Transfer via: flight - your arrangement

Activities for today: airport transfer, Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum, Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum

Your guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel.

You'll then head for a Nanjing city tour. We recommend you book flights arriving at Nanjing airport before 11:00 a.m.

12:00 a.m. Lunch time (lunch is arranged on your own)

13:30 p.m. Take the private bus to the Purple Mountain Area. Visit Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum. It is situated at the foot of the second peak of Mount Zijin. Construction of the tomb started in 1926, taking three years. On first July 1929, Dr. Sun was buried there. Sun has been respected as Father of Modern China since he fought unyieldingly against the corrupt Qing government and led the 1911 revolution to end feudal system and found Republic of China, leading Chinese people into a new era.

15:00 p.m. Visit Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum
Nanjing became the capital of China when Zhu Yuanzhang founded the Ming Dynasty in 1368. During his reign, Zhu Yuanzhang built the great city walls of Nanjing, the imperial palace, and his future tomb - the Ming Tomb in Nanjing. The Ming Tomb is a certified UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a must-see for travelers to Nanjing.

17:00 p.m. Return to your hotel.

Transfer via: flight - your arrangement

Activities for today: Presidential Palace, Xuanwu Lake, Zhong Hua City Gate, Confucius Temple Area, airport transfer

9:00 a.m. Meet your guide at your hotel lobby.

9:30 a.m. Visit Presidential Palace
The Presidential Palace housed the Office of the President of the Republic of China before the republic relocated to Taiwan in 1949. It is now a museum, the China Modern History Museum. It is located at 292 Changjiang Road, in the Xuanwu District of Nanjing.

11:00a.m. Visit Xuanwu Lake
The lake lies northeast of the city near the railway station, out of the city wall. It used to be the drilling camp of the imperial navy and recreation center of aristocrats. At the end of the Qing dynasty, it was turned into a park.

12:30a.m. Lunch time (lunch is arranged on your own)

14:00 p.m. Visit Zhong Hua City Gate.
Zhonghua Gate,means Chinese gate, was the biggest and most splendid city gate of Nanjing city wall in the Ming dynasty. The gate was built from 1366 to 1386 and originally named Gate of Gathering Treasure, since legend says in the construction, the wall collapsed again and again before a Box of Gathering Treasure was buried under. The whole structure was built with huge bricks and special cement made from lime, tung oil (a kind of Chinese wood oil) and sticky rice juice, extraordinarily strong.

15:30 p.m. Free time in the old town (Confucius Temple Area)
Confucius Temple, Fuzimiao in Chinese, located in Qin Huai River area, southwest of the city. Qinhuai River is the cradle giving birth to ancient culture of Jinling (Nanjing). The Confucius Temple area, which is the most lively place at inner Qinhuai River, is the first AAAAA scenic area opened to the public for free.

17:00 p.m. Transfer to the railway station or airport.