Nanjing Confucius Temple is China's first highest national university and one of the four major Confucian temples in China. It is a hub of ancient Chinese culture 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 one of the southeastern provinces.

Crown cultural and educational building complex.

But not far from the Confucius Temple, there is another place that is comparable to the Confucius Temple - the Laomendong Historical and Cultural District, which is attracting more and more tourists.

Laomendong is located east of the Zhonghua Gate in Nanjing, so it is called "Mendong", which is opposite to Laomenxi.

Leaning against the ancient city wall, it is separated from the Qinhuai River and within easy reach of the Confucius Temple.

After visiting the brightly lit and colorful Confucius Temple, we walked for ten minutes to Laomendong.

It feels like I have come from a noisy world to a peaceful haven.

Laomendong has residents living here as early as the Three Kingdoms period. It was once one of the most prosperous places in Nanjing. Since ancient times, it has been a place where merchants from the south of the Yangtze River gather, where people gather, and where aristocratic families live.

Familiar historical figures such as the extremely wealthy Shen Wansan, Jiang Wanwan who owned ninety-nine and a half houses, and China's only female number one scholar Fu Shanxiang all lived here.

During the Republic of China, its prosperity reached its peak.

"The moss marks are green on the steps, and the grass is green on the curtains. There are scholars talking and laughing, but there are no idle people coming and going." This can be said to be a true portrayal of Lao Mendong's past.

Wandering around, you can still feel the bustling streetscape of those days.

The closed brown wooden door, the low-hanging iron door knocker, and the small hanging wooden sign with a snail carrying a heavy shell on its back are a bit childlike in its simplicity.

The ancient blue bricks, mottled white walls, dotted with gorgeous flowers and green leaves are so beautiful that people can't bear to break this peaceful beauty.

The wall seemed to be extremely broken. The wall was peeling off white and black, and a large piece of the cement underneath also fell off, revealing the black and white flesh inside.

There is a wisp of green hanging down, mixed with a few patches of tender red. The newness and vitality revealed in the dilapidation and decay are very shocking.

I really admire myself for having such a pair of eyes that can discover beauty!

Ha ha!

Have you ever seen such bright cassia grass?

Against the backdrop of the blue bricks and black tiles, it was so gorgeous that it overshadowed the red lanterns behind it.

Cassia grass is said to have the effects of clearing the liver, improving eyesight, diluting water and laxatives. It can also be extracted and used as a blue dye; the leaves and young fruits are also edible.

It is truly a plant with both talent and appearance, as well as excellent conduct.

Red walls and black tiles, green leaves and purple flowers, narrow alleys, and green vines intersect in the middle of the alleys, attracting tourists to stop and admire.

You can also walk along the city wall of Zhonghua Gate to the east of Laomen.

The mottled ancient city walls are covered with green moss and are towering. In ancient times, they protected the people of the city. Now they are a beautiful scenery in Nanjing.

Where there are city walls, there are stories, legends, the blood of soldiers and the tears of wives and children.

Every year, wild flowers bloom inside and outside the wall, and what is left on the wall are the figures of different people. The ancient city wall just silently watches children grow into young people, and then watches young people grow old.

Pairs of lovers left their beautiful shadows and sweetness here, and each child left their joy and laughter here.

The ancient trees are towering, the grass is green, and the ancient city wall stands there quietly. The world is changing with the white clouds and dogs.

The Nanjing Ming City Wall is said to be the longest, largest and best-preserved ancient city wall in the world.

It is not square or rectangular, but based on the construction of Kangcheng City in the Six Dynasties and Jinling City in the Southern Tang Dynasty, the city was built according to the direction of the mountains and water systems.

Relying on the advantages of mountains and rivers and relying on the power of rivers and lakes.

With the Qinhuai River as a natural moat in the south, Zhongshan Mountain in the east, Hou Lake as a screen in the north, and Xina Stone City as an entrance, it forms a three-dimensional military fortress with unique defensive characteristics.

Junhui Bookstore was relocated from Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province, and is similar to the Heyuan Garden in Hexi, Nanjing.

"Green bricks, small tiles, horse head walls, plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums carved windows", the antique bookstore is filled with the fragrance of books, and traditional culture and modern civilization blend and flow silently.

The reading pavilion of Junhui Bookstore is at the foot of the ancient city wall. Ancient scholars wrote in the book and modern students studied in the pavilion.

The ancient city wall silently watches generations of writers and readers.

Nanjing's Pioneer Bookstore is known as "the most beautiful bookstore" and has become an important cultural landmark in Nanjing.

Junhui Bookstore in Laomendong is the oldest and youngest among the pioneer bookstores.

Junhui Bookstore was a place where ancient Anhui candidates studied and rested before taking exams in Nanjing.

The entire house has a history of more than 600 years.

During the renovation process of Junhui Bookstore, the style of the old Huizhou guild hall was referenced. The main material is tree wood, the decorative objects are mainly camphor wood and ginkgo wood, and the carving technique is Huizhou wood carving.

The unbridled cornices and the antique charm of the house all present a classical style of Huizhou architecture.

Huizhou architecture originally originated from ancient Huizhou and is a typical representative of Jiangnan architecture.

Collecting the aura of Huizhou's mountains and rivers and integrating the essence of Chinese customs and culture, it can be carved and painted, magnificent, or it can be simple, delicate, dignified and elegant.

Its folk houses, ancestral halls and archways are the most typical. They are known as the three unique ancient buildings in Huizhou and are valued and admired by the Chinese and foreign architectural circles.

The brick carvings, wood carvings and root carvings of the world-famous Huizhou architecture can be regarded as the three unique features of Huizhou carvings.