Nanjing 4 Days Itinerary: Heritage, Museums and Food Streets

A route-first four-day Nanjing plan that groups Purple Mountain, central museums, Mount Niushou, Qinhuai and the west-city memorials without unnecessary backtracking.

Schematic Purple Mountain heritage route in Nanjing

DAY 1

    Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum

    attraction

    Ming Xiaoling Mausol...

About 1km

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15–20 min

    Meiling Palace

    attraction

    Meiling Palace

Scenic shuttle east

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Allow 20–40 min

    Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum

    attraction

    Sun Yat-sen Mausoleu...

About 0.2km

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5 min

    Music Stage

    attraction

    Music Stage

Scenic shuttle east

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Allow 15–30 min

    Linggu Scenic Area

    attraction

    Linggu Scenic Area

DAY 2

    Nanjing Museum

    attraction

    Nanjing Museum

3.5km

|

About 12 min

    Presidential Palace

    attraction

    Presidential Palace

1.0km

|

About 14 min

    Xinjiekou

    shopping

    Xinjiekou

DAY 3

    Mount Niushou

    attraction

    Mount Niushou

16.1km

|

About 35 min

    Laomendong

    shopping

    Laomendong

0.9km

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About 13 min

    Confucius Temple and Qinhuai River

    attraction

    Confucius Temple and...

DAY 4

    Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall

    attraction

    Nanjing Massacre Mem...

2.8km

|

About 9 min

    Mochou Lake Park

    attraction

    Mochou Lake Park

5.0km

|

About 16 min

    Yihe Road

    other

    Yihe Road

1.7km

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About 23 min

    Pioneer Bookstore, Wutaishan

    shopping

    Pioneer Bookstore, W...