Jinshanislocatedinthenorthwestofthecity,44metershigh,520metersaround,threekilometersawayfromthecitycenter.Inancienttimes,JinshanwasanislandstandinginthemiddlestreamoftheYangtzeRiver.Itwasknownas"alotusinthemiddleoftheriver"foralongtime.ItwasnotuntilthereignofDaoguangintheQingDynastythatitbegantoconnectwiththelandonthesouthbank,so"ridingadonkeytoJinshan"wasoncepopular.JinshanisabeautifulscenicspotinChinasinceancienttimes.
Jinshanhasmanynamessinceancienttimes.TheancientscomparedtheYangtzeRivertotheperfumesea,comparingthemountaintothesevenJinshaninHuayanJing,soitiscalledJinshan.ThereisanothersayinginthebookofnineregionswrittenbyWangCunoftheSongDynasty:FaHai,aneminentmonkoftheTangDynasty,cameheretorepairthetempleforhisson.Hecutthroughthornsandthornsinthemountainseverydayandduggoldoneday.LiQi,alocalofficial,rebelledagainsttheemperor.TheemperororderedthatgoldbehandedovertoFahaifortemplerestoration,andthemountainwasnamedJinshan.Inaddition,JinshanwasoncecalledZexinmountain,Fuyumountain,Huofumountain,Longyoumountain,ZijinMountain,etc.ThenameofJinshanisrelatedtoJinshanTemple,whichisbuiltcleverlyaccordingtothemountainandhasauniquearchitecturalstyle.Therearemanybuildingsinthebackofthetemple,andthepavilionsandpavilionsareconnectedlayerbylayer.Themountainandthetempleareintegratedtoformagroupofancientbuildings.Thesceneryisspectacularandmagnificent,formingauniquestyleof"templewrappedmountain".SincetheSongDynasty,therehasbeenasayinginBeijingthat"JinshanTemplewrapsthemountain,Jiaoshanmountainwrapsthetemple.".
Jinshanisalsoknownas"mythmountain".Everyhistoricsiteonthemountainhascharmingmyths,legendsandstories.Thisistheoriginofthewell-knownChineseclassicalmyth"thelegendoftheWhiteSnake",whichiswidelyspreadamongthepeopleandaddsaverycharmingcolortothisfamouscity.InthenovelShuoYueQuanZhuan,YueFeivisitedtheJinshanhistoricsite"QifengPavilion",whichhasapleasantscenery.Inthechapternovelwatermargin,ZhangShunliesinJinshanTempleinthenight,andSongJiangtakesRunzhoucity(thatis,today'sZhenjiangCity)wisely.EmperorKangxiandEmperorQianlongofQingDynastyvisitedJinshanmanytimesandleftmany"imperial"culturalrelics.TherearemanyfolktalesaboutQianlonginJinshan,whichmakesJinshanmorefamous.Poets,calligraphers,celebritiesandscholarsofallages,suchasBaiJuyi,LiBai,ZhangHu,sunbream,SuDongpo,WangAnshi,ShenTuo,FanZhongyan,ZhaoMengfuandWangYangming,visitedthescenicspotsandleftmanypreciousrelicsandpopularchants.SincetheTangDynasty,therehasbeenanendlessstreamofinternationalfriendsandtourists.Yangxuezhou,aJapanesepaintingmonkintheMingDynasty,livedinJinshanfortwoandahalfyears.Hepainted"thepictureofJinshanLongyoutempleinthemiddleofYangtzeRiverintheTangDynasty"andotherpaintingsaboutJinshan,whicharenowpreservedinthetemple.
Jinshan,agreensnaillikehill,containsalotofromanticpasteventsandhasinfinitecharm,attractingnumerousChineseandforeignpoetsandtourists.Somepeoplesaythat"ifyoudon'tgotoJinshaninZhenjiang,you'veneverbeentoZhenjiang".Thishasitsowntruth.WhenyouvisitJinshan,youwillunderstandthemystery.