The lights are on outside the Nanjing Imperial Examination Museum, where you can take photos with the little top scholar

The Imperial Examination Museum of China, located on the east side of the Confucian Temple Academy in Qinhuai District, Nanjing, lies in the core area of the Confucian Temple Qinhuai Scenic Belt. It serves as the center for China's imperial examination system, the cultural center of the imperial examinations, and the collection center for imperial examination artifacts. In the 2024 Qinhuai Lantern Festival, there are two giant dragons outside the Imperial Examination Museum, which are very eye-catching. Around 6 p.m., there is a crowd of people, and you need to queue up to take photos. Xuezi was in a hurry to wait, so she took a detour behind the two giant dragons to take photos. This saves time. The lights on both sides are still beautiful. The predecessor of the Chinese Imperial Examination Museum, the Jiangnan Gongyuan, was established after the fourth year of the Qiandao era of Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty (1168 AD), and at that time it served as the examination site for county and prefectural schools. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty and the capital was set in Jinling, it was changed to the site for the provincial and metropolitan examinations, and its scale was expanded. After Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty moved the capital to Beijing, it was specifically used as the site for the provincial examinations. During the heyday of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were more than 20,000 examination rooms, which could accommodate 20,644 candidates at the same time, and it was known as the largest imperial examination site in ancient China. You need to buy a ticket to enter this museum. The price for an adult ticket is 50 yuan. ✨Highlight features: The 38th Qinhuai Lantern Festival 'Lighting up Chinese lanterns, building the Chinese dream together' 📍Address information: 95 Gongyuan Street, Qinhuai District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 🚗Traffic strategy: Walk 360 meters from Exit 2 of the Confucian Temple Station on Subway Line 3 🎫Ticket information: 50 yuan for an adult ticket