Nanjing Guide

Purple Mountain  

紫金山
Last updated: Nov 13, 2012  Posted: Aug 09, 2007
Jiangsu ProvinceNanjingChina
Tourist Attractions in Nanjing
Hours: 
5am-6pm
Price: 
Free
 
Purple Mountain is known as the “lung of Nanjing” and for good reason.  This massive, forested park area situated within Nanjing boasts fresh and cool air compared to the muggy, polluted city center.
 

     



 

Xuanwu Lake Park  

玄武湖
Last updated: Sep 24, 2012  Posted: Oct 30, 2006
Jiangsu ProvinceNanjingChina
Tourist Attractions in Nanjing
Hours: 
7:00am-9:00pm
Address: 
Gulou District
Price: 
Free enter for the outside, inner side 20 Yuan/ticket

Close to the city center and featuring 368 hectares of water and 104 hectares of land, Xuanwu Lake Park is a favourite getaway for locals.  Well before the sunrise and even after sunset, the park is bustling with visitors. Some come to walk, jog, or fly kites, others to practice Tai Chi, and many more just want to enjoy the scenery


     



 

Guide to Nanjing Specialty Food  

南京特色小吃
Last updated: Feb 05, 2013  Posted: Jun 05, 2006
Jiangsu ProvinceNanjingChina
Restaurants in Nanjing
Nanjing has many famous specialty foods.  Some of these are unique to Nanjing and others are found all over China but get a special twist in Nanjing.
 

Duck

The quality and quantity of duck eaten in Nanjing has earned it one of it’s many nicknames - "Yadu" (鸭都) or "Duck Capital".

     



 

Nanjing Yangtze River Tunnel  

南京长江隧道
Last updated: Oct 01, 2011  Posted: May 28, 2010
Jiangsu ProvinceNanjingChina
Tourist Attractions in Nanjing
Hours: 
24h
Address: 
Yangtze River
Price: 
Toll 30 RMB, go and back

Nanjing Yangtze River Tunnel finally finished, let`s driver there and have a look of this amazing tunnel in Nanjing, which made many generations dream come true, no more traffic jam on Yangtze River Bridge, no more slow ferry, it will only take 5 minutes to cross Yangtze River.






 

Dain Ti Hill  

代官山
Last updated: Oct 01, 2011  Posted: Apr 06, 2009
Jiangsu ProvinceNanjingChina
Restaurants in Nanjing
Hours: 
10:30am-10pm
Address: 
B109-B110, Deji Plaza

Nice Taiwan food also with many local Taiwan snacks. We had 5 dishes, and cost 170RMB which is a little but expansive.






 

Jimmys  

吉米来吧
Last updated: Oct 01, 2011  Posted: Dec 08, 2008
Jiangsu ProvinceNanjingChina
Restaurants in Nanjing
Hours: 
Open late, gets busy around 10pm
Address: 
No. 193 Shigu Lu (the lane behind the Sheraton)





 

Nanjing Under Water World  

Jiangsu ProvinceNanjingChina
Last updated: Oct 01, 2011  First posted: Feb 15, 2011Tourist Attractions in Nanjing

The majesty, mystery, abundance and the aura of oceans has always captivated me, and as in my knowledge, the most of us! A feeling of mysterious peace and wonder wraps us, while we enjoy the serenity and the magical aura that it spills...


Tairyo Japanese Restuarant  

大渔日本料理
Last updated: Oct 01, 2011  Posted: Jun 17, 2010
Jiangsu ProvinceNanjingChina
Restaurants in Nanjing
Hours: 
11:00am-23:30pm
Address: 
No.57, Zhongshan Lu

Great Japanese food, 150 Yuan/person for a wonderful buffet dinner, all you can eat and drink.

They have many variety of seafood, codfish, salmon, shrimp are my favorite, Filet, T-bone steak, lamb are good too. For drinks, you could have fresh juice, wine and Japanese Sake.

It`s total worthy to go and with a lot of friends will be a lot of fun.






 

Happy Tea House  

开心茶馆
Last updated: Oct 01, 2011  Posted: Aug 03, 2011
Jiangsu ProvinceNanjingChina
Cafes and Teahouses in Nanjing
Hours: 
11:00am-10:00pm
Address: 
Shengqili 9,HanZhongMen street
Price: 
30yuan

It was founded by DJ Chengming and Liangshuang, the  famous radio hosts. For the love of the crosstalk, they launched the happy teahouse. There will be many people at the weekend. When we are not happy or get too great work pressure, we like to go there.






 

Jie-Private Design Space

芥-私人设计空间
Last updated: Apr 22, 2013  Posted: Apr 20, 2013
Jiangsu ProvinceNanjingChina
Shopping in Nanjing
Hours: 
10:00am-10:00pm
Address: 
Beiting Alley,Zhujiang Road Xuanwu District, Nanjing





 

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