Excursion (Aug. 28th 13:30 - 20:00 )

 

Excursion :

Visit Mausoleum of Dr.Sun Yat-sen, and Linggu Temple, then visit Confucius Temple
and have dinner at Qinhuairenjia Hotel.

 

The Mausoleum of Dr.Sun Yat-sen

Covering an area of 80,000 square meters (about 20 acres), Dr Sun Yat-sen' Mausoleum is located within the Zhongshan Scenic Area of the eastern suburb of Nanjing, with Mingxiaoling Mausoleum to the west and Linggu Temple to the east. Known as the most important mausoleum of modern Chinese architectural history.


Beamless Hall, or Wuliang Hall

The hall enjoys high reputation for its special architectural techniques. It has three archways on the front and rear sides respectively. The structure was built with bricks from the bottom to the top entirely, without a piece of wood or a single nail. Thus it was called Wuliang Hall, since Wuliang means beamless. Later in 1928, the hall was turned into the memorial hall of soldiers sacrificed in the War of Northern Expedition (1926-1927). More than 30,000 soldiers were enshrined.

 

Linggu Pagoda

 

Qinhuai River

Situated in the south part of Nanjing and surrounded by the Qinhuai River, the Confucius Temple (Fuzimiao) is one of the city’s most popular attractions. Confucius Temple consists of a cluster of symetrically arranged buildings and covers an area of over 26,000 square meters. The temple is home to excellent examples of both Ming and Qing dynasty architecture.