Swallow Rock

Swallow Rock (simplified Chinese: 燕子矶; traditional Chinese: 燕子磯; pinyin: Yànzi Jī) is a small scenic area in the northwest part of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China which is one of the 48 scenic areas in Nanjing.

Li Bai is thought to have visited and written a poem about Swallow Rock.

[1] Swallow Rock is also of minor historical interest for several unrelated events.

In the Qing dynasty, when the Qianlong Emperor went on an inspection tour in the Jiangnan region, he passed Swallow Rock and left a poem here and that is now displayed on the rocks.

[2] A station on the Nanjing Metro is named after Swallow Rock.