[2025 Nanjing Attraction] Travel Guide for Nanjing Taicheng (Updated May)

📍 Nanjing ✨ Xuanwu Lake is another popular resting spot for Nanjing residents. It is located next to the city center but feels incredibly peaceful and close to nature. It is perfect for taking a walk, breathing in the air, and letting your mind wander along the water. ✨ The highlight is the spaciousness of the area, including the lake, gardens, large trees, and a long path along the shore that passes bridges and many small islands. It is a pleasant walk that you will never get bored of. There are corners to sit and enjoy the view along the way. ✨ In the evening, there will be a gentle breeze that accompanies the last light of the day, reflecting the shadows of the trees and stone bridges on the water. It is a simple but beautiful image, perfect for those who want to reset themselves after a tiring day. ✨ At some points along the walkway, you will see locals playing Tai Chi, walking their dogs, or cycling slowly. It is a rhythm that makes us feel the comfort of this city. ✨ If you are looking for a place to take a leisurely evening walk, quiet, and with a mix of natural and cultural beauty, Xuanwu Lake is the warm and easy answer. #TravelChina

📍 Nanjing ✨ Xuanwu Lake is a large lake located in the heart of Nanjing, surrounded by lush green gardens and distant city views. It's an ideal spot for an evening walk, offering a relaxing atmosphere, cool breezes, and stunning reflections of the sunset on the water. ✨ The pathways around the lake are spacious and lined with trees, making it a comfortable and uncrowded walk. In some areas, you can catch glimpses of Nanjing's ancient city walls, adding a touch of historical charm to the experience. ✨ In the evening, locals come out to walk, jog, and cycle in a laid-back manner. Street musicians and small snack vendors can be found along the way, creating a warm and local vibe. ✨ If you're looking for a place in Nanjing that blends nature with a sense of history, Xuanwu Lake is one of the best spots to spend a leisurely evening.

📍Nanjing ✨ On this trip to Nanjing, we visited Jiming Temple, one of the oldest and most renowned temples in the city. Located on a hill near Xuanwu Lake, the temple offers a panoramic view of both nature and the city. The atmosphere is serene, peaceful, and carries an energy that makes you feel deeply relaxed. ✨ The temple features traditional Chinese architecture, with red walls contrasting against ancient gray-tiled roofs. It is surrounded by large, decades-old trees that provide shade along the pathways. In some areas, the sound of birds and the rustling of leaves in the wind add to the tranquil ambiance. ✨ During spring, the temple is adorned with cherry blossoms blooming along both sides of the path, especially near the entrance. Walking through feels like passing through a natural flower tunnel. Photography enthusiasts and nature lovers will surely enjoy this. ✨ Inside the temple, the atmosphere remains calm and respectful, with visitors showing reverence for the site and prioritizing environmental preservation.

There are many places to enjoy cherry blossoms in Nanjing, among which Jiming Temple, Xuanwu Lake and the area around Peace Square are the most famous. When you go to Jiming Temple in Nanjing to view cherry blossoms, you must climb up the ancient city wall and take aerial photos of Cherry Blossom Avenue and Xuanwu Lake Cherry Island. This way, you will be able to capture the feeling of the pink flowers looking like clouds and fog. [Cute] The entrance to Denggutai City is inside the Jiefang Gate of Jiming Temple, and you need to buy a ticket. Taicheng is located at the northern foot of Beiji Pavilion in Xuanwu District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, and south of Xuanwu Lake. It is a section of the Ming city wall extending westward from Jiefangmen. The Nanjing Ming City Wall History Museum is located under this section of the city wall. When Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, built the city of Yingtian Prefecture, he originally planned to extend this section of the city wall westward to Gulougang and connect it with Shitoucheng. However, in the 19th year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty (1386), the "New Houhu City" was built and this section of the city wall was abandoned. After the Ming Dynasty, this section of the city wall was often attributed to the Taicheng (Jiankang Palace) from the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Southern Chen Dynasty. This is also the best place to enjoy the scenery of Jiming Temple and Xuanwu Lake. You can also overlook Purple Mountain from afar and take pictures of the ancient Jiming Temple and the modern Nanjing city. [Coke]

🌿As a popular temple in Nanjing, you must visit Jiming Temple when traveling to Nanjing! · 🌿Jiming Temple is the most suitable temple to visit in the Year of the Snake. It is very effective in praying for career success. I heard that it is an exclusive temple for star-chasing girls. Get the metaphysics of grabbing concert tickets~ I have sorted out 15 suggestions for checking in at Jiming Temple. My dears who come to Nanjing for a trip, you can collect them~ · 1. Jiming Temple opening hours: 8:00-17:00, no reservation required . 2. Tickets for Jiming Temple: 10, with three incense sticks · 3. It is recommended to buy paper tickets at the window. The ticket stub can be used as a bookmark, which is very commemorative. · 4. The correct steps to visit Jiming Temple are to burn incense first → then visit the temple, the order of burning incense is clockwise 🔃 · 5. [Wishing Route] ✔️💰 and career, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva - God of Wealth Temple, must be worshipped by workers/students ✔️Study, Manjusri Bodhisattva-In the Pilu Palace halfway up the mountain, get the metaphysics of passing the exam~ ✔️Health, Medicine Buddha-Medicine Buddha Pagoda ✔️Marriage, Guanyin Bodhisattva-Guanyin Temple · 6. Jiming Temple 📸 Internet celebrity photo booth ✔️Take a photo at the Medicine Master Pagoda. This is a must-do when visiting Jiming Temple. Ask for your wish to come true in front of the Medicine Master Pagoda. ✔️The word "Buddha" on the stairs behind Jimingxianghai~ ✔️Jiefangmen Taicheng and Jiming Temple in the same frame～ · 7. Every Wednesday, the day for making friends, Jiming Temple Creative Store has free handwritten blessing cards available‼ ️ · 8. The stamps, cultural products and various items of Jiming Temple are all at the east gate of the temple. You can buy them even if you don’t enter the scenic area. · 9. Don’t step on the threshold or take photos of the Buddha statues when visiting Jiming Temple · 10. When visiting Jiming Temple, do not go back. Follow the directions of the temple from the East Gate to the North Gate. · 11. Jiming Temple is not very big and it takes about 2-3 hours to walk around it. · 12. Inside Jiming Temple, at the top of the mountain, there is the Baiweizhai Vegetarian Noodle Restaurant, where you can eat vegetarian noodles. · 13. The cherry blossoms at Jiming Temple will bloom around mid-March. The entire Cherry Blossom Avenue is simply stunning. I am really looking forward to it! · 14. Xuanwu Lake is right outside the north gate of Jiming Temple. Suggestion: Jiming Temple ➠ Jiefangmen ➠ Xuanwu Lake. Check in at the three places together. It takes 5 minutes to walk. · 15. From the Taicheng above Jiefang Gate, you can overlook Xuanwu Lake and Jiming Temple. The Medicine Master Pagoda has been repaired. Here 🉑get the popular photo booth of Jiming Temple~

