Presidential Palace

The history of the place dates back to 600 years ago, and the site was the mansion of Prince of Han during the Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty it became the office of the Vieeroy of Jiangnan and Jiangxi. In March 1853,the Taiiping peasant army conquered Nanjing and established their regime known as “The Kingdom of Heavenly Peace”. Hong xiuquan, the Heavenly King of the regime, claimed the former palace and ordered it enlarged. In 1864, Zeng guofan, the military commander of the Qing Empire, attacked and cracked down the Taiping army. In 1912, Dr. Sun Yat-sen was elected the Provincional President of the Republic, and changed the west garden of the palace into the Presidential Residence. In 1928, the palace became the administration office of the republic government.

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• Lingyanshan Hill
• Memorial Stele of the Victory of Crossing Yangtze River
• The second Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge
• The Former Residence of Ganxi
• Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall
• The Broadcast Television Tower of Naniing，Jiangsu Province
• Wulong(BIack Dragon)Pond Garden
• Mochou Lake
• Taoye ferry and the Former Residence of Wu Jingzi
• Bailuzhou (The Egret Islet) Garden
• Tangquan Spring
• Laoshan Hill State Forest Park
• The Stone Inscription of Tomb in Southern Dynasty
• Historical Exhibition Hall of Jiangnan Gongyuan
• Dragon Pool
• Liuhe Fangshan Hill
• Sesame Hill Natural Reserves
• Liuhe Mosque
• Wenmiao Temple