A museum is the best place to get an idea of how the royals of China lived in ancient times. Among the countless museums in the country, the Nanjing Museum has set many records. Covering an area of 70,000 square meters, it is the largest museum in the country. It has the biggest collection if priceless ancient artifacts. There are more than 400,000 exhibits, of which the Ming and Qing Dynasty porcelain items are the most significant. Other items include silverware, jade items, earthenware, folk art, bronze items, ancient Chinese paintings, sculptures, imperial garments made of silk, lacquer artifacts, etc. You must see the coat of arms made with jade and silver.
Other Things to See in Nanjing
Zhanyuan Garden |
Yuyuan Garden |
Meiling Palace |
Linggu Temple |
Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum (Zhongshan Ling) |
Presidential Palace |
1912 Bar Street |
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom History Museum |
Zifeng Tower (Greenland Financial Center |
Fuzi Miao Pedestrian Street |
Zijin Shan Plank Way |
Zijin Shan Cable Car |
Jiming Temple |
Taicheng City Wall |
Zhonghua Gate |
Nanjing Museum of Paleontology |
Nanjing University |
Zijin Shan (Purple Gold Mountain) |
Memorial Hall of the Nanjing Massacre |
Xuanwu Lake |
Xiaoling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty (Mingxiao Ling) |
Tang Shan Hot Springs |
Rain Flower Terrace (Yuehua Tai) |
Nanjing City Wall |
Mochou Lake Park |
Nanjing Drum Tower |
Nanjing Confucius Temple (Nanjing Fuzi Miao) |