Zhenjiang
Zhenjiang, alternately romanized as Chinkiang, is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, China.
Zhenjiang, alternately romanized as Chinkiang, is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, China. It lies on the southern bank of the Yangtze River near its intersection with the Grand Canal. It is opposite Yangzhou and between Nanjing and Changzhou. Zhenjiang was formerly the provincial capital of Jiangsu and remains as an important transportation hub. As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,210,418 inhabitants whom 1,266,790 lived in the built-up area made of the 3 urban districts. The town is best known both in China and abroad for Chinkiang vinegar, a fragrant black vinegar that is a staple of Chinese cooking.
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Worth seeing in and around Zhenjiang
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Shanxiang Mosque
The Shanxiang Mosque is a mosque in Runzhou District, Zhenjiang City, in the Jiangsu province of China.
2.9 km · mosque in Jiangsu · Wikipedia - 02Jinshan Temple
Jinshan Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Runzhou District of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
4.2 km · temple in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China · Wikipedia - 03Ganlu Temple
Ganlu Temple is a Buddhist temple located on Mount Beigu, in Jingkou District of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
4.4 km · building in Jingkou District, China · Wikipedia - 04Jiaoshan
Jiaoshan is a mountain in the city of Zhenjiang, in southwestern Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. It lies next to the Yangtze River.
7.8 km · hill in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China · Wikipedia - 05Gospel Church, Zhenjiang
Gospel Church, Zhenjiang, locally known as Gospel Church, Daxi Road, is a Protestant church located in Runzhou District of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
3.8 km · church in Jiangsu, China · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Four major parks in Zhenjiang provide the most common destinations to tourists. Entrance to each park is ¥30-50, and the parks with pagodas charge another entrance fee (about ¥10) if you wish to climb the pagoda. The parks are all nice, but if you are not interested in Chinese history, legends and architecture and view them only as parks, then if you've seen one "park" in the city, you've seen them all.
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Where to eat
Zhenjiang is known for producing the best vinegar in China. Most major cities situated nearby provide Zhenjiang vinegar whenever dumplings are served. Steamed dumplings with the famous vinegar can be found on almost every block in town.
- 01Yong'an Fish House
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Getting to Zhenjiang
- Airports
- Nanjing Lukou (NKG), 73 km · Sunan Shuofang (WUX), 122 km · Yancheng Nanyang (YNZ), 156 km
- Stations
- Zhenjiang railway station, 1.3 km · Zhenjiang South railway station, 3.8 km
- Nanjing → Zhenjiang66 km · quickest by road, 1h 23m · ¥28–38
- Wuxi → Zhenjiang106 km · quickest by road, 2h 7m · ¥49–65
- Yancheng (Tinghu) → Zhenjiang143 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · ¥75–100
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Zhenjiang
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Zhenjiang. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inA passenger and vehicle ferry (镇扬汽渡, Zhenjiang-Yangzhou ferry) operates across the Yangtze River, with the Yangzhou terminal in Guazhou town (20 km south of downtown Yangzhou) and the Zhenjiang terminal a couple of kilomters west of Jinshan Temple.
- Get inBus service to the ferry is available at both ends.
- Get aroundA ferry will take you across the Yangtze river to Yangzhou for ¥3.
From Wikivoyage: Zhenjiang, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Zhenjiang
Zhenjiang is 23 km from Yangzhou, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Dantu Districtdistrict of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China6 km
- Jingkou Districtdistrict of Jiangsu Province, China4 km
- Runzhou Districtdistrict of Jiangsu Province, China2.1 km
- Guazhoutown in Hanjiang District, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China8.2 km