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Top ten most popular tourist attractions in Jiangsu Province

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Top 1: Zhongshan Mausoleum

Zhongshan Mausoleum Zhongshan Mausoleum is the mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat Sen (1866-1925), a great statesman and a great revolutionary pioneer in modern China. Although Dr. Sun Yat Sen passed away from the world for a long time, he was always respected by the world.

Located in the north and facing south, Zhongshan Mausoleum covers an area of more than 80000 square meters. The main buildings of Zhongshan Mausoleum include memorial archway, tomb passage, Mausoleum gate, stele Pavilion, memorial hall and tomb chamber, which are arranged on a central axis.

Zhongshan Mausoleum is located in Zhongshan Scenic Area in the eastern suburb of Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, at the south foot of Maoshan mountain, the East peak of Zijin Mountain. Zhongshan was called Jinling mountain in ancient times, Zhongshan Mountain in Han Dynasty and Zijin Mountain in Eastern Jin Dynasty. There are three peaks juxtaposed in Zijin Mountain. The main peak is the north peak, the rest are Tianbao mountain in the West and Maoshan mountain in the East. Zhongshan Mausoleum is located here. It is adjacent to the Xiaoling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty in the West and Linggu Temple in the East. It is built near the mountain. The whole building complex is built according to the mountain situation and gradually rises along the central axis from south to north.

Top 2: Zhouzhuang

Zhouzhuang Town is a Zeguo town. It is a typical "small bridge, flowing water and family" in the south of the Yangtze River. Although it has experienced more than 900 years of vicissitudes, it still retains the style and pattern of the original water town, just like a pearl inlaid in Dianshan Lake.

Zhouzhuang's most famous scenic spots are Fu'an bridge, Shuangqiao and shenting hall. Fu'an bridge is the only three-dimensional bridge building in the south of the Yangtze River; the double bridge is connected by two bridges and has a unique shape; the Shen hall is a Qing style courtyard house with strict overall structure and different local styles; in addition, there are religious places such as Chengxu Taoist temple and Quanfu preaching Temple. The whole town is connected by bridges and streets, and houses are built along the river. Boats are rocking and green shadows are whirling. Tourists returning to their simplicity can't help but recite: Wu Shu is in accordance with Wu current, and Wu Zhongzhou is collecting Yi tours.

The river course in the ancient town is shaped like a well. Houses are built along the river and streets are formed by the water. There are 14 ancient bridges and bridges built in yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Wu Guanzhong wrote that "Huangshan integrates the beauty of China's mountains and rivers, and Zhouzhuang gathers the beauty of China's water town". Overseas newspapers and magazines call Zhouzhuang "China's first water town".

Top 3: Confucius Temple

Confucius Temple is located on the Bank of the Qinhuai River. It was built in 337 in the third year of Xiankang of Sima Yan, Emperor chengdi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. According to Wang's proposal that "cultivating talents is the most important thing in governing a country", the Imperial Academy was established on the south bank of Qinhuai River. At that time, there was only a school palace, but no Confucius Temple was built. The Confucius Temple was built in 1034, the first year of Jingyou reign of emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty. Because the sacrifice is Confucius, it is also called Confucius Temple. The purpose of building Confucius Temple in front of the school is to hope that scholars follow the way of sages and sages and accept feudal enlightenment. It was destroyed by fire in Jianyan period of Southern Song Dynasty, and rebuilt in 1139 in Shaoxing. The Yuan Dynasty was changed to Jiqing road school. In the early Ming Dynasty, it was the national school, which merged the two County schools of Shangyuan and Jiangning, and then destroyed and rebuilt. In the early Qing Dynasty, when the government school moved to the former Guozijian, the former place of the Confucius Temple was changed into the county school of Shangyuan and Jiangning counties. In Xianfeng's reign, it was destroyed again by military fire; it was rebuilt in 1869.

