Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum |
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Perhaps Nanjing's most famous landmark and a perennial favorite among tourists to Jiangsu, Zhongshan Ling is the grand tomb of Dr. Sun Yat-sen (also known as Sun Zhongshan). Dr. Sun was the first president of the Republic of China and one of the leading organizers of the struggle to create a modern republic in China. |
Xiaoling Tomb Of Ming Dynasty |
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The Ming Xiaoling is the tomb of the founder of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang. He rose from poverty to lead a great army which pushed the Mongols out of China in the 14th century. After victory, he established his capital at Nanjing. |
Rainflower Terrace |
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Yuhua Tai (meaning Rain Flower Terrace) is a grand memorial complex and forested park located in the south of Nanjing. Although several historic pagodas and ancient tombs lie around the edges of the park, its centerpiece and highlight is a grand and remarkably moving series of memorials to political prisoners executed here in the 1930's and 40's. |
Nanjing Massacre Memorial Museum |
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During the Second World War, Nanjing was the scene of one of that conflict's greatest and most terrible atrocities, the Nanjing Massacre, also known as the Rape of Nanjing. |
Presidential Palace & Meiyuan Xincun |
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In the heart of Nanjing's downtown, amdist skyscrapers and bustling boutiques, the old Presidential Palace (Zongtong Fu) and its Xu Garden is a fascinating witness to some of the most tumultuous events of the last two centuries of Chinese history. |
Guishan and Lion Hill Tombs, and Terracotta Warriors |
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The city of Xuzhou is one of China's best windows into the culture of the Han Dynasty. Around the city is an unmatched array of royal tombs, stone carvings, and even an army of terracotta warriors like those in Xi'an. |
Tomb of Puhaddin |
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Once a major trading center, Yangzhou attracted merchants and missionaries from the Islamic countries of the Middle East, who traded, preached, and lived in the city. This history survives in the beautiful Tomb of Puhaddin. |
