Sometimes, as a resident or visitor of the city will end up with pockets of unexpected time. Heres how to organize a trip by several hours in the southern capital.
Walk Across the Yangtze River Bridge
More than 4,000 meters long, the Yangtze River Bridge is one of the longest bridges in China and was the first in relation to Beijing and Shanghai by train.
In 1968, he visited the bridge is like a ride back to the era of the Cultural Revolution. The bridge is of great statues of revolutionaries on both sides, and the gates of cement along the bridge is decorated with tiles representing the Chinese dream of the era of industrialization. But this is just the bridge! On clear days, views of the same river is magnificent. And the most beautiful moments watched barges and fishing boats drift slowly pass 70 meters below. There are also parks on both sides of the bridge to visit.
Visit the Nanjing Library
Did you know that the Library of Nanjing is actually the third largest library in China? That's right. And even book rooms have English or foreign, with a random collection of coffee table books full of college textbooks and classic novels. They even have a room of foreign magazines, where a foreigner can package approved by foreign media.
In general, foreigners can not read the books, but if you want a home should get to pay the fee of 400 yuan for a library card and you want to your passport. The cost is much lower than if you book in Chinese.
The API is located directly opposite the presidential palace, and the 1912 Plaza-2, which are good things to do with your afternoon in Nanjing.
Xuanwu Hu
Xuanwu Lake Day is a beautiful place at night. Enter the main gate and bicycles to rent for 35 yuan per hour. Games and go on walks with young children, next to the port. Get off the street and find all the pool, play golf, fly kites. Or just out with friends and find a shady place to hang a hammock and play some cards.
Hongshan Zoo
Hongshan Zoo in Nanjing is really funny. This zoo offers several special types of different animals, including pandas, kangaroos and zebras. There is also a small amusement park for children and adults, and a petting zoo. It is also generally show or some kind of circus, performing throughout the day. To get there, take the metro, the zoo has its own attitude. (Log varies depending on what to see, from RMB 10 for children and 40) for adults.
Nanjing Foreign Language Book Store
Opposite the library is massive Xinhua Nanjing Foreign Language Bookstore. Although more than one company for Chinese Study Chinese speakers, this library also offers many interesting read for native speakers. Of course, there are textbooks for students, but you can Western literary classics section contains a Lonely Planet travel and a region that has few contemporary books.
There is also a good place to start if you are looking for teaching materials for ESL classes.
Purple Mountain
Oh, Purple Mountain. There are so many things to do on Purple Mountain. You could get an increase along the paved path upwards, reaching plot. The increase is slightly less than an hour for the average hiker. Or you could just take and take the tram to the top (Round Trip RMB 15/25). You can get there by bus, line 20 from the Drum Tower.
When there are children, not far from the entrance to the paved path is Bai Ma Park, an affordable place with many activities for children. There is also a peacock garden, a pagoda, and a collection of statues of the Song Dynasty.
Sun Yatsen’s Mausoleum
Sun Yat-sen MausoleumThe father of modern China, is buried in Nanjing. One day in 1912, stood for hunting with friends at the mausoleum today. It was so with the landscape, which was reported as saying impressed, I wish I could get a piece of land to the people buried here and after my death. 13 years later, again told his deathbed, and now we have all these wonderful park / shrine in his honor. (Login RMB 40).
Nanjing Museum
The Nanjing Museum is a great place to watch closely the Chinese history. The museum has many exhibits on everything from the Ming dynasty, from clothes to artifacts from the Neolithic period. The museum is smooth, clean and modern, and most things labeled in English and Chinese. They also have guides in English to help you through the museum in a few areas.
The museum is also a great place where you paths, gardens, statues and dirt, a market where you can find everything from a remote control helicopter for anti-counterfeiting. (Admission is RMB 20)
