An oasis of green, this large... by alexia_lin
An oasis of green, this large tree-covered series of hills just east of the city center offers clean air, relief from the heat of Nanjing's legendarily brutal summers, and a dense concentration of varied tourist sites. A day at Zijin Shan is highly recommended both to tourists with little time to spare and to longer-term residents seeking to escape the noise and pollution of the city. The main sites are on Zijin Shan's southern slopes. Listed from west to east as you enter the area from the city center, they include the Filial Tomb of the Ming Dynasty (Ming Xiaoling), Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum (Zhongshan Ling), and the Linggu Temple. In addition to these three, you can find a number of tombs dating from the Ming Dynasty to the 20th century, Plum Blossom Hill (in full bloom at the beginning of March), the Music Pavilion (a good picnic location), and the Memorial Hall of Dr. Sun Yat-sen.