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Nanjing Attractions |
 | Zhonghua Gate : Zhonghua Gate (Chinese Gate) is the south gate of Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. As a precious cultural relic, Zhonghua Gate has the double distinction of being the biggest castle-style city gate in China and a structural element of the most complicated castle in the world. It is the castle's magnificent scale, delicate structure, and the great skill with which it was built that bequeath it an important place in China's military and architectural traditions. | | read more>> | | | |  | Xuanwu Lake : Xuanwu Lake is in the northeast portion of Nanjing City near the railway station. According to the legend, in the Southern Dynasty a black dragon was seen in the lake. Chinese Daoists believed that the black dragon was a water god appeared as the uniform of a turtle and snake, called Xuanwu. Hence the lake was called Xuwu Lake. | | read more>> | | | |  | Linggu Temple : Founded in the Liang Dynasty (502-557), Linggu Temple was once a sprawling monastic complex where Buddhist monks studied in seclusion. Unfortunately most of the temple was destroyed in the 19th century Taiping rebellion-a small loss in a conflict that claimed over 30 million lives. | | read more>> | | | | |
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