Along with Xian, Luoyang, Beijing, Anyang, Kaifeng and Hangzhou, Nanjing is the one of the seven historical capitals of China. Many imperial tombs and architectural remains in the city are reminders of grandiose past.
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Confucius Temple (Fuzimiao) |
In the south of Nanjing, near a stretch of the Qinhai River (110 km long tributary of Yangtze River southwest of Jiangsu Province), is a newly developed area with Qing-style buildings, house shops and restaurants and is also a tourist attraction. |
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Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum |
Dr. Sun Yat-sen is recognized as the father of Modern China by the Communists and Kuomingtang. He passed away in Beijing in 1925. Construction of his mausoleum started in January of 1926, completed in 1929. |
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The Ming Tomb in Nanjing (Xiao-ling) |
Located at the southern foot of Mount Zijin in the eastern suburb of Nanjing, is the burial site of Zhu Yuanzhang (1328-1398, reigned 1368-1398), the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. |
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The Old City Wall of Nanjing |
With a circumference of 33.676 km, the city wall in Nanjing built in the period 1366 to 1386 in the beginning of the Ming Dynasty is 12 meters in average height, providing 13,616 crenels and 200 shelters for soldiers. |
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Linggu Temple |
The monastery was first built in 514 and moved to the present location in 1381. When the first Emperor Zhu Yuan-zhang was building his tomb, he had a temple on the site torn down and rebuilt a few kilometers to the east. |
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Nanjing Photo Gallery
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