Recommendations for must-see attractions in Nanjing

1. Attraction 1: Nanjing Confucius Temple

——Nanjing Confucius Temple is located on Gongyuan Street on the north bank of the Qinhuai River in Qinhuai District, Nanjing City, west of Jiangnan Gongyuan, and is located in the core of the Qinhuai Scenery Belt of Confucius Temple The area, namely Nanjing Confucius Temple, Nanjing Confucian Temple, and Wenxuanwang Temple, is a place where Confucius is worshiped. It is the first national highest university in China, one of the four major Confucian temples in China, a hub of ancient Chinese culture, and a gathering place of history and humanity in Jinling. It was not only the cultural and educational center of Nanjing during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but also the largest cultural and educational building complex in the southeastern provinces. ?

——The Confucius Temple is a large-scale ancient building complex. It is mainly composed of three major building complexes: the Confucius Temple, the Academy, and the Gongyuan. It occupies a large area. There are Zhaobi, Panchi, Archway, Juxing Pavilion, Kuixing Pavilion, Lingxing Gate, Dacheng Hall, Mingde Hall, Zunjing Pavilion and other buildings. Confucius Temple is known as a Qinhuai scenic spot and has become a characteristic landscape area of ??the ancient capital of Nanjing. From the Six Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, many aristocratic families gathered nearby, so it is known as the "Golden Powder of the Six Dynasties". It is the largest traditional ancient street market in China, and is similar to the Shanghai City God Temple. , Suzhou Xuanmiao Temple and Beijing Tianqiao are the four major downtowns in China. They are also China's famous open national AAAAA-level tourist attractions and international tourist attractions. ?

——The Confucius Temple was built in the third year of Xiankang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (337). According to Wang Dao’s proposal that “ruling the country should focus on cultivating talents”, the Imperial Academy was established on the south bank of the Qinhuai River; Jing Youyuan of the Northern Song Dynasty In 1034, the Eastern Jin Academy was moved to the north of the Qinhuai River, and a temple was built in front of the academy to worship Confucius. It was burned down by war during the Jianyan period of the Southern Song Dynasty, and rebuilt in the ninth year of Shaoxing (1139), and was called Jiankang Academy. It was renamed Jiankang Academy in the Yuan Dynasty. It was Jiqing Road School; in the early Ming Dynasty, it was changed to Guozixue, and later to Yingtianfu School; in the early Qing Dynasty, the original Fu School was changed to the county school of Shangyuan and Jiangning counties. It was destroyed again by war during the Xianfeng period. In the eighth year of Tongzhi (1869) ); the Confucius Temple was destroyed four times and five were rebuilt. The last time it was destroyed was in the artillery fire of the Japanese invaders in 1937. It was successively repaired and rebuilt after 1984. In 1991, it was rated as one of the "Top 40 National Tourist Attractions".

2. Attraction 2: Nanjing Museum

——Nanjing Museum is located at No. 321, Zhongshan East Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing. It is one of the three major museums in China, referred to as Nanyuan or Nanbo. , its predecessor was the National Central Museum initiated by Cai Yuanpei and others in the 22nd year of the Republic of China (1933). It is the earliest museum established in China and the first large-scale comprehensive museum built with state investment in China. It is now a large-scale comprehensive national museum, a national first-level museum, one of the first batch of national museums built by central and local governments, a national AAAA tourist attraction, a national key cultural relics protection unit and China's 20th century architectural heritage. ?

——The Nanjing Museum covers an area of ??more than 130,000 square meters and has a "six pavilions in one courtyard" layout, namely the History Pavilion, Special Exhibition Pavilion, Digital Pavilion, Art Pavilion, Intangible Cultural Heritage Pavilion, and the Republic of China Pavilion. In addition, the institute has "six research institutes", namely, the Institute of Archeology, the Institute of Cultural Relics Conservation, the Institute of Ancient Architecture, the Institute of Exhibition Art, the Research Institute of Intangible Cultural Heritage, and the Institute of Ancient Art. It also has the only one among Chinese museums. Ethnic folklore research institutions, among which the Institute of Cultural Relics Protection is known as the "Third Class A Hospital of Cultural Relics" and is a key scientific research base of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage for the protection of paper cultural relics in China.

——As of 2018, Nanjing Museum has 432,768 pieces (sets) of various collections and 371,032 pieces (sets) of precious cultural relics. The number of precious cultural relics ranks second in China, second only to the Palace Museum. The cultural relics in the collection date from the Paleolithic Age to contemporary times; they are both national and regional; they include items handed down from the palace, items from archaeological excavations, and some collected and donated by the society, all of which are from all dynasties. Excellent masterpieces and treasures that have attracted the attention of academic circles at home and abroad. Bronze, jade, ceramics, gold and silver vessels, bamboo and wood ivory horns, lacquerware, silk embroidery, calligraphy and painting, seals, stele sculptures and other cultural relics are all available. Each type has its own historical series, with thousands of The most direct witness to the historical development of Chinese civilization.

3. Attraction 3: Niushou Mountain Cultural Tourism Area

——Nanjing Niushou Mountain Cultural Tourism Area is located in Jiangning District, Nanjing City. It is planned and planned by Nanjing Niushou Mountain Cultural Tourism Group Co., Ltd. It is a comprehensive cultural tourism area developed, constructed and operated by Nanjing Junhe Cultural Industry Co., Ltd. with a total planned area of ??49.37 square kilometers. " is the core design concept to comprehensively protect the historical and cultural relics of Niushou Mountain and restore the natural ecological landscape of Niushou Mountain. Niushou Mountain, also known as Tianque Mountain, is one of the four famous scenic spots in Jinling. It is named because the east and west peaks on the top of the mountain resemble the two horns of a bull's head. A Niushou Mountain is half of the history of Nanjing. Niushou Mountain has beautiful scenery and is known as the "Spring Niu's Head". In ancient times, there were Niu Shou Yanlan, Xianhua Qingxing, and Zhenxi Jinling in the ancestral hall. It also has many historical monuments, such as Yue Fei's ancient fort to fight against the Jin Dynasty, cliff carvings, and Hong Kong. Juesi Pagoda, Zheng He Cultural Garden, etc. attracted countless emperors, generals, ministers, and literati to cultivate themselves, drink tea, and compose poems here, leaving more than 400 poems.