The library at the junction of Taiping Road and Zhongshan East Rd. Next to it an awesome park where you can hang out, where you can also go underground to check out Carrefour a.k.a “Jialefu”.
Pottery lessons in nanjing. Last they said it was something like 100 yuan for 10 times.
In the spring, there’ll be people buying plants, jade piece and other things in the market here…
The pictures below were taken in 2006 in an attempt to preserve the memory of old buildings in Nanjing’s city center. This was taken high up from a building next to the Sheraton (we are looking southward from the Sheraton)…
Panning southeast… Can you see that strip of the Qinhuai River?
Panning further east, you’ll see the [...]
Some background on Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, so we understand why this tomb is such a big deal:
1. In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang became the first emperor of the Ming dynasty, whose capital was to be Nanjing. His royal name was Emperor Hongwu.
2. Before the Ming Dynasty was the Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty was ruled by [...]
This place is one of the treasures of the city. It contains memories that the people of this city feel really strongly about. On top of that, it underwent renovation about 2 years ago, and has very educational slant suited helping foreigners and people from other cities understand the meaning of the massacre to nanjingren.
When you arrive at Confucius Temple 夫子庙 [fu4zi3miao4], you begin to ask where the temple is. It’s like you arrive at NYC’s Times Square to search frantically for the ‘square.’ There are a couple of gates that indicate an entrance into the Fuzimiao area. Below is one of them during the day…
The focus of the [...]
So, what’s up with this ship and the admiral? Why the fuss?
The Zhenghe Shipyard is now one of the tourist attractions here in Nanjing. Apart from giving us a glimpse of the majesty of the imperial fleet during the Ming Dynasty, this Shipyard cum park is a nice place to go to if you’ve strolled [...]
What’s there really in Ming Gu Gong?
Ming Gu Gong is where Zhu Yuanzhang, the first Ming emperor, built his imperial palace. This task took some 11 years, but was burned down within less than 30 years another Ming emperor. This palace, according to a Nanjing friend of mine, was then replicated when Zhu Di, the [...]
Chaotian Palace 朝天宫 [chao2tian1gong1] is the site of a Ming Palace built by our beloved first Ming emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang. What’s left now is a Confucius Temple (restored during the Qing Dynasty) which is more ancient than the touristy Fuzimiao a.k.a Confucius Temple (finished in 1984). This is also the place where you can watch [...]
Plum Blossom Moutain (Meihua Shan) is not another mountain. It is on Purple Gold Mountain, in the compounds of Ming Xiao Ling i.e. the Ming Emperor Tomb. It is next to where the Stone Animal Walkway lines the Sacred Path. The best time to see it is around the month of February (during the First [...]