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Visit the Mausoleum of Sun Yat Sen. It is located at the foot of the second peak of Mt. Zijin. Begun in 1926, it took three years to complete.
The vault is more than 700 meters away from the Paifang on the square below which is the entrance to the Mausoleum. The 392 step stairway leading to the vault is 480 meters long and 50 meters wide.
Admission: ¥ 15
Opening Times: 7:00 - 18:30
Built on the slopes of the Zijin Mountains in Nanjing's eastern suburbs between 1925 and 1929, this impressive complex honouring China's first democratic leader covers 20 acres and contains archives relating to his life and the Chinese Revolution.
About 1100 meters in lenght,the Sacred Avenue Section is one of the most outstanding parts of the Xiaoling Tomb.It is divited into three section.The first section runs 618 meters from southeast to northwest.Along this section are 24 stone animals-six kinds in 12 pairs.
They are the lion,xiezhi,camel,elephant ,kylin and horse.
The second section runs 250 meters from south to north.Standing along this section are a pair of stone sacrificial colums,two pairs of civil officials and two pairs of military officials.
Third section runs 275 meters from southwest to northeast,The main relics in this section include the historic site of the Lingxing Gate,the Inner Imperial River and Imperial River Bridge.
The Mausoleum of Dr Sun Yat-sen is situated in the middle of the Purple Mountains for the father of the Republic of China who was buried here on June 1, 1929. Construction of the tomb started in January of 1926 and was finished in the spring of 1929. The actual tomb building is more than 700 hundred meters away from the archway, which is the entrance of the mausoleum. There is a three-tier stone stand on which a huge bronze ding, an ancient Chinese vessel symbolizing power, perches. Beyond the entrance archway is the 480-meter-long and 50-meter-wide stairway which has some 392 stairs (take your time to climb these!). At the end of the stairway is a gate which is 16 meters high and 27 meters wide. The tri-arched marble gate is inscribed with four Chinese characters written by Dr. Sun, "Tian Xia Wei Gong" which means "What is under heaven is for all". Inside the gate there is a pavilion in which a 9-meter-high stele is set, which is a memorial monument set by the Kuomintang (KMT). A few stairs up is the sacrificial hall and the vault in which his coffin rests. The ceiling displays the flag of the KMT.
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