Nanjing is a famous ancient capital of our country. It has a history of more than 7000 years of civilization, nearly 2600 years of city building, and nearly 500 years of capital building. History has left many colorful traces here. It is not only a national historical and cultural city, but also an excellent tourist city in China. There are many profound cultures and beautiful scenery worthy of our careful reading. Limited by space, Yufan hereby recommends to you the top ten must-miss tourist attractions in the Qinhuai River Scenic Belt of Confucius Temple. They are not far apart and can be visited in two days. As for other attractions in Nanjing, please ask Hou Yufan for other articles.

Confucius Temple is the core scenic spot of the Qinhuai River Scenic Belt of Confucius Temple, a national 5A-level scenic spot. It is also known as Nanjing Confucius Temple or Nanjing Confucian Temple. It is a place where Confucius was worshipped and sacrificed in ancient times. It is China's first national highest academic institution and one of China's four major Confucian temples. It is definitely worth visiting. There is a group of large-scale ancient buildings, mainly composed of three major architectural complexes: Confucius Temple, Xuegong Palace and Gongyuan, covering an area of a huge area. There are buildings such as Zhaobi, Panchi, Archway, Juxing Pavilion, Kuixing Pavilion, Lingxing Gate, Dacheng Hall, Mingde Hall, Zunjing Pavilion and other buildings.

Dabaoen Temple is the oldest Buddhist temple in China's history. It is located at Zhonghuamen Gate in Qinhuai District, Nanjing. It was formerly the Jianchu Temple and Ashoka Tower built during the Chiwu Period of Wu Dynasty. It is the second temple in China after the Baima Temple in Luoyang and the first Buddhist temple established in southern China. It is the Buddhist center of China. Together with Linggu Temple and Tianjie Temple, it is called the Three Major Monasteries in Jinling, and has jurisdiction over hundreds of temples. Later, Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, rebuilt the Da Bao 'en Temple on the original site of Jianchu Temple in memory of Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. It took 19 years and cost 2.485 million taels of silver, 100,000 military services and civilian workers. The entire temple is extremely large in scale, with more than 30 temples, 148 monasteries, 118 corridor rooms, and 38 scripture rooms. It is the largest and highest-specification temple in Chinese history and the first among all temples. Unfortunately, the ancient buildings no longer exist, and now there is a ruins museum for everyone to visit.

"Smoke cage cold water cage sand cage, Qinhuai near restaurants at night." The Qinhuai River is a tributary of the Yangtze River and the mother river of Nanjing. It is very famous in history. This place has always been "the smoky and moonlit area of the Six Dynasties, where gold powder gathered", and it is also a prosperous place for ten generations."The clothes and cultural relics are flourishing in the south of the Yangtze River; the literary talent is romantic and the best in the sea." It is known as "China's first historical and cultural famous river". Historically, many aristocratic families and dignitaries in Jinling lived on both sides of the Huai River. They were prosperous and prosperous, with golden towers and towers lined with rows of people. Many scenic spots, historical anecdotes, and romantic affairs occurred on both sides of the Qinhuai River and were sung by historical literati and poets. Du Mu's "Poaching the Qinhuai River" is one of them.

Nanjing's Ming City Wall is the longest, largest and best-preserved ancient city wall in the world. The entire city wall includes the palace city, imperial city, capital city and Waiguo city built during the Ming Dynasty. It is now well preserved. It has a history of more than 600 years. Zhonghua Gate, which is closest to the Qinhuai River, is the largest existing city gate in China. It is an outstanding representative of ancient China's defensive architecture and the most well-preserved and complex fortress in the world. It is known as the "No. 1 Barnstorming City in the World" and is definitely worth a visit.

Nanjing Taiping Heavenly Kingdom History Museum is a special museum for China to collect, store, display, publicize, investigate and study the cultural relics and historical materials of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. It is also the only special museum for the history of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom established by the Chinese state. The systematic and nationwide graphic materials inside play an irreplaceable role in understanding the largest peasant movement in modern times that affected most of China.

