NanJing – A City Full of History

ChinaJoy — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:37:57 +0000

Nanjing is the capital of Province of Jiangsu China lies on the south bank of the Yangtze River. It is a city with a prominent place in China history and culture which known as the Capital City of Six or Ten Dynasties in China’s history. It has a brilliant cultural heritage.

First we will introduce “Eat” in Nanjing. The famous Confucius Temple (Fuzimiao) is not only a memorial place for the Great Sage in China but has a surrounding area bustling with shops, restaurants and a snack street housed in traditional Chinese architectural buildings which originally constructed in the year of 1034 in the Song Dynasty. And you could find lots of local welcomed snack around this area. You couldn’t miss its night piece. The light as the bright phearl along the Qinhuai River.

Tips: 1. It is better to arrange your visiting around night to enjoy the dinner in Fuzimiao area

2. Nanjing Salted Duck is very famous as well as the Yuhua Tea.

Next stop we go to the XuanWu lake which nearby the Nanjing Train Station.Situated at the foot of Mt. Zhongshan in Nanjing.

Surrounding it are Circumvallation, Mt. Jiuhua and Jiming Temple.

The history of Xuanwu Lake can be traced back to the Pre-Qin period (21century BC-221 BC). The name of the lake has changed several times during the long history. The lake gained the name Xuanwu because a black dragon was said to be in the lake.

There are five isles in the lake.: Huan Isle, Ying Isle, Liang Isle, Cui Isle and Ling Isle. When you are on the Huan Isle, you can see that the leaves of willows wave gently with the wind and feel the mild wind from the lake that blows tenderly on your face. The Ying Isle is famous for its cherry blossoms. When the cherry blossoms bloom in the early spring, the isle seems to be an ocean of flowers. Liang Isle is the one that was developed earlier than the other four. Annually, the grand traditional exhibition of chrysanthemums is held there. On the Cui Isle, there are dark green pines, emerald green cypresses, tender willows, and light green bamboos. To the east of Ling Isle, you can see the beautiful clouds drifting across Zhong Mountain.

Tips: 1. There are several boat rent service for you.

2. Fee:CNY30 (Mar.1-May 31, Sep.1-Nov.30) CNY20 (Jun.1-Aug.31, Dec.1-Feb.28)

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NanJing – A City Full of History

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