Confucius Temple is not only the cultural and educational center of Nanjing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but also the cultural and educational building complex in Southeast China. In front of the Qinhuai River for panchi, the south bank has the longest screen wall in China. Zhaobi was built in 1575, the third year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty. Now it has been restored to its original style after repair. The stone fence beside panchi was built in 1514 in the ninth year of Zhengde reign of the Ming Dynasty, and is now fully decorated. There are kuiguuang Pavilion in the East and star gathering Pavilion in the west, which symbolizes the prosperity of literary style. Stone columns are erected on both sides of the square in front of the temple, which reads "the Minister of civil and military affairs will dismount here" to show the reverence for "the most holy king of Wen Xuan". In front of the temple gate, there is a cypress archway of "Tianxia Wenshu". Behind the archway is "Lingxing gate", which is Zhangyu's high stone archway with six columns and three gates. The middle gate is engraved with seal characters of "Lingxing gate". Between the three doors are inlaid with peony brick reliefs, and there are cloud carvings on the heads of the pillars. This is the channel for the emperor to go on a pilgrimage to worship Confucius, which is not accessible to ordinary officials and ordinary people. On weekdays, it is closed with wooden fence. Entering the Lingxing gate, there are Shoujing doors on both sides of the East and the west, and Dacheng gate in the middle, also known as halberd gate. In the feudal times, every time the new moon and Wang (the first and fifteenth day of the lunar calendar) pilgrimages and spring and autumn festivals, the officials of prefectures and counties, the instructions, and the instructors of training and guidance entered the Dacheng gate, and the scholars were not allowed to go beyond the rules. The lower stage is Danlong, with three steles standing side by side. In the East is the tablet of the emperor's wife in 1331, the stele of Siya Sheng in the west, and the inscription of Xiuxue palace of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty in the West. Danlong left and right for two veranda, outside the corridor to the main hall. There are 72 tablets of sages on the two sides. In the middle is the "Dacheng hall", with a terrace outside. It is a place for dancing and music during the spring and Autumn Festival. There are stone railings on three sides and a red copper stove burning tung oil torch at four corners. In the center of the hall, there is "Dacheng's position as the most holy teacher of Confucius", and the right and left are entitled to four sub saints, namely, Yan Hui, cen Shen, Meng Ke and Kong Ji. There is a small gate to the east of the hall, which is called Tongxue palace. Between the walls of the Confucius Temple and the school palace, there are wide passages in the East, the West and the north. Hundreds of cypress trees have been planted, with towering ancient trees. At that time, on the Wende bridge outside the temple, the yellow glazed tile roof of Dacheng hall was magnificent and magnificent in the shade. It is said that the plaque is the regular script of Wen Tianxiang in the Southern Song Dynasty, and later changed from Zeng Guofan to seal script. In the back of the hall is the "Zunjing Pavilion", which was originally a lecture hall for teaching. There are a large number of stereotypes of Confucian classics and portraits of sages on the upper floor. During the Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty, it was destroyed by war. In 1869, Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang rebuilt and expanded one after another. However, the main buildings of Confucius Temple were destroyed by Japanese invaders in 1937. After liberation, part of the former school palace served as the people's playground of Qinhuai District, while the "Xianci Temple of famous officials" was changed into Confucius Temple Primary School; the dachengdian site was converted into Confucius Temple Square. During the "Cultural Revolution", the remaining buildings were destroyed. In 1983, the government allocated funds to rebuild the ancient buildings of Confucius Temple, and the main buildings were roughly restored to their original appearance.

Now the Confucius Temple has become an important scenic spot on the Qinhuai scenic belt with rich architectural style of Ming and Qing Dynasties. It takes I Dacheng hall as the center, and forms an axis from north to south, with symmetrical buildings on both sides, covering an area of about 26300 square meters. It has been listed as a municipal cultural relic protection unit.

Top 4: Hanshan Temple

Hanshan Temple passes through the stone road alley of Fengqiao ancient town, or stands at the bridge head of Fengqiao. When you look up, you can see that Hanshan Temple with green tiles and yellow walls is located in the green trees, with green pines and cypresses in the courtyard, and the winding path leads to secluded. Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Jitu passed through Hanshan Temple and wrote a poem called "Night Mooring at Maple Bridge": "when the moon is setting, the sky is full of frost, the river Maple fishing fire is worried about sleeping, and the Hanshan Temple outside the city of Gusu, the bell rings to the passenger ship in the middle of the night." The ancient temple of Hanshan is famous all over the world.

Hanshan Temple is located in Fengqiao town, 5 kilometers away from changmen gate in the west of Suzhou city. It was built in the Tianjian period of Liang Dynasty (502-519 A.D.), which has been more than 1400 years ago. The original name is "milipminta court". During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, it is said that Hanshan and Shide, the famous monks at that time, came here from Tiantai Mountain and renamed Hanshan Temple. In more than 1000 years, Hanshan Temple was destroyed by fire five times (say seven times), and the last reconstruction was in the Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. In history, Hanshan Temple was one of the ten famous temples in China. There are many historical sites in the temple, including the stone inscriptions of Zhang Jishi, the stone statues of Han mountain and found, and the fragments of inscriptions written by Wen Zhengming and Tang Yin. The main buildings in the temple are Mahavira hall, veranda (side hall), sutra building, stele corridor, bell tower, fengjiang tower, etc.

