4 Days Nanjing Highlights Tour

Meals: No meal
Accommodation: In Nanjing
 

Welcome to Nanjing, a renowned historical and cultural city and was the capital of several dynasties in Chinese history. Upon your arrival, our local guide will meet you at the railway station or airport, and transfer to your hotel.
 

In the afternoon, firstly visit Zhanyuan Garden, which is a garden with the longest existing history in Nanjing, with more than 600 years history, which was built in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. 
 

Then we will have a visit at the Confucius Temple, which was a place to worship and consecrate Confucius, a great philosopher and educator of ancient China. It is one of the 4 largest Confucian temples and was firstly built in 1034. Then walk to Qinhuai River Scenery Belt, a national AAAAA-level tourist area integrating natural scenery, landscape gardens, temples and schools, street residences and local lifestyle. At night the whole area is lit up with colorful lights thus creating a very impressive night scenario. It is very popular to take a colorfully decorated boat to ride on this ancient river, which will be a memorable experience.
 

Then you will be escorted and dropped off at your hotel. Enjoy a leisurely and free time for the rest of the day. 

Confucius Temple

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Nanjing
 

After breakfast in the morning, we start to explore this ancient city. Our tour starts from Zijin Mountain (Purple Mountain), which is known as one of the four most famous mountains in Southern China. The mountain covers a total area of 31 square kilometers, with more than two hundred scenic spots, such as Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, the Xiaoling Mausoleum of Ming Dynasty.
 

Visit the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, located on the south slope of Zijin Mountain. It is the mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the forerunner of the great democratic revolution, all made of white granite and reinforced concrete, covered with blue glass tiles. It is known as "the first mausoleum in the history of modern Chinese architecture".

Then move to Meiling Palace. Its official name is "the official residence of the chairman of the national government", and it has the reputation of "the first villa in the Far East".

Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum & Xiaoling Mausoleum

Walk along the sacred Road to Xiaoling Mausoleum of Ming Dynasty, which is located near the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum. As an honorable UNESCO World Heritage Site, Xiao Ling magnificent value of architecture and royal mausoleum culture.

After that, we will visit Linggu Temple. Linggu Temple was founded in 514 A.D., and was originally known as Kaishan Temple. Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, personally gave the name "Linggu Zen Temple" and named it "the First Zen Forest under the Heaven", which was one of the three major Buddhist temples in the Ming Dynasty. The Buddhist Relics of Xuanzang's parietal bone is preserved in the mini golden pagoda enshrined in the main hall - Xuanzang Memorial Hall. The relics are very precious, and people have a chance to see them only when the Linggu Temple holds an exhibition.
 

Climb up to the top of the Linggu Tower, the iconic spot of Linggu Temple, and you will have a panoramic view of the surrounding scenery.

Nanjing City Wall & Linggu Temple

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Nanjing

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast in the hotel, we set off for Niushoushan Forest Park, which is a hidden treasure of Nanjing, a place where both Buddhists and regular tourists can enjoy. Take sightseeing bus to the Usnisa Palace at the top, which is a modern building of 9 storeys with fabulous design. It was built to collectively exhibits and preserves the treasure of the Buddhist world - the world's only parietal relic of Buddha. Then visit the iconic Foding Temple and Foding Pagoda, and enjoy a leisurely walk in the park.

In the afternoon, take an educational visit to Nanjing Museum, one of the three major museums in China and the earliest museum established in China, consisting of a history hall, art hall, a special exhibition hall, a digital museum, a Republic of China museum and an intangible cultural heritage museum. Then have a leisure walk at the Gate of China and visit the Ancient City Wall, which is the world's longest, largest, and best-preserved ancient castle wall.

Niushou Mountain and Foding Pagoda

Meals: Breakfast
 

In the morning, we will visit the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre, which was built by the Nanjing Municipal Government in 1985 to memorialize the over 300, 000 victims slaughtered in Nanjing Massacre, an episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Imperial Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing. From 1937.12.13 to 1938.1, no less than 300,000 innocent civilians and unarmed Chinese soldiers were brutally slaughtered in mass and individual beheadings, burying alive, burning, and killing races. Visiting this site would be a depressing experience, but it allows better understand how cruel the war is and how treasurable the peace is.

The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre

Then transfer to the airport or railway station for departure. 
 

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