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1. Zhongshan Gate

0.18 MILES

One of the original 13 Ming city gates in town, located in the east of town. There's not much to see of the gate itself but you can take the weathered¡­

2. Ming Palace Ruins

0.42 MILES

Built by Zhu Yuanzhang in the 14th century, the imperial palace was reportedly a magnificent structure that served as a template for Beijing's Forbidden¡­

3. Wuchaomen Park

0.43 MILES

Peaceful but maudlin Wuchaomen Park is home to the Ming Palace Ruins, and usually filled with locals practising ballroom dancing while saxophonists,¡­

4. Meiling Palace

1.43 MILES

Named by Life magazine in 1937 as 'the most powerful woman in the world', Song Meiling (aka 'Madame Chiang') was the First Lady of the Republic of China ¡­

5. Ming Xiaoling Tomb

1.44 MILES

Zhu Yuanzhang (1328¨C1398), the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty (also known as the Hongwu Emperor), was buried in the tomb of Ming Xiaoling; he was¡­

6. Presidential Palace

1.64 MILES

After the Taiping took over Nanjing, they built the Mansion of the Heavenly King (ÌìÍõ¸®, Ti¨¡nw¨¢ng F¨³) on the foundations of a former Ming-dynasty palace¡­

7. Jiuhuashan Park

1.69 MILES

This underrated park, just south of Xuanwu Lake, has a peaceful world-away feel and a delightful array of statues dotted around its leafy hills. The park¡­

8. Z¨«xi¨¢ Lake

1.77 MILES

A tree-lined pathway winds around pavilions and picnic grounds in the M¨ªng Xi¨¤ol¨ªng Scenic Area and ends at this scenic lake.