Nantong in East China's Jiangsu province recently launched a program to renovate four cultural buildings in the city.

A statue of Zhang Jian stands in Seyuan Garden. [Photo/Nantong Daily]

Zhang Jian Cemetery, located in the center of Seyuan Garden, is where Zhang Jian (1853-1926), a renowned industrial magnate, educator, and scholar in Nantong, is buried.

To the southeast of the cemetery, there are outbuildings including a dining hall, restroom, and greenhouse.

Nantong Kite Museum, formerly known as Jingye Nunnery. [Photo/Nantong Daily]

Jingye Nunnery, formerly called Baofeng Temple, was built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) by a monk called Baofeng and was transformed in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) into a nunnery. In 2010, the Nantong Kite Museum started exhibiting at the nunnery.

The nunnery consists of three courtyards and only the original main hall and gate survive. The main structure of the hall is intact with three painted purlins, which are considered to be artistically valuable.

The residential community in Zhangyin Lane was established in the Qing Dynasty. The screen wall on the second gate of the community features 44 carvings and sculpted reliefs based on historical stories and celestial beings.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the residential community functioned as a kindergarten.

The Japanese Pirates' Tomb. [Photo/Nantong Daily]

Judging from its name, the Japanese Pirates' Tomb is where Japanese pirates are buried. It is said that in the Ming Dynasty, 500 Japanese pirates invaded from Nantong. General Cao Ding brought his soldiers to fight against them and buried them in the city as a warning to other pirates.