Nanjing Zhongshan and Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Scenic Area Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Zhongshan Scenic Area is a concentrated embodiment of Nanjing's urban characteristics and a gathering place of scenic spots and historical sites. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum The garden is the center. Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum and Linggu Temple With the support of the National Natural Science Foundation, there are more than 200 scenic spots and historical sites, and 84 scenic spots available for sightseeing. Among them, there is one world cultural heritage, 15 national key cultural relics protection units, and 31 Jiangsu provincial cultural relics protection units and municipal cultural relics protection units. Zhongshan is also named Zijin Mountain because of the purple clouds often lingering on the top of the mountain. It is dependent on and faces Houhu Lake, laying the foundation for Nanjing's natural beauty. Zhuge Liang praised it as "Zhongshan is like a dragon coiling, Shitou is like a tiger crouching, this is the emperor's house." Zhongshan stands on the bank of the Yangtze River with the momentum of "dragon coiling", drinking the clouds and swallowing the fog. It has been lush for thousands of years, and has received several dynasties of kings and heroes and pine and cypress green. It integrates multiple cultures and several natural works and stands out among the mountains. It contains the Six Dynasties culture, Ming Dynasty culture, Republic of China culture, landscape, city and forest culture, ecological leisure culture, and Buddhist culture series in one mountain, which is the "No. 1 mountain of humanities in Chinese cities."
Among the landscapes of Zhongshan, the Buddhist temples have the longest history. Existing religious buildings, such as Wuliang Hall, Baogong Pagoda, Zhigong Hall, Dinglin Temple, etc., are all important historical relics, but most of them have been rebuilt by later generations. However, at the top of Zhongshan or in the valleys halfway up the mountain, one can sometimes see ruins and ruins of ancient temples, which shows the heyday of Buddhist temples in Zhongshan during the Six Dynasties. The cultural relics of Zhongshan are also quite distinctive. As for the inscriptions, the stele praising the image of the monk Baozhi, painted by the great Tang Dynasty painter Wu Daozi, praised by the great poet Li Bai, and written by the great calligrapher Yan Zhenqing, is known as the "Three Wonders Stele". It is well-known. It was originally built in Zhongshan Dulongfu, and later followed by the Linggu Temple In addition, the Liang Zhaoming Prince Reading Platform on the northern peak of Zhongshan Mountain, the cliff inscription of Lu You, a famous patriotic poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, who visited Dinglin Temple in Zhongshan in the rain, and the Taoist "31st Cave Heaven" where Zixia Zhenren lived in seclusion in the Ming Dynasty are all scenic spots in Zhongshan Mountain with a strong cultural atmosphere.

Attractions distribution:

Zhongshan and Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum The scenic area is located in the eastern part of Nanjing City and is divided into two parts, the east part is themed "Republic of China Culture" and includes Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Scenic spots, Linggu Temple The western part of the scenic area is themed on "Ming Culture" and "Ecological Leisure Culture", including Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum , Plum Blossom Mountain , Purple Mountain Observatory wait.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 5A scenic spot, world cultural heritage

Scenic spot features:

Photography, hiking, scenic spots, historical sites, mausoleums, former residences, parks, famous mountains, lakes

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