Unique Nanjing tour/Locals' experience

Itinerary

Day 1: East of Nanjing

Stop At: Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum, China, Jiangsu Sheng, Nanjing Shi, Xuanwu Qu, 石祥路7号 邮政编码: 210014
Let's walk up and follow our guide's introduction to his great contribution to China and know more about his life.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ming Tomb Carved Stone, Yaonan Village, Xishanqiao Country, Yuhuatai District, Nanjing 210012 China
Follow us and check out those fantastic 600 year old stone animals, warriors and civillians.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Nanjing Museum (Nanjing Bowuyuan), No.321 Zhongshan East Road, Nanjing 210004 China
Here you will have chance to see 430,000 pieces of exhibits, including jade, bronze, ceramics, lacquer wares, silk & embroidery, paintings & calligraphies, seals and steles. Nanjing Museum is divided into six exhibition halls: Historical Hall, Art Hall, Digital Hall, Republic of China Hall, Intangible Cultural Heritage Hall and Special Exhibition Hall.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at our local's apartment and have chance to see local's lifestyle.

Day 2: Ancient flavor & interactive

Stop At: Zhonghua Gate (Zhonghuamen Castle), Qinhuai District, Nanjing 210000 China
Zhonghua Gate (Chinese Gate) is the south gate of Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. As a precious cultural relic, it has the double distinction of being the biggest castle-style city gate in China and a structural element of the most complicated castle in the world. It is the castle's magnificent scale, delicate structure, and the great skill with which it was built that bequeath it an important place in China's military and architectural traditions.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Zhanyuan Garden, No.128 Zhanyuan Road, Qinhuai District, Nanjing 210001 China
Among the five most famous gardens of Southern China, Zhanyuan Garden is the only well preserved Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) architectural complex in Nanjing. It is the oldest (over 600 years) among all the others in the city. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) once came here and gave it the name of Zhanyuan. After the establishment of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1868), known as Taiping Tianguo in Pinyin, it became the residence of the Taiping Rebellion leaders Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Youhe and Lai Hanying. With frequent wars, it lay deserted for many years until its restoration by the government in 1960.
Duration: 50 minutes

Stop At: Confucian Temple Area (Fuzi Miao), Gongyuan Street, Nanjing China
The Confucius Temple in Nanjing was a place to worship and consecrate Confucius, a great philosopher and educator of ancient China. It is also known as Fuzimiao in Chinese. Originally, the temple was constructed in the year of 1034 in the Song Dynasty (420-589). It suffered repeated damage and has been rebuilt on several occasions since that time. 1937 was the most destruction when it was burnt to ruin by Japanese aggressors. In 1984 the temple was rebuilt under the support of the local government. During the long process, the original building expanded to be a complex building in the architectural style of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, including the Nanjing Confucius Temple itself, China Imperial Examination Museum and Xue Gong (the Imperial Academy). The complex is still called the Confucius Temple out of habit by locals and visitors.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Yuejiang Tower, No.202 Jianning Road, Xiaguan District, Nanjing 210015 China
Yuejiang tower, at the Lion hill, was planned for building for almost 600 years, but they managed to start construction only in 1999, and unveil it for visitors in 2001. In the vicinity of the Lion hill in 1360 Zhu Yuanzhang, who later became the Emperor of China of the Ming dynasty with its 80 thousand army defeated 400 thousand army of Chen Youliang. 14 years later being a Hongwu, he took a decision to built the tower, but due to some unknown to me reasons, that decision was never realised at that time

In good weather there opens a wonderful view to the city, Yangtze river and bridge across it from the hill on which the Yuejiang tower stands.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.