Introduction of Zhongshan Wharf
Zhongshan Wharf, also known as Xiaguan Wharf, is located on the south bank of Xiaguan Yangtze River in Gulou District, Nanjing. Now the "Ningpu Line" ferry sails to Pukou Wharf on the other side all the year round. The history of wharf construction on Xiaguan River can be traced back to Baishibu, a military wharf built in Huqiu mountain area during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. By the Southern Song Dynasty, Longwan Ferry, one of the six major ferries on the Yangtze River, was a place for transportation and water transportation. The modern ferry transportation was started by Pukou Market Bureau with private financing as late as the second year of Xuantong in the late Qing Dynasty (19 10), and the route from Shimonoseki to Pukou was called "Guanpu Line". 1928 (Republic of China 17) In order to ensure the smooth progress of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Feng 'an ceremony, the National Government decided to build a pier on Xiaguan River to welcome Dr. Sun's coffin. It was named the Capital Wharf of the Jin-Pu Railway. After the ceremony, in memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Shimonoseki Pier where the coffin landed was also named Zhongshan Pier, which is still in use today.