Qinhuaihe River
Qinhuaihe River is an important branch of lower reache of the Yangtze River. It is regarded as “Mother River” by Nanjing people for its traversing the interior of Nanjing city. The river is separated into two branches are called respectively internal Qinhuaihe River and external Qinhuaihe River. The internal Qinhuaihe River with a title of “Ten li Qinhuaihe River”is the cream of the Qinhuai Scenic Zone. The Confucius Temple zone is by far the most prosperous, and the idioms, such as “Bring the painted dragon to life by putting in pupils of its eyes” and “A friendship formed in Childhood” originated here. The Qinhuai gaily-painted pleasure boat is formed with the northern vehicle and the southern boat. The Literature, “Qinhuaihe River in flourishing and bustle” written by Yu Boping, Zhu ZIqing, is the real record of Qinhuaihe Area of the time.