"A city unique in the world", the historical city of Nanjing lingering hidden past and the rise and fall undying love and hatred. Wu Yue dispute Spring and Autumn Period to the three countries for their era of Sun Quan, Five Dynasties and Ten States to regime change in the early Ming imperial capital replacement, the Treaty of Nanjing suffering nation to stand in defiance of the ever-changing, this ancient city are visible figure.

"Vicissitudes six hundred contained" Ming City Wall witnessed the rise and fall of the capital, Zhongshan Jing majestic view of the storm greenish yellow, Qinhuai River melody of "Qinhuai song" Melancholy tell the elegance and beauty of the Mystics.

It was destroyed in the war, but from the ashes.

Now, the quiet of the magnificent Yangtze River Bridge, Confucius Temple hustle and bustle, Sun Yat-sen's solemn, grand presidential palace, Yihe Road, Pioneer bookstore literary ...... outline fragmented and diverse Nanjing, and clouds of tall Indus series from the soul of the city's elegant bones and literature.

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One to fall, I think of Nanjing, where the short and brilliant autumn, is looking forward to a worthwhile wait.

Nanjing gorgeous autumn is gorgeous, golden ginkgo, white aloe, intoxicating fragrance and step up the creaking Indus leaves woven into painting, walking in such a rhyme in color, among the Impressionist painting after if exposure .

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Three works of nature, a Zhong Yu

Sun Yat-sen in Nanjing praised "the goodness of a region, its land, deep water, plains, three works of nature, a Zhong Yu, Cheng hard to find in the big city in the world this nirvana too." It also depends on this is the source of the ancient capital of the Republic of China Fan.

Nanjing City, literature and art, but also has its own Lichtung open side.

"Zhongshan wind and rain from greenish yellow, millions of bold warriors over the River", located in the northeast of Nanjing Zhongshan, often because of the Peak Ziyun linger, also known as the Purple Mountain, which stands on the Yangtze River, mountains, rivers, towns, forests totally one, has always been known as one of "the four southern mountain", was praised as "Zhong Shan Lung Poon."

Since the Six Dynasties to the modern, Zhongshan are military hub, contested. Zhong Shanxia fog surrounded by lush and after the millennium, the Six Dynasties culture, cultural Ming Dynasty, the Republic of culture, city landscape Lin cultural, ecological leisure and culture, Buddhist culture merged in the mountain, how many literati have left swimming Zhongshan poetry chapter.

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Zhongshan Mausoleum centric, relying on the Spirit Valley and Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, Ming Xiaoling five major scenic spots, Mausoleum scenic Hope Valley area, Takuhatsu Ridge scenic and other attractions make up today's Scenic and Historic Area. Every autumn, and it became one of the most dazzling Nanjing autumn picture.

The stone is located Xiaoling path is called a "beautiful fall Nanjing 600 m", along the way, or standing stone lion haitai, camels, elephants, Kirin, horses six animal species or both sides of the road brittle stand, here is Xiaoling Shinto.

Golden ginkgo, red birch, sycamore brown yellow, emerald green juniper fullest on this path, let this solemn Shinto adding to the charm.

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Six kinds Shishou Xiaoling Shinto, the elephant weighs 80 tons, is among the most. It is said that, in order to be delivered to these Shishou Xiaoling, winter, only watering ice on the road, and then with a thick bamboo, wooden roller, roll all the way employers pushing method of transport to complete the task.

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The original Xiaoling Ming Dynasty temple destroyed in the war, the only remaining large-scale high plinth on 3-meter and three-story platform Xumizuo white marble pedestal 64, and now you can still see the four corners of the pedestal stone dragons, each with around three main hall Road riding stack, the remaining six relief Yunlong landscape Mainland China stone. The war between the Qing Dynasty Xianfeng years almost to the ground Xiaoling building destroyed. As this piece of land, six hundred years, we witnessed the history of populations. Now, from exquisite stone Xiangdian retained in ruins, still able to get a glimpse of the grand old buildings.

