A postcard shows the morning scenery of Jinshan (金山), Zhenjiang (镇江). Jinshan is a hill situated in the northwest of the town. Its height is about 44m. On the hill, there is a Buddhist temple, Jiangtianchansi (江天禅寺), also known as Jinshansi (金山寺). The pagoda inside the postcard is part of the temple. It is known as Cishouta (慈寿塔). Thanks wangjiayimike.
It was sent from Jiangsu Zhenjiang Zhongshandonglu 4 (江苏 镇江 中山东路4) on 14.3.2009. Two stamps with a total face value of 3 Yuan were used. They are 200 Fen Imperial Palace (1998, 4-3) and 100 Fen Asian Elephants (1995-11, 2-1). Both stamps are join issue with other postal authorities. The former is with the French, while the later with Thai.
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