Confucius Temple
Confucius Temple was built in the Song Dynasty. It is located south of the city center and next to Gongyuan Street on the north bank of the Qinhuai River. It is a bustling city that evolved from a cultural and educational center. What people usually call Confucius Temple actually includes three major building complexes: Confucius Temple, Academy and Gongyuan. It borders the north bank of Qinhuai River in the south, from Wende Bridge to Lishe Bridge, from Yaojia Lane in the east to Sifu Lane in the west, and to the east section of Jiankang Road in the north. The Confucius Temple buildings we see today were partly rebuilt in the late Qing Dynasty and partly rebuilt in recent years. The inscriptions on the East and West Square gates | De Pei Tian Di | and | Dao Guan Ancient and Modern | are the handwriting of Zeng Guofan. The main gate is called Lingxing Gate, and later it is called Dacheng Gate. Pass through Dacheng Gate and arrive at Dacheng Hall, which is a place dedicated to worshiping Confucius. There are side halls and corridors in the east and west. Later, it was the Chongsheng Temple, with a tall structure. In the past, it was the Pantheon of the past dynasties. After worshiping the temple, it is used to manage the mountain. There is Guting Forest Park on the mountain. There is Jingyi Pavilion on the top of the mountain, where you can overlook the majestic Zhongshan Mountain in the distance and the Confucius Temple in the distance. The Jiangning Prefecture School built in the late Qing Dynasty is located to the east of the Confucius Temple. Most of the buildings are now destroyed. Every year from the first to the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, the Confucius Temple Lantern Festival is held here. In 2009, the Nanjing Municipal Government restored the ancient Confucius Temple complex. The cityscape around Confucius Temple has also been renovated. Many shops, restaurants, and snack bars have been renovated into Ming and Qing styles, and the Gongyuan Street near the river has been built into an antique tourist, cultural and commercial street. To the north of the street behind Dacheng Hall is the Xuegong. There was originally a plaque with the word "School Palace" written in vermilion ink on the lintel, and there was a cypress archway outside the door with the inscription "The No. 1 School in the Southeast." Later, there were four study rooms, which were used as study rooms for students. The next one is Mingde Hall, built in the Southern Song Dynasty (1139), and the current name of the hall is written by Wen Tianxiang. There were some buildings on the east side of Mingdetang, some of which no longer exist, and some of which have been used for other purposes. There is a mountain behind the academy called Mount Wei. There is a Jingyi Pavilion on the mountain. Plum blossoms and green bamboos are planted beside the pavilion. In order to praise the great achievements of the four generations of his family, Sun Haojie, the later master of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, erected a monument of Tianxi to record the achievements in August of the first year of Tianxi (276). The monument was engraved with "Tianfa Shenwen", so it is also called "Tianfa Shenwen". Monument of Seed Regulations. During the Jin Dynasty, the stele was broken into three sections, and later generations called it the three-section stele. It is said that this stele is still at the foot of Mount Wei. It was written by Huang Xiang, the first famous calligrapher in Jiangsu Province who was recorded in ancient history. The handwriting combines seal script and official script, making it majestic, powerful, open and stretching, and unique. Youwei of the Qing Dynasty praised this stele and said: "The power of the pen is the most powerful in ancient and modern times."
Pearl Spring
Pearl Spring is located 6 kilometers west of Pukou, Nanjing City. It has now been built as the only provincial-level scenic spot in Nanjing. The tourist resort covers an area of ??more than 1,400 hectares. According to legend, there was a severe drought in Jinling during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. However, the area west of Pukou benefited from the Pearl Spring water and the crops were still abundant. The local farmers were unaware of the drought. At that time, people believed that this was the blessing of the Dragon King, and donated money to build the Dragon King Pavilion and other garden buildings to express their gratitude to the Dragon King. This is the origin of Pearl Spring. Not far to the left after entering the gate is the spring of Pearl Spring. The spring water gushes out from the cracks in the rocks, resembling a string of pearls, hence the name. On the stone wall beside the spring, there are four characters "Ten Thousand Dendrobium Pearls" carved by the ancients. There is a pool in front of the spring. Looking from a distance, the water drops in the pool are like raindrops splashing on the water surface, just like drizzle on a sunny day, so it is called Qingyu Spring. If you applaud or sing here, the water droplets in the pool will change with the loudness of the sound. It is an extremely rare natural sound-controlled fountain. It looks like welcoming guests, also known as "Xike Spring". To his right is a large body of water called Jingshan Lake. There are now bamboo rafts for tourists to ride on and enjoy the scenery of the lake and mountains. On the right bank of the lake is the alligator farm, a rare animal in my country. Behind the spring is the Dingshan Pavilion Restaurant. Behind the restaurant, there is a camel garden and a racecourse for tourists to watch and ride. There is an archery range and camping service center on the left. For example, in the summer, you can rent a tent to have a picnic and barbecue on the hillside grassland, sleep in the tent and enjoy the natural breeze, and enjoy the leisure and wild fun. After climbing a hillside, we arrived in Xishuangbanna. Here are bamboo buildings and wooden houses built according to the customs of Yunnan ethnic minorities, and there are often folk customs and dance performances. Further back are the cockfighting and sheep fighting arenas, which perform for tourists from time to time. Passing through a path to the left is a maze made of shrubs over 1 meter high. Young men and women are chasing each other. Although they can see each other's heads, they don't know which way to catch up with him or her. It is very interesting. .
