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NanjingNanjing Travel Guide 2026: History, Museums, and Modern Capital
Complete guide to Nanjing — China's former imperial capital, the Ming Tombs, the Confucius Temple, Nanjing Massacre Memorial, and the city's famous duck blood vermicelli soup. Everything you need to visit Nanjing in 2026.
Updated May 2026
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Nanjing Food Guide 2026: Salted Duck, Duck Blood Soup & Fuzi Temple Snacks
Nanjing's food culture centred on duck — Nanjing salted duck (盐水鸭) eaten cold, duck blood vermicelli soup (鸭血粉丝汤) as a breakfast staple, ya pi (duck skin), and what else Nanjing does besides duck. The Fuzi Temple area's snack street and the Laomenjing hutong food scene.
Updated May 2026
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Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Nanjing Guide 2026: Purple Mountain & Republican History
The Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum on Purple Mountain is one of China's most significant Republican-era monuments — an enormous granite staircase leading to the tomb of the Father of Modern China. This guide covers the history of Dr Sun Yat-sen, how to climb the 392 steps to the tomb, the surrounding Purple Mountain attractions, practical tips, and how to combine it with Nanjing's other historical sites in 2026.
Updated May 2026
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Nanjing Day Trip from Shanghai 2026: Ming Tomb, Purple Mountain & Ancient City Wall
Nanjing as a day trip from Shanghai — 1 hour on the HSR, the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and Ming Xiaoling Tomb on Purple Mountain, the city wall (longest ancient city wall in the world), the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall, and the Fuzi Temple night market. Which sites to prioritise if you only have 8 hours.
Updated May 2026
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Nanjing Purple Mountain Guide 2026: Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Ming Tombs & Forest Hiking
Purple Mountain (Zijin Shan) in eastern Nanjing is the city's green lung and historical repository — a forested hill complex containing the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, the Ming Dynasty founder's tomb, the Linggu Temple complex, and the Nanjing Observatory, all linked by hiking paths through mature forest.
Updated May 2026
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