Nanjing, China

Banyan Tree Nanjing Garden Expo

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Banyan Tree Nanjing Garden Expo is the first Banyan Tree resort in Tangshan of Jiangsu province, China. Known for its hot springs, the resort is located in Nanjing, a historic capital of six dynasties spread over 2,500 years, and built in a mine valley hidden by a cascading cliff-top waterfall.

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12 km | 35 min, taxi and tour operator
The QiXia Temple is the biggest one in the Nanjing Area. It is the cradle of the Buddhism School of The Three Sastras. It is one of the earliest established monasteries and is still currently in use. Here you can visit some typical Buddhist structures and learn about the history of Buddhism. QiXia Temple is famous not onlyfor the structure, the stone sculptures and the pagoda, but also for the clear spring, luxuriant plant life, especially the red leaves of maple trees. These are in full bloom inspring and autumn making these times very popular.

Qixia Mountain



23 km | 50 min, taxi and tour operator
The temple was first constructed in 1034 during the Song Dynasty to complement the Jiangnan Examination School, where the imperial examinations were administered. Scholars came to the teple to pray for success and demonstrate their humble respectfor Confucius. Burnt down and rebuilt several times, the current structure dates from after World War Two. Its traditional sweeping eaves give the architecture a Ming and Qing flavor. The temple's most outstanding feature is a beautiful collection of 36 jade panelsdetailing the Sage's life (551-479 BC) hanging on the walls of the main hall. Based on the famous set of Ming period paintings titled "Pictures of the Sage's Traces," each panel measures about two meters in height and one meter in width. 

Confucius Temple

20 km | 50 min, taxi and tour operator
Zijin Mountain is located in Xuanwu District of Nanjing, also known as Zhongshan Mountain. It is one of the four famous mountains in the south of the Yangtze River. It has the reputation of "Yuxiu Jinling". In ancient times, it was known as "the dragon on Zhongshan Mountain and the tiger in the stone city". It was very famous as early as the Three Kingdoms and the Han Dynasty. The culture of the Six Dynasties, the culture of the Ming Dynasty, the culture of the Republic of China, the landscape city forest culture, the ecological leisure culture and the Buddhist culture are all in one mountain, which is "the first humanistic mountain in the Chinese city".

Zhongshan Mountaion

Distance from hotel: 57 km | Time to get there: 55 min drive
Nanjing Lukou International Airport, located in Lukou Street, Jiangning District, Nanjing City, is a major national trunk airport and a first-class aviation port. It is the main freight airport in the East China region and serves as an alternative landing airport along with Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and Pudong Airport, making it a major national hub airport. 

Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)

Distance from hotel: 31 km | Time to get there: 50 min drive
Nanjing South Railway Station, situated in Yuhuatai District, Nanjing City, is a passenger special-grade station managed by China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. It is an important part of Nanjing’s railway hub and the largest transportation hub in East China, serving as a national railway hub station.

Nanjing South Railway Station

Distance from hotel: 30 km | Time to get there: 50 min drive
Nanjing Railway Station, located in Xuanwu District, Nanjing City, is a passenger first-grade station also managed by China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. It is another vital component of Nanjing’s railway hub. Situated by Xuanwu Lake and backed by Xiaohongshan, Nanjing Railway Station is praised as “China’s most beautiful railway station.”

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