Nanjing, as an important town of world literature, has a profound cultural heritage and famous scenic spots should not be missed. The following summarizes the must-see attractions in Nanjing for your reference.
Nanjing museum
Chaotian Palace, where Nanjing Museum is located, is an ancient architectural complex with the highest building level, the largest area and the most complete preservation in the south of Xinjiekou in the center of Nanjing.
Nanjing Museum has a collection of100000 cultural relics, from ancient times to the Republic of China. The collection is rich in connotation, with high historical, artistic and scientific value, and is a witness to the history of Nanjing.
Among the cultural relics in the collection, Nanjing human skull fossils, celadon lotus statues, family epitaphs of Wang and Xie, blue-and-white Xiao He chasing Han Xin plum bottles, jade belts inlaid with gold and dragons, fishermen playing with amber cups and other cultural relics are well-known at home and abroad, which are typical representatives of the essence of cultural relics.
Xuanwu Lake
Xuanwu Lake, called Sangbo in ancient times, is the largest royal garden lake in China and the only remaining royal garden in the south of the Yangtze River.
The national scenic spot is located in the center of Nanjing, at the foot of the Purple Mountain, with a history of 1500 years.
Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing has five oases, forming five scenic spots. One is Zhou Huan, the other is Yingzhou, the third is Lingzhou, the fourth is Liangzhou, and the fifth is Cuizhou.
Nanjing Confucius Temple
Confucius Temple is a group of large-scale ancient buildings dedicated to Confucius, and it is 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. At that time, there was only Gong Xue, and there was no Confucius Temple. Confucius Temple was built in the first year of Jingyou (1034) and expanded in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Because it is dedicated to Confucius, it is also called Confucius Temple. The purpose of building the Confucius Temple in front of Gong Xue is to hope that the literati will take the road of sages and receive feudal education.
Confucius Temple was the cultural and educational center in Nanjing in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it was also the highest cultural and educational building complex in southeast provinces.
Due to the requirements of the times, Confucius Temple has now become a place for mass cultural activities. Now there are busy commercial streets and snack streets around Confucius Temple.
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum is located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. It is the tomb of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the great revolutionary forerunner, and the coffin was laid here on June 1929.
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum faces south, covering an area of over 80,000 square meters. The main buildings of Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum are: memorial archway, tomb gate, stone steps, tablet pavilion, memorial hall and tomb, which are arranged on a central axis, reflecting the traditional architectural style of China.
The whole cemetery is in the shape of an alarm bell, in which the memorial hall is a three-arch palace-style building with a banner engraved on the lintel of "nationality, civil rights and people's livelihood". There is a marble statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in the memorial hall, and the wall is engraved with the full text of the Outline of the Establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC) written by Mr. Sun.
Qinhuai River
Qinhuai River is the cradle of ancient civilization in Nanjing and the mother river of Nanjing. It is known as "the land of smoke in the Six Dynasties and the gathering place of gold powder", and it is also a prosperous place in the Ten Dynasties. Known as "the first historical and cultural river in China".
As early as the Stone Age, there were human activities in the basin. Since Wu Dong, it has been a prosperous business district. During the Six Dynasties, it became the residence of famous families. Song dynasty began to become the center of Jiangnan culture; Ming and Qing Dynasties were the heyday of Shili Qinhuai. Today's Qinhuai River scenic belt, with Confucius Temple as the center and Qinhuai River as the link, integrates historical sites, gardens, painting boats, city streets, pavilions and folk customs, which is very attractive.
Nanjing ChangJiang River Bridge
Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, located between Xiaguan and Pukou in Gulou District, Nanjing, is the first double-deck railway and highway bridge designed and built by China, which is of great significance in the history of Chinese bridges.
The upper highway bridge is 4589 meters long and can accommodate four carts in parallel; The railway bridge is 6772 meters long and can run two trains at the same time. 1960 is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as "the world's longest road-rail bridge".
Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is the third bridge across the Yangtze River after Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge and Chongqing Baishatuo Yangtze River Bridge, and it is also the largest of the three bridges.
As night falls, lanterns are in full bloom, and the majestic posture of the bridge is more clear and charming. The night scene of "Flying Rainbow" has become one of the forty scenic spots in modern Jinling.
Purple Mountain Observatory
Purple Mountain Observatory of China Academy of Sciences is one of the most famous observatories in China. Founded in 1934 and completed in September 1934, it is located on the scenic Purple Mountain in the southeast suburb of Nanjing.
Purple Mountain Observatory is the first modern astronomical research institution established by China itself. Its predecessor was the Institute of Astronomy of the National Academia Sinica, which was established in February 1928. It has a history of 80 years. The completion of Purple Mountain Observatory marks the beginning of modern astronomical research in China. Many branches of China Modern Astronomy and Observatory were born, established and developed here. Because of her special contribution to the establishment and development of astronomy in China, she is known as "the cradle of modern astronomy in China".
Mingling mausoleum
The Ming Mausoleum is located at the foot of Mount Qomolangma in Dulong Mansion at the southern foot 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.
The Ming Tombs are the tombs where Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and Ma Shi, the empress, were buried together. Because of filial piety, she was named Xiaoling. As the head of the Ming Tombs in China, the Ming Tombs are magnificent, representing the highest achievements of architecture and stone carving in the early Ming Dynasty, which directly influenced the shape of imperial tombs in the Ming and Qing Dynasties for more than 500 years. The Ming and Qing imperial tombs, which were distributed in Beijing, Hubei, Liaoning, Hebei and other places according to the historical process, were all built according to the regulations and models of the Ming Tombs in Nanjing.
In 2003, the 27th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided to be selected as a world cultural heritage on July 3rd, 2003.
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