Nanjing Trip Overview
Nanjing is known as the capital city of six dynasties in ancient Chinese history, it has a brilliant cultural heritage. With the assistance of our knowledgeable guide, we will walk into the ancient city and visit the highlights of the city. The itinerary includes Niushoushan Cultural Tourism Zone, Nanjing Museum, Zhonghua Gate, Confucius Temple, the mother river of Nanjing and bustling bazaar – Qin Huai River.
1.Visit large-scaled Buddhism resort – Niushoushan
2.Visit China’s first large-scale integrated museum – Nanjing Museum
3.Visit the largest among the city gates in Nanjing – Zhonghua Gate
4.Visit Confucius Temple and ancient architectural complex
5.Take a boat and enjoy Qin Huai River scenery
6.Hotel pick-up and drop-off service
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Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Nanjing, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Nanjing is known as the capital city of six dynasties in ancient Chinese history, it has a brilliant cultural heritage. With the assistance of our knowledgeable guide, we will walk into the ancient city and visit the highlights of the city. The itinerary includes Niushoushan Cultural Tourism Zone, Nanjing Museum, Zhonghua Gate, Confucius Temple, the mother river of Nanjing and bustling bazaar – Qin Huai River.
1.Visit large-scaled Buddhism resort – Niushoushan
2.Visit China’s first large-scale integrated museum – Nanjing Museum
3.Visit the largest among the city gates in Nanjing – Zhonghua Gate
4.Visit Confucius Temple and ancient architectural complex
5.Take a boat and enjoy Qin Huai River scenery
6.Hotel pick-up and drop-off service
Itinerary
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Stop At: Niushoushan Forestal Park, Dongshanqiao Town, Jiangning District, Nanjing 211153 China
Niushou Mountain Cultural Tourism Zone is a very popular attraction and it is considered to be “New heritage of the world’s Buddhist culture and a new landscape of contemporary architectural art”. The entire scenic area, based on the excavation of ecological resources, cultural resources and tourism resources, strives to create ecological, cultural, and recreational projects.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Nanjing Museum (Nanjing Bowuyuan), No.321 Zhongshan East Road, Nanjing 210004 China
The Museum is a complex of buildings that is modeled after Liao Dynasty palace. It is one of the first large national comprehensive museum in China, and also the second largest museum in China. One of the highlights of the museum would be the calligraphy and painting collections. There are 12 permanent exhibition halls at the museum, including Qin Garden, Treasure Hall, Ming and Qing Porcelain Hall, Bronze Ware Hall, Ancient Paintings Hall, Folk Art Hall, Jade Hall, Jiangnan Silk Product Hall, Lacquer Hall, Wu Weishan Sculpture Hall, Earthen Ware Hall, Modern Art Hall.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Zhonghua Gate (Zhonghuamen Castle), Qinhuai District, Nanjing 210000 China
Located in the south of the city proper of Nanjing, Zhonghua Gate is a gate and defensive complex on the city wall of Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, China. It used to be the largest castle-type inner gate of ancient Nanjing City, and now it becomes the biggest existing the Urn Gate in the wall, as well as the biggest well-preserved Urn Gate in the world with the most complicated structure.
When visitors tour at the gate area, you can overlook the beautiful scenery of Nanjing city on the wall, also get some knowledge of the development history of China’s city gate in the “Urn Gate History Gallery”.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Confucian Temple Area (Fuzi Miao), Gongyuan Street, Nanjing China
Nanjing Confucius Temple, or Fuzi Miao in Chinese, is located on the Northern bank of the Qinhuai River. As one of the 4 great Confucius Temples in China, it is actually a building complex that mainly consists of three parts, namely the Confucius Temple, School and Examination Hall. It is a place for people to worship Confucius, the great thinker and educator in ancient China.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Qin Huai River, Qinhuai District, Nanjing 210001 China
Qinhuai River is a branch of the mighty Yangtze River.
In ancient times, places around Qinhuai River and Confucius Temple nearby were the most popular and bustling areas. Floating lights are the most famous view on the Qinhuai River. On the river, any boat or ship, large or small, will hang color lamps. It is a very important activity for a visitor to ride such a boat, floating on the river to enjoy the scenes and learn about its history and culture.
Duration: 1 hour
