Old photos of Nanjing from a hundred years ago: The city wall of the Ming Dynasty is still strong, and the Xiaoling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty is dilapidated.

This is a group of Nanjing, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties more than a hundred years ago. As the capital of the early Ming Dynasty, some relics left by the Ming Dynasty can be seen here. The picture shows a monk next to the dew plate of Dabaoen Temple. Dabaoen Temple was built by Zhu Di to commemorate Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma. It took nearly 19 years to build. It is extremely glorious and has the reputation of "China's Great Antique and Yongle's Great Kiln". The picture shows the workshop of Jinling Machinery Manufacturing Bureau In the fourth year of Tongzhi, Li Hongzhang acted as the governor of Liangjiang and governed Nanjing. He built a factory on the ruins of Xitian Temple at the east end of Broom Lane outside Jubaomen (today's Zhonghuamen) and founded the Jinling Machinery Manufacturing Bureau. The picture shows Nanjing Jiangnan Gongyuan. Located beside the Qinhuai River in the south of Nanjing, it was once the largest imperial examination room in ancient China and one of the main building complexes in the Confucius Temple area. The tall building in the photo is the Mingyuan Tower. It was built during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in the 13th year of Jiajing. (1534), is the oldest preserved Gongyuan examination room building in China. The picture shows the ancient city wall of Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty. As we all know, the ancient city wall of Beijing has become the most intact ancient city wall in the country. Zhu Yuanzhang played the most important role in the construction of the city wall. To this day, many wall tiles in Nanjing Ming City are still engraved with the names of the officials responsible for firing the city bricks. The picture shows the elephant stone carvings on the Xiaoling shrine in the Ming Dynasty. Showing the stability of the country. The picture shows the stone carvings of warriors on both sides of the Ming Xiaoling Shinto Road. The Ming Xiaoling Shinto Road is about 600 meters long and is divided into ""Stone Statue Road"" and ""Wengzhong Road". There are obvious differences. The biggest feature is the perfect combination of architecture and terrain. The picture shows the low houses outside the ancient city wall of Nanjing, where poor people live. The picture shows Xuanwu Lake. You can see that the lake is full of water and silt. Xuanwu Lake lies on Purple Mountain in the east and the Ming City Wall in the west. It is the largest royal garden lake in China and is also known as the "Pearl of Jinling". It was a forbidden area during the Ming Dynasty. The picture shows Nanjing City from a distance. The city wall is very conspicuous. Ancient Nanjing The city wall is indeed worthy of its reputation. The picture shows the Ming Drum Tower in Nanjing. It was built in the 15th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. It was majestic and of high standard. It was later destroyed by war. After the Manchu and Qing Dynasties entered the customs, only the drum tower remained. It was climbed by Emperor Kangxi during his southern tour. After watching, Nanjing officials erected monuments and built buildings on the ruins.