Exquisite pearls, gleaming springs – Pearl Spring

Nanjing, an ancient city serving as “the beautiful capital for six dynasties and the birthplace for Emperors, which also known as Jinling”, is encircled by mountains and waters. Mountains, waters, and forests blend perfectly with the city. Natural sceneries enjoy a good reputation for many years. A culture of great splendor is left over here in history. An expanse of clear water lives in indistinct mountains of this ancient city all the year round without cease. Verdant mountains undulate, valleys cross, blue waters flow profusely, vegetation exuberates and pavilions set off one another. So it is known as a fairland on earth and an imaginary ideal world. All above make the Pearl Spring scenic area.

The Pearl Spring scenic area is not only a provincial travel resort, but also a state water conservation scenic area. The scenic area has prominent regional advantages and various modes of transportation. It is closely linked with the urban district through the Yangtze River Bridge, Yangtze River Third Bridge, and river-crossing tunnel under Weiqi Road, as well as the No. 4 line of Nanjing subway, etc with good accessibility.

Pearl Spring has verdant hills, clear waters, bizarre springs and beautiful stones, hence making its scenery so charming as well as the environment so favorable. It has been renowned far and wide from the Yangtze River since the Southern and Northern Dynasties more than 1500 years ago. There are arge-scale amusement items, such as roller coaster favored by young people and Wildlife Park liked by children. It is the cradle of Zen Buddhism, where the founder of Zen, Bodhidharma, faced the wall and comprehended Zen for nine years and left many vestiges and legends; 24 Modern Square Art Areas with utterly different styles designed by 24 famous architectural artists from China and other countries, which are in harmony with mountains, waters, springs and forest located in the scenic area (Exhibition of International Art of Building in China).

The fountain of Pearl Spring, the core scenic spot in the scenic area, surges from the suture of the bottom of the pool just like strings of pearls, then it is named “Pearl Spring”; looking into the distance on sunny days, you can see emerging bubbles popping as if beads like raindrops are bouncing and sputtering, then the spring is also known as “Sun rain Spring”; if tourists clap hands, more beads bounce and sputter more rapidly, which seems welcoming distinguished guests, so it is also known as “Guest-welcoming Spring”. The spring with three sceneries present wonderful appeal.

Nowadays, the Pearl Spring scenic area has been characterized by mountains, waters, springs as well as forests and takes International Art Exhibition of Square Architecture, Art Gallery of Famous Stones, Ecological Garden of Wildlife, and large-scale recreation facilities as the auxiliary method. The scenic area is a tourist resort which integrates catering, lodging, sightseeing, amusement and vacation with an annual tourist capacity of about 2,000,000 persons.