In the northwest corner is the "Zhaofu International Golf Course" built according to international standards. It is the only international standard golf course in Nanjing.
Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge
Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is located in Located on the Yangtze River in the northwest of Nanjing City, connecting the urban area and Pukou District, it is a double-decker, double-track highway and railway bridge designed and built by my country. It was completed on December 29, 1968. The upper road bridge is 4,589 meters long, with a 15-meter-wide roadway that can accommodate four large cars running in parallel. There are also sidewalks more than 2 meters wide on both sides; the lower railway bridge is 6,772 meters long, 14 meters wide, and is paved with double tracks. , two trains can run in opposite directions at the same time. Among them, the main bridge on the river is 1,577 meters long, and the rest are approach bridges. The highway approach bridge adopts the form of a double-hole double-curved arch bridge with Chinese characteristics. There are 200 cast iron reliefs embedded in the railings on both sides of the main highway bridge, and there are 150 pairs of white magnolia-shaped street lights beside the sidewalk. There are two 70-meter-high bridgeheads at the north and south ends. There are elevators in the castle that can access the railway bridge, highway bridge and bridgehead. On the lookout. There is also a sculpture of workers, peasants and soldiers more than 10 meters high in front of the fort. Under the South Fort is a park with beautiful scenery. On December 18, 1968, the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge designed and constructed by China was completed and opened to traffic. It marks a leap in bridge construction in China. The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is included in the Guinness Book of World Records. The Yangtze River traverses Jiangsu Province from west to east. This section is 425 kilometers long, blocking urban and rural land transportation on both sides of the Yangtze River. In September 1958, the Chinese government decided to build the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge. When the main project of the Jiangxin Bridge Pier was started in September 1960, it was during China's three-year economic difficult period. The bridge construction funds were lacking and the supply of building materials was tight. Then the factional struggle of the "Cultural Revolution" spread to the bridge construction site; the project was at a critical stage. Fortunately, the late Premier Zhou Enlai firmly supported the construction of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge at the critical moment and issued instructions to the bridge construction workers not to stop work but to continue erecting steel beams to open the railway to traffic. The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge construction project was successfully completed under extremely difficult conditions. The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is located between Xiaguan and Pukou in Nanjing City. Because the water here is thirty to forty meters deep, the underwater sediment cover is thick, and the rock formations at the bottom of the river are complex. Foreign bridge experts once predicted that when building a bridge in Nanjing, the basic engineering level would not be passed. However, with their ingenuity, Chinese bridge construction workers and technicians used several types of pipe string foundations and caisson foundations according to the different hydrogeological conditions of the river bottom, and overcame technologies such as foundation quality inspection and underwater welding and oxygen cutting. Despite the difficulties, the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge was finally completed in 1968. This was a major pioneering work in bridge engineering and was rare in the world at that time. Nanjing Yangtze River Long Bridge is a dual-purpose railway and highway bridge. The upper layer is a highway bridge and the lower layer is a double-track railway bridge. The main bridge has ten holes and a total length of 1,577 meters. Together with the approach bridges at both ends, the total length is: Railway bridge length Six thousand seven hundred and seventy-two meters, the road bridge is 4589 meters long and fifteen meters wide. The completion of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge has shortened the time for trains traveling from north to south to two minutes from one and a half hours in the past to cross the river by ferry. It has greatly facilitated the exchange of materials and personnel on both sides of the Yangtze River, and has played a significant role in promoting economic development and improving people's lives. positive effect.
