Parks & Scenic Spots

Mochou Lake Park

Home to the annual Dragon Boat Race, and great for boating or a walk in a peaceful environment.

Zhongshan Botanical Garden

Covering over 186 hectares, the gardens are home to more than 3000 plant species.          

Qing Liang Mountain

The first thing you see at Qingliang Shan depends on what day you get there - if it's a weekend, you find a bustling marketplace as soon as you pass the gates, all of which selling polished stones and...

Qixia Mountain

Qixia Mountain is a bit of a way outside of Nanjing, but makes for a good day trip. On the mountain is a a temple of the same name and overlooks the Yangzi River, several pavilions, a series of...

Jiming Temple

From all the photos I'd seen of Jiming Temple, I thought it was basically just a pagoda. But China is full of surprises - it's far from a single building. It's actually a series of temples, buildings and shrines...

The National Park of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen’s Mausoleum

If you live in Nanjing there is a very high chance that at some point, you have or will see Dr. Sun Yat-Sen's Mausoleum. Considered the founder of modern China, Dr. Sun is very highly respected in Nanjing and...

Xuanwu Lake

When I got to Nanjing just over two months ago, the first place my boss suggested I go to was Xuanwu Hu, not only because it's beautiful but also because it's close to where I live. In fact, when...

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