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As the saying goes: "Chunniu first autumn Qixia," every fall, they are come Qixia mountain tour leaves the crowd.

Qixia Mountain deep Lin, Quan Qing Shi Jun, another Southern and Sui Qianfoyan stone structure stupa name, intoxicating natural and cultural landscape, known as "the first Ming Jinling Xiushan." Qixia west side is referred Maple Ridge, where patches of maple, every autumn leaves fire, is spectacular.

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The Dongfeng Void pavilion, is considered to be the best at Qixiashan ornamental leaves, small kiosks to sit for a moment, leaning against the railing view Ruxia as red Yeqi Jing Jin, do not have some fun.

If you want away from the crowd, looking for a small minority of the autumn tour, it is possible to be known as the "Nanjing Jiuzhaigou" stop Maling. Only Maling Ridge, also known as sesame, located at the junction of Jiangsu and Anhui, can be described as a virgin territory. There are dense forests wanton growth, but also birds and animals around, because there is no project development and do not have a pristine beauty.

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Acutissima, Huang Dong, fir and other vegetation grow here more than 140 lay gorgeous colors for autumn. Ducks, egrets, foxes, deer and other wildlife habitat here, add angry this picture. Today, it has become a favorite of veteran travel photographer photography Holy Land.

Sat on the floor in Autumn in Nanjing, close your eyes, listen to the wind rustling the leaves, ancient Nanjing, this fall is the most comfortable way to travel.

Streets and alleys of Nanjing, the most legendary and most marketplace

In 1929, about Nanjing "capital plan" finalized. "Architectural aspects, not just the new Qiao Yi Zhen, compete and mixed, to change ...... Rao principal organs built in the center of the other ring out on both sides, like the auxiliary wing GongChen trend, if the natural suppression Avenue building, even consistent with each other. police topography, its construction and will be, to be built chisel lake pool, the choice of sites most vulnerable, garden ornament, with the ages, in a solemn among the bright, landscape Lin Quan proficient in both wins. "

Although the overall plan because of the Japanese invasion and the fire is blocked, but the "capital plan" gave a poetic framework Nanjing that time. "Zhongshan Road opened, the traditional pattern of north-south axis has changed, Qinhuai River in Nanjing city relied on the Yangtze River and alienated the situation has changed, north of the city, town, east of the city are connected up in the mountain, out of the closed number from Nanjing a century ramparts circle. at the same time, it will Shanxi Road, Gulou, Xinjiekou, palaces and other large commercial and financial center, and the Six Imperial City, the Southern Tang Palace, the Forbidden City and the Ming Qing Dynasty palace ruins of the old track, etc., in a string together."

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Streets on both sides of the Indus, known as the "Nanjing context unique green" by the Nanjing people and even many foreigners love. A few years ago, because the building needs transplant Indus cities, locals launched the "protection of Indus action", but also growth-promoting the first "green assessment" system.

About The Indus has many romantic legends, in which the love planting Indus argument was widely circulated, but it is not.

In 1925, when the Forest Management was returning from Nanyang repair Fu Huanguang was entrusted with the task of Nanjing Gardens hosted the project, the city of Nanjing deserted, almost no trees and parks, thousands of years has been the verdant Purple Mountain, also had the Taiping Rebellion in the forest is doomed.

Three years later, to meet the Sun Yat-sen Feng An Dadian, in charge of the cemetery Boulevard and Zhongshan Road Greening Design of Nanjing Fu Huanguang will become a city of the Indus. Zhongshan Harbor, Zhongshan Road, Zhongshan, Zhongshan Road, eastern suburbs, Central Road, South Zhongshan, constitute the "three-plate with four rows of six" type of pattern trees. Since then, the "Ten Indus mine planted around Kingston as cover open. Compartment make this world are gone, visitors stroll good wander."

