Visual Index of Nanjing Sites (Site name and description)
Bell Tower Bell Tower (1889)
A reconstructed pavilion housing a rare Ming dynasty bell. 		Chaotian Palace Chaotian Palace (Ming era, reconstructed late 19th century)
First built as a Ming palace, it later became a Confucian temple and then headquarters of the Taiping Rebel army.
City Wall City Wall (last rebuilt 14th century)
Views of the largely intact Ming dynasty city wall. 		Fuzi Miao Confucian Temple Fuzi Miao Confucian Temple (rebuilt 19th & 20th centuries)
The temple of Confucius, on a 1,500 year old site.
Jiming Temple Jiming Temple (6th century site, 20th century buildings)
Destroyed by fire in 1973, this ancient temple was rebuilt anew in the 1980s. 		Jinghai Temple Jinghai Temple (built 1416, reconstructed thereafter)
A temple built in honor of the eunuch-admiral Zheng He, who sailed Ming Chinese ships to Africa & back.
Lingggu Temple Lingggu Temple (19th & 20th centuries)
A martyr's memorial standing on the ruins of a 7th century temple.. 		Niushou Pagoda Niushou Pagoda (8th century, heavily restored)
A heavily restored Tang dynasty pagoda on Ox Head hill.
Qixia Temple Qixia Temple (489, oldest structures from 10th century)
An important temple in early Chinese Buddhist history. 		Sanzang Pagoda Sanzang Pagoda (1944)
A recent memorial housing the remains of Xuan Zang, the intrepid pilgrim-monk..
Southern Tang Dynasty Tombs Southern Tang Dynasty Tombs (943 and 961)
Tombs of the first two rulers of the Southern Tang dynasty. 		Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum (1926-29)
A grand memorial to the founder of the Chinese Republic.
Xiaoling Tomb Xiaoling Tomb (1398)
The tomb of Hongwu, the 1st Ming Emperor (r. 1368-98).

Bibliography:

All images copyright 2001 Professor Kerk L. Phillips of Brigham Young University, Utah, USA

Boyd, Andrew. Chinese Architecture and Town Planning: 1500 B.C. - A.D. 1911
  Holmesdale Press Ltd, 1962. London

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Barry Till, with assistance of Paula Swart. In Search of Old Nanking
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