Watching lanterns during the Spring Festival is a traditional custom in old Nanjing. Tracing the origin of this custom, people often mention the Ming Dynasty painting "Shangyuan Lanterns". In the bustling streets, there are various lanterns hanging, such as lotus, pumpkin, crab, dragon and phoenix, unicorn, and longevity crane, with different shapes and lifelike. This picture reproduces the grand scene of the Qinhuai River Lantern Market in ancient times, reflecting the ten miles of colorful lights from ancient times to the present. 
Qinhuai Lantern FestivalAlso known asJinling Lantern Festival, Confucius Temple Lantern Festival, is, it is also the longest-lasting, most-participated and largest folk lantern festival in China。

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Grand Baoen Temple Heritage and Scenic Area

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Historic buildings

Night view

M15***61

The flow of visitors is not large, and the experience is very comfortable. The style of the museum is very high, and there is plenty of time to slowly read the introduction of each exhibit. The digital landscape is very shocking. The night view of the glass tower is very beautiful

Xuanwu Lake Scenic Area

Natural scenery

旅游美学博物馆

🔎Chinese name
Xuanwu Lake Park

📖Scenic spot level
National AAAA-level tourist attraction

🔎Foreign name
Xuanwu Lake Park

🇨🇳Country
China

🚏Location
Xuanwu District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province

💰Ticket price
Free

🕰️Opening hours
Open all day from Monday to Sunday (January 1 to December 31)[1]

💬Area
502 hectares (including 30 hectares of Lovers Park)

🎨Best season to visit
All seasons

🕰️Suggested duration of visit
5-6 hours

🔎Climate type
Subtropical monsoon climate

🌈Water surface area
378 hectares (including 10 hectares of Lovers&#39; Garden)

📖Ancient name
Sangpo, Houhu

📖Reputation
Jinling Pearl

🗺️Famous attractions
Huanzhou, Yingzhou, Lingzhou, Liangzhou, Taicheng, Jiming Temple, Jiuhua Mountain, Guo Pudun, Ming City Wall, Wumiao Gate, Lansheng Tower, Lake God Temple

📸Aliases
Sangpo, Beihu, Houhu, Yuanwu Lake, etc.

📸🔎Distribution of attractions

Xuanwu Lake Scenic Area includes Lovers&#39; Garden, Beiji Pavilion Park, Jiuhua Mountain Park, Taicheng, Jiming Temple, etc., and the local area north of Longpan Road, including Baima Park.

The overall structure of the scenic area can be summarized as &quot;three lines, four lakes, and five continents&quot;. The &quot;three lines&quot; are the &quot;urban recreation line&quot;, &quot;natural culture line&quot; and &quot;lifestyle line&quot;; the &quot;four lakes&quot; are the elegant and noble &quot;Houhu&quot;, the vibrant and prosperous &quot;Beice Lake&quot;, the romantic and quiet &quot;Xidi Lake&quot;, and the leisure and fresh &quot;Nandu Lake&quot;; the &quot;five continents&quot; are Huanzhou with water culture, Yingzhou with garden culture, Liangzhou with historical culture, Lingzhou with modern art culture, and Cuizhou with ecological culture.

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Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo

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The zoo is fun, with many animals, but we went too late and many animals were hiding and sleeping, so it was a pity that we didn&#39;t see them. The zoo is very big, so if you want to rent a car, you must go early, otherwise you will have to wait in line for a long time. If you take a tour bus, the broadcast said that we would have to wait for about an hour when we arrived at noon. There are also several entertainment facilities in the middle of the zoo, and the children had a lot of fun playing with them, but they have to pay extra. Overall, it was not bad.

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