Nanjing, referred to as "Ning", is the capital city of Jiangsu Province. It has a very long history and profound cultural heritage. It is known as the "ancient capital of the Six Dynasties". Nanjing has many tourist attractions, including many historical and cultural attractions, which are very popular among tourists. Famous scenic spots include: Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese Invaders, Niushou Mountain Shiwa Taoyuan Scenic Area, Nanjing Confucius Temple, Zhanyuan Garden, Nanjing Presidential Palace, etc.
The Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese Invaders
The Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese Invaders is located in a mass grave site, one of the original massacre sites of the Japanese invaders. It is a historical cultural relic , architecture, sculpture, film and television and other comprehensive techniques to comprehensively display the history of the "Nanjing Massacre" tragedy. The exhibition hall is divided into three parts: square display, historical materials display, and remains display. The square displays a cross-shaped monument that records the time of the massacre, the "Wailing Wall" with the names of the victims, reliefs recording the historical facts of the massacre, a large stone mother statue, "mass grave" ruins, etc.
In the flat-roofed semi-underground tomb-shaped historical materials exhibition hall, there are exhibitions such as "Human Catastrophe-Historical Exhibition of the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese Invaders" and "Victory 1945". The historical materials on display include the Japanese army at that time Photos of the massacre, documents and reports recording the massacre such as "Rabe's Diary", survivor lists and testimonies, military supplies used by the Japanese army during the massacre, diaries and confessions of Japanese officers and soldiers who committed crimes, etc. There are several film and television halls in the exhibition hall, which are used to play documentaries and films about the Nanjing Massacre and the Anti-Japanese War.
In the coffin-shaped bones exhibition room, you can see some of the remains of the victims dug out from the "mass graves". This is irrefutable evidence of the atrocities of the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese invaders.
Tickets: Free
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 8:30-16:30, closed every Monday (open as normal if it falls on a statutory holiday)
Niushoushan Shiwa Taoyuan Scenic Area
Shiwa Taoyuan is located in Shiwa Village, Guli Zhoucun Community, Jiangning, Nanjing, at the southwest foot of Niushou Mountain. Speaking of Shiwa Village, we have to mention Yue Fei and Niushou Mountain. Shiwa is named after the former and the latter is known as a Taoyuan. Shi'ao Village was originally just a small village. More than 800 years ago, Yue Fei stationed troops here against the Jin Dynasty, leaving behind the name of Shi'ao.
Shiwa Taoyuan includes among the forty-eight scenes of the ancient Jinling Mausoleum the Ox Head Smoked Lan, Zhentang Zhenxi, Xianhua Qingxing, secluded sunset, as well as the tomb of Zheng He, the great navigator of the Ming Dynasty, the Second Tombs of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Zutang Mountain, Hongjue Temples and other scenery are dotted among them. This is the birthplace of Niutou Zen Buddhism, which is called "Jiangbiao Niutou" by Buddhists. Shiwa Village has been rich in Tianque tea since ancient times, and is famous for its color, deliciousness and fragrance.
There is a farming experience DIY area here. Citizens can claim a 30-square-meter happy farmer for only 500 yuan a year. They can also let villagers act as agents, and all the harvest from the field belongs to the farmer. In addition, citizens can also claim peach trees. There are 12 kinds of peach trees planted cross-planted in Shiwa Village, and fruits can be picked all year round. There are also agricultural cultural tools such as stone mills and waterwheels, which are endless fun.
There is Tianque Painting Garden in the village. After walking through the landscape corridor, archways and pavilions, and stepping into an antique building with cornices and corners, what comes into view is the painting of Kun Can in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. .
There is a Ming and Qing style villa hotel here, with blue bricks and white walls, wooden gates, courtyard corridors, and Chinese furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Every detail reveals the unique intentions of the owner. Very stylish. The villa is close to the lotus pond wet area. From the window, you can see the rippling blue waves and the fragrance of lotus roots.
In addition to the beautiful scenery, the names of the farmhouses here also have historical and cultural elements, such as Niushou Mountain, Qiuxiangyu, Qingheju, Taoyuan Renjia, Song Junzhai, Bingmaying, etc., and delicious food such as fish balls, Traditional specialties such as fish with tofu, chicken with edamame, fish head in a big pot, pork belly with tiger skin, and earthen stove pot are particularly tempting and can be described as a delicious enjoyment.
Tickets: Free
Opening hours: all day long
Zhanyuan (Taiping Heavenly Kingdom History Museum)
Zhanyuan is also known as the Ming Dynasty Palace It was built in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. It was originally the palace of Xu Da, the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty. It is the oldest existing garden in Nanjing. It is also known as the "Four Famous Gardens in Jiangnan" together with Wuxi Jichang Garden, Suzhou Humble Administrator's Garden and Liuyuan Garden. ". The layout of the entire garden is elegant and exquisite, with magnificent ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, steep rockeries, the famous Taihu Stone from the Northern Song Dynasty, quiet and elegant pavilions and pavilions, etc. It can be called "the first garden in Jinling".
