Parks & Scenic Spots

The Qinhuai River runs around and through many parts of Nanjing, including Fuzi Miao. However, in the west it seperates the older parts of Nanjing from the newer areas known as Hexii. It is in this area that there...

This may be in the parks and gardens section, but it's so much more than that...it's like a total recreational area for the young and not so young, and the rich and the not so rich. Wutaishan is a...

Hongshan Forest Zoo is a mixed bag when it comes to attractions, with some being quite good and others being not-so-good. First, this is not a modern zoo, so visitors expecting a Bronx Zoo or Washington National Zoo will...

For those of you who don't know what a stupa is, it's a dome-shaped monument, used to house relics of Buddhism or Jainism. Having said that, I can't really remember seeing anything particularly dome-shaped here... Jiuhuashan - or Jiuhua...

Yue Jiang Lou is, for lack of a better description, a large castle on top of a big hill overlooking the Yangzi River. If that does not peak your interest, then I am not sure what will, because this...

Ling Gu Temple is a scenic area right on the side of the Purple Mountain, very close to Dr. Sun Yat-Sen's Mausoleum. A ticket to the temple can be purchased as part of the package ticket to the Mausoleum,...