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People's Liberation Army after the capture of Nanjing, Nanjing, Liu Bocheng ruled a soft spot for the Indus, he is said to have been specially sent from Hunan shipped 20,000 cedar and Fatong, less than three years, these trees took hold in Nanjing root, then stand at the Sun Yat-sen, Yuhuatai, Xuanwu Lake, Jiming Temple, Qixia mountain and other places. Today, Nanjing Zhujiang Road, Jiankang Road, Zhonghua Road, Beijing East Road, Beijing Road, Yudao, roads and other locals into the Xianghe most familiar Indus on the boulevard, were planted between 1951 and 1957 of.

Autumn, under the clear sky, huge parasol trees lengthy fall, through the sunlight and shade in between the blades, each leaf is like singing softly.

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Indus bring romance to the city, Nanjing streets and alleys of the stories was the legend it brings.

"A Yihe Road, half the history of the Republic of China" is the Yihe Road, the most realistic portrayal. This east Jiangsu Road, west Xikang, south of Beijing Road, north to the region of Ningxia Road was the dignitaries and foreign diplomats live together senior housing, is compatible with more than 200 Chinese and Western, ancient and modern villas gathered in taking into account any here, there are Spanish-style open-air courtyard, France Meng Sha style wedge roofs, Japan and architecture ...... here it seems to have become museum architecture.

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Had lived in this writer so ZHANG Shou-Ren Yi praised the Road: "In my mind, no streets in the world and can Yihe Road comparable - even with Paris's most luxurious, most beautiful, most imposing of tolerance Champs Elysees, and my heart can not Yihe Road compared to. "

Lift Wu Yixiang, you certainly will not consciously began to read the poem: "Suzaku bridge weed, Wuyi Xiang mouth sunset oblique old Yan Wang Xietang ago, flying into the homes of ordinary people.." This is known in the world Wende is located on the streets Qinhuai River Bridge, South Bank, historic elegance make it shine.

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Three Kingdoms era, that time also called the Nanjing Jianye, Qinhuai River in this alley, has a team playing in the garrison in black in this practice, they have said that Wu Yixiang name comes from the time of Wuyi camp. Eastern Jin Dynasty, became Wang Xie two homestead, to commemorate Wang Dao and Xie An achievements, today's Wu Yixiang built simple and elegant, "Director Wang Xie An memorial."

"Xie Wang calligraphy poem" out of Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi, Wang Xun, Xie Lingyun, Xie Hui even, Xie Tiao and other cultural giants from Wuyi Xiang, the let Wu Yixiang, a brisk coordinate a Chinese cultural history.

Wuyi Xiang, though not dazzling, Nanjing unusual side alleys, but it is full of fascinating marketplace of gas.

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East juncture, also known as East water off, here is the city of Nanjing Qinhuai River flows into the entrance of the ancient city wall of Nanjing is also the only entrance locks, cruise boats in this back and forth, east moment also vicissitudes changes.

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Many years ago, there was a dilapidated old house crowded enclave, now, to broaden the alley doubled, through the water off the east end of East Park, where there are old people playing chess, a good place Liuniao, according to a city wall and opened the road became digestion after a meal of local residents walking trails within walking distance along it to Egret Island.

Located south of Nanjing Zhonghua Gate generation, it brings together the views of the Yangtze River Delta features. Where there is a narrow alley, called the three camps. It is said that the alley named after the construction of the Ming Dynasty city wall in the then government built here for people to build three barracks city of residence, the alley will have the name "three camps" of.

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In this authentic neighborhood, you will see the most local of Nanjing life. Old tricycle, casual drying clothes and quilts, as well as residents careful cultivation of plants and flowers.

Go to that called "see smoke" small shop, try a bowl of the locals say "Nanjing most orthodox of firewood small ravioli" it, taste belongs to Nanjing alleys of small-time.

Modern Nanjing, international architect at the sway of inspiration

Nanjing fascinating place, not only in the long history, the breakdown of this city of modern architecture, you will find that it gives the present and the future so much imagination.

Pritzker Prize-winning architecture "Monster" Zaha Hadid's design for the twin towers of Nanjing "Nanjing Youth Olympic Center" has already become a new landmark in Nanjing, the whole building including a 314.5 m, 68-storey tower, a 249.5 m, 58-storey tower and a 46.9 m, 6-storey convention center.

