Location: Ranging from Yanziji in the east, to Shengyuanmen in the west, Mufu Mountain in the south, and Yangtze River shoreline in the north
Theme: Ecological protection first, green development
Introduction:Since the commencement of Mufushan-Yanziji Riverside City Living Room in 2008, more than ten public welfare key projects have been completed sequentially, such as the 6-kmriverside Yongji Avenue and its landscape greening project, Yangtze River revetment, Riverside Plaza, Mufu Mountain Top Viewing Deck Project, scenic green way and slow-traffic system, and mountain geological disaster management; a number of cultural tourism supporting service facilities have been restored and constructed, such as Yangtze RiversideKwan-yinAttraction, Bodhidharma Ancient Cave, MufuMountain Top Viewing Deck,and Wuma Ferry; over 10 historical and cultural attractionshave been repaired and protected, such as Kwan-yin Pavilion, Qianlong Imperial Monument, DamoAncient Cave, Lion Ferry Stone, the 1st Stone Cave (Toutai), the2nd Stone Cave(Ertai), and the3rd Stone Cave(Santai). After the completion of the project, it has thoroughly changed the old image of “dirty, messy, bad” image of Mufu-Yanziji Riverside. The new greening area of the Riverside Landscape Area is about 800,000 m2 and is equipped with 20 km long greenway and slow-traffic system and about 5 km long Yangtze Riverecological revetment. It has enriched and improved the traffic road network system in the north of the cityand added the overall greening coverage in the Landscape Area by about 9%.
In 2020, the project of Mufu-Yanziji Riverside Sakura Blossom Viewing Area was completed. The project has a total length of 3.5 km along the river from Yanziji to Wuma Ferry, covering an area of about 42 m2; 43 cultivar and a total 5,052 Sakura trees have been planted, with the longest Sakura forest length and largest volume in Nanjing, making it the only “Yangtze riverside Sakura Forests” in China now.In May 2021, the “Legend of Yangtze River” cruise ship, a unique river cruise project in Jiangsu province based on the Wuma Ferry cruise berth and other Yangtze riverside berth resources, officially set sail.