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 The Confucius Temple (Fuzimiao) was originally built during the Song Dynasty and is situated on the north bank of the Qinhuai River. Today, the entire area around the Temple consists of a series of tourist shops, snack bars, restaurants and entertainment arcades ... |
| Drum Tower (Gulou) |
 Gulou (Drum Tower) is situated in the very center of Nanjing at the Gulou roundabout. The Tower was built in the 15th year of the reign of Hongwu during the Ming Dynasty (1382) and renovated during the Qing dynasty. The Drum Tower is a beautiful classical two storey building.. |
| Jiming Temple |
 Jiming Temple, (Jiming si) situated in the east of the city, is an ancient city Buddhist temple with a long history.
During the Three Kingdoms Period, this site was an official garden belonging to the Wu State... |
| Linggu Temple |
 The Linggu Temple, (Lingu si) the Linggu pagoda and the Beamless Hall are situated on the eastern side of Purple Mountain. This area can be reached by a shuttle bus from the Mausoleum but the nicest approach is to take one of the numerous paths into the woods that head east ... |
| Ming Tombs |
 The Ming Tombs (Ming Xiaoling) are situated on the southern slope of Purple Mountain. Work on the tombs began even before the Emperor, Hong Wu (founder of the Ming dynasty) died in 1398. The tombs here are some of the largest Ming Tombs in China and the only Ming Tombs ... |
| Mochou Park |
 Mochou park is a vast open area in the west of the city, consisting of a pretty lake and pathways. This is a nice place to get away from the city traffic and noise and it is en - route to the Nanjing Massacre Museum. Legend has it that during the Nan Dynasty a poor girl named ... |
| Nanjing Massacre Memorial and Museum |
| The site of the Memorial of the Nanjing Massacre (datusha jinianguan) is the location of the massacre by Japanese invaders in 1937, and the mass grave of the Chinese who were killed during the atrocities. The Memorial, built in 1985, is an imposing and solemn construction. The Museum documents the Japanese invasion via graphic pictures, a viewing hall and a display of the furniture that was used during the signing of the Japanese surrender... |
| Plum Blossom Hill |
 is a pleasant spot located close to the Ming Tombs on Purple Mountain. The area is a garden dotted with plum blossom trees, flowers, picnic spots and statues. The tombs of Sun Quan (King of the Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms Period) and his wife are located here... |
| Sun Yatsen's Mauseleum |
 Dr. Sun Yatsen's Mausoleum is the most famous site located on Purple Mountain. Dr. Sun is arguably China's most famous revolutionary hero. Images of the first president of China and the founder of the Kuomintang party are everywhere in Nanjing... |
| Xuanwu Lake |
 Xuanwu Lake lies outside the northeast city wall and is an enormous urban lake, dotted with causeways and islands. If you arrive in Nanjing at the railway station, the lake is directly in front of you. The lake was originally an imperial resort and then used to train naval soldiers... |
| Yangtze River Bridge |
 The Yangtze River Bridge, 4.6km long, is an impressive construction in the northwest of the city. The bridge was built in 1968 in honor of the capture of Nanjing from the Kuomingtang by the Communists. The Chinese are particularly proud of the fact that they managed ... |
| Zhonghua Gate |
 Zhonghuamen, situated in the far south of the city is perhaps the finest remaining example of Nanjing's ancient city walls. Zhonghuamen ("The Castle of China Gate") is the largest gate along the wall and is composed of three towers and four smaller gates inside one another... |
| Zixia Lake |
 The Zixia lake is situated to the west of Sun Yatsen's Mausoleum and is about two thirds of the way up the mountain.This is a very pleasant little area consisting of pathways, green pines, red maples, picnic spots and a lovely lake that many people enjoy swimming in during the summer ... |
| Zijin Observatory |
 The Purple Mountain Observatory sits on the peak of Purple Mountain and affords great views over the surrounding countryside and the lakes below. The Observatory was built in 1934 and has since become one of the country's leading astrological bases... |
