000. Mobile phone charging: The tourist center of the scenic area is equipped with charging power sockets. Luggage storage: Reference price: free. Scenic area interpretation: The tourist center provides electronic tour guide services; The ticket window at the west gate provides manual interpretation services. Transportation within the park: Reference price: 20 yuan/time. Toilets: There are multiple toilets in the park, which are located near the parking lots of the east and west gates, near the camping area, near the Dingshan Pavilion restaurant, on the right side of the gate of the zoo, near the monkey garden of the zoo, near the Buddha statue hall, near the Xiuxin Garden, near the Xuequan Hotel in the amusement park, etc., and are marked with eye-catching signs. Catering: There are restaurants in the park, which are located near the tourist service center and are marked with eye-catching signs. WeChat and Alipay payments are accepted. Vending machines: The scenic area is equipped with vending machines selling various beverages. WeChat and Alipay payments are accepted. Convenience stores: There are multiple convenience stores in the scenic area, located at the entrance of the west gate, next to the camping area restaurant, in the zoo supermarket, near the performance venue of the zoo’s grand gathering of beasts, and next to the living hall. WeChat and Alipay payments are supported.
