Beijing...... my home for more than ten years.
From Forbidden City to Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace to Yonghe Lhama Temple,
Longqing Gorge, White Cloud Mountain, etc.
It is the place where the ancient and modern blend into one.
Haining is a county-level city in Zhejiang Province, China, and under the jurisdiction of Jiaxing. It is in the south side of Yangtze River Delta, and in the north of Zhejiang. It is 125 km (78 mi) to the southwest of central Shanghai, and 61.5 km (38.2 mi) east of Hangzhou, the provincial capital. To its south lies the Qiantang River. The city has a land area of 700.5 km2 (270.5 sq mi) and at the 2010 census, had a population of 806,966 inhabitants. Haining is known for its leather industry and spectacular tide in the Qiantang River. Haining began to be inhabited as early as the New Stone Age some 6,000 years ago. During the Spring and Autumn period (770-476BC), it became part of the State of the Wu and then belonged to the State of the Yue before coming under the State of the Chu. In 221BC, during the Qin Dynasty, it fell under the jurisdiction of Changshui County (present-day Jiaxing). In 223AD, or the second year of the reign of Wu State King Huangwu of the Three Kingdoms period, it became known as Yanguan County. In 1295, or the first year of the reign of Yuan Emperor Yuanzheng, the county was promoted to be Yuanguan Prefecture. It became Haining Prefecture in 558. As the sea often encroached upon the prefecture via the Qiantangjiang River, the area was renamed Haining Prefecture in 1329 in the hope of calming the waves (in Chinese, “hai” means sea and “ning” to calm or pacify), and it remains so today. Following the founding the PRC, the area became Haining County, and then Haining City in November 1986 with the approval of the State Council. Haining is also my favorite author - Jin Yong's hometown. It is also the setting place of Jin Yong's novel The Legend of the Book and The Sword (书剑恩仇录) ; in which in the story, Chen Jialuo's father, Chen Kelao lived. Chen Kelao, indeed lived there, and his old mansion is still there and now is opened as a tourist site. Near Chen Kelao's house, there are some other mansions belonged to the salt merchants in the past. Qianlong Emperor used to stay at this mansion when he had his southern tour. Nowadays, these mansion become a hotel. And everyone could enjoy the old romantic sceneries of the mansion, canals, and old town. I personalluy really like Haining. I felt as if I was traveled back to the past when I visited the place. It's not only beautiful, but this is such a memorable place with beautiful architecture and sceneries.
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