Yuejiang Tower 阅江楼Yuèjiāng Lóu

About Yuejiang Tower

A seven-storey tower in Ming style on Lion Hill in north-western Nanjing, completed in 2001 to realise a building that the Hongwu Emperor ordered in 1374 but never finished, and which was known for six centuries only through essays such as Song Lian's 'Record of Yuejiang Tower'. From the top there are views north over the Yangtze and south over the city, and inside are murals including scenes of Zheng He's voyages. Lion Hill, inside the Ming city wall near Yijiang Gate, also has old caves said to have hidden troops.

How to get to Yuejiang Tower

On Lion Hill off Jianning Road in Gulou District, about 5 km north-west of the Drum Tower and about 800 m from Jinghaisi station on Metro Line 5.

Nearby

• Fuzimiao and the Qinhuai River 夫子庙—秦淮风光带 under 10 km
  Nanjing's lantern-lit Confucius Temple quarter, beside painted boats on the Qinhuai
• City Wall of Nanjing 南京城墙 under 10 km
  The Ming capital's brick ramparts, anchored by the vast fortress of Zhonghua Gate
• 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

Also within 20 km: Former British Embassy, Nanjing 英国驻华使馆旧址 (under 10 km), Pukou Railway Station 浦口火车站 (under 10 km), Yangtze River Crossing Victory Memorial Hall 渡江胜利纪念馆 (under 10 km), Longjiang Treasure Shipyard Site 龙江宝船厂遗址 (under 10 km), Former Nanjing Office of the Eighth Route Army 八路军驻京办事处旧址 (under 10 km), Xuanwu Lake 玄武湖 (under 10 km).

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