Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum (中山陵) - Zhōngshān Líng
Description: Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum is a memorial site dedicated to the founding father of the Republic of China, located at the foot of Purple Mountain. ... more ...
NanJing, 'south capital', is the capital city of JiangSu province, east China.
NanJing is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. The others are Beijing (the current capital), LuoYang, and Chang'An (Xi'An).
XiTang, ShangHai, HangZhou, SuZhou, NanJing
A short clip I made from my 11 day trip to China in Feb, 2012.
Suzhou was the capital of the Wu kingdom from 12th to 4th centuries BCE. The area surrounding Suzhou has been nurtured by Wu culture, including Shanghai, Zhejiang province and Jiangsu province.Xitang is one of the most beautiful little towns I have ever had the privilege of visiting.
When Marco Polo visited Hangzhou in the late 13th century, he wrote that it was "beyond dispute the finest and the noblest in the world."
JiangSu lies along over one thousand kilometers of China's east coast.
JiangSu borders ShanDong to the north, AnHui in the west, and both ZheJiang and ShangHai in the south. The YangTze River passes through its southern parts where one finds 'water towns' such as SuZhou. The provincial capital is NanJing.
NanJing is one of the four great historical capitals of China.
Today it is the capital of JiangSu province. It lies in the YangTse River delta.
Explore NanJing with CCTV's Travelogue ...