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the tomb palace gate
Dr.Sun resting place
If You Dare...A Day on the Purple Mountain
While staying in Nanjing one cannot pass up an opportunity to visit the Purple Mountain. This is a large park located on a mountain east of Mochou Lake. The mountain is covered with surprisingly thick vegetation and several worthy attractions the most important of which is the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Mausoleum. To see all of what the Purple Mountain has to offer, you should expect to spend the day here. There is a all included ticket sold here for all the attractions on the mountain. I thought that the price for this ticket, Y80, was rather steep for the reason that none of the attractions was really mind blowing but it was probably economical.
The mountain itself can be scaled either by foot, a very nice walk, or by chair lift. I took this means up the mountain because it saved time. It proved to be the correct move as I spent quite sometime here. I walked down the mountain and had an interesting time doing it. I met a group of Chinese university students who spoke reasonable English. They shared some insights into there country that I appreciated. Even more rewarding was the fact that I was the first foreigner they ever spoke English with outside of school. Sadly it very hazy during my walk on the mountain and my pictures of the scenery suffered for this reason.