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
The Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum was built from January 1926 to the spring of 1929. There are tomb passages, archways, mausoleum gates, stele pavilions, guard rooms, pillars, sacrificial halls, platforms, stone steps, walls and other projects. The tomb construction project designer Lu Yanzhi placed the main building on a central axis, and the entire building was shaped like a free bell. The half-moon square in front is the arc of the bell's top, and the dome of the tomb chamber at the top of the mausoleum is like the pendulum of a bell. The ceiling of the memorial hall is dome-shaped, with a marble seated statue in the center, which was sculpted by French-Polish Paul Landowski in Paris in 1930. The story of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary activities is carved in semi-relief around the seated statue. The four walls of the hall are engraved with the "Outline of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" written by Sun Yat-sen. There is a marble recumbent statue of Sun Yat-sen in the cave in the tomb, which was carved by the Czech sculptor Gao Qi. Sun Yat-sen's spiritual pivot is about 5 meters below the lying statue. After entering the tomb, all the visitors naturally bowed their heads and paid homage to the lying statue of Sun Yat-sen. In addition to the main building of the mausoleum, there are some commemorative buildings around the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, which were invested and built by people from all walks of life and overseas Chinese at that time.
Yuhuatai
Yuhuatai is located in many places of interest. In addition to the famous Yuhuatai Martyrs Cemetery and the Tomb of the Battle of Xinhai, there is also the tomb of Deng Yu, the garrison general in the Hongwu Period of the Ming Dynasty. The tomb of Fang Xiaoru, a scholar at Beijing time. As well as the ten tombs of Jiankang Tongpan Yang Bang in the Southern Song Dynasty that were later moved here. There is also the famous Tomb of King Bo Ni near the Andemen Waixianghua Village. In addition, Yuhua Stone is a unique tourist souvenir in Nanjing and has high appreciation value. Tourists may wish to buy it as a souvenir.
Linggu Temple is located at the east foot of Zijin Mountain. It is the only remaining temple among the more than 70 Southern Dynasty Buddhist temples in ancient Zhongshan. It was originally located where the Xiaoling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty is located, and was later moved to its current location due to the construction of the Xiaoling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty. The pine trees here are towering and the scenery is pleasant. It is known as the "Linggu Deep Pine".
The temple was built in the early Ming Dynasty. It was very large at that time, covering an area of ??500 acres, and it was 5 miles long from the mountain gate to the main hall. It also had a deer park with countless deer. The current temple site is only part of the Dragon King Hall of Linggu Temple in the early Ming Dynasty.
Linggu Temple has a famous building in China and abroad - Wuliang Hall (Beamless Hall), which is made of bricks from base to top without using an inch of wood. The hall is 22 meters high, 53.8 meters wide and 37.85 meters deep. It is divided into five couplets. The project is arduous and complicated. It uses the arch bridge method. Five bridge holes are built first, and then they are jointed and then stacked to form a large dome roof. Therefore, it is extremely strong and has remained intact after hundreds of years of vicissitudes. Some people believe that among the several existing Wuliang Halls (Wuliang Halls) in my country, the Wuliang Hall in Linggu Temple is the most majestic and a masterpiece of ancient Chinese stone architecture.
In addition, there are also scenic spots such as Sanjue Monument, Songfeng Pavilion, and Linggu Pagoda. Linggu Tower is a modern building. It is a reinforced concrete nine-story eight-sided glazed tower with a height of 66 meters.
Xuanwu Lake is located outside the northeast city wall of Nanjing and is connected to the urban area by Xuanwu Gate and Jiefang Gate. It was turned into a park in 1909. It was called Yuanwu Lake Park at that time, and was also called Wuzhou Park, Hou Lake, etc.
The shores of Xuanwu Lake are diamond-shaped, with a circumference of about 10 kilometers, an area of ??437 hectares, and a water surface of about 368 hectares. There are 5 islands in the lake, which divide the lake into four large areas. There are bridges or embankments connecting the islands, making it easy to visit. The depth of the lake water does not exceed 2 meters. Fish are raised in the lake and lotus are planted. In summer and autumn, the water surface is green and pink lotus are hidden in it. The lake is full of fragrance and the scenery is charming.
