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Southern Dynasty Tomb Sculptures, Nanjing 南京南朝陵墓石刻Nánjīng Náncháo Língmù Shíkè
National heritage site · Nanjing, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Nanjing
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Southern Dynasty Tomb Sculptures, Nanjing
Winged lions (bixie), qilin, steles on stone tortoises and fluted columns that once lined the spirit ways to the tombs of Southern Dynasties emperors and princes of the 5th and 6th centuries, still standing in the open at sites scattered across Nanjing's eastern and southern suburbs, mostly in Qixia and Jiangning districts. The densest group is at Ganjiaxiang in Qixia District, where the carvings from the tombs of three Liang-dynasty princes, Xiao Xiu, Xiao Dan and Xiao Hui, stand within a few hundred metres of each other, Xiao Xiu's ensemble beside the gate of a primary school and the other two in a small park. The winged lion is Nanjing's city emblem, modelled on the one at the tomb of Xiao Jing about a kilometre to the south-west.
How to get to Southern Dynasty Tomb Sculptures, Nanjing
Ganjiaxiang is about 17 km north-east of Xinjiekou in central Nanjing, a taxi ride; the other sites are spread through the suburbs and are easiest to link by car.
Nearby
- Purple Mountain & Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum 南京钟山风景区 10 km
A forested mountain on Nanjing's edge, crowned by a blue-roofed hilltop tomb - Fuzimiao and the Qinhuai River 夫子庙—秦淮风光带 20 km
Nanjing's lantern-lit Confucius Temple quarter, beside painted boats on the Qinhuai - City Wall of Nanjing 南京城墙 20 km
The Ming capital's brick ramparts, anchored by the vast fortress of Zhonghua Gate - Slender West Lake 瘦西湖 60 km
A ribbon of willow-fringed water lined with the pavilions of Qing salt merchants
Also within 20 km: Qixia Mountain & Qixia Temple 栖霞山·栖霞寺 (under 10 km), Happy Valley Nanjing 南京欢乐谷 (under 10 km), Yangshan Quarry 阳山碑材 (10 km), Hongshan Forest Zoo 红山森林动物园 (10 km), Tangshan Zhiqing Lake Resort 汤山紫清湖 (10 km), Nanjing Museum 南京博物院 (10 km).
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