Nantong
Nantong is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province, China.
Located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, near the river mouth. Nantong is a vital river port bordering Yancheng to the north; Taizhou to the west; Suzhou, Wuxi and Shanghai to the south across the river; and the East China Sea to the east. Its population was 7,726,635 as of the 2020 census, 3,766,534 of whom lived in the built-up area made up of three urban districts.
Getting to Nantong
- 01Nantong
- 02Nantong Railway Station
- 03Nantong West Railway Station
- 04Nantong Yongxing Bus Station
Worth seeing
- 01Langshan
- 02Nantong Textile Museum
Opened in 1985 as a tribute to the city's long association with the weaving industries, the museum was the first of its kind in China and boast six exhibition halls as well as courtyards and gardens.
- 03Nantong Museum
Near the center of the city, beside the Haohe river.
- 04China Audit Museum
A museum that looks at accounting and auditing.
- 05Nantong Overseas Chinese Museum
- 06Nantong Forest Safari Park
Things to do
Boat Trip Along the Hao He river is a treat in the evening. You can hire an e-boat for a few hundred yuan and it is worthwhile doing it in the evening when the lights come on and the fountains go splashing around 19:00. Nantong Laowai Mixer, Tiger Tiger. A monthly get-together of the local expat community. Live music.
Where to eat
Nantongmap.net Nantong Mapped Out is a comprehensive English language website that provides information about all Western style restaurants in Nantong, including maps to specific restaurants and general, localized maps. A very busy place for a quick meal served in a jiffy can be found along Jiao Yu Lu on the North entrances to Nantong Textile and Vocational College and Nantong Vocational College end.
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