Sailing Calendar in 2008
Yangtze Attractions
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Nanjing - Capital in Jiangsu Province
- Nanjing, historically also Nanking, is situated in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and is the central city of the lower Yangtze Basin. It is a renowned historical and cultural city.
- Nanjing means "southern capital", Beijing "northern capital". Nanjing was the capital of several dynasties and has various relics including Ming tombs that are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It was the capital of the Republic of China from their 1911 revolution until the defeat by the communists in 1949.
- Purple-Gold Mountain
- (From Nanjing take bus 9 or Y1). is East of the lake, Northeast of city center. It contains Ming Dynasty tombs, the mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen (leader of the 1911 revolution) and other impressive stuff. You could spend a day or more just exploring this. Admission varies but is around ￥100. The park has a shuttle "train" you can ride and is included in the price of certain tickets. There is also a cable car going up the hill, and if you have the right shoes, feel free to walk down from the hill. Prices are fairly acceptable, for one-ride ￥25, for up-and-down ￥45.
- Presidential Palace
- is a great way to spend a day exploring the headquarters of past emperors and later, the Nationalist government. The Palace includes the offices of many top governemental officials, including Chang Kai-shek and Sun Yat-sen, as well as the residence of Sun Yat-sen. The informational placards are printed in four languages. 40RMB.
- Nanjing Museum
- (right on the main street of Nanjing). offers you a lot of different culture scenes, including the sailing of Zheng He (the eunuch admiral of the Ming Dynasty who explored at least to Africa, perhaps further) and real-silk-making. It's a great place to spend either a hot or rainy day.
- Monument to the 1937 Nanjing Massacre
- which memorializes the hundreds of thousands of Chinese who died at the hands of Japanese troops in Nanjing. The memorial features an excavated mass burial site, while a newly opened, mostly-underground, multimedia museum explains the entire history of the event in both English and Chinese. A harrowing, but definetly worthwhile place to visit.
- One of the bridges over the Yangtze has sculptures that are a classic of socialist art. Workers and farmers have tools; military have weapons. They all have books, presumably of Mao's Thought. The bridge was built after the clinch between the Soviet Union and China in the early 60's. The Soviet Advisors told Mao that it wouldn't be possible, but the Chinese built it anyway. This was the first major project built entirely by Chinese, without foreign help. Very interesting monument, and on the other side there are completely new towns in the making (Finished around spring 2006) including direct subway-connection.
Impression of Nanjing
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