Changzhou is an ancient cultural city with a history of 2,500 years (known as "Dragon City" in history). It is also an emerging industrial city that has emerged during the reform and opening up.

Changzhou is located in the beautiful and rich Golden Triangle of the Yangtze River, bordering Taihu Lake to the south and the Yangtze River to the north. It is equidistant from the two major cities of Shanghai and Nanjing, and joins hands with Suzhou and Wuxi to form a city known for its developed economy. The "Su-Wuxi-Chang" area is one of the important central cities in the Golden Triangle region of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Changzhou City has a total area of ??4,375 square kilometers and a population of 3.39 million, including 280 square kilometers of urban area and a population of 850,000. It governs two county-level cities, Jintan and Liyang, as well as Wujin, Tianning, Zhonglou, and New Taipei City. , Qishuyan five administrative districts, and a national high-tech industrial development zone established with the approval of the State Council.

Changzhou is located in the transition zone between the north subtropical zone and the mid-subtropical zone. It has four distinct seasons, abundant rainfall, sufficient sunshine, pleasant climate, abundant mountain, water and field resources, diverse soil types, superior ecological environment, and a wide variety of biological species. There are a variety of wild plants, traditional poultry and livestock, rare birds and game, Chinese herbal medicines, etc. Traditional agriculture is developed and it is known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". Changzhou has a history of more than 2,500 years, with a rich cultural heritage and numerous historical sites. It has been a tourist attraction in history.

In recent years, Changzhou's tourism industry has developed rapidly. The six major scenic spots that have been constructed and begun to take shape are: Changzhou Ancient City Cultural Tourism Area; Changzhou New District Modern Tourism Area; Wujin Spring and Autumn Yancheng Ruins and Gehu Lake Tourism District; Wujin Hengshan Scenic Area; Jintan Maoshan Scenic Area; Liyang Tianmu Lake Tourist Resort. Changzhou's economy and society have continued to develop steadily and in a coordinated manner. The per capita GDP has exceeded US$2,000. The comprehensive economic strength has been significantly enhanced. It has developed into a modern industrial city with many industrial categories, developed domestic and foreign trade, increasingly improved infrastructure, and coordinated development of social undertakings. .

Changzhou has always been a famous cultural city with outstanding people and talents. Since the introduction of imperial examinations in the Sui and Tang dynasties, Changzhou has produced 1,546 Jinshi. According to talent scholar Miao Jinhong's statistical analysis of the geographical distribution of births of outstanding experts and scholars in more than 400 cities across the country since the pre-Qin Dynasty, Changzhou ranks fourth in the country in terms of the number of outstanding talents produced.

Changzhou is also an emerging industrial and tourist city full of modern flavor and relatively developed economy. Changzhou is located in the beautiful and rich Yangtze River Delta region, equidistant from Shanghai and Nanjing, and joins hands with Suzhou and Wuxi to form the Su-Xi-Changzhou metropolitan area. The city has a total area of ??4,374 square kilometers and a total population of 3.4324 million.

Changzhou has very superior location conditions and convenient water, land and air transportation conditions. It is bordered by the Yangtze River to the north and Taihu Lake to the south. The Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, National Highway 312, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal pass through it. As a national first-class open port, Changzhou Port has an annual cargo throughput of more than one million tons. Civil Aviation Changzhou Port has routes to more than 20 domestic large and medium-sized cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Dalian, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Haikou and Xi'an.

Changzhou is one of the “Top 50 Chinese Cities in Comprehensive Strength” and “China’s Top 40 Cities with Excellent Investment Environment.” "China's Excellent Tourism City". [1] Changzhou has the national 5A-level attractions Chinese Dinosaur Park, 4A-level attractions Universal Animation Play Valley, 4A-level attractions Yancheng Spring and Autumn Paradise, Yancheng Wildlife World, and the first batch of national 4A-level scenic spots Tianmu, known as the "Jurassic of the East". Lake tourist resort, national key temples, national 4A-level scenic spots, Tianning Zen Temple, the "No. 1 Jungle in Southeast", and Tianning Pagoda, known as the "No. 1 Buddhist Pagoda in China", etc.

Changzhou’s earthwork specialties mainly include palace comb grates, dried radish, hemp cakes, sesame candy, silver noodles, etc. Among them, Changzhou comb grates are “cut into grates from bamboo and are used in every household in Chaojing Gate”. The "old antique" with a history of 1,500 years actually became a good gift when Shanghai applied for hosting the World Expo, and was highly appreciated by the distinguished guests.

The items listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list in Changzhou include: Jintan Dong Yong legend, Jintan paper carvings, Changzhou Liuqing bamboo carvings, Changzhou chanting, Changzhou Tianning Temple Sanskrit chanting, Xi opera, Changzhou combing grate, Jintan sealing vat wine brewing technique, Jintan lifting pavilion, etc.

There are still many places to visit in Changzhou

Chunqiu Yancheng, Dinosaur Park, the newly opened Animation Play Valley

Tianning Temple with a history of thousands of years, Wenbi Pagoda and Hongmei Park

Dongpo Park where Su Dongpo stayed and visited Changzhou 11 times and finally died in Changzhou to commemorate him

Qingguo Lane, a residential house that has been preserved during the Qingming Dynasty

The Memorial Hall of Zhang Tailei and Qu Qiubai

The former ancient canal (Emperor Qianlong landed in Changzhou three times during his six voyages to the south of the Yangtze River) is under the Huaide Bridge

Liyang in the suburbs Tianmu Lake, and on the way you can go to the Nanshan Bamboo Sea at the junction of the three provinces

The place with many snacks is the bustling commercial street - South Street

There is also a special delicacy in Baiyun. Street