Nanjing Favorites

Favorite thing: Visit the old canal, (Red Light district in the old days), visit the XuanWu Lake, observatory, etc.

Fondest memory: If possible, go to HuangShan (Yellow Mountain), the most famous mountain in China, almost a must to see !!!!

Favorite thing: In 1937, open war began between Japan and China. One of the most infamous events of this conflict (World War II in the Pacific arena) was known as the Nanking (Nanjing) Massacre or the Rape of Nanking. In December of 1937, Japanese troops entered the city of Nanking, already decimated by the looting and violence of Chinese troops fleeing fighting in Shanghai. For seven weeks Japanese soldiers assaulted, robbed, and murdered civilians and troops in the city. One recent study suggests that over 350,000 Chinese were murdered, other studies have argued considerably less, from 30,000-60,000 people. One of the largest groups was composed of women who died after repeated rape and mutilation. Attempts to explain such an extreme example of destruction have been largely unsuccessful; even more disturbing is the lack of a public apology or even an acknowledgement by the Japanese government of the heinous nature of these war crimes.

Fondest memory: Between December 1937 and March 1938 at least 369,366 Chinese civilians and prisoners of war were slaughtered by the invading troops. An estimated 80,000 women and girls were raped; many of them were then mutilated or murdered.

Fondest memory: Cherry Blossoms in Nanjing!

My original plan was to go to Japan for cherry blossoms but due to the warmer weather this year, Japan had an early season by 2 weeks! Luckily for me, I managed to find it here in Nanjing!

Not quite the same... but more memorable instead :)

Favorite thing: well,I think the most important site is the Zhongshan Mausoleum ,and if u have sometime, u also can visit the Fuzi Temple ,Xuanwu park.And about the restaurant ,MM..I think the Zhuangyuan Restaurant will be okay.

Fondest memory: Nanjing is a city covered by trees ,as a resident ,I like it
virescence,the culture atmosphere,and ofcoz,never forget to taste some Nanjing food

Favorite thing: LATEST NEWS!! Nanjing Yangtze River Second Bridge has already been constructed, and it will be open to traffic tomorrow(26/03/2001)!!It is the longest bridge in cable-stayed structure in China and 3rd in the World.

Favorite thing: Dr. Sun Yatsen¡¡¥s Mausoleum is the most famous site located on Purple Mountain.

Fondest memory: 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.

Favorite thing: Nanjing's largest park, Xuanwu Hu is a lake five kilometers long divided into three sections by narrow islands and causeways. Located in the northeastern part of the city, Xuanwu Hu offers pleasant walks and easy biking plus the prerequisite for any Chinese park: a collection of boats for rent. Apart from a number of arched bridges (one with the Chinese characters for 'toilet' scrawled on it, apparently voicing the opinion that the water below isn't fit for drinking) and a dingy pavilion, Xuanwu Hu does not have many architectural features of note. There is an ancient monorail (as monorails go, that is) that winds its way through the park at a snail's pace.

In spite of the park's unspectacular state in the present, like most Nanjing sites, it has a long history. A training ground for naval forces during the Southern Dynasties, the lake was originally named Sangpo Hu (Mulberry Lake). While reviewing his forces on the lake, one emperor swore that he saw a black dragon appear on the lake. Thereafter, the lake was renamed Xuanwu Hu ('xuan' means 'black', 'wu' means 'military', and 'hu' means 'lake'). After being converted to rice fields during the 11th century, the lake was restored and opened as a park soon after the 1911 revolution.

Xuanwu Hu is best seen in combination with the Ming city wall bordering the park to its east and south and the Ji Ming Temple just outside Jie Fang Men at Xuanwu Hu's southwestern edge. The main entrance, through Xuanwu Men, is just east of Zhongyang Lu near the intersection with Hunan Lu.

Or, if you want to wander down an interesting alley where some of Nanjing's oldest houses have been built right up against the city wall, then don't enter the park at all. Instead, take a right at Xuanwu Men onto Kunlun Lu and follow it all the way to Jiefang Men. After about two minutes walking time, look for a faded yellow slogan from the Cultural Revolution painted on the western face of one of the buildings on your left. Then again, if you take this route, you might miss sighting Xuanwu Hu's black dragon.

Fondest memory: The picture shows all! :) More than words

Favorite thing: This huge sign is the main entrance of Yangtze Bridge Park