As an ancient town with over 1500 years of recorded history, Fengjing Town first became known as a country fair during the Song Dynasty, and in Yuan Dynasty, the town was officially established, with its territory covering the land of once glorious Wu and Yue States. Fengjing Town has always been a town typical of water-rich elements south of the Yangze River , as her many bridges, many Yangtze River cruises temples, many celebrities and many lanes clearly reveal.
At present, there are nearly 20 scenic spots open to tourists, among them the ancestral residence of Cheng Shifa, the exhibition rooms for Ding Cong cartoons, the former site of the People's Commune during the so-called ‘Cultural Revolution', the covered corridor along river and the three bridges of Fengjing, just to Shanghai tour name a few. The construction and renovation work is carried out exclusively by Fengjing Historical-Town Tourism Development Co., Ltd.
Fengjing is a magic place nurturing great minds. Altogether 639 notables have been recorded in her history since the Tang Dynasty, and among them, there are 3 Number-one-scholars who passed the imperial examinations in ancient China, 53 successful candidates for the highest imperial examinations, 125 provincial graduates and 235 cultural celebrities;moreover, the late Zhu Xuefan, former Chairman of the Committee of National People's Congress, Ding Cong, the contemporary cartoonist and Cheng Shifa, the traditional Chinese educational tours in China painting master, are all natives of Fengjing. With its rich resources, Fengjing has been breeding, developing and inheriting her cultural legacies in architecture, religion, folklore, and food.
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