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A Yangtze River port blending family fun and heritage: the China Dinosaur Park leads modern attractions, while the towering Tianning Pagoda anchors one of Jiangsu's great Buddhist complexes.
Top Attractions
China Dinosaur Park
A large dinosaur-themed park at the heart of the 5A-rated Universal Dinosaur Town in Xinbei District. The China Dinosaur Museum holds precious fossils while coasters, drop rides, shows and water play fill a full day; summer weekends often add evening sessions until 21:00. Best for families and theme-park fans — buy tickets online ahead.
Tianning Temple & Pagoda
One of Changzhou's oldest Buddhist complexes, founded in the Tang dynasty. The 150-meter Tianning Pagoda — among China's tallest — climbs by elevator and stairs for citywide views, with a separate ticket; the temple grounds themselves are free. Adjacent Hongmei Park makes an easy same-day pairing.
Tianmu Lake Scenic Area
The core scenic area of the 5A-rated Tianmu Lake resort in Liyang, where forested hills cradle a clear lake best toured by cruise boat to Longxing Island and the China Tea Islet. Taste the local white tea and the famous casserole fish head soup — an easy pairing with Nanshan Bamboo Sea for a two-day loop.
Nanshan Bamboo Sea
Ten thousand acres of bamboo cloaking the southern hills of Liyang, a highlight of the 5A Tianmu Lake resort famous for bamboo and longevity culture. Cable car up the Wuyue "First Peak" straddles the Jiangsu–Zhejiang border, while Mirror Lake rafts, a panda house and the Longevity Square fill the valley below.
Hongmei Park
Changzhou's largest downtown park, a free national 4A green space named for its Red Plum Pavilion. The Southern-Dynasties Wenbi Pagoda climbs for 5 CNY, and plum blossoms draw crowds each late winter — all beside the Tianning Pagoda, reachable directly by Metro Line 1.
Spring & Autumn Yancheng
A national 5A tourist area in Wujin District built around China's best-preserved above-ground city ruins of the Spring & Autumn period — the rare "three cities, three moats" layout. Ruins park, museum, the Spring & Autumn theme park and a safari zoo together make a full-day outing mixing archaeology and family fun.
Oriental Salt Lake City
A Taoism-themed mountain town in the Maoshan resort of Jintan District, rated national 4A. Wei-Jin-style streets host role-playing characters, banquet shows and lantern-lit nights; open until 20:30 weekdays and 21:00 on weekends — plan a full day with the evening show included.
Tianmu Lake Yushui Hot Spring
A five-star forest hot-spring resort tucked in a bamboo-sea valley at Shiyanshi village, Dainbu town, rated among China's ten great springs. More than 60 open-air pools step down the wooded slopes, with the AAAAA Tianmu Lake and Nanshan Bamboo Sea scenic areas next door; afternoon-to-evening bathing from about CNY 258.