Presidential palace of Nanjing
Presidential palace of Nanjing
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7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
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7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
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7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
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7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
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7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
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7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
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7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
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7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
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Muzzamuzzamuzza
Wellington, New Zealand145 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
The palace is a location of deep historical significance, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries - Taiping rebellion, Sun-Yat Sen, etc. It is not a palace in the imperial sense, more like a compound of many buildings from several eras. There is some English signage, but many of the interesting-looking exhibits were only in Chinese. Not being able to read the information makes appreciating Chinese history very difficult. We looked at getting an audio guide but could not find one.
Written January 9, 2024
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just_jim5
Martins Ferry, OH152 contributions
Aug 2020 • Couples
We arrived at 2:30pm on Tuesday 8/04/2020. No more tickets available. This is probably due to Covid-19. We got in on Wednesday by showing up at 9:30am. Americans need their passport and their health code (suikang) to get in.
Written August 5, 2020
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milis-proost
Ghent, Belgium67 contributions
Feb 2015 • Couples
The palace is important for the collective memory of Chinese people, as it refers to their post-imperial decades. The explanation in English was good, but at the information desk is was very poor. We had this experience everywhere in this town.
Written February 19, 2015
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JohnsonChoo
Singapore, Singapore30 contributions
Dec 2017 • Family
This is the presidential palace of Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek during the KMT rule up to 1959 before retreating to Taiwan.
Despite it being the called the presidential palace, it is anything but palatial. It now houses the China Modern History Museum, and it is worthwhile visiting to gain a better understanding of China.
However, just like many parts of Nanjing, it is undergoing major renovations especially to the main entrance area (as of December 2017). The 11 exhibition halls still in its original condition.
Well worth a visit!
Despite it being the called the presidential palace, it is anything but palatial. It now houses the China Modern History Museum, and it is worthwhile visiting to gain a better understanding of China.
However, just like many parts of Nanjing, it is undergoing major renovations especially to the main entrance area (as of December 2017). The 11 exhibition halls still in its original condition.
Well worth a visit!
Written December 18, 2017
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CorshamRay
Corsham, UK57 contributions
Mar 2017 • Couples
I was surprised to discover that this place is reminiscent of the Forbidden City in Beijing as well as having historical buildings from the 20th century. I was also surprised at how crowded it was, even on a very rainy day in March. We spent a couple of hours here and would have stayed longer if we hadn't been so damp, bedraggled and cold. Well worth a visit, and particularly so to learn about the birth of the Republic of China and the period before the People's Republic came into being.
Written March 27, 2017
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GHamp23
San Francisco, CA250 contributions
Jan 2013 • Friends
Didn't think this was anything special. Some of the buildings were just rooms with tables and chairs in them with no other props. Seeing old offices was OK. Gardens were small. I think you need to be into recent Chinese history to appreciate a visit. Would have probably gotten more out of it if had a tour guide since little information is in English.
1912 a pedestrian walk place with lots of restaurants is close by if you need lunch.
1912 a pedestrian walk place with lots of restaurants is close by if you need lunch.
Written January 20, 2013
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Byrnzie28
St. Albans, UK4 contributions
Mar 2012 • Solo
Of all the places I visited in Nanjing, this was, to my surprise, the best of the lot. I arrived early in the morning so there weren't too many tourists there, and I found the place to be very relaxing, and steeped in history. You can walk the same corridors of power that were trodden by Chinese political luminaries such as Sun Yat-Sen and Chiang Kai shek, and look into the same meeting rooms where they held fort all those years ago. Outside each room is an explanation of what the room was used for, along with a photograph taken when the rooms were being used by these same people. Walking around the place really does make it easy to imagine the atmosphere during those turbulent times in the first half of the 20th century.
An ideal way to spend a couple of hours and escape the heat and the hordes outside.
An ideal way to spend a couple of hours and escape the heat and the hordes outside.
Written June 6, 2012
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david chiu
Toronto, Canada43 contributions
Dec 2019 • Friends
It is more of an office building with a big garden surrounding it which is well kept. Not a big area and one can complete the tour within two hours or so but you have to pay (RMB 40 or 20 for senior of 60+) to enter. It is close to downtown area and subway station and after that one can walk to Ming Palace (a small Palace) and the Nanjing Museum which are free to enter.
Written December 26, 2019
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Nicholas S
Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates60 contributions
Sep 2019
A little reptitive after walking through many similar rooms. However still an interesting piece of Chinese history
Written October 6, 2019
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Shannon
Suva, Fiji1,160 contributions
May 2019 • Solo
First Up you need a valid ID to buy tickets (Passports in other words), Nothing inside screams out presidential Palace to me Just a Large residence area. with a garden and small gift shops. Its pretty boring and you should spend most of your nanjing time doing other acticties or gardens rather than this place. Its basically a Garden with a small museum section. There are baggage storage areas inside if your doing this before you leave NKG.
Written June 11, 2019
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Costs of this plaCe? Standard question but i couldnt find answers in any reviews.
Written February 18, 2018
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