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 Mochou married a man in Nanjing in order to get enough money to bury her father. Unfortunately, the girl was so unhappy with her new life that she committed suicide by jumping in the Mochou Lake .

Despite this sad history, the lake is a nice place to walk and there are some great go carts available for hire here if you fancy yourself as the next Nigel Mansell!!

How to get there: Take bus No.5 from Xinjeikou and get off at Mochou Hu.

Opening hours: 5am-9pm