Qianlong visited this place twice during his southern tour. He borrowed the name of the garden from Ouyang Xiu's poem "Looking at the Jade Hall, as if in the sky" and inscribed the plaque "Looking at the Garden" in his own handwriting. During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, it was also the residence of Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, and Xiao Youhe, the king of the West.
The treasure of Zhanyuan's town house is a stone tablet engraved with the word "tiger". It is said that it was given by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang to the tiger general Xu Da. At first glance, the word is quite abstract, like a tiger standing upright, roaring to the sky. If you think about it carefully, you can see the four words "wealthy in the world", which can be said to be "the best tiger in the world". ". There is also a miracle in the park - the Bronze Pavilion (also known as the Fan Pavilion), which is the world's earliest heating equipment (equivalent to an air-conditioned building).
Later, Nanjing City established the Taiping Rebellion History Museum in Zhanyuan East District, which displays the jade seal of the Heavenly Father, the imperial robe of the Heavenly King, the golden crown of the loyal king, the big flag, the sword, the stone trough and other cultural relics. This is also the only museum dedicated to the history of the Taiping Rebellion in the country.
Zhanyuan also provides explanation services for tourists, so that when you tour the garden scenery, you can learn anecdotes about the previous owners in the palace; and in the ancient theater of the palace, you can also enjoy the Jiangnan-style scenery. Special performances, such as Jiangnan Sizhu, Jiangnan Minor, Jiangnan Dance, Jiangnan Acrobatics, Magic, Princess Recruiting (Interactive Program), etc., are all included in the ticket price. There are lights on when visiting the garden at night, so you can enjoy the unique charm of the garden.
In addition, Zhanyuan is also one of the filming locations for the TV series "A Dream of Red Mansions" (87 edition) and "The Legend of White Snake" (92 edition). You may still be able to find familiar scenes here.
Tickets: Tickets for Dacheng Hall of Confucius Temple, Jiangnan Gongyuan, Wang Dao Xie'an Memorial Hall, Li Xiangjun's Former Residence, and Qin Master's Former Residence are sold separately for 30 yuan, 20 yuan, 8 yuan, 16 yuan, and 8 yuan respectively. Bailuzhou Park 6:00-17:00: 20 yuan, 18:00-22:00, 40 yuan/person (without watching the show) 80 yuan/person to watch "Night at Qinhuai".
Opening hours: all day
Confucius Temple
The Qinhuai Scenic Area of ??Confucius Temple is located in Qinhuai District, Nanjing City, with the ancient building complex of Confucius Temple as the center, and the Qinhuai Scenic Area covering ten miles of Qinhuai. As the axis and the Ming Dynasty city wall as the link, it connects many national key cultural relics protection units, provincial and municipal level cultural relics protection units. With Confucianism, imperial examination culture, folk culture, etc. as its connotation, it integrates natural scenery, landscape gardens, temples, schools, streets, etc. It integrates urban residences, local customs, gourmet shopping, popular science education, and festival culture. It is a gathering place of Nanjing's history and culture. It is also a famous open national 5A tourist attraction in China and one of the top 40 tourist attractions in China.
The Qinhuai River is the cradle of Nanjing’s ancient civilization and the mother river of Nanjing. It is very famous in history. This place is known as "the area of ??smoke and moon in the Six Dynasties, where gold and powder gather together", and it is also a prosperous place for ten generations. "Clothes and cultural relics are flourishing in the south of the Yangtze River; literary talent and grace are the best in the sea", and it is known as "China's first historical and cultural name" river".
Confucius Temple is one of the four major Confucian temples in China. It is a cultural hub in the south of the Yangtze River in ancient China and a gathering place of history and humanity in Jinling. It was not only the cultural and educational center of Nanjing during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but also the highest cultural and educational center among the southeastern provinces. The building complex is the largest traditional ancient street market in China.
Here you can not only see the historical buildings of the ancient capital Nanjing, but also eat the most authentic Qinhuai-style snacks. Go deep into the streets or go boating on the Qinhuai River to experience the local customs and customs along the river from different perspectives. At night, colorful lights are lit up everywhere, which is extremely brilliant. "Moving in Qinhuai at Night" is even more wonderful. There are festivals in the scenic area in all seasons, such as the Spring Cultural Temple Fair, the Summer Qinhuai Summer (Community Culture and Art Festival), the Autumn Confucius Temple Food Festival, and the Winter Jinling Lantern Festival, etc.
