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 Nanjing, the capital
of Jiangsu Province, is on the lower reaches of
the Yangtze River (also known as Yangzi River or
Chang Jiang). It lies totally on the southern bank
of Yangtze River, bounded in the east by Zijin Shan.
Nanjing has an area of 6,421 square kilometers
and a population of 5.53 million. Most of Nanjing's
famous places of interest and tourist attractions are
reminders of the city's former glory under the
Ming dynasty since this famous city in China is
well known for its great historical heritage and
has previously been given the honor as being the
capital city of China. Besides being developed
at a great speed, this city also houses
Photo: Confucius Temple many famous colleges and universities. With new
roads and buildings being built almost every
minute, tourists definitely need the latest copy
of a city map of Nanjing as a good travel guide
in order to explore some great pagodas, tombs
and temples which can be seen throughout the
city since there are many famous tourist
attractions in Nanjing besides the many amazing
places of interest in Nanjing.
 Since Nanjing served as
the capital for six dynasties in Chinese
history, this metropolitan has abundant
historical and cultural remains, and a large
number of places of historic interest such as
the Sun Yat Sen Mausoleum, Xiaoling Mausoleum
of the Ming Dynasty, Confucius Temple (Fuzi Miao),
Zhanyuan Garden and the city walls of the Ming
Dynasty (Ming City Wall) which are definitely
worth making a trip to these popular places.
Historical attractions such as the Linggu Temple
(Linggu Si) and the tomb of the first Ming emperor
Hongwu (Hongwu Tomb) can be seen at Zijin
Shan (Purple Mountain) which is also a good
place for a hiking adventure.
Sun Yat Sen Mausoleum
 Nanjing is known as
the 'green ancient capital and a cultural city'
thanks to its picturesque and remarkable scenery consisting of
the city walls, unique lanes and streets,
gardens, green squares and exquisite lakes. Some
of the other places of interest which you can
spend time taking a photo or two are at the
beautiful Qinhuai River, Rain and Flower Terrace
Scenic and Historic Interest Zone, Qixia
Mountain which houses the Qixia Si (Morning of
Birds Temple), Ming City Gate, Ming Palace
Ruins, Drum Tower, Bell Tower, Heaven Dynasty
Palace (Chaotian Gong), Photo: Xiaoling
Mausoleum Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
History Museum, Nanjing Museum, Nanjing Treaty
History Museum, Memorial Hall of the Nanjing
Massacre, Monument to the Crossing of the Yangzi
River, Yangzi River Bridge, Balmy Garden (Xu
Yuan), Jiangsu Art Gallery, Martyr's Cemetery,
Botanic Garden (Zhiwu Yuan) and Yangshan Quarry.
If you are
at the centre of town, a bronze statue of Sun Yat
Sen can be seen at the Xinjiekou roundabout
which is also a major landmark in this city.
This is a popular tourist area since a lot of
hotels can be found here besides excellent
tourist facilities. Nanjing entered a centre stage in the Chinese
history in the 19th century when the Opium Wars
brought the British to Nanjing while in the 20th
century, it was the site of one of the worst war
atrocity which was known as the 'Rape of Nanjing'.
To plan for your travel to Nanjing, see more on
the type of transportation, hotels, recreation,
restaurants, shopping, travel services and
places of interest available in Nanjing below.
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