There’s a popular site in Nanjing that requires your attention when you visit the city. The Zhanyuan garden, or Zhan garden, originates from Ming dynasty, when the emperor gave it to his minister Xuda as royal gift. This garden is one of the most famous gardens in China, recognized as scenic spot of national importance. This garden complex includes over 20 garden spots, and holds the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom history museum (east side), as Zhanyuan became the residence of Taiping rebellion leaders when Nanjing was established as the capital of China. My favorite area of Zhanyuan was by the the west side, walking around the pavilions, admiring the rockeries and water pools. The general ambience of the site provides a peaceful and refreshing trip. One not ceases to wonder how this complex could retain so much of its original layout despite the conflictive times it endured. Opening hours: 8am to 9pm. Night performances are very popular, which increases entrance fee from 30 to 70 RMB. 📍128 Zhanyuan Road, Nanjing #artexhibit #urbanexplorer #maydaytrip #museum #happylaborday #nanjing #garden #zhanyuangarden #citytour #onedaytrip #architecture #history #museumquest

we had a lovely day and the boss is very nice , he offers us the buggy to ride. we ere less ppl but the staff joined us and we had fun there. i highly recommend it. address: 江苏省山地自行车训练基地江宁区 东山街道上佘路佘村 #unforgettableexperiences 【真人CS】单人2小时畅玩 #nyedestinations #awesomepic #beautifulhotel#happylaborday#rediscoversg

Another trip idea for Qingming Festival - Nanjing! I managed to pack a ton of activity into one day but there is more than enough to keep you busy in this city for 3 days. First up was the Nanjing City Wall. This wall acts as one of the best kept records of the Ming Dynasty; each brick is inscribed with the name of the official responsible for quality control as well as the city of origin. If your name was on a brick deemed to be of poor quality it was punishable by death 😵 You can honestly walk along the city wall for hours just taking in the sights of the city. Next I checked out Usnisa Palace, a 9-floor Buddhist temple with six of the floors being underground (it felt like I’d taken a million escalators by the time I finally reached the bottom!) Only 3 sections of the temple are open to the public, but they are all absolutely stunning and definitely worth a visit. For the last part of my trip I took a boat ride along the QinHuai river. Since this was at night, the lights were gorgeous reflecting on the water. On top of the beautiful lights, there were even dance performances throughout the route of the boat trip! More things to do in Nanjing include the Nanjing Museum and the Nanjing Massacre Museum if you’re interested in learning more about the city’s history and culture. If you’re a foodie like me, you might want to stroll through the Confucius Temple area and snack your way around it 😉 Hands down one of my favorite cities in China. #urbanexplorer #qingmingtravel #travelinspiration #qingmingtravel

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With 2000 years old history and culture, there are always been in China that has gone through lot of ups and downs over centuries together. One such city is Nanjing, which was once the capital of China. As the name goes 南京 (literal translation is Southern Capital), while 北京 (is Northern Capital). Also this city has seen lot of wars and massacres; as it comes with its own scars. But apart from the heavy history, it has now turned into an amazing tourist place. On the first day, we drove straightaway to the Sun yat-sen mausoleum where this great legend is buried. But the local people call this is as 中山陵, you can take a brisk walk around. Otherwise they also do have the car service, the normal open one that costs around 10 kuai. We walked around and went all the way up to visit his coffin; and later returned back down. This took a complete day to finish, as this is sort of a lil' one day hiking trip. On the second day, we did some city exploration by going to the important market places to buy some souvenirs. There's a place, very similar to the Yuyuan garden in Shanghai, where you can have a little boat ride then visit the nearby temples (especially the money God haha). Then the dark side of history doomed over us, by visiting the Nanjing Wall indicating the great massacre that happened during WWII. In the day 3 & last day, we went to see the Confucius temple, that was totally mesmerizing. And finished the trip by having a leisure ride in the famous Yangtze river bridge. And it's time to ride back to Shanghai. Have a great time at Nanjing guys !! #qingmingtravel #urbanexplorer #nanjingtravel #urbanexplorer#qingmingtravel#lightthecity

Ultimately all of Niushou Mountain’s highlights — the Foding Palace. #hdctravels #explorechina #discoverchina #newphotographer#roadtrip#urbanexplorer

One happy misty morning in Nanjing.Little #staycation things. Please suggest some more good places in Nanjing. #nanjing #breakfast #holidayvacation#staycation

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I truly believe in strengths based education. All countries have strengths and we can learn so much from each other. I was fortunate to visit Confucius temple in Nanjing and learnt so much about inclusion from ancient the Chinese tradition! #nanjingtravel #temple #unforgettableexperiences#holidayvacation