Jingzhou

Jingzhou (荆州; Jīngzhōu) is a city in Hubei Province on the banks of the Yangtze River (长江; Chang Jiang). It has been an important historical city for 6,000 years, and is particularly famous for being the capital for the State of Chu (楚国) during the Waring States Period, and for its importance during the Three Kingdoms period.

Get in

By train

Linked to the Chinese train network. The main line is a D train running east to west from Yichang to Shanghai.

By bus

Linked to the Chinese bus network, including Wuhan and Xiangfan.

Get around

Taxi, bus, walk.

See

• Ancient city wall. There is a place where you can walk along the top of the ancient city wall, which has had some statues of a few Three Kingdoms figures put on top. There is also a view from the top of the wall of the Yangtze River, and the giant golden statue of Qu Yuan.

• Qu Yuan statue, (On the shore of the Yangtze River). In honor of the historical figure the purpose of the Dragon Boat Festival is attributed to.

• Guan Yu Temple. One of the most famous temples devoted specifically to Guan Yu, a deified figure from the Three Kingdoms period, that is an active temple in great condition.

• Jing Zhou Musuem. a local historic museum with an area of 100, 000 square meters. Now the museum has the departments of archaeology, displaying and cultural relic preservation. The archaeologists in Jinzhou Museum mainly unearth, research and display the ancient cultural relics in Yangtze River area and Han River area. There is a rich collection of arts and antiques, among which the most famous are the relics in Old Stone Age and New Stone Age, the antiques in East Zhou Dynasty (770BC-256BC) and those of Qin and Han Dynasty.

Buy

Chu embroidery, Fish Cake(YuGao), Steamed Marbled Meat(FenZhengRou), MissHu's duck(XiaohuYa)

Eat

Traditional cuisine from the historic State of Chu is a must try while in Jingzhou. It has a unique flavor that is absolutely delicious. Ask for a place with Chu flavor (楚味) dishes. Various options of breakfast, most of them are all kinds of noodle or soup.

Get out

• Danyang is two hours away by bus, and might be worth a day trip if you are a Three Kingdoms fan or a Guan Yu fan. It is the home of the mausoleum for Guan Yu's body (his head rests in Luoyang). Also in town, look for a giant statue in the middle of an intersection en route between the mausoleum and the bus station - if you poke around nearby, there is a hidden little park up some stairs on a hill that is full of life sized painted statues of many of the main Three Kingdoms figures.

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