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Nanjing Municipal Museum

Thanks to a complete interior refit in 2010 what was frankly a little grubby place to buy knock off antiques is now a truly world-class museum and must-see in Nanjing. Six exhibition halls, five of which permanent, present ancient...

Nanjing Historical Museum of Ming Dynasty City Wall

Some people told me that there's not much to see here, but if you see this along with some places close to it, it can be part of a great day out. To set the record straight, the main...

Nanjing Museum of Paleontology

Despite its address being on Beijing Dong Lu, Nanjing Museum of Paleontology lies just down the road from Ji Ming Temple. Home to many fossils and even full skeletons, the museum is an educational delight wherein one can learn...

Jinghai Temple

Near Yue Jiang Lou, the Jinghai Temple is divided into three themed parts. First: Zheng He's voyages; second, where the Treaty of Nanjing was signed; and third, the First Opium War in China. Also included are Hong Kong's return...

Presidential Palace/Zong Tong Fu

The Presidential Palace is one of the most famous historical sites in Nanjing (if not Jiangsu), and marks one of the largest historical transitions in modern Chinese history. The palace itself was the residence of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the...

Nanjing Brocade Museum

Visitors can observe professionals working on wooden looms making the finest brocade on earth.        

Stone City Modern Art Creation Gallery

Exhibition of modern Chinese art.

Nanjing Drug Art Museum

Perhaps best summed up as social experiments with local and foreign artists, Nanjing Drug Art Museum is one of the last few remaining private art galleries in the city. A creation of local artist and entrepreneur Peter Huang, Drug...

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