The Memorial Archway of the National Revolutionary Army

Nanjing - Zhongshan Mountain National Park (first day)

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June 6th 2010
To the East of the city of Nanjing is a whole wooded area around Zhongshan mountain. This reserve has been set aside for walking, picnicking and for three of Nanjing's major sites: the Ming Tombs, Dr Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum and the Linggu Temple. Today, I decided to set off for the Linggu Temple - one of the great centres of modern, practising Buddhism in China. Since the bus system in Nanjin ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more