Tingjin Rowing Club was established in January 2016, and is located at the beautiful Sunshine Pier on Xuanwu Lake.
We carry out water sports promotion and training activities all year round, attracting and fostering thousands of water sports enthusiasts. We have successfully hosted five editions of the Nanjing Rowing Masters Cup Regatta, the International Water Sports Festival, and the National Youth Rowing Club League among other high-level national sports events. The events attract millions of spectators annually, with millions more viewers participating in the online live streaming of the events. The Nanjing Rowing Masters Cup Regatta is the most influential Rowing Masters Regatta in the China Rowing Masters League. The 5th edition this year attracted more than 3000 participants, setting a new record for national rowing events.
Tingjin Rowing Club has 12 coaches, including 6 national level athletes. The number of high-level members is close to 200, with over 800 juniors. We also have top land training and gym facilities and are equipped with a restaurant and leisure centre by the lake for members to bathe and relax after training. Tingjin Rowing Club is proud to be one of the largest and most successful clubs in China.
The meaning of the word 'Xuanwu' refers to the 'God of the North', and there is not much difference between the two terms 'Xuanwu Lake' and 'North Lake'. ‘Xuanwu’ is one of the four gods in Chinese mythology and its specific form is a combination of a turtle and a snake. Qinglong (Azure Dragon), Baihu (White Tiger), Zhuque (Vermillion Bird), and Xuanwu collectively represent the four cardinal directions: east, west, south and north. Thus, Xuanwu Lake actually means North Lake.
Xuanwu Lake is located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, and is the largest urban park in the Jiangnan region. It is also the largest imperial garden lake in China and is known as the "Pearl of Jinling". The cultural history of Xuanwu Lake can be traced back to the pre-Qin period; during the Six Dynasties, it became a place for emperors to exercise their navy and was designated as an imperial garden. During the Ming Dynasty, it was established as a forbidden area for the imperial family; Xuanwu Lake became a tourist attraction in the late Qing Dynasty. In August 1928, Xuanwu Lake officially opened to the public as a park.
Xuanwu Lake has a diamond shape, with a total area of 5.13 square kilometers and a lake surface area of 3.78 square kilometers. The lake is shallow, with its water source coming from the northern foot of Zijin Mountain.
Large areas of lotus flowers are planted in Xuanwu Lake, which is listed as one of the eight major lotus viewing destinations in China. Xuanwu Lake has nearly 130,000 square meters of various ecological wetlands and over 7 kilometers of ecological shoreline. It has attracted various bird populations such as the black bittern, kingfisher, white-breasted kingfisher, and Eurasian coot to reproduce and thrive. Every winter, many birds such as mallards, night herons, coots, cormorants, mandarin ducks and grebes spend their winter here.
