When you make a travel in Nanjing,first you should know Nanjing history,know how to understand the city.
Over 30 stone carvings of mausoleums of the Southern Dynasties are Preserved in Nanjing, including stone beasts, stone columns, and stone steles. In front of the tombs of emperors and kings stand unicorns and "Tianlu" (a fabulous creature); standing in front of the tombs of the nobility are stone lions, also called here-say-attackers. These stone beasts were all carved from huge rocks with a length and width both about four metres, each weighing about 15.,000 kilograms. With open mouth and protruding tongue, the beasts hold their heads high and stick out their chests, bend their bodies and have their tails hanging down, appearing impressive and imposing.
The foundation of the stone columns is a pair of fabulous dragons, which hold pearls in their mouths, each with two horns on their heads, and with their heads and tails intersecting with each other, lying in the form of a ring. On the upper part of the column there is a horizontal tablet, the inscription on the right being written in normal form, while that on the left in reversed form, or on the left the text goes from left to right, while on the right the text goes from right to left. This is peculiar to the stone columns of the tombs of the Southern Dynasties. According to experts, the text written in normal form is meant for visitors to the tombs and the text written in reversed form is supposed to be read by the deceased. These bodies carved from huge rocks are still lifelike after a vicissitude of more than 1,500 years. They are rare, exquisite carvings in the art treasure house of the world.
Following the 1911 Revolution, Nanjing was declared the capital of the Republic of China in 1912. (Dr Sun Yat-sen, founder of the Nationalist Republic, was buried in the eastern part of Nanjing here in 1929). The bronze statue of Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925) , tfie late Chinese revolutionary leader, stands in the Xinjiekou area of downtown Nanjing,capital of Jiangsu Province. It was the first time the 5.75-metre-high, 6.2-ton statue was cleaned and polished it was erected on November 12, 1996.
Yangze river cross nanjing city,if you have more time,you can try yangze river travel,there are also have other travels in Jiangsu,you may can try yangzhou travel or suzhou travel,they are beautiful cities for travling .
Over 30 stone carvings of mausoleums of the Southern Dynasties are Preserved in Nanjing, including stone beasts, stone columns, and stone steles. In front of the tombs of emperors and kings stand unicorns and "Tianlu" (a fabulous creature); standing in front of the tombs of the nobility are stone lions, also called here-say-attackers. These stone beasts were all carved from huge rocks with a length and width both about four metres, each weighing about 15.,000 kilograms. With open mouth and protruding tongue, the beasts hold their heads high and stick out their chests, bend their bodies and have their tails hanging down, appearing impressive and imposing.
The foundation of the stone columns is a pair of fabulous dragons, which hold pearls in their mouths, each with two horns on their heads, and with their heads and tails intersecting with each other, lying in the form of a ring. On the upper part of the column there is a horizontal tablet, the inscription on the right being written in normal form, while that on the left in reversed form, or on the left the text goes from left to right, while on the right the text goes from right to left. This is peculiar to the stone columns of the tombs of the Southern Dynasties. According to experts, the text written in normal form is meant for visitors to the tombs and the text written in reversed form is supposed to be read by the deceased. These bodies carved from huge rocks are still lifelike after a vicissitude of more than 1,500 years. They are rare, exquisite carvings in the art treasure house of the world.
Following the 1911 Revolution, Nanjing was declared the capital of the Republic of China in 1912. (Dr Sun Yat-sen, founder of the Nationalist Republic, was buried in the eastern part of Nanjing here in 1929). The bronze statue of Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925) , tfie late Chinese revolutionary leader, stands in the Xinjiekou area of downtown Nanjing,capital of Jiangsu Province. It was the first time the 5.75-metre-high, 6.2-ton statue was cleaned and polished it was erected on November 12, 1996.
Yangze river cross nanjing city,if you have more time,you can try yangze river travel,there are also have other travels in Jiangsu,you may can try yangzhou travel or suzhou travel,they are beautiful cities for travling .