Top 5: Xuanwu Lake

Xuanwu Lake is located outside the northeast city wall of Nanjing city. It is connected with the urban area by Xuanwu Gate and Jiefang gate. It was established as a park in 1909. At that time, it was called Yuanwu Lake Park. It was also called Wuzhou Park and Houhu lake. Xuanwu Lake has a rhombic shore with a circumference of about 10 km, covering an area of 437 hectares and a water surface of about 368 hectares. There are five islands in the lake. The lake is divided into four large areas. There are bridges or dikes between the islands, which are convenient for sightseeing. The depth of the lake is no more than 2 meters. Fish are cultured in the lake and lotus is planted. In summer and autumn, the water surface is green, and the pink lotus flowers are reflected. The lake is full of fragrance and charming scenery.

The five continents in the lake have their own characteristics. First of all, Huanzhou is like two huge arms stretching from the north and south to the lake, embracing Yingzhou. There is a rockery at the corner of Huanzhou opposite Xuanwu Gate. Beside the rockery, there are two peculiar shaped Taihu stones. One looks like Avalokitesvara and the other looks like a boy. It's called Tong Zi Bai Guanyin. There is Guo Puting on the hillock behind the rockery, which is the tomb of Guo Pu, a famous scholar in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Huanzhou is characterized by a row of graceful weeping willows along the lakeshore. The wind is blowing and dancing, which makes people stop. This scene is the new 48 scenes of Jinling, named "Xuanwu Yanliu".

From Huanzhou to the north, Fangqiao is Liangzhou. There are two-story square ancient buildings in the northeast of the island. There is a platform in the north of the building, surrounded by iron railings, which is an ancient Dianjiang platform. There are friendship hall, Wenji Pavilion, Lake Temple and other buildings in the west of the building. The northwest corner of the island is a classical garden style flower bed, which is made up of Yellowstone. There is a winding path paved by rain flower stone between the jars. Wenji Pavilion is beside the flower bed. In the southeast corner is a two-story building with elegant color and distinctive design -- Baiyuan restaurant, which serves fresh fish meals and fish banquets in the lake every day. This island is characterized by the beauty of chrysanthemum and osmanthus. Every October in the golden autumn, the fragrance of Osmanthus fragrans is refreshing, and the chrysanthemum contending for beauty is fascinating. This scenery is called "autumn chrysanthemum of Liangzhou". It is only a water's distance from Nanjing railway station, and there is a cruise ship by the lake, which is very convenient for foreign tourists.

From Liangzhou to the East, you can cross Cuiqiao to Cuizhou, where there are open-air theater, Cuizhou stage and Cuihong hall. It is characterized by many secluded trees. The giant umbrella like cedars, pagoda shaped pines and cypresses and bamboo forests are very quiet. It is a paradise for lovers. This scene is called "Cuizhou cloud tree". Today, a water village named "Lvyi Pavilion" has been built on the water in the south of Xuqiao. It is composed of more than 20 small bamboo houses, which are connected by bamboo bridges. Visitors can enjoy tea, eat, play chess, or sing in the house, which is unique. There are also red carp in the water for people to watch, a good place for leisure and vacation.

From Huanzhou to the East, you can reach Lingzhou by crossing Lingqiao. There is a zoo on the island. There are dozens of rare animals such as giant panda and giraffe in the park. The island is close to Zhongshan, which looks like a dragon. It is majestic. There are purple and golden clouds on the top of the mountain. It is mysterious to watch the ever-changing purple and golden clouds from Lingzhou, so it is called "Lingzhou mountain haze".

From Lingzhou to the south, you can go out of Xuanwu Lake from jiefangmen via tailing dike. There is a 500 meter long winding corridor on Yingzhou. There is a Lama Temple in the north of the corridor. Beside the temple, there is a seven story pagoda named "Nuona". Cherry trees are widely planted in this island, and cherry blossoms have been introduced in recent years. In April every year, the island is a splendid place. If there is a little wind and rain, it will fall into colorful and charming. This scene is called "Yingzhou flower sea".

In recent years, Xuanwu Lake Park has introduced a lot of large-scale entertainment projects for tourists. For example, on the right side of Xuanwu Gate is a 3000 square meter racecourse. The horses are tamed and protected by veterans when riding to ensure the safety of tourists. On the left, there is a sightseeing train on the lake, which goes northward around Liangzhou, Huanzhou, Yingzhou and Lingzhou, and reaches the tailing dike. There are golf clubs and standard tennis courts on the west side of tailing dike