Sightseeing in Nanjing and around

    Nanjing, A city of Universal Love, is the capital of China's Jiangsu area and a city famed for its rich culture, long history and beautiful landscape.

    Nanjing has served as the capital of China during several historical periods, and is listed as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. The areas of the city along the Qinhuai River’s banks were traditionally the most thriving ( once known as the name “ Ten Mile Qinhuaihe River”), and so visitors will find a number of points of historical interest here, such as the Confucius Temple, where the great philosopher is worshipped. The Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum, the Holy land of Chinese people, is deep historical and magnificent; the Yangtze River Bridge is the bridge built to span the Yangtze River; the Xuanwu Lake is beautiful with its water and colorful mountains; the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, the tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang, is the biggest of all the Ming tombs; the Nanjing City Wall, constructed during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, still remains the longest city wall in China. Visitors to Nanjing will be impressed by the city’s well-preserved traditional architecture and historical sights. You are fairly welcomed to visit Nanjing by this opportunity.

The city of Nanjing

Ten Mile Qinhuaihe River

    Qinhuaihe River is an important branch of lower reache of the Yangtze River. It is regarded as “Mother River” by Nanjing people for its traversing the interior of Nanjing city. The river is separated into two branches are called respectively internal Qinhuaihe River and external Qinhuaihe River. The internal Qinhuaihe River with a title of “Ten Mile Qinhuaihe River” is the cream of the Qinhuai Scenic Zone. The Confucius Temple zone is by far the most prosperous, and the idioms, such as “Bring the painted dragon to life by putting in pupils of its eyes” and “A friendship formed in Childhood” originated here. The Qinhuai gaily-painted pleasure boat is formed with the northern vehicle and the southern boat. The Literature, “Qinhuaihe River in flourishing and bustle” written by Yu Boping, Zhu ZIqing, is the real record of Qinhuaihe Area of the time. 

The Confucius Temple

    The Confucius Temple is located at the two sides of Qinhuai River, mainly includes three building complexes: Confucius Temple, Studying Hall, Gongyuan. It became study hall in Southern Song Dynasty, then was changed into examination hall in Ming Dynasty, and formed a central place with restaurants and tea housed. Nowadays, the Confucius Temple is one of the 40 best tour spots of China.

Purple Mountain

    Purple Mountain is known as the “lung of Nanjing” and for good reason. This  massive, forested park area situated within Nanjing boasts fresh and cool air compared to the muggy, polluted city center. There are loads of tourist attractions within Purple Mountain. Each of these destinations may be considered a go-to destination on its own. It is not possible to visit every last site on Purple Mountain in one day or even in a couple of days. Most of the main tourist attractions are on the south side of the mountain. Hiking trails crisscross the mountain in every direction.

The Mausoleum of Dr.Sun Yat-sen

    The Mausoleum of Dr.Sun Yat-sen is situated on the southern slope of the Purple Mountain in the eastern suburb of of Nanjing. The remains of Dr. Sun, who was a pioneer of Chinese democratic revolution was buried here on June 1, 1929. The mausoleum, shaped like an alarm bell, is built at the foot of the mountain. A feeling of respect may be aroused when climbing by the steps.

Xuanwu Lake

    Located at the bottom of Purple Mountain, it covers 368 hectares of water area, and consists five islets, each owns different charm. It is the earliest and biggest comprehensive park of the city.

Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum

    Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum is the tomb of the first Emperor of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang and his queen. Now only remains part of leading area, Dajinmen and stele tower area, sacred way and burial area, but is still magnificent, and listed in the World Heritance Record. The south of the burial area is Meihua Hill, where the tomb of Sun Quan located.

Nanjing City Wall

    Nanjing City Wall, constructed during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties between 1365 and 1386, originally stretched over 30km which made it the longest city wall in the world. Now, with about two thirds of the wall still intact it still remains the longest city wall in China. It reaches all the way from the North end of Xuanwu Lake to the south-west corner of Purple Mountain. It snakes along the edge of Qinhuai River and heads back north all the way up to Yuejiang Tower.

    Around Najing, you will see another beautiful cities: Such as Yangzhou, Zhengjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi, and Suzhou, also Huangshan Montain.

    Zhenjiang and Yangzhou, facing each other across the Yangtse River, lie at the join of the Yangtse River and the Jinghang (Beijing to Hangzhou) Canal. The two cities with beautiful scenery are both among the State's Famous Historical and Cultural Cities.

Yangzhou

    Suzhou and Wuxi  are seated in the south of the Yangtse River Delta. Suzhou and Wuxi are key Chinese tourist cities. 

    Wuxi, the famous tourist city in Jiangsu Province, is one of the 15 economic central cities in China called as "homeland of fish and rice". Taihu Lake, the third largest freshwater lake in China, has many islets which have now become the main tourist destinations for visitors.

Taihu Lake

    Suzhou is a well-known garden city in Jiangsu Province. It's a historic city in China and also the center of cotton, silk and wool. The Humble Administrator's Garden presents a traditional Chinese ink-and-wash painting before you, and walking in the garden, you would feel you are actually walking in the paintings! The Lingering Garden is one of the best gardens in Suzhou as well as being one of the four most famous gardens in China. Zhouzhuang, a small town near Suzhou, is the China's top water town. The layout of the town and the residential areas maintains the traditional style and the old river ways and boats are very popular among the visitors. Besides, Suzhou has its unique highlights such as Kunqu Opera, Suzhou Opera and Suzhou embroidery.

Heritage Gardens: Suzhou Gardens

    Of all the notable mountains in China, Mt. Huangshan, to be found in the south of Anhui province, is probably the most famous. Originally known as Mt. Yishan it was renamed Mt. Huangshan in 747 AD in recognition of the legendary Huang Di, who was the reputed ancestor of the Chinese people and who made magic pills for immortality here.

    Wu yue is the collective name given to China's most important mountains, namely Mt. Taishan in Shandong Province, Mt. Huashan in Shaanxi Province, Mt. Hengshan in Shanxi Province, Mt. Songshan in Henan Province and Mt. Hengshan in Hunan Province. It is said that you won't want to visit any other mountains after seeing wu yue but you won't wish to see even wu yue after returning from Mt. Huangshan. This saying may give you some idea of the beauty and uniqueness of Mt. Huangshan. Together with the Yellow River, the Yangtze River and the Great Wall, Mt. Huangshan has become one of the great symbols of China.

    Mt. Huangshan can boast not only of its magnificence but also its abundant resources and great variety of zoological species, for which it has been listed as a World Natural and Cultural Heritage Site.

    Three post-conference tours will be organized. 

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