A Comprehensive Guide to Jingzhou Travel with Detailed Photos and Text
Our prosperity today comes from the bloody battles of countless revolutionary forebears. Though the hard times have passed, the glorious revolutionary history and the immortal revolutionary spirit and heroic deeds of the martyrs must never be forgotten.
Let me share with you several travel routes located in Jingzhou, Hubei Province. These routes focus on red tourism and are divided into five themes: "Retracing the Path of the Original Aspiration: Revisiting the Revolutionary Years in Western Hunan and Hubei," "Honoring Revolutionary Martyrs: Passing on the Red Gene," "Promoting the Spirit of Flood Resistance: Painting a Beautiful New Picture of the Jingjiang River," "Experiencing Beautiful Countryside: Boosting Rural Revitalization," and "Following the Footsteps of Sages: A Cultural Study Tour in the New Era." Each theme includes one or more routes. Together, we recall the glorious past amidst the beautiful scenery of the present, feel the beauty of life through the stories of heroes, and draw strength to move forward.
Theme: Retracing the Path of the Original Aspiration: Revisiting the Revolutionary Years in Western Hunan and Hubei
Route: Red Western Hunan-Hubei Tourist Area — Honghu Wetland Eco-Tourism Area — Qujiawan Western Hunan-Hubei Revolutionary Base Former Site — Honghu Eco-Tourism Area — Jianli Zhoulaozui Scenic Area — Shishou Red Army Tree Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Park — Early Sites of the Western Hunan-Hubei Revolutionary Base — Site of the Meeting of the Fourth and Sixth Red Armies
1. Red Western Hunan-Hubei Tourist Area
Located at No. 8 Yanjiang Road, Honghu City, the Red Western Hunan-Hubei Tourist Area is built around the Western Hunan-Hubei Soviet Area Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery. It is a comprehensive national 4A-level scenic area integrating red culture heritage, patriotic education, science education, cultural experience, and public leisure.
Address: No. 8 Yanjiang Road, Honghu City
2. Honghu Wetland Eco-Tourism Area
Honghu Wetland Eco-Park is located on Jinwan Avenue, Honghu City, covering an area of 1,500 mu. It is an ecological wetland with unique water town characteristics of Honghu. The scenic area uses the original reed marshes of the park to vividly recreate the arduous years of the Honghu Red Guards and the difficult struggles of the Red Army's Long March along both water and land routes. It is an ecological park integrating red education, leisure sightseeing, flower viewing, and parent-child activities.
Address: Jinwan Avenue, Honghu City
3. Qujiawan Western Hunan-Hubei Revolutionary Base Former Site
Located on Red Army Street, Qujiawan Town, Honghu City, this site was once the capital of the Western Hunan-Hubei Soviet Area. Revolutionary leaders of the older generation fought arduous struggles here. There are 39 revolutionary sites, including the "Western Hunan-Hubei Soviet Provincial Government," making it the best-preserved ancient building complex on the Jianghan Plain.
Address: Red Army Street, Qujiawan Town, Honghu City
4. Jianli Zhoulaozui Scenic Area (3A)
Located in the nationally renowned historical and cultural town of Zhoulaozui Town, it includes the Liu Xuqun Martyrs Memorial Park, the Zhoulaozui Western Hunan-Hubei Revolutionary Base Former Site Group, and the Zhoulaozui Western Hunan-Hubei Revolutionary Base Memorial Hall. The old street is densely lined with 48 revolutionary sites.
Address: Zhoulaozui Town, Jianli City
5. Shishou Red Army Tree Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Park
Located in Lihua Mountain Village, Taohua Mountain Town, Shishou City, the Red Army Tree Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Park was named by Marshal He Long. It is an important relic of the Western Hunan-Hubei Revolutionary Base. The Red Army Tree, originally a yellow core tree, is about 400 years old and is a key protected cultural relic of Hubei Province. To commemorate Marshal He Long and the martyrs who sacrificed, the revolutionary memorial park was established in 1984.
Address: Lihua Mountain Village, Taohua Mountain Town, Shishou City
6. Site of the Meeting of the Fourth and Sixth Red Armies (Nanping Confucian Temple)
On July 4, 1930, the Fourth and Sixth Red Armies of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army met at the Nanping Confucian Temple to form the Second Corps of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, a landmark event in Chinese revolutionary history. The meeting site is a provincial-level cultural protection unit and one of the top ten revolutionary sites in Jingzhou. Address: No. 102 Nanzheng Street, Nanping Town, Gongan County.
