Zitong, located in a tranquil place with convenient transportation, is a pure land in a complex world. It is only half an hour's drive away from Qiandao Lake and 40 minutes' drive from Jiangjia Wenyuan Lion City. After the opening of Qiandao Lake — Mt. Huang High-Speed Railway, it takes only 45 minutes from Qiandao Lake Railway Station to Zitong. In the future, it will only take 10 minutes from the nearest exit to Zitong after the Qiandao Lake — Mt. Huang Expressway is opened to traffic.
Escape from the Bustling World
Come to Zitong to escape from the hustle and bustle of the urban world; wearing a long gown, sit next to a stream, wave a brush and paint a scroll of Chinese ink and wash painting. Come to Zitong to feel at one with nature and express feelings and thoughts with ink.
Intoxicating Landscape
The beauty of Zitong lies in the "sentimental" mountains and waters. You can watch sunrise and mist in the morning, see the starry sky when the night falls, listen to insects chirping or frogs croaking and talk to the inner self. It is the origin of landscape culture.
Dare to Be the First in the World
Zitong is "dare to be the first in the world". It is where Chen Shuozhen, the first empress in Chinese history, was born and grew up. There are few women leaders in Chinese history, let alone empress and Chen Shuozhen became an empress nearly 40 years earlier than the famous Empress Wu Zetian. It was a rare innovation to dare to take the world's lead being an empress.
A Bite of Zitong
Zitong is a food paradise. There are golden corn cakes with fermented bean curd, long and ductile sweet potato vermicelli, white and tender Zitong tofu, elastic dried sweet potato which are all foodies' favorite.
Feel the Charm of Culture
In Zitong, there is the most beautiful rural art museum in China - Zitong Art Museum. At different time, there will be different sceneries — high-end classic paintings exhibitions and stories of art told by art institutions, colleges and universities such as the National Endowment for the Arts, China Academy of Art, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai Contemporary Ink Painting Association, Zhejiang Artists Association, Zhejiang Contemporary Oil Painting Institute. You can enjoy Chinese and foreign arts in the museum, listen to stories of artists and enjoy a visual feast.
There is a Fuqianjie Painting and Calligraphy Academy where you can feel the unique charm of Xin'an Culture at a close distance and unveil the famous three carvings, brick, wood and stone carvings. You can also have a face-to-face exchange with famous calligraphers, feel the gentle and profound culture of the thousands-year-old China.
In Zitong Calligraphy and Painting Academy, you can learn soft brush calligraphy, Chinese landscape painting and experience the unique charm of traditional Xin'an culture which is bred and flourished in the Xin'an River.
The event of "A Thousand College Students Coming to Zitong" brings Zitong more vitality and energy. Students from China Academy of Arts, East China Normal University, Zhejiang University of Technology, Zhejiang Normal University, China Jiliang University, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou No. 7 Middle School, Xi'an, Beijing and other professional painting institutes have settled here to draw from nature, which itself is a unique scenery to tourists.
In addition, there are "Zitong Art Base", "Yichao Art Museums", "Cixi Sculpture Park" and "Automobile Park" that are waiting for you to explore.