Originally called “Official Residence of the President of the National Government”, theMay-ling Palace was built from the spring of 1931 to the autumn of 1932.
The main building is a splendid three-storied example of pseudo-classic architecture with carved beams, painted rafters and overhanging eaves. Its roof is covered by green glazed tiles patterned with some one thousand phoenixes. Since Soong May-ling used to worship and rest there, the residence is commonly known as “May-ling Palace”.
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Zhongshan Botanical Garden was formerly known as “Sun Yat-sen Memorial Arboretum”, and was built in 1929. China’s oldest arboretum, it is located in the Zhongshan Mountain Scenic Area in Nanjing. It covers an area of 186 hectares.
It lies close by Zhongshan Mountain, the Xiaoling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty and Meihua Mountain to the east, and the Ming Dynasty city walls to the south. The garden enjoys a mild climate, lush vegetation and forests, and it integrates mountains, water, city and forests. With its exquisite natural scenery, it is renowned as a “fairy land of plants” in Nanjing.
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The Memorial Hall of Meiyuan New Village is located on both sides of Meiyuan New Village Street, around the eastern segment of Changjiang Road, east of Nanjing.
It consists of the former site of the Delegation Office of the Communist Party of China, the Exhibition Hall of Historical Data on CCP-KMT Negotiations in Nanjing, a bronze statue of Zhou Enlai, and the Zhou Enlai Library. It is a modern historical site and a revolutionary museum.
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The Mansion Building Complex of the Republic of China on Yihe Road is the largest mansion district of the former politicians in Nanjing and even in China. It was where politicians and celebrities of the Republic of China lived.
The garden-style villas were where the important military and political Kuomintang officials lived, along with rich and powerful people and foreigners before the liberation. It is the most top-grade residential area from the Republic of China period that has survived in Nanjing today. It is known as the “Official Area of the Republic of China”, the “Embassy District” and a “Modern Architecture Model Area”. The Mansion District on Yihe Road has European-style villas with gardens. The building area comprises 690,000 square meters, including a green area which accounts for 65 percent of the total. Well-known people who lived here include Chiang Wei-Kuo, Yu Youren, Chen Cheng, and General Marshall.
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