Address: No. 102 Nanzheng Street, Nanping Town, Gongan County
Theme: Honoring Revolutionary Martyrs: Passing on the Red Gene
Route 1: Two-Day Tour of Honghu Red Guards
Honghu Eco-Tourism Scenic Area — Qujiawan Western Hunan-Hubei Revolutionary Base Former Site — Yuexi Peninsula International Hot Spring Resort — Honghu Tourist Port — Honghu Wetland Eco-Tourism Area — Honghu Party History Study and Education Service Center — Red Western Hunan-Hubei Tourist Area
Route 2: Two-Day Tour of Jianli to Pass on the Red Gene
Jianli Zhoulaozui Scenic Area — Jianli Revolutionary History Museum — Former Site of the Western Hunan-Hubei Special Committee — Jianli Runjing Ecological Manor
Route 3: One-Day Red Tour of Jiangling
Shagang Early Sites of the Western Hunan-Hubei Revolutionary Base — He Biao Memorial Hall — Tao Jingxuan Memorial Hall — Liuhe Yuan San Nong Aviation Experience Base
1. Honghu Eco-Tourism Scenic Area (3A)
A national 3A scenic area located in the beautiful and historically revolutionary Qujiawan, Honghu City. Relying on the vast expanse of Honghu Lake, it was developed in 1997 into an important lake-type original eco-cultural tourism area in China.
Address: Qujiawan Town, Honghu City
2. Early Sites of the Western Hunan-Hubei Revolutionary Base
Shagang Red Army Street was the earliest seat of the Soviet regime in the Western Hunan-Hubei region. It is located on Red Army Street, Shagang Town, Jiangling County, and is the cradle of early red revolution in Western Hunan and Hubei. Revolutionary leaders such as He Long and Zhou Yiqun came to Shagang to engage in underground Party work, leading the people in active revolutionary struggle and promoting the rapid development of the peasant movement in Shagang.
Address: Red Army Street, Shagang Town, Jiangling County
3. Honghu Yuexi Peninsula Tourist Area (4A)
Located in Wulin Town, Honghu City, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, the Honghu Yuexi Peninsula Tourist Area is a comprehensive scenic area integrating eco-sightseeing, hotel accommodation, hot spring leisure and wellness, water park cooling, Dinosaur Bay children's science education, wedding and conference services, etc. The area features natural metasilicic acid hot spring outdoor pools and indoor hot springs, offering a perfect hot spring wellness vacation experience.
Address: Wulin Town, Honghu City, Jingzhou, Hubei Province
4. Former Site of the Western Hunan-Hubei Special Committee
Located at No. 239 Minzhu Road, Rongcheng Town, Jianli City, the former site of the Western Hunan-Hubei Special Committee faces northeast to southwest. It is a three-bay wide, brick-and-wood structure with a hard mountain roof combining column-and-tie and post-and-lintel construction. It served as a shop in front and residence in the rear, with a two-story, three-row layout covering 345 square meters. It was built in the Qing Dynasty. On December 16, 1992, the Hubei Provincial People's Government designated it as the third batch of cultural protection units.
Address: No. 239 Minzhu Road, Rongcheng Town, Jianli City
5. Honghu Tourist Port
Honghu Tourist Port is located on Jinwan Avenue, Honghu City. It covers 1,019 mu, with a total investment of 100 million yuan. It has 102 berths and a daily passenger capacity of 10,000, making it the largest inland lake tourist port in China. Currently, it has over 20 vessels, including trimarans, speedboats, and painted boats. Relying on the vast and beautiful Honghu scenery, the port has launched multiple tour routes, including to the Ten Thousand Mu Lotus and Qujiawan Western Hunan-Hubei Revolutionary Base Former Site, allowing you to experience the charm of Honghu's rippling waters.
Address: Jinwan Avenue, Honghu City
Theme: Promoting the Spirit of Flood Resistance: Painting a Beautiful New Picture of the Jingjiang River
Route: Water Diversion from the Yangtze to the Han Project — Qiansong Cultural Park — Wanshou Park — Riverside Park — Jingjiang Flood Diversion Project Monument Pavilion — Shashi Yang Wharf Cultural and Creative Park — Ocean World — Songzi Weishui Tourist Area — Beizha Scenic Area — Li Xiangqun Memorial Hall — South of Jingjiang Flood Diversion Area — Nanzha Memorial Park — Jiangling Xing Island — Jiangling Riverside Park Tieniu Ji — Shishou Diaoguan Ji — Red Western Hunan-Hubei Tourist Area
1. Wanshou Park (1998 Flood Resistance Memorial Pavilion) 3A
Wanshou Park is situated by the river. It is famous for the "First Rock on the Yangtze River" Guanyin Rock and the "Wanshou Pagoda" built during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. On the left side of the Guanyin Rock head, under the guardrail, there is a monument marking the water level of the 1998 catastrophic flood at 45.22 meters, which is also the highest historical water level of the Yangtze River recorded at Guanyin Rock. The nearby "1998 Flood Resistance Memorial Pavilion" commemorates the victory in the flood resistance struggle.
