What are the places worth visiting to rank among the top ten tourist attractions in Nanjing?

The top ten tourist attractions in Nanjing are the Ming Tombs (Meihua Mountain), Confucius Temple, Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Xuanwu Lake, Presidential Palace, Memorial Hall for Victims of Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, Nanjing Museum, Niushou Mountain, Hongshan Forest Zoo and Guling Scenic Area. Details are as follows:

1, Ming Mausoleum (Meihua Mountain): The Ming Mausoleum is located at the foot of Mount Everest in Dulong, south of Nanjing Zijin Mountain, with Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in the east and Meihua Mountain in the south. It is the largest imperial mausoleum in Nanjing and one of the largest imperial tombs in ancient China.

2. Confucius Temple: Confucius Temple is a group of large-scale ancient buildings, a place to worship Confucius, and one of the four major Confucian temples in China. Located on the north bank of Qinhuai River next to Gong Yuan Street. Confucius Temple was built in the third year of Sima Yan in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (337). According to Wang Dao's theory that "training talents is the key to governing the country", Imperial College was established on the south bank of Qinhuai River.

3. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum: Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum is located in Zhongshan Scenic Area at the south foot of Zijinshan Mountain in Xuanwu District, Nanjing. It is the mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the forerunner of the great democratic revolution in modern China, and its affiliated memorial building, covering an area of more than 80,000 square meters.

4. Xuanwu Lake: Xuanwu Lake, called Sangbo in ancient times, is the largest royal garden lake in China and the only royal garden in the south of the Yangtze River. It is a national scenic spot at the foot of Nanjing Purple Mountain, with a history of 1500 years.

Presidential Palace: The former Presidential Palace of the National Government, located in the ancient city of Nanjing, is a historical building relic with a history of more than 600 years. Now it has become the largest museum of modern history in China. Pavilions and pavilions in the garden, with ancient trees overlapping obstacles, are typical Huizhou-style Jiangnan classical gardens.

6. Memorial Hall for Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders: The Memorial Hall for Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders is located in a mass grave and is one of the former sites of the Japanese Massacre. It is a special historical exhibition hall that comprehensively displays the "Nanjing Massacre" tragedy by means of historical relics, architecture, sculpture, film and television.

7. Nanjing Museum: Nanjing Museum is located at the southern foot of Zijinshan Mountain and the north side of Zhongshan Gate. It is one of the earliest museums established in China. Built in 1933 and completed in 1948. The main hall is modeled after the entrance of Dule Temple in Tianjin.

8. Niushou Mountain: Niushou Mountain, also known as Tianque Mountain, is one of the four famous scenic spots in Jinling. It is named after the east and west peaks on the top of the mountain are shaped like tauren horns. A tauren mountain, half the history of Nanjing.

9. Hongshan Forest Zoo: Hongshan Forest Zoo was moved from Nanjing Xuanwu Lake Zoo and built here. At present, three exhibition areas have been built, namely Xiaohongshan Bird Area, Dahongshan Beast Area and Niufangshan where herbivores and primates live, and 39 newly designed animal venues have been built along the mountain.

10, Guling Scenic Area: Guling Scenic Area is located about one kilometer east of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum. It was originally the seat of Linggu Temple, the "first Zen forest in the world" in the Ming Dynasty. In the scenic spot, there is the tomb tower of the famous monk Baozhi (the prototype of Jigong monk) in the Six Dynasties.

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Introduction to Nanjing attractions:

Nanjing is known as "the ancient capital of six dynasties" and "the city of ten dynasties". Many regimes in the past dynasties built their capitals here, so it has always been the most important political and cultural center in the south of the Yangtze River, dotted with cultural relics and beautiful natural scenery.

Nanjing's cultural attractions are concentrated in Xuanwu and Qinhuai areas in the main city, among which Xuanwu Lake, Qinhuai River and Confucius Temple are the most concentrated places. Zhongshan scenic spot in the eastern suburbs and Yanziji in the north won by mountain view and river view respectively.

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