The five continents in the lake each have their own characteristics. Let’s talk about Huanzhou first. Huanzhou is like two huge arms stretching from the north and south to the lake to embrace Yingzhou. There is a rockery at the corner of Huanzhou opposite Xuanwu Gate. Next to the rockery are two strange-shaped Taihu stones, one shaped like Guanyin and the other shaped like a boy, which is called Boy worshiping Guanyin. There is Guo Pu Pavilion on the hill behind the rockery. This hill is the tomb of Guo Pu, a famous scholar in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The characteristic of Huanzhou is the rows of graceful weeping willows along the lakeshore. The breeze blows and dances, which has a unique charm and makes people stop. This scene is the new forty-eight sceneries of Jinling, named "Xuanwu Yanliu".
Going north from Huanzhou and crossing Fangqiao is Liangzhou. There is a two-story square ancient building in the northeast of the island. There is a platform on the north side of the building, surrounded by iron railings. It was the platform for generals in ancient times. To the west of the building are the Friendship Hall, Wenji Pavilion, Lake Temple and other buildings. In the northwest corner of the island is a classical garden-style flower bed, made of stacked yellow stones. There are winding paths paved with rain flower stones between the altars. Wenji Pavilion is beside the flower bed. In the southeast corner is Baiyuan Restaurant, a two-story building with elegant color and distinctive design, which serves fresh fish meals and fish banquets from the lake every day. The characteristics of this continent are the two beauties of chrysanthemum and osmanthus. Every October in the golden autumn, the fragrance of cinnamon and osmanthus is refreshing; There are cruise ships on the lakeside, which is very convenient for foreign tourists.
Go east from Liangzhou and cross Cuiqiao to Cuizhou, which has an amphitheater, Cuizhou Stage, Cuihong Hall and other buildings. It is characterized by many secluded trees, such as giant umbrella-like cedars, pagoda-shaped pines and cypresses, and patches of bamboo. It is a paradise for lovers. This scene is called "Cuizhou Cloud Tree" and is now imitated on the water south of Asahi Bridge. The Dai people built a water village named "Green Ripples Xiaoxie", which consists of more than 20 small bamboo houses. Each room is connected by a bamboo bridge. Visitors can sit in the house to drink tea, have a meal, play chess, or Singing loudly is like being in a boat, which has a unique atmosphere. There are also red carps in the water for people to watch, making it a good place for leisure and vacation.
Go east from Huanzhou and cross Lingqiao to Lingzhou, where there is a zoo. There are dozens of rare animals such as giant pandas and giraffes in the park. The island is close to Zhongshan. Zhongshan is like a swimming dragon and is majestic. There are often purple-gold clouds lingering on the top of the mountain. From Lingzhou, you can watch the ever-changing purple-gold clouds. It is mysterious and unpredictable, so it is called "Lingzhou Mountain". From Lingzhou to the south via Tailing Causeway, you can exit Xuanwu Lake from Jiefangmen. There is a 500-meter-long winding corridor on Yingzhou. There is a Lama temple in the north of the corridor. Next to the temple is a seven-story pagoda named "Nona". Cherry trees are widely planted on this island, and cherry blossoms have been introduced in recent years. There are many famous species. Every April, the island is brilliant. When there is a slight wind and rain, the fallen flowers are colorful, which is extremely charming. This scene is called "Yingzhou Flower Sea".
In recent years, Xuanwu Lake Park has introduced many large-scale entertainment projects to entertain tourists. For example, on the right side of Xuanwu Gate is a 3,000-square-meter racecourse, where horses are tamed, and cavalry veterans follow them when riding. Protect and ensure the safety of tourists. On the left, there is a sightseeing train on the lake that goes north around Liangzhou, Huanzhou, Yingzhou, and Lingzhou, and reaches Tailing Causeway. There are also golf clubs and standard tennis courts on the west side of Tailing Causeway.
Zhongshan Scenic Area is a famous scenic spot in Nanjing and one of the 44 scenic spots announced by the State Council. It is located in the northeastern suburbs of Nanjing. The whole area includes more than 50 scenic spots for sightseeing, including Purple Mountain, Xuanwu Lake, Ming Dynasty city walls, etc. The mountains, water, city, buildings and forests are integrated into one, the scenery is beautiful and majestic, making it a must-see for Chinese and foreign tourists visiting Nanjing. Travel place.