Address: No. 90 Jingdi Road, Shashi District, Jingzhou
2. Jingzhou Ocean World
Located in Shashi District, Jingzhou, Jingzhou Ocean World features the theme "Joyful Jingzhou." Main attractions include a water park, Xiaomeisha Aquarium, giant screen cinema, and Xingqi 8 Town. Planned attractions under construction focus on the theme "Cultural Jingzhou," including an ice and snow world, cute pet paradise, Jingchu Folk Culture Museum, study base, and Jinhai Bay Art Park.
Address: Jingzhou Ocean World, Yuanlin North Road, Shashi District
3. Jingjiang Flood Diversion Project
The Jingjiang Flood Diversion Project was the first major water conservancy project after the founding of the People's Republic of China. It includes the flood diversion gate (Beizha), the control gate (Nanzha), the Jingjiang Flood Diversion Monument, etc. In 1952, 300,000 people completed the main structure in just 75 days before the flood season, an immortal monument in the history of Yangtze River water conservancy. The Jingjiang Flood Diversion Gate is a national key cultural protection unit, included in the "National Red Tourism Classic Directory," and is a municipal-level patriotic education base. The Beizha Water Conservancy Tourism Scenic Area has been rated as a national 3A scenic area.
Address: Beizha: Taipingkou Village, Buhe Town, Gongan County; Nanzha Memorial Park: Huanshan Road, Huangshantou Town, Gongan County
4. Songzi Weishui Tourist Area (4A)
"People built dams high, red flags fluttered for miles; cutting off the Wei River, they built a glorious dam; winding like a dragon, reflecting the lake and mountains; connecting north and south, leading Asia." The Weishui Dam, the largest man-made earth dam in Asia, is 8,968 meters long. Seen from above, it forms an S-shape, graceful and spectacular. The Weishui Scenic Area, centered around the Weishui Reservoir, integrates mountains, water, forests, springs, caves, islands, and diverse ecological culture. In addition to the Weishui Dam, it features China's first five-star car self-driving sports camp, the Weishui Car Camping Ground, the Bailandao Gallery of the Chu Southern Wonderland, the Weishui Holiday Hotel, and the national-level characteristic town Weishui Sports and Leisure Town.
Address: No. 8 Weishui Avenue, Weishui Town, Songzi, Jingzhou
Shashi Yang Wharf Cultural and Creative Park
Based on the principle of "respecting Shashi memory and recreating the wharf style," the park relies on the long history and historical relics of Shashi Yang Wharf. Adopting a Republic of China style combined with industrial architectural style, it protects and repurposes over 50 historical buildings, including the original packaging factory and the Huoli 28 factory area. The park transforms the Yang Wharf area into a shared urban living room featuring cultural display, leisure and entertainment, specialty cuisine, creative workshops, riverside sightseeing, and science education, highlighting Shashi's commercial port culture and industrial culture.
Address: Intersection of Jingjiang Dike and Haiguan Road, Shashi District, Jingzhou
Jingjiang Flood Diversion Project Monument Pavilion
The monument is a tower-shaped granite structure. The lower west wall relief depicts the construction scenes of the project. The middle four sides are engraved with inscriptions: on the south side is Chairman Mao Zedong's inscription: "For the benefit of the vast majority of the people, strive for the victory of the Jingjiang Flood Diversion Project"; on the north side is Premier Zhou Enlai's inscription: "Make both the river and lakes beneficial to the people"; on the east side is an ancient poem by Deng Zihui; on the west side is the monument inscription written by Li Xiannian and Tang Tianji. Inside the pavilion, there are marble tablets inscribed with the names of 928 model workers who participated in the construction of the Jingjiang Flood Diversion Project.
Address: Beizha Water Conservancy Tourism Scenic Area (3A): Taipingkou Village, Buhe Town, Gongan County; Nanzha Memorial Park: Huanshan Road, Huangshantou Town, Gongan County
Red Western Hunan-Hubei Tourist Area (4A)
Located in the southwest of Xindi, Honghu City, the Red Western Hunan-Hubei Tourist Area covers approximately 1,500 mu. It is a national 4A scenic area, built around the Western Hunan-Hubei Soviet Area Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery, integrating the 1998 Flood Resistance Memorial Park, Riverside Park, and the Louis Alley Bronze Statue. The overall layout is "one center, one belt, one road, five zones." It is a comprehensive scenic area integrating red culture heritage, patriotic education, science education, cultural experience, and public leisure.
