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Dr. Sun Yatsen¡¡¥s...

by alexia_lin

Dr. Sun Yatsen¡¡¥s Mausoleum is the most famous site located on Purple Mountain. Take bus No. 9 from Xinjiekou roundabout and get off at the terminus. The Mausoleum is directly in front of the bus park.
Opening hours:7am-6pm.
Cost: RMB15.

Confucius Temple

by Rabbityama

The original Confucian Temple was built in 1034 but was continuously detroyed and rebuilt over the years. The temple you see today was rebuilt after being burnt down by the Japanese during WWII. Nevertheless, it is one of the most famous and most well-known Confucian temples in China. Despite the commercialism of the surrounding Qinhuai area, the temple is still a nice place to roam around. I was able to see a performance on traditional instruments inside.

The Stone Sacrificial Columns

by marsistanbul

Columns are the starting point of the second section of the sacred avenue.6,25 meters high and 5.2 meters apart from each other,the pair of columns features a double layer cylinder crown on the top.This is a change from the traditional convention of using a lotus carving to crown the tops of the Sacred Avenue columns which had been in use since the Tang and Song Dynasties(618-1279),and thus is of great artistic importance.
Tall and exquisite,they are the outstanding stone artworks of the early Ming Dynasty.The shaft decorated with volute cloud design looks exceptionally dignified and graceful..

Historical Nanjing

by conniechong

"Museum of the Nanjing Massacre"

A solemn place to be reminded how much have we done on keeping the world in peace? Wishing there isn't any blood shed from this moment onwards...

Statues and footprints of the survivors...

"The Examination Hall"

At Fuzi Temple's Road, the first examination hall for scholarship. Built in the year 1168. It was further extended during late Qing Dynasty into a bigger building which catered 20644 rooms for each student to sit for the exam.

"Zhan Yuan"

At southern part of Fuzi Temple. A most well preserved ancient garden during Ming Dynasty. Museum of Heavenly Kingdom, "Tai Ping Tian Guo", a first dynasty with the background of Christianity can be found here.