A complete guide to the main tourist attractions in Nanjing

1. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum is located in the Zhongshan Scenic Area at the southern foot of Zijin Mountain in Xuanwu District, Nanjing City. It is the mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the great pioneer of the democratic revolution in modern China, and its affiliated memorial buildings. More than 80,000 square meters.

The Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum started construction in the spring of 1926 and was completed in the summer of 1929. In 1961, it became the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In 2006, it was listed as the first batch of national key scenic spots and national 5A tourist attractions. Selected into the list of "The First Batch of Chinese 20th Century Architectural Heritage".

2. Wuyi Alley, Wuyi Alley is located on the south bank next to the Wende Bridge on the Qinhuai River in Qinhuai District, Nanjing City. It is located in the core area of ??the Qinhuai Scenic Area of ??Confucius Temple. It is the oldest and most famous ancient alley in China. , the place where China's aristocratic families lived at that time. During the Three Kingdoms period, it was the location of the barracks of the Wu Kingdom's troops guarding Stone City.

3. Nanjing Confucius Temple. Nanjing Confucius Temple is located on the north bank of Qinhuai River in Qinhuai District, Nanjing City, on Gongyuan Street and west of Jiangnan Gongyuan. The Confucius Temple is a large-scale ancient building complex, mainly composed of three major building complexes: the Confucius Temple, the Academy, and the Gongyuan. It occupies a large area. There are Zhaobi, Panchi, Archway, Juxing Pavilion, Kuixing Pavilion, Lingxing Gate, Dacheng Hall, Mingde Hall, Zunjing Pavilion and other buildings.

Confucius Temple is known as the Qinhuai Scenic Spot and has become a characteristic landscape area of ??the ancient capital of Nanjing. It is the largest traditional ancient street market in China. It is one of the four major bustling cities in China along with Shanghai City God Temple, Suzhou Xuanmiao Temple and Beijing Tianqiao.

4. Meiling Palace. Meiling Palace is located on Xiaohong Mountain east of Sifang City in Zhongshan Scenic Area, Xuanwu District, Nanjing. It has the reputation of "the first villa in the Far East". Meiling Palace was completed in 1932 and was later used as a rest room for senior officials at Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum.

After the National Government moved back to the capital Nanjing from Chongqing, this place became the official residence of Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling often came here to rest and vacation. Chiang Kai-shek also received foreign dignitaries here many times. Because in the 1930s and 1940s, Song Meiling often worshiped here and stayed here with Chiang Kai-shek to rest, it was called "Meiling Palace" and the name is still used today.

5. Purple Mountain. Purple Mountain is located in Xuanwu District, Nanjing City. It is also known as Zhongshan. It is one of the four famous mountains in the south of the Yangtze River. It has the reputation of "Jinling Yuxiu" and is a gathering place of scenic spots and historic sites in Nanjing. Zhongshan Scenic Area, an ecological and cultural demonstration site, a world cultural heritage site, and one of the first batch of national 5A-level scenic spots, is located at the southern foot of Purple Mountain.

6. Yuejiang Tower, Yuejiang Tower is located on the top of Lion Mountain in Gulou District, Nanjing City. It stands on the bank of the Yangtze River, drinking clouds and swallowing mist. It is one of the top ten cultural buildings in China and one of the four famous buildings in Jiangnan. It is also the main attraction of Nanjing Yuejiang Tower Scenic Area, a national AAAA tourist attraction, one of the forty-eight new Jinling Scenic Spots, and is known as the "First Tower in the South of the Yangtze River".