2 Days Private Nanjing Highlights Tour

Summary

DAY 1 Nanjing: Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum, Linggu Temple, Zijinshan Mountain, Meiling Palace
DAY 2 Nanjing: Presidential Palace, Ming City Wall, Confucius Temple

DAY 1

In the morning, our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel lobby in Nanjing or Nanjing train station with a welcome signage "Nanjing Private Tour". Two Days Nanjing Highlight Tour includes the following attractions and activities:

Our Nanjing Pick Up Sign "Nanjing Private Tour"

The first destination is Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum. Nanjing is the birthplace of the Republic of China (1912-1949) and the resting place of its founder, Dr. Sun Yat-sen. The influential Chinese revolutionist was buried at the center of the Purple Mountain. Nowadays his mausoleum has become a site of pilgrimage for many local and overseas Chinese. Moreover, it is also a piece of classic architectural works combining Chinese and Western elements in the history of Chinese architecture. On the top of Dr. Sun Yar-sen's Mausoleum, you can enjoy the masterpiece of mausoleum architecture and get the best view over the Purple Mountain.

Next to Linggu Temple. It 's a Buddhist temple in Nanjing. Linggu Temple has the history of over 1,500 years, is famous in Chinese history, it was described as "the best Buddhist temple in the world". Linggu Temple is surrounded by aged dark green trees and a large park. The sweet fragrance of flowers pervades, and the sound of the bell is melodious. The forest and springs around add vitality and wild pleasure to the temple. The Xuanzang Memorial Hall, the Linggu Pagoda and the Wuliang Hall are the famous highlights of Lingyu Tempel.

Later, go to Purple Mountain (Zijin Shan). Purple Mountain is 448.2 m high, with the lowest point 30 m (98 ft). Its peaks are often found enveloped in mysterious purple and golden clouds at dawn and dusk, hence its name. It is known as the lung of Nanjing, and for good reason: The massive, forested park area boasts fresh and cool air. Purple Mountain is a mountain related to many historical events of both ancient and modern China. It was originally known as Bell Mountain and also became known as Mount Jiang after Sun Quan named Jiang Ziwen, an Eastern Han official whose spirit was said to haunt the site, as the mountain's god during the Three Kingdoms era. .

On the Purple mountain, you'll have a chance to visit Meiling Palace. It was once the home of China's former president Chiang Kai-shek and his wife Soong Mayling before they fled to Taiwan in 1949 at the end of the Chinese civil war. From the air, the house resembles a giant emerald and the landscaping around it looks like a pendant and necklace. According to local rumors, the house was built as a birthday gift by Chiang for his wife Soong Mayling, and was designed that way as a symbol of love between the couple. The palace underwent intensive renovation for a year during which the building was structurally reinforced, the wood flooring repaired, and the glazed green tiles of the roof replaced with new tiles of the same color and shape. A panel of experts from Beijing's Forbidden City, skilled in restoring painting on old buildings, was brought it to restore the numerous paintings that hung on walls inside the palace.

After finished, our tour guide will take you back to your hotel.

DAY 2

After breakfast, our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel lobby and take yo to Presidential Palace. It is now a museum called the China Modern History Museum.  The Presidential Palace could be thought of as Nanjings version of the Forbidden City in Beijing with it once being home to emperors and political leaders. The palace was also the base for Dr Sat Yun Sen when he led the Kuomintang party to power in China. Presidential Palace is a National Cultural Heritage Conservation Unit and also a famous tourist spot. Presidential Palace in many well-preserved remains of Chinese and Western architecture, it is the unique culture and rich historical site.

Continue your tour to Ming City Wall. Ming City Wall was during the Ming Dynasty that a navy and an army were first constructed of one million troops, a size that surpassed all others in the 15th century. Ming City Wall was also during this period when the reconstruction of the Grand Canal and the Great Wall of China occurred and the construction of the Forbidden City, which then housed the emperors of imperial China in Beijing from the 15th century to 1911, materialized. The Ming Dynasty was remembered as the last dynasty reigned by Han Chinese and had contained and sustained an estimated 160 to 200 million people in population during the latter years of its rule.

Your final stop for today is Confucius Temple. It's also known as Nanjing Fuzimiao. Nanjing Fuzimiao is an indeal place for shopping. This are well preserves some traditional Chinese architecture, has some retail stores selling local artistry and souvenirs, here you could choose hand painted snuff vases for your family or friends. In addition, there is a confucious temple in this area. Confucius is a great educator in ancient China and his idea on education influenced several graduations. There was an old preserved building where scholars took their imperial examination. 

Drive you back to your hotel or Nanjing train station and your tour ends.

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