4.5Xiaoling Tomb of Ming Dynasty(480 reviews) - Unesco World Heritage Site Wednesday: 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM Historic Sites • Ancient Ruins • Historic Walking Areas • Cemeteries
There is a lot to see and explore on Purple Mountain (Sun Yat Sen Memorial etc.) and this tomb while UNESCO Site fairly common if you have been to other temples. Well maintained, peaceful and not busy when we were there. You learn about the cultural significance and background and I recommend to spend at least half a day exploring the entire area. Well worth it!See more..
4.0Yancheng Ruins(131 reviews) - Nice and peaceful Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Ancient Ruins
Go on a sunny day. It's a very nice park and a lovely place for a picnic. There are next to zero ruins to see but there are signs everywhere telling of the history of this place in English, Chinese,and German. It takes about 1-2 hours to walk around the whole place. It costs 20rmb/adult and 10rmb/student, children, seniors. This does not include the amusement park.See more..
4.5Yangzhou Stone Tower(14 reviews) - Tang pagoda Wednesday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Ancient Ruins • Architectural Buildings
A pagoda dated back to Tang dynasty, situated in the middle of the road. The original temple was reconstructed and ruined several times but the pagoda survived. A story related with the temple is "bell after meal (饭后钟)." A young and poor intellect in Tang dynasty named Wang Bo (王播) used to feed himself on the temple meals. The monks usually used the bell to summon people to meal but once they finished meal first and then rang the bell to embarrass Wang who came late for the meal on hearing the bell. Wang later became a high official and lived a greedy life until he died of some terminal disease.See more..
4.0Hexia Ancient Town(9 reviews) - Well preserved and authenic "old town" Ancient Ruins
Of course, there is some tourism to this area, but many of the shops are still "original". Not often frequented by western tourists, it is a real treat off the path of the usual western tourist stops.See more..
