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The Building of Nanjing (35); Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum

He dreamed of a strong, unified and democratic China, in death creating an everlasting symbol of China’s transition from empire to republic. Today, the Sun Yat-sen mausoleum remains a must see for both Chinese and international visitors to Nanjing. 他梦想着一个强大、统一和民主的中国,在死亡中创造了中国从帝国向共和国过渡的永恒象征。...

The Building of Nanjing (34); Jiming Temple

On the one hand, there is its status as one of Nanjing’s most popular attractions, with its supreme wooden architecture as backdrop to Buddhist observance, playing the role of nunnery to converts stationed within.  一方面,它作为南京最受欢迎的景点之一的地位,其顶级的木制建筑作为佛教修行的背景,为驻扎的皈依者扮演尼姑庵的角色。 On the other, the crowds are...

The Building of Nanjing (33); North Building of Jinling University

A cornerstone of modern Chinese education, blending Western academic traditions with Chinese cultural values, the legacy of Jinling University continues to this day, through the institutions it helped establish and the generations of scholars it educated. 作为现代中国教育的基石,将西方学术传统与中国文化价值观融合在一起,金陵大学的遗产一直延续到今天,通过它帮助建立的机构和它教育的几代学者。 With little doubt the...

The Building of Nanjing (32); Confucius Temple (Fuzimiao)

Intended as a place to worship and consecrate Confucius, Fuzimiao in Nanjing has seen its share of violence, the area around it having gone through ravishing epochs of change. 南京的福子庙旨在作为崇拜和奉献孔子的地方,它经历了暴力的份额,其周边地区经历了令人陶醉的变革时代。 The essence of Qinhuai River scenery and one of Nanjing’s two...

The Building of Nanjing (31); Nanjing Zhongshan Men (Gate)

Few others, if any, have been given a funeral procession such as this. Not only was it long, from Zhongshan Wharf in Nanjing’s northwest all the way to Purple Mountain, it was wide. 很少有人(如果有的话)被送上过这样的葬礼。 它不仅很长,从南京西北部的中山码头一直到紫山,而且很宽。 Roads along the entire route were...

The Building of Nanjing (30); Nanjing Zhonghua Men Railway Station

“Clang, clang”, goes the level crossing on Chenguang Lu as foot and vehicular traffic give way to an average of 90 enormous freight trains each day. They have just departed, will shortly arrive at, or completely ignore, Nanjing Zhonghua...

The Building of Nanjing (29); Nanjing’s Holy Trinity of Churches

Christianity in Nanjing as regards architecture is reflected in the enormous significance of three structures in particular, each remarkable for having survived until this day. 南京的基督教建筑尤其体现在三座建筑的巨大意义上,每座建筑都因存活至今而引人注目。 Capable of simultaneously accommodating over 1,000 worshipers, Nanjing Christian Mochou Lu Church (南京基督教莫愁路堂; below left) ...

The Building of Nanjing (28); Statue of Sun Yat-sen

Just as compasses do in China, the statue of Sun Yat-sen in Nanjing’s Xinjiekou that marks the very centre of our City, faces south. Perhaps out of respect for the accepted way of doing things, but more pragmatically so...

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