“Five Hegemons” were the states ruled by “Five Lords” between Eastern Zhou Epoch and the Spring and Autumn Period. “On Being the King”, Xunzi recorded, “the five lords are Huan Duke of Qi State, Wen Duke of Jin State, Zhuang King of Chu State, Helü King of Wu State and Goujian King of Yue State.” With the help of modern hi-tech means, Five-Lords Mountain—the first 3D ghost house in East China now uncovers all mystery round itself. All the mind-thrilling scenes of wars between the five hegemons will come alive once more! This house simply wants to test or check your courage.
The Spring and Autumn Palace has “One Hall and Two Palaces”, namely, Yanjun Hall, Xishi Mystery Palace and Chime Music Palace, covering an area of about 14,500 square meters and focusing on art of royal palaces in the Spring and Autumn period.
Interior of Yanjun Hall is in “Front Hall and Back Palace”, which presents main scenes of court life in the Spring and Autumn period, such as monarch’s handling political affairs, receiving envoys and daily life. Hundreds of cultural relics (replicas) from Shang and Zhou Dynasties to Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, such as bronze sword, tripod and jade belt hook, are displayed in the hall, showing long resplendent Chinese culture.
Xishi Mystery Palace is about indoor theater. Visitors may watch Xishi Mystery Palace themed by love story of Xi Shi and Fan Li, and the Perfection of Righteousness themed by life of Qu Qiubai, one of the “Three Heroes of Changzhou”.
Chime Music Palace displays chime bells (replicas) of Zeng Houyi, a national treasure, and regularly performs chime bell music and dance every day. Visitors may enjoy splendid chime playing and traditional Chinese palace music and dance, including Clog Dance, Feather Dance, and Sleeve Dance.
To the right of the chime-bells palace lies a zigzag bridge bathed in antique beauty. Like a dragon, it sprawls on the Jianhu Lake, connecting the antique chime-bells place and the mouthwatering foodie street. Standing on the bridge, you can see clearly myriad brocaded carps in various colours darting about. These lovely creatures are truly “swimming artworks”. At leisure, all you can bring your family and children for fishing, watching views and carps, enjoying the idyllic scenery and the great happiness of being together here.
Ancient proverb says, “Food is the first need for the people.” Yancheng’s delicacies scatter off a fragrance stretching for myriad miles. Jiufang Gourmand Street against the Jianhu Lake and nearby the imperial palace complex, features well-ordered edifices on both sides ozzing with much antiquity. This place best embodies all paradise-wide fine foods. “Jiu” here means “many”. Indeed, the locale clusters together dozens of food stalls, shops, pavilions and towers. So, you can imagine the restaurants spawning here. Everyone arriving here will indulge in various foods like classy snacks, tasty leisure meals, mouthwatering buffets and local traditional delicacies. Come here and you can consume glutinous rice clad in Southern China’s ethereal mist, roasted foods typical of Northwest style and various native soft and sweet snacks…Each snack or food represents a locale along with its cuisine culture. And in this way, such experience will bring a luxury to tempt your palate in different ways.
The quay has been built for everyone to appreciate the Yancheng Relic Site and surging sapphire water by boat. And there is a miniature Theater, which looks pristine and pure. Each day, the Theater will witness eye-opening dances like fire dance, hair-flinging dance, buffalo-head offering dance and hunt dance, bringing into full play the black yet healthy physique of Wa-ethnic aboriginals. All these embody the professional but primordial art.
