Jin Hill

Jin Hill Introduction

Introduction
Jinshan Hill is in the northwest of Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province. It is o­n Mount Jin which is about 44 meters (about 144 feet) high and covers an area of 102 acres.The picturesque scenery of Jinshan Hill  is made up of over thirty scenic spots o­n Mount Jin.Throughout history, the park gained its fame for its beautiful landscape, its important status in relation to Buddhism as well as having soul stirring legends. Jinshan Temple, Spring Zhongling (praised as the First Spring under the Heaven), and Jintian Garden are among the most famous scenic spots in Jinshan Hill Park.
Zhenjiang situated in the north part of subtropical zone with the monsoon climate; frost-free of 23.7 days, average sunlight of 2057.2 hours, frog period of 20 days. The annul average of temperature is15.4℃. The best travel time is spring and autumn

Jin Hill Features

Highlights
Jinshan Temple is indispensable to the renown of Jinshan Hill Park.
This temple can be traced back as early as the Eastern Jin dynasty (317 - 420), and has had a history of more than 1,600 years. The temple was known as Zexin Temple or Longyou Temple; however, people have been calling it Jinshan Temple since the Tang dynasty (618 - 907). Jinshan Temple was built according to the mountain features. All the pavilions, terraces and towers are in harmony with their surroundings. Besides the beautiful scenes, many legends are associated with this park, too. A widely spread legend, ‘the White Snake', happened in the temple. This story mainly tells about the love story between Bai Suzhen, who was a magic snake and changed herself into a beautiful girl, and Xu Xian who was forced to be a monk in Jinshan Temple at the latter part of the story. It is this story that makes most Chinese people get to know Jinshan Temple.

Jin Hill Tickets

Jin Hill fee and opening hours
Admission 50yuan, 35yuan/student, 8yuan/ entering pagoda
Opening hours: 6:00-18:00

Jin Hill Transporation

Traffic
You can get there from the downtown by bus 2, 8, 17, 34, 35, 102, 104, 115.