Nanjing's city center is the preferred destination for shopping and leisure. Spring (March-May) and autumn (September-November) are the best seasons to visit Nanjing. In spring, the blooming plum blossoms on Meihua Mountain and the cherry blossoms outside Jiming Temple are especially charming.
Nanjing street stalls
Nanjing Da Pai Dang was founded in 1994 and has been renowned for its cuisine for twenty years. The service is professional despite the crowded and noisy environment, with a well-organized and efficient process. The shop offers a wide range of famous Nanjing snacks, including salted duck, duck blood vermicelli, osmanthus cake, lotus root starch balls, etc.
Nanjing Presidential Palace
Located at No. 292 Changjiang Road, Nanjing, it is now the largest museum of modern history in China. The Nanjing Presidential Palace has a history of more than 600 years. From the Opium War in 1840 to the liberation of Nanjing in 1949, Nanjing, as the political center of modern China, has been the political and military hub and the birthplace of major events in China. A series of significant events in China have either occurred here or have close ties to this place, and some important figures have been active here. This architectural complex has become an important relic of modern Chinese history.
Nanjing 1912
The blend of greenish-gray and brick-red buildings, with a quaint and exquisite style, forms an L-shaped complex surrounding the "Presidential Palace," and becomes a commercial architectural group with the characteristics of the Republic of China culture. In 1912, the first year of the Republic of China, the name "Nanjing 1912" stood out from over 600 proposals, instantly capturing everyone's hearts.
Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum
The magnificent Ming Xiaoling, as the first of the Ming tombs in China, represents the highest achievement in architecture and stone carving art during the early Ming dynasty. It directly influenced the design and style of imperial tombs for over 500 years in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The imperial tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasties, located in Beijing, Hubei, Liaoning, Hebei, etc., were all constructed according to the regulations and models of the Ming Xiaoling in Nanjing. They hold a special position in the development history of imperial tombs in China, hence being renowned as the "number one imperial tomb of the Ming and Qing dynasties."
Xuanwu Lake
Xuanwu Lake, formerly known as Sangpo and Houhu, has a history of over 1,500 years. During the Six Dynasties period, it was a royal garden. In the Ming Dynasty, it served as a storage space for official books, and it became a public park in the Qing Dynasty.
