You can go up to see the Baoding of Xiaoling Mausoleum in the Ming Dynasty, but few tourists will go to see it. Baoding, also known as Baocheng, is a large circular mound of 325 to 400 meters. It is surrounded by a brick wall and the wall is based on a strip of stone. The height is based on the mountain, about 7 meters up and down, and the thickness of the top of the wall is 2.1 meters. On top of the treasure top, there are towering trees, under which Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma are buried.
When you come to Nanjing, you can not only visit the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, but also taste the following delicacies.
Nanjing Salted Duck:
Salted duck is a famous specialty of Nanjing and belongs to Jinling cuisine. It is made of duck, cooking wine, onions, ginger, star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, salt, and sesame oil. The skin of Nanjing salted duck is white and tender, fat but not greasy, fragrant and delicious, and has the characteristics of fragrant, crispy and tender.
Zhuangyuan Bean:
Zhuangyuan Bean is a traditional snack in Nanjing. It belongs to Jinling snacks. It is one of the eight unique snacks of Qinhuai and one of the special snacks of Nanjing Confucius Temple. It is usually mixed with spiced eggs. Eat together. Zhuangyuan Beans are made from soybeans, dates, and water-grown bamboo shoots. The prepared Zhuangyuan Beans are fragrant in the mouth, salty, sweet, and tender. Due to the flavor of cooking, they are generally red sandalwood in color, elastic in the mouth, and rich in aroma.
Sugar porridge lotus root:
Sugar porridge lotus root is a traditional dessert in Nanjing. It is made from glutinous rice, lotus root segments and other materials. The prepared sugar porridge lotus root is moderately warm and cool. , fragrant and sweet.
Chicken soup dumplings:
Chicken soup dumplings are a specialty snack in Nanjing. The chicken soup dumplings are crystal clear on the outside, thin in skin, big in filling, and rich in soup, very delicious.