Nanjing Sightseeing Day Trip from Shanghai by Train
Shanghai, China
Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 8 hours
This tour includes historical and cultural sites in Nanjing to let you know more about the history when Nanjing was the capital in China and how it's like nowadays.
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This tour includes historical and cultural sites in Nanjing to let you know more about the history when Nanjing was the capital in China and how it's like nowadays.
You will make your own way to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway station for your train to Nanjing.Your round-trip train tickets will be purchased and delivered to your hotel in Shanghai downtown a day before the tour.
When you arrive at Nanjing, meeting your guide at Nanjing Railway station and transfer you to visit the Chaotian Gong or the “Heaven Palace”. The buildings which can be seen today at the Chaotian Gong were actually constructed in the nineteenth century, and now house a museum. This museum holds an interesting collection which includes fragments of the porcelain pagoda, the fifteenth century Ming Dynasty monument which was destroyed in the Taiping Rebellion.
Then you will visit the Zhonghua Gate. Zhonghua Gate (translated as the Chinese Gate) is the south gate of Nanjing City. A precious cultural relic, Zhonghua Gate has the double distinction of being the biggest castle-style city gate in China and a structural element of the most complicated castle in the world. Afterwards, you will enjoy dinner at a local restaurant.
After lunch, you will visit the Nanjing Confucius Temple (also known as Fuzimiao).
Nanjing’s Confucius Temple was originally constructed in the year of 1034, in the Song Dynasty. It was a place to worship and consecrate Confucius, the greatest philosopher and educator of ancient China, and a man whose spirit still influences Chinese society nowadays.
Your guide will then take you to go on a cruise on the Qinhuai River, a branch of the great Yangtze River, which is about about 68 miles in length and covers a drainage area of about 1,016 square miles. It was originally called the Huai River, and it is said that the river was channeled to the city of Nanjing during the reign of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, so it was named Qinhuai River since then.
And finally, you will visit the Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, which is located at the foot of the second peak of Mount Zijin. The construction of the tomb started in 1926 and takes about three years.
After this, you can use the train ticket purchased by your tour operator to transfer back to Shanghai.
When you arrive at Nanjing, meeting your guide at Nanjing Railway station and transfer you to visit the Chaotian Gong or the “Heaven Palace”. The buildings which can be seen today at the Chaotian Gong were actually constructed in the nineteenth century, and now house a museum. This museum holds an interesting collection which includes fragments of the porcelain pagoda, the fifteenth century Ming Dynasty monument which was destroyed in the Taiping Rebellion.
Then you will visit the Zhonghua Gate. Zhonghua Gate (translated as the Chinese Gate) is the south gate of Nanjing City. A precious cultural relic, Zhonghua Gate has the double distinction of being the biggest castle-style city gate in China and a structural element of the most complicated castle in the world. Afterwards, you will enjoy dinner at a local restaurant.
After lunch, you will visit the Nanjing Confucius Temple (also known as Fuzimiao).
Nanjing’s Confucius Temple was originally constructed in the year of 1034, in the Song Dynasty. It was a place to worship and consecrate Confucius, the greatest philosopher and educator of ancient China, and a man whose spirit still influences Chinese society nowadays.
Your guide will then take you to go on a cruise on the Qinhuai River, a branch of the great Yangtze River, which is about about 68 miles in length and covers a drainage area of about 1,016 square miles. It was originally called the Huai River, and it is said that the river was channeled to the city of Nanjing during the reign of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, so it was named Qinhuai River since then.
And finally, you will visit the Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, which is located at the foot of the second peak of Mount Zijin. The construction of the tomb started in 1926 and takes about three years.
After this, you can use the train ticket purchased by your tour operator to transfer back to Shanghai.
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