Exterior of the building as a modern sailboat, between the virtual and real, open and closed ups and downs, the interior is also the intersection of light and shadow, line winding Smart.

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Between Lake Pukou District bergamot piece of landscape, hidden more than 20 huge "art", 24 top domestic and foreign architects from 15 countries and regions here sway inspiration to create this Square Contemporary Art Lakes .

That year, Arata Isozaki, Kazuyo Sejima, David Eide Gaya, Zhang and Wang Shu and other foreign architects to extract different architectural landmark by drawing lots, and in this undulating, intricate Lake District , based on environmental signature to be able to get to their own design work.

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Despite the great extent because away from urban areas, transport facilities, leading to the lake off the beaten track, this still does not affect "Architectural Garden" is. Especially in the popular attractions of the sea of ​​people, hidden in among these poems solidification automatic noise reduction, but also a touch of soul way to travel.

Building best known, comes by the American architect Steven Holl designed Square Contemporary Art Museum. Boxy exterior of the building as the name suggests, floating along the stairs and on the second floor of the galleries will unfold in front of us. Because the visual axis of Nanjing connected, here it is also considered a best view overlooking the city of Nanjing.

If it feels too distant lake Quartet Contemporary Art, stroll bookstore in the city can also be synchronized to appreciate the art of architecture in Nanjing.

Pioneer Bookstore has long been well known in the Nanjing business culture, its head office Mountain repeatedly been domestic and foreign media as "the most beautiful bookstore." Architecture, humanities, poetic beauty of fusion here to provide spiritual home for people who love art and literature.

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In addition, at the Presidential Palace, in Meiling Palace, the Sun Yat-sen, the pioneer can be found in bookstores figure, to provide spiritual post dusty travelers.

Recommended: 6 in Nanjing worthwhile thing

Walk Nanjing city wall

"Vicissitudes six hundred carrier, a city unique in the world." Existing 25.782 kilometers of the city wall, is not only our largest existing ancient city walls, is today the best preserved in the world's longest ancient city wall, known as the world's first city wall . From the Ming Dynasty, the city wall has crossed more than six centuries.

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Qinhuai night

Shili Qinhuai, Liuzhaojinfen. Qinhuai River is an ancient cultural origins of Nanjing, although many tourists here, but came to Nanjing, Qinhuai night is always a pity to miss. When night comes, Fang ship staggered, Imagine what the scene ten Qinhuai heyday ......

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Nanjing tour followed the scholarly territory

Nanjing city is full of human spirit and scholarly. Pioneer Bookstore has long been well known in the Nanjing business culture, can be found in bookstores vanguard figure in the popular attractions such as the Presidential Palace, Meiling Palace, such as Sun Yat-sen, followed by Nanjing bookstore tour will be another round of experience.

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Rhythm and live in residence

Yihe Yihe Road residence mansion that is the twelfth district area, located east of the Yihe Road residence area of ​​Nanjing Gulou District, has a different style villa 26, after the restoration of the Republic are carefully building. Today it exists as a boutique hotel, with a total area of ​​about 20,000 square meters area has rooms, villas, cultural centers, non-heritage cultural experience museum, museum, conference center and restaurants. Republic of China was admitted to the memories, would be the ideal way to understand the history of Nanjing.

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Jimingsi cherry blossoms

Jiming Temple, also known as the ancient Jiming Temple, Xuanwu District, Nanjing is located on the foothills cages Shandong Fu, was built in the Western Jin Dynasty, is one of the oldest Buddhist temple in Nanjing, since ancient times "Southern First Temple", "in the Four hundred and eightieth Temple, "the first temple in the world. Jimingsi full of cherry trees along the road, when the spring flowers, cherry blossom snow.

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Leaving the "back" in Pukou railway station

It is the former North Station in Nanjing, Sun Yat-sen coffin arrived in Nanjing, People's Liberation Army launched the battles, Zhu Ziqing "back" in the lenses takes place. Today, this has been a century train station is desolate, and late autumn, when the parasol trees covered with earth, and it became romantic here.

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