The sunrise is the most beautiful time in a day, and it gives you much hope to greet a new day. Do you know the best places to enjoy the sunrise in Jiangsu?
Nanjing 南京
Xiaomao Mountain 小茅山
The Zijin Mountain has three peaks, and people are familiar with the Tianbao Mountain in the south where the observatory locates. The climbers also prefer this trails to the peak. The main peak is 448m named Toutuoling. The Xiaomao Mountain, the third peak in Zijin Mountain, locates in the north part. The viewing deck of Xiomao Mountain towards the east, and you can enjoy the sunrise in the early morning.
Wuxi 无锡
10km of Pearl Embankment 十里明珠堤
The Ten Kilometers of Pearl Embankment is built along the Taihu Lake. It is the best place for watching the sunrise. Can you image that enjoying the sunrise slowly form the sea horizon in the east in the morning with your lovers?
Xuzhou 徐州
Yunlong Lake 云龙湖
The old name of Yunlong Lake is Shigou Lake. It is embraced on three sides by hills and one side by lake.
At the early morning, the sun rises slowly from the east. You will be amazed by the changing process of the sun. Apart from sunrise, the sunset also deserves your appreciation.
Changzhou 常州
Liyang Hantian Resort 溧阳涵田半岛
The Hantian Resort is opposite to the Tianmu Lake Scenic Spot, while it is quite peace and tranquility.
It also has a hot spring, so you can take a bath in the hot spring and enjoy the sunrise at the same time. When the sun rises, the hot spring sets off the vapor and the surrounded grass and flowers are integrated to create a beautiful scenery.
Suzhou 苏州
Sanshan Island 三山岛
Taihu Lake Sanshan Island (also named Dongting mountain) was named as Penglai in ancient China. It locates in the south-west part of Taihu Lake, and covers an area of 1.6 kilometers. The Sanshan Island possesses the advantaged physic-geographical environment and the mild climate. Enjoying the beautiful sunrise here would be an unforgettable memory in your life.
Nantong 南通
Qidong Yinyang Town 启东寅阳镇
This small town locates in the south –east part of Jiangsu and you can watch the sunrise at 5:00 a.m.. The Yuantuo Corner is the best place to watch sunrise.
The open space of the mud flat in the beach and the boundless sea surface are all advantages for watching the sunrise. It is said that in each March, you will have chance to appreciate the mirage.
Lianyungang 连云港
Yuntai Mountain 云台山
The sea and mountain are joint together here which presents the essence of beautiful scenery in Lianyungang. It has a viewing deck in the Erguijian Scenic Spot, and you can see the whole process that the sun rises from the sea level. Another view point is Yuntaipuhai, the cloud is rolling over the sea, and the peak over the sea level looks like the Penglai Magic Island.
Huai'an 淮安
Hongze Lake 洪泽湖
The best time of the Hongze Lake wetland is the dawn and the dusk. The Hongze Lake levee is not very tall but stretch for long. Looking far into the distance, you may feel the wide stretches of the ocean.
Yancheng 盐城
The Yellow Sea Mud Flat 黄海滩涂
The beach of the Yellow Sea is also a wonderful place for watching the sunrise. When visiting the Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve, you can see the red sunglow becomes deepen, and some cloud in strange shape would move to disorganize the tranquility. At this time, the frog, the cloud, the sea, and the sky are all dyed to red just like the egg.
Yangzhou 扬州
Slender West Lake 瘦西湖
As we all know, the Slender West Lake enjoys the fame of “the flourish garden ranks No.1 in the world”. It has 14 scenic spot, including the Lotus Pond and Twenty-Four Bridges. In the morning, these scenic spots are much more pretty under the background of morning sun, which makes the lake looks like a oil paint.
Zhenjiang 镇江
Jiao Mountain 焦山
Jian Mountain is one of the three famous mountains in Zhenjiang. It is famous for the landscape and primitive simplicity. This is the only one sight-seeing islet surrounded by water in the Yangtze River. It is praised as “the park in the water” and “the floating jade in the river”. In the morning, you will be shocked by the magnificent scenery.
Taizhou 泰州
Tianzi River 天滋河
Tianzi River Park is a wonderful place for sunrise watching. In the morning, you can walk along the river bank towards the sun. It is rare to watch sunrise in the city, as a result, it deserves to feel the serene and peace.
Suqian 宿迁
Luoma Lake 骆马湖
The Luoma Lake is one of the largest lakes in Jiangsu Province which flow through Suqian and Xinyi. At the foot of the Maling Mountain, the Luoma Lake looks like the back of a horse seen from the high above. The water in the Luoma Lake comes from Yimeng Mountain and the rain without any pollution. The water are clean and tidy, and you can feast your eyes on the sunrise.