When visiting the Qinhuai River area, food is also a major feature. This area is full of teahouses, restaurants, and street snacks. Among them, the "Eight Specialties of Qinhuai" are worth trying. They are the 16 famous delicacies of the eight snack restaurants in Beijing. They are: Kuiguang Pavilion's spiced tea eggs, spiced beans ; Yongheyuan’s crab shell yellow sesame pancakes and dried shredded dried vegetables; Qifang Pavilion’s duck fat pancakes and sesame oil dried shreds; Liufeng Ju’s scallion pancakes and tofu nao; Qifang Pavilion’s assorted vegetable buns and shredded chicken noodles; Jiang You Beef pot stickers and beef soup in mind; thin-skin dumplings and fried fish noodles in red soup at Zhanyuan Noodle House; five-color cakes and sweet-scented osmanthus-filled dumplings at Lianhu Cake Ball Shop.
If you want to go boating on the Qinhuai River, you can board the boat at the pier opposite Confucius Temple. The reference fee is: 60 yuan/person during the day and 80 yuan/person at night. The whole journey takes about 50 minutes and returns to the pier after the end. You can also experience a night cruise on the Qinhuai Painted Boat, but the boarding location is at Stone City Park, about 6 kilometers away from the Confucius Temple, and the route is an outer river and will not enter the inland river where the Confucius Temple is located. There are explanations of the scenic spots on the cruise ship, and you can learn about its historical stories while watching the scenery.
Tickets: Separate tickets for Dacheng Hall of Confucius Temple, Jiangnan Gongyuan, Wang Dao Xie'an Memorial Hall, Li Xiangjun's Former Residence, and the Former Residence of Master Qin are 30 yuan, 20 yuan, 8 yuan, 16 yuan, and 8 yuan respectively. Bailuzhou Park 6:00-17:00: 20 yuan, 18:00-22:00, 40 yuan/person (without watching the show) 80 yuan/person to watch "Night at Qinhuai".
Opening hours: all day
Nanjing Presidential Palace (national 4A level)
Nanjing Presidential Palace is located at No. 292 Changjiang Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing. It is the largest and best-preserved building complex among the architectural remains. It is also one of the main representatives of Nanjing's Republic of China architecture. It is an important site in modern Chinese history and has now been established as the Chinese Modern History Site Museum.
The Nanjing Presidential Palace complex covers an area of ??more than 50,000 square meters. It contains both ancient Chinese traditional Jiangnan gardens and architectural remains from the modern period when the west wind spread to the east. It has a history of more than 600 years. Its history can be traced back to the Guide Palace and the Han Palace in the early Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, it was established as the Jiangning Weaving Office, the Liangjiang Governor's Office, etc. It was used as a palace during the Southern Tour of Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty.
After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom established its capital in Tianjing (today’s Nanjing), it was expanded into the Tianwang Palace on this basis. On January 1, 1912, Sun Yat-sen was sworn in as the interim president of the Republic of China here, and it was turned into the presidential palace, and later the presidential palace of the National Government in Nanjing.
Since modern times, the Nanjing Presidential Palace has repeatedly become the political and military center of China and the source of major events. A series of major events in China have either occurred here or are closely related to it, and some important figures are here. After many activities, it is now listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national AAAA tourist attraction.
In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the current Presidential Palace was the Dehou Palace and the Han Palace. After the Qing army entered the customs, the former site of the Ming and Han Dynasty palaces was turned into the Jiangning Weaving Office, the Jiangnan Governor's Office, and the Liangjiang Governor's Office. It was used as a "palace" when Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty went to Jiangnan. Kangxi visited the south of the Yangtze River six times and lived in the Jiangning Zhizao Mansion four times. Therefore, the location of Jiangning Zhizao Mansion was called Daxing Palace, and it is still used today.
On January 1, the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Mr. Sun Yat-sen was sworn in as the provisional president of the Republic of China here, and established the Republic of China. 1912 was designated as the first year of the Republic of China, and the Provisional Republic of China was established. government. In April of the same year, the provisional government ended, and the Nanjing Left-behind Prefecture was established here with Huang Xing as the left-behind man.
On May 20, the thirty-seventh year of the Republic of China (1948), after Chiang Kai-shek and Li Zongren were elected president and vice president respectively at the National Congress, the National Government was renamed the Presidential Palace. The main axis of the presidential palace complex consists of the gate tower, lobby, second hall, eight-character hall, reception room, Qilin Gate, Government Affairs Bureau Building, and Zichao Building. The first half of the architectural style is mainly Chinese, while the second half is mostly Western.
Ticket: 40 yuan
Opening hours:
1. Peak tourist season (March 1 to October 31) 08:30-18:00 , ticket sales will stop at 17:00, and admission will stop at 17:10. During the low tourist season (November 1st to the end of February of the following year), 08:30-17:00, ticket sales stop at 16:00, and admission stops at 16:10.
2. Except for statutory holidays, the museum is closed all day every Monday (in case of major events or special reasons, the opening hours will be arranged separately).
3. Closed on New Year’s Eve.