Jiujiang Art Festival Meets Industrial Heritage (Trendy Hotspot for Instagrammers)

On my first night at Chenfeng Designer Hotel (Jiujiang Shili Old Street Jiudong Dream Factory Branch) near the "Hero Slope Starting Point," the music outside my window revealed a surprise—the inaugural Jiujiang College Art Festival! Behind retro iron gates, the red-brick "Jiudong Dream Factory" complex was revitalizing Cultural Revolution-era buildings with youthful creativity. ▪️ Time-Warped Stage Breakdancers redefined "productivity" before gear sculptures at the Industrial Museum, while experimental theater projections on boiler house walls created dialogues between 1960s workers and today's art students. Capture silhouettes of "Ode to Jiujiang" recitals against preserved "Safety First" slogan walls—history and modernity framed together. ▪️ Industrial Aesthetics at Every Turn The hotel itself is a design easter egg: exposed concrete beams meet pop-art furnishings, with vintage factory maps under filament lighting. Five minutes away, the craft market offers student-made gear brooches. Sip "Steel Era" specialty coffee under rusted gantry cranes while listening to folk guitar. ▪️ Must-Snap Spot 1 Rooftop terrace: Neon-lit art installations clash poetically with red-brick factory roofs—industrial history reimagined. ▪️ Must-Snap Spot 2 Annex building: Former dormitories of Jiujiang Power Machinery Factory transformed into industrial-chic lodging, preserving original exteriors. ▪️ Must-Snap Spot 3 Museum spiral staircase: Cast-iron railings cast geometric shadows among sunlight, surrounded by exquisite industrial relics. ▪️ Must-Snap Spot 4 Quotation walls: Students graffiti playful speech bubbles onto revolutionary-era slogans in hidden corners. Tips: Festival runs through June with weekend college performances. At night, cyberpunk lighting transforms the complex into a photogenic wonderland. Epilogue: When 1960s brickwork collides with Gen-Z colors, this accidental encounter proves true cultural tourism lets history pulse through young veins. Beyond couple's lodging, it's a date-worthy destination where every step composes Instagram gold. Comment below—how many Jiujiang delicacies can you name from these photos?