Jian Shui

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Jian Shui

Lying to the south end of China's deepest lake, Fuxian Hu, Jian Shui, along with it's near neighbour Tonghai makes an interesting place to visit.

Jianshui, apart from it's large city gate, boasts China's second largest Daoist Temple, dating from the thirteenth century, Zhu Jia Hua Yuan (Zhu Family Gardens) and a little outside Jian Shui are sights such as Shuang Long Qiao (Double Dragon Bridge) which was originally constructed in the Qing Dynasty and later expanded and Tuan Shan Cun (Tuan Mountain Village) which is home to Zhang Jia Hua Yuan (Zhang Family Gardens).

Jian Shui is renowned for it's pottery. A large village on the outskirts of the old town is devoted to the production of a particular type of pottery made from local clay that is burnished to produce a high polish.

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jianshui -City Gate
Recently refurbished, Jian Shui's Chao Yang Lou is said to pre-date Beijing's Tian An Men