The Nanjing Day Trip You Don't Need a Tour Guide For
Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum
More commonly called the Ming Tombs - a sibling of those in Beijing; the pair form a UNESCO World Heritage web site - this is the final catching your zzz's place belonging to the Hongwu Emperor, founder of the Ming Dynasty. Construction took over twenty years of laboring by several 100,000 workers and 5,000 guards. The mausoleum is set inside a verdant park which makes for a good rest from downtown Nanjing's concrete expanse.
Sun Yat sen Mausoleum
Sun Yat-sen was the first president of the Republic of China party; it ruled modern-day China through 1912 to 1949, up until the party - by then known as the Kuomintang - was run out by the Communists and also retreated to Taiwan. Given that a rift continues to exist today between Mainland China and Taiwan, it is astonishing that Dr. Sun continues to be revered by not only those in Taiwan but also many within Mainland China.
Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall
It took nearly 50 years for the authorities to create a memorial to the more than 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre, but the result is an expansive tribute to those who lost the lives of theirs throughout the Japanese intrusion. The museum is effectively laid-out with quite moving displays of historic documents, videos, and objects that were uncovered sticking to the city's pillaging.
Presidential Palace
It is not much to take a look at on the outside, but Nanjing's Presidential Palace is a worthy stop: You are able to see the rooms exactly as they were when Sun Yat sen and Chiang Kai shek sat in them plotting what they believed can be the potential future of China.The building housed the office of President of the Republic of China until the Kuomintang left to Taiwan throughout 1949, sticking to the Communist defeat. Some background knowledge along the Kuomintang vs. the Nationalists and also on the Taiping Rebellion is very helpful, as the placards are located in Chinese. As with Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum, it's interesting that this site - where fight against China's current ruling party was planned - may be so heavily frequented by Mainland Chinese visitors.
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