Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall

The Memorial for compatriots killed in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Forces of Aggression is the Memorial Hall for the people killed in the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese army in and around the then capital of China, Nanjing, after it fell to the Imperial Japanese Army on December 13, 1937. It is located in the southwestern corner of Nanjing known as Jiangdongmen, near a site where thousands of bodies were buried, called a "pit of ten thousand corpses".The Memorial Hall for ... View Detail

Ming Tomb

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. It is an architectural masterpiece that represents the paramount craftsmanship of the Ming Dynasty.With an area of 3 square kilometers, the mausoleum is within the boundaries of a national park containing Dr. Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum. The park covers an area of 31 square kilometers. Construction of the tomb ... View Detail

Jiming Temple

The Jiming Temple is a renowned Buddhist temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is one of the most antique temples in Nanjing.[1] The temple is located near the Xuanwu Lake in central Nanjing. Jiming Temple is located in the northeastern part of Nanjing City. It was built first in the Southern Tang Dynasty and then in the Song Dynasty. The existing Temple was built in the Ming Dynasty. With Xuanwu Lake at the back, Jiming Temple faces the Purple Mountain to the east. Inside the temple are Guanyin ... View Detail

Ming city wall (China Gate)

Ming City Walls in Nanjing was initiated by the first Ming Dynasty emperor-Zhu Yuanzhang to solidify his newly-established capital in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The whole project took over 30 years and consists of 4 parts: From the outside first there is Outer City, Inner City, Imperial City and Palace City. For the protection neglect and time erosion, the Outer City, Imperial City and the Palace City (the centre of the four walls) are no long in existence. The City Wall we mean and see today is ... View Detail

Ming Palace Ruins

Ming Palace in Nanjing, present day Jiangsu province, China was the 14th century imperial palace of early Ming Dynasty.Ming Palace is considered the blueprint for Beijing Palace, which consists of the Imperial City and Palace City but commonly referred to as the Imperial Palace. Ming Palace is situated in the southeast of Nanjing City. Originally the palace was Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial palace during the Ming Dynasty , but destroyed during the reign of the Qing Dynasty . Prior to crumbling to ... View Detail

Yangshan timber monument

Yangshan Gravestone, also known as Xiaoling Gravestone, remains in the northwest corner of Tangshan Town(famous for its natural hot spring resort), the eastern suburbs of Nanjing. This spot had been an ancient quarry ever since the pre-Ming dynasty period.In 1405, in order to sing the praises of his father Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor Zhu Di decreeded to collect thousands of artisans nationwide to dig three huge timber monuments in Yangshan hillside. Yangshan Gravestone which was excavated ... View Detail

Practice two ling

After the fall of the Tang dynasty at the end of the 9th century, the area around Nanjing was part of the kingdom of Wu. In 937 Xu Zhigao took control of the area, changed his name to Li Bian and established a dynasty named after the Tang and commonly called the Southern Tang. The empire covered modern day, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian and Hunan provinces, with its capital at Nanjing. The tomb of Li Bian, who died in 943, and his son Li Jian, who died in 961, are found about ten miles south ... View Detail

Jinghai Temple

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Qixia Temple

Qixia Qixia Temple is located in the western foot of the mountain peaks. Southern Qi Yongming first year (483 years), hidden Shiming Monk Shao Shezhai to Temple, "the Qixia Abode," Buddhism and became the birthplace of three of cases. Temple of the Tang Dynasty, said merit, build a house more than 40 rooms, a large scale, and Shandong Changqing the Lingyansi, Hubei Jingshan';s Yuquan, Tiantai Guoqing Temple and said the four jungle world. Qing Xianfeng years was destroyed by fire. Thirty four ... View Detail

Wuyi Xiang (Wang Hsieh ancient home)

Wuyi Lane is located on the south side of Qinhuai River in Nanjing. During the Three Kingdoms period, it was the barracks of the army guarding the Stone City of Wu. The name Wuyi means black clothes. This was because the non-commissioned officers at that time always dress in black. Later the aristocrats of Eastern jin (317-420) gradually assembled at Wiyi Lane, making it popular and famous. In addition, Wangdao and Xie'an, the two founding fathers of Eastern jin, once lived here. The poem ... View Detail