Zijin Shan is one of the most popular mountains in South China. It spreads over 12 square miles and offers numerous cultural and historical attractions. The most famous site is the Xiaoling Mausoleum which UNESCO regards as a World Cultural Heritage Site. The mausoleum is one of the locations that keep the memory of times during Ming Dynasty.
Other attractions in the Purple Gold Mountain include Plum Blossom Hill and Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum dedicated to the Father of China Republic. Tourists can also visit the Open Air Music Hall, Meiling Palace, and Linggu Temple, or enjoy the impressive scenery throughout the mountain.
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 |
Nanjing 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 |
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) |