Qinhuai District is the central city of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, an important financial and business center in the eastern part of the country, a business, information, culture and tourism center in the eastern part of China, and one of the core areas of Nanjing's modern international humanistic green capital. Qinhuai District, named after Qinhuai River running through the whole territory, originated from the three districts (East Gate) and the four districts (West Gate) in the Republic of China. Qinhuai District is the birthplace of the ancient capital Jinling. Qinhuai culture is the essence of Jinling culture and has the reputation of "Jiangnan Water Town, Jinling Elegant House". Qinhuai folk culture is an important part of ancient Qinhuai culture, and it is "the hometown of folk culture and art in China".

There are many natural and artificial rivers in Qinhuai District, including Inner Qinhuai River, Qingxi River, Daiyu River, Xiangshui River, Liangyun River and Small Canal. Qinhuai River Scenic Belt takes Confucius Temple as the center and Qinhuai River as the link, including exhibition garden, Confucius Temple, Egret Island, Zhonghua Gate, Taoyedu and pavilions along the river to Zhenhuai Bridge. Qinhuai River, called Huaishui in ancient times, is said that Qin Shihuang passed through the city and crossed Fangshan to draw Huaishui, hence the name Qinhuai River. The Qinhuai River, which originated in the low hills of southern Jiangsu, has been a natural tributary of the Yangtze River since ancient times, with a total length of 1 10 km. Its earliest name was "Longcangpu", and later it was called "Huaishui". The whole river is divided into inland river and outer river. Enter the city from Dongshui Pass, pass through Confucius Temple and Zhenhuai Bridge, and exit the Inner Qinhuai River in Xishui Pass, which is called "Ten Li Qinhuai" as the "Golden Powder of Six Dynasties".