Ming Sites in Nanjing, the Southern Capital
(established 1368)
Part of the city walls built during the Ming dynasty
Sacred path at the mausoleum for the Hongwu emperor (1328–1398; reigned 1368–1398), Xiaoling
明都城牆 中華門
明太祖孝陵 神道石像
Taiping Gate
Xiao
Mausoleum
Directorate of
Education
Imperial Cit
y
Temple of Clarity
Purple Mountain
Bei’an Gate
Xi’an
Gate
Chaotian
Palace
Palace
Complex
Xihua
Gate
Five Office
s of
Military Aff
airs
Dong’an Gate
Meridian
Gate
Chengtian
Gate
Donghua Gate
Six
Ministries
Hongwu
(Grand Military)
Gate
Gate of
Assembled Treasures
Qin-Huai River
Temple of
Great Gratitude
Stone wall with mythical beasts, from the Ming palace, Nanjing
Platform with stone balustrades and posts at the mausoleum, Xiaoling
明代皇宮遺址 石照壁
明太祖孝陵 廟殿漢白玉臺基
Mountain of
Assembled Treasures
Nanjing during the ming dynasty