Eastern Jin Dynasty Water City covers an area of 999 acres with a construction area of over 100,000 square meters. It is structured around Song Dynasty and Republic of China architectural styles, supported by the clear waters of the Millennium Dazong Lake, enriched with new Chinese-style commercial content, and connected by new Chinese garden hotels. It draws upon the essence of the ‘leisurely and comfortable’ lifestyle of the Lixiahe region, depicting a modern-day version of the ‘Along the River During the Qingming Festival’ painting with boats in the water and people living on islands.
The city encompasses ‘nine islands, seven rivers, three streets, two squares, one dock, one ferry, and twenty-four bridges’. From an aerial view, the nine islands resemble the Big Dipper constellation, named after the Big Dipper and two hidden stars. A main river, Shi Liang River, runs through the nine islands, with twenty-four distinctive bridges gracefully connecting them. Within the water city, there is one cultural monument, two folk activities, two lantern legends, three immersive experience venues, four new Chinese garden hotels, and five cultural experience venues, along with over 100 Chinese-style commercial outlets, workshops, intangible cultural heritage crafts, tea houses, and restaurants, vividly showcasing the millennia-old history of Lixiahe and conveying the spirit of a comfortable lifestyle. Opening hours are from 08:30 to 20:30 all year round.Preferential policies: Children aged 6 (inclusive) or under 1.4 meters (exclusive) in height enter for free; minors aged between 6 (exclusive) and 18 (inclusive) receive preferential tickets. Elderly people aged 70 (inclusive) and above enter for free with valid identification; those aged between 60 (inclusive) and 69 (inclusive) receive preferential tickets with valid identification. Students with full-time undergraduate or lower-level education receive preferential tickets with valid identification.
Disabled persons (one accompanying person for severely disabled individuals enters for free with valid ID) enter for free. Active-duty and retired (retired) military personnel enter for free with valid identification. Firefighters, including fire rescue team members and fire support academy students, enter for free. Journalists from news media enter for free with valid press credentials. Tour guides enter for free with valid tour guide credentials. Preferential objects (must carry Jiangsu Province’s preferential object’s pension subsidy certificate); individuals with awards for voluntary bone marrow donation and lifelong honorary awards for voluntary blood donation service (must carry relevant award certificates). Those with awards for blood donation in the province enter for free.
Additional information: Specific details are subject to the actual situation at the scenic spot.