Xuanwu Lake Ming City Wall Terrace Scenic Area] ¥30 Ctrip 27 yuan 8:30-17:00 Turn left out of the temple and you will see the city gate. Pass through the gate and you will find the entrance to the city wall, where student ID and senior citizen cards get half price. First, head towards the Taipingmen section of the wall (upwards), where there is the best spot to take photos of the temple and the Zifeng Tower. If the time is early, it is recommended to first go around Xuanwu Lake, and then go up to the city wall in the evening when it's not too hot and the scenery is even more beautiful. Xuanwu Lake] Free 6:00-22:00 The entrance to Xuanwu Lake is also next to the city gate, marked with a Xuanwu Lake 4A scenic area sign, divided into five continents: Huanzhou, Yingzhou, Lingzhou, Liangzhou, and Cuizhou. Going straight ahead is the sightseeing car starting station at Jiefangmen, turning left through the stone bridge is the boat ticket office, electric boats with 4 seats ¥140/hour, 6 seats 160/hour, and on good weather days, there will be countless duck boats. Sightseeing car stops: Jiefangmen-Lingzhou-Yingzhou-Liangzhou-Cuizhou-Huanzhou one-stop tour ¥30, no stops in between, return to the starting station after the tour, with commentary throughout the journey, taking about 20 minutes to go around. If you want to explore in detail, there is also a sightseeing car for ¥10 per stop that you can take.

Every year in March and April, Nanjing's Tower City becomes a world of cherry blossoms. Along the city walls of the Tower City, inside is the Cherry Blossom Avenue of Jiming Temple, and outside is the sea of cherry blossoms at Xuanwu Lake. A sea of people, a sea of flowers, the best spot for sightseeing and checking in is to climb up the Tower City. Don't hesitate to come and enjoy the cherry blossoms; if you miss this season, you'll have to wait another year.

Only by coming to Nanjing and taking a look can you truly appreciate its charm. In the intoxicating Jinling City. Avoid the crowd, you must go to Lingyuan Road when you come to Nanjing. This small road shaded by plane trees, with few people and cars, is especially suitable for taking pictures. From 6 am to 8:30 am, the scenery here is particularly beautiful. If you're lucky, you can even see the Tyndall light, which is absolutely photogenic. Free admission, no reservation required. The best shooting point is near Gate 4 of Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum. Xuanwu Lake Taicheng, climb high and look far, on one side is the Jiming Temple, on the other side is Xuanwu Lake. The blend of ancient and modern, the scenery is absolutely beautiful. Open from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, the night view from 6 pm to 8:30 pm is particularly charming. Tickets are 20 yuan/daytime, 30 yuan/night view, and there are many other attractions such as the Ming City Wall nearby. Take a walk on Yihe Road, feel the romantic and artistic retro atmosphere, whether it's the quiet of the early morning or the sunset glow in the evening, it's all heart-stirring. Free admission, there are also many other attractions such as Ninghai Road, Xikang Road, Xiqiao F, etc. Yuzui Wetland Park is an excellent place to watch the sunset, watching the sunset here is really super romantic. Admission is free, and there are many other attractions such as Sanqiao Wetland Park nearby. The night view of the Confucius Temple on the Qinhuai River is even more charming, with smoke enveloping the cold water and the moon covering the sand, and the boat is near the tavern on the Qinhuai River. The pedestrian street is free to enter, and the best viewing point is the rooftop of the De Yue Tai building. Be sure to take a boat ride on the Qinhuai River and experience the scenery of the Qinhuai River when night falls. Xinanli is a niche block that integrates food, leisure, and culture. There is a recently popular Bunonco (Benicole) Nanjing-themed sandwich I5 chocolate shop. The chocolate incorporates elements of Nanjing's iconic attractions such as the Ming City Wall, Qinhuai River, and Nanjing's plane trees, bringing back the deliciousness and beauty of Nanjing. Every bite is the taste of Jinling. Accommodation recommendation: If you want to experience the slow life of the old city south, it is recommended to stay near Laomendong or Confucius Temple; friends who like shopping can choose to stay in Xinjiekou, which is particularly prosperous; if you like quietness, it is recommended to stay near Zhongshan Scenic Area.