Qinhuai River was excavated in Qin dynasty to get water from Huai River. Hence it has been called Qinhuai River since then. Actually it is a tributary of Yangtze with the length of 110kms, flowing through the downtown of Nanjing City. All the high officials, wealthy merchants lived a luxury and dissipation life on the river since Six-dynasty period. The boat lights of the river in Ming dynasty, which composing the most impressive scene in history, still enjoy an unmatchable fame even now days. The scenery along the river centered around the Confucius Temple (Fuzimiao), dotted with Zhanyuan which was the garden of General Xuda in Ming dynasty, the former residence of Li Xiangjun who was a reputable cocotte, Wuyixiang (Black Cloth Alley) which was a inhabitation area of high officials in history, Bailuzhou (White A igrette Isle) and Zhonghua City Tower.