Address: No. 8 Yanjiang Road, Honghu City
Theme: Experiencing Beautiful Countryside: Boosting Rural Revitalization
Route 1: One-Day Tour of Beautiful Countryside in Jingzhou District
Tonglinggang Vegetable Theme Park — Caiqiao Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery — Lingjiao Lake Wetland Park — Jingdi Garden — Jinjiayao Inn
Route 2: One-Day Tour of Beautiful Countryside in Shashi District
Jingzhou Martyrs Cemetery — Jingjiang Flood Diversion Project Monument Pavilion — Muwan Village, Cenhe Town — Xihu Village, Cenhe Town, Autumn Harvest Farm — Xihu Village, Cenhe Town, New Fourth Army Independent Battalion Anti-Japanese War Monument
Route 3: Two-Day Tour of Beautiful Countryside in Xiejiaping, Songzi
Songzi-Zhijiang-Yidu Guerrilla Base — Wulongzhai Sightseeing Garden — Quchiche Village — Quchiche Hot Spring Hotel — Quchixia — Meiziya — Huanglin Ancient Bridge — Huanglinqiao Town Outer Ring — Huanglinqiao Town Farmhouse Restaurant — Folk Museum — Kudzu Root Base and Yuanxidong Rock Spring Ecological Aquatic Industry Park
Route 4: Two-Day Tour of Beautiful Countryside in Banzhudang Town, Gongan
Banzhudang Town Party Building Theme Park, Yangxin Garden — Xigang River Scenic Belt — Haogou River Waterfront Scenic Area — Zhongfuqiao Rural Civilization Square — Moon Bay Farm — Changhe Qingshe Homestay — Banzhudang Town Supporting the Army Cultural Square
Route 5: One-Day Tour of Beautiful Countryside Culture in Honghu
Qingwafang Folk Culture Park — Stroll through "Jingchu Republic of China" Keli Village — Wuma Pocao Former Site — Walk on Dingzi Street — Lunch at Nongyuan Restaurant — "Fish Market Lanterns" — No. 1 Bieyuan
1. Tongling Village, Balingshan Town, Jingzhou District (Tonglinggang Vegetable Theme Park)
Tongling Village is located in Balingshan Town, Jingzhou, at the east gate of the Balingshan National Forest Park. The village takes rice, flower and seedling planting, and rural tourism as its main industries, relying on new business entities to promote village economic development. (Source: Internet)
2. Muwan Village, Cenhe Town, Shashi District
Muwan Village is a demonstration village for farming culture. Visitors can tour the Farming Museum, Agricultural Experience Base, and Oriental Divine Wood Museum to experience the achievements of new rural construction.
3. Keli Village, Laowan Hui Township, Honghu City
"Dreamy hometown, water town Keli," known as "a water town version of the Republic of China," has become another tourism hotspot in Honghu.
4. Quchiche Village, Xiejiaping Tujia Ethnic Township, Songzi City
Xiejiaping Tujia Ethnic Township is a famous tourism town in Hubei Province. The township committee was awarded the title of "National Advanced Collective in Poverty Alleviation" at the National Poverty Alleviation Summary and Commendation Conference.
5. Guanliuzui Village, Banzhudang Town, Gongan County
Banzhudang Town leverages the unique geographical advantages of Guanliuzui Village to create a water-themed cultural tourism scenic area, inviting you to learn Party history, read history, taste folk customs, enjoy food, and learn through fun.