Nanjing Zhanyuan is on the same footing as Suzhou's Lingering Garden and Humble Administrator's Garden. It is one of the four famous gardens in Jiangnan. It not only has a long history and rich culture, but also has a very exquisite design, and is known as the "No. 1 Garden in Jinling". It was originally the Xipu residence of Xu Da, the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty. It was built in the early years of Jiajing and has a history of more than 600 years. Qianlong stayed here during his southern tour, and the inscription "Zhanyuan" was taken from Su Dongpo's poem "Looking at the Jade Hall is like in the sky." It is said that Qianlong admired this garden very much. After returning to Beijing, he ordered people to build a "Ruyuan" in Changchun Garden in the northern suburbs to imitate Zhan Garden.

Yufeng Temple is located in the flower garden area of Bailuzhou Park in Qinhuai District, Nanjing. It has a history of more than 1600 years. The existing building was built in the fifth year of Tianshun in the Ming Dynasty (1461). It is named in memory of Yufeng, a famous monk in the Tang Dynasty. The story of "going to Yufeng Temple to eat tea" is contained in the famous classical novel "Confucian Lin Waishi". Calligrapher Wang Duo and litterateur Jiao Hong also left poems and inks here. Although Yufeng Temple is not very famous in Nanjing, where there are many ancient temples, as an ancient temple with a history of 1600 years, it is still worth visiting.

Bailu Island on the bank of the Qinhuai River has a very long history. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it was the location of Dongfu City, and during the Liang and Chen Dynasties, it was the residence of Minister and poet Wang Zong. During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty (713-741), the governor Yan Zhenqing set up a free-release pond nearby. By the time of Song Chunxi (1174-1189), a pavilion was built on the free-release pond. During the Yongle Period of the Ming Dynasty, it was the villa of Xu Da, the founding father of the country, and it was called Xu Taifu Garden or Xu Zhongshan Garden. During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Tianci, a descendant of Xu Da, expanded the garden into the "largest and magnificent" garden in Nanjing at that time, and named it the East Garden. The park became a place for the garden owner to have a poetry and wine party with many famous literati such as Wang Shizhen and Wu Chengen. Now it is the largest and most beautiful park in the south of Nanjing.

The Glazed Pagoda of Nanjing Temple is located in the Da Bao 'en Temple in Nanjing. It was built by Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, to commemorate his mother's tribute to the concubine. From its completion to its decline, it has been the tallest building in China and a miracle in the history of world architecture. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, some European merchants, tourists and missionaries came to Nanjing and called it the "Nanjing Porcelain Tower", which compared it with the Roman Colosseum, Alexander's Underground Tomb, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It was a symbol of China at that time and was also ranked among the seven wonders of the medieval world. It is known as "China's great antique and Yongle's great kiln ware" and is known as the "No. 1 Tower in the World". The buildings we can see now were later rebuilt. It is said that Wang Jianlin of Wanda also donated 1 billion yuan to this tower. He took the elevator to the top of the tower and overlooked most of Nanjing.

Jiangnan Gongyuan, also known as Nanjing Xian Yuan or Jiankang Gongyuan, is the largest and most influential imperial examination room in Chinese history. It is the place where scholars are opened in southern China. It is also one of the three major ancient architectural complexes in the Confucius Temple area. It is an important part of the Qinhuai scenery belt of Confucius Temple. Its large scale and wide area are ranked first among the tribute courts in all provinces in China, and the largest in ancient China. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties alone, more than half of the country's officials came from Jiangnan Gongyuan. According to statistics, more than 800 top scholars, more than 100,000 Jinshi, and millions of candidates came out from here. Famous people in the Ming and Qing dynasties, such as Tang Bohu, Zheng Banqiao, Wu Jingzi, Shi Naian, Weng Tonghe, Zhang Jian, Chen Duxiu, etc. all came from here. The reputation of "The cradle of ancient Chinese officials" is also well deserved. In Jiangnan Gongyuan, there is the Chinese Imperial Examination Museum. It is the only professional museum in China that reflects the Chinese imperial examination system. It is worth a visit.