Nanjing Travel Guide

Basic Facts

Nanjing, also knowned as Jinling, is the capital city of Jiangsu Province. With the Yangtze River on one side and surrounded by the Purple Mountain, it is gifted with humid climate and magnificent landscape. With a rich history over 2,400 years, Nanjing is one of the seven major ancient capital cities of China and a total of 10 dynasties made Nanjing their capital. There are many tourist attractions here, including the Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yet-Sen, the Ming Xiaoling Tomb, Linggu Temple, Xuanwu Lake, Mochou Lake and Qinhuai River.

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Nanjing Hot Destinations

Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen The mausoleum is located on the slope of Mount Zhongshan. The construction started in 1926 and finished in 1929. Climb 392 marble steps one can reach in front of the mausoleum with white walls and a bright blue-tiled roof...

Linggu Temple This famous Buddhist temple is just a short walk from the Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen. The centre piece of the temple is the 60m tall Linggu Pagoda. The 22m high and 54m wide Beamless Hall was built solely with bricks...