Theme: Following the Footsteps of Sages: A Cultural Study Tour in the New Era
Route 1: Five-Day Tour of Jingchu Culture
Jingzhou Martyrs Cemetery — Zhongshan Park Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall — Jingzhou Ancient City — Former Residence of Zhang Juzheng — Guan Yu Temple — Guan Di Temple — Jingzhou Museum — Jiulao Xiandu Scenic Area — Jingzhou Garden Expo — Chu King's Chariot and Horse Pit — Jingzhou Fantawild
Route 2: Three-Day Intangible Cultural Heritage Study Tour
Jingzhou Ancient City — Jingzhou Museum — Jingchu Intangible Cultural Heritage Skills Heritage Institute — Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall — Jinjiayao Inn
Route 3: Shishou "Party Flag on the Red Army Tree" Study Tour
E'lvtou Taohua Mountain Red Army School — Taohua Mountain Eco-Park — Red Army Tree Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Park — Sanling Lake Wetland Park — Shishou Taohua Mountain Taoyuan Town
Route 4: Songzi Weishui Red Culture Science Study Tour
Jiulinggang Uprising Martyrs Cemetery — Zhangmu Creek Village, Weishui Town — Songzi Weishui Eco-Island Integrity Culture Corridor — Interactive Experience and Training — Weishui Dam — Weishui Water Culture Exhibition Hall — Party Lecture at Weishui Holiday Hotel Conference Room — No. 9 Universe Aerospace Exploration Center
Route 5: Gongan County Sanyuan Hometown Study Cultural Tour
Sanyuan Cultural Park — Gao Tai Martyrs Memorial Hall, Ganjia Factory Township — Sanmu Manor, Ganjia Factory Township
1. Jingzhou Ancient City Historical and Cultural Tourism Area (4A)
National 4A tourist attraction. The Jingzhou city wall is a national key cultural protection unit. Jingzhou Ancient City is one of the first 24 historical and cultural cities announced by the State Council, an excellent tourist city in China, and the hometown of Three Kingdoms culture in China. Its historical and cultural tourism area mainly includes the Ancient City Wall Scenic Area, the Former Residence of Zhang Juzheng, and the Guan Di Temple.
Address: No. 2 Zhang Juzheng Street, Jingzhou District, Jingzhou
2. Former Residence of Zhang Juzheng (3A)
Located inside the east gate of Jingzhou Ancient City, the Former Residence of Zhang Juzheng was his temporary residence when he returned home to bury his father in the sixth year of the Wanli reign. It is a Ming and Qing dynasty garden-style building with five rows and four courtyards, a layout of east house and west garden, covering about 7,000 square meters. The residence features the Taishi Residence, Orchid Hall, Pengri Tower, and an exhibition of the "Emperor's Mirror Illustrated."
Address: No. 2 Jingnan Road, Jingzhou District, Jingzhou
3. Jingzhou Museum (4A)
One of the first national first-class museums, founded in 1958, it is a comprehensive historical museum integrating multiple functions. Jingzhou Museum has a collection of more than 180,000 cultural relics, including four generations of Yue King swords as bright as new, Wu King Guang halberds, exquisite jade ornaments, and many other precious artifacts.
Address: No. 166 Jingzhong Road, Jingzhou District, Jingzhou, Hubei Province
4. Chu King's Chariot and Horse Pit Scenic Area (4A)
The Chu King's Chariot and Horse Pit Scenic Area (Xiongjia Zhong National Archaeological Site Park) is about 26 kilometers from the Chu capital Jicheng and about 35 kilometers from the historical and cultural city of Jingzhou. It borders the Balingshan Chu tomb complex to the south and Jingshan Mountain to the north. It is an important part of the national large-scale site protection area in Jingzhou. The scenic area covers 731 mu, with a core protection area of 225 mu. It consists of five parts: the main tomb of the Chu king, accompanying tombs, burial pits, sacrificial pits, and the chariot and horse pit exhibition hall. It is the best-preserved, largest, and most complete Zhou dynasty Chu king mausoleum discovered so far, famous for its majestic Chu king tomb and spectacular chariot pits. It is hailed as a model Chu king mausoleum, "unique in China, unparalleled in the world."
Address: Zhangchang Village, Chuandian Town, Jingzhou
5. Jingzhou Fantawild Oriental Heritage
Located in the Jinan Eco-Cultural Tourism Zone, Jingzhou, it is the first large-scale high-tech cultural theme park invested by Huaqiang Fantawild Group in Hubei Province. With the theme of inheriting Chinese history and culture and deeply integrating Jingchu cultural characteristics, it showcases the charm of five thousand years of Chinese civilization and Jingchu culture through participation, experience, and interaction.
Address: No. 1 Fantawild Road, Jinan Eco-Cultural Tourism Zone, Jingzhou, Hubei Province
6. Jingchu Intangible Cultural Heritage Skills Heritage Institute (3A)
The Jingchu Intangible Cultural Heritage Skills Heritage Institute is a non-heritage training and protection base established relying on the Changjiang Art and Engineering Vocational College. In October 2017, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism established the National Traditional Craft (Jingzhou) Workstation here.
The institute covers 62 mu, with various buildings totaling 14,000 square meters. It houses 12 exhibition halls, including the "Chu-style Lacquerware Techniques Exhibition," and 18 folk craft inheritance workshops, such as "Chu-style Qin Making." The institute aims to promote Chinese culture, comprehensively display Jingchu folk handicraft skills, and cultivate craftsmanship. It is a special tourist attraction for study tours, cultural and creative incubation, and interactive experiences.
Address: No. 1 East Beijing Road, Jingzhou, Hubei Province
