南京
Nanjing
Tier new1·IATA: NKG
When to visit
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Super-peak (national holiday)PeakShoulderOff-season
Holiday surges
- extremeSpring Festival· Lunar Jan 1–7 (late Jan / mid-Feb)
- highQingming (Tomb-Sweeping)· Apr 4–6
- extremeLabor Day· May 1–5
- highDragon Boat Festival· Lunar May 5 (~Jun)
- highMid-Autumn Festival· Lunar Aug 15 (~Sep/Oct)
- extremeNational Day Golden Week· Oct 1–7
Taxi flag-drop:¥11starting fare
Attractions
Zhongshan Scenic Area钟山风景名胜区5A$0.00 (CN¥0)
Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum明孝陵5A$10.06 (CN¥68)
Confucius Temple & Qinhuai Scenic Belt夫子庙秦淮风光带5A$0.00 (CN¥0)
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Scenic Area中山陵景区5AFree
Niushou Mountain Cultural Park牛首山文化旅游区4A$21.44 (CN¥145)
Hongshan Forest Zoo (Nanjing)红山森林动物园4A$5.92 (CN¥40)
Nanjing Museum南京博物院4AFree
Presidential Palace (Nanjing)南京总统府4AFree
Da Bao'en Temple Ruins (Nanjing)大报恩寺遗址景区4A$11.68 (CN¥79)
Mount Qixia (Nanjing)栖霞山4A$7.10 (CN¥48)
Yuejiang Tower阅江楼4A$5.18 (CN¥35)
Confucius Temple夫子庙—Free
Qinhuai River Dragon Boat秦淮河画舫—$14.79 (CN¥100)
Six Dynasties Museum六朝博物馆—$3.99 (CN¥27)
Jimingsi Temple鸡鸣寺—Free
Nanjing City Wall南京城墙—Free
Meiling Palace美龄宫—$4.29 (CN¥29)
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom History Museum (Zhanyuan Garden)太平天国历史博物馆(瞻园)—$0.00 (CN¥0)
China Imperial Examination Museum (Jiangnan Gongyuan)中国科举博物馆(江南贡院)—$6.65 (CN¥45)
Nanjing Yangtze River Legend Cruise南京长江传奇系列游轮—Free
Hotels
Budget
$15.97 (CN¥108)
/night
Standard
$23.96 (CN¥162)
/night
Comfort
$52.65 (CN¥356)
/night
Tiers are grouped by hotel star rating — Budget ≈ 2★, Standard ≈ 3★, Comfort ≈ 4★ and up. Figures are citywide average nightly rates, so an individual hotel may sit above or below its tier.
Food
Budget meal
$3.40 (CN¥23)
/meal
Mid-range
$11.68 (CN¥79)
/meal
High-end
$38.30 (CN¥259)
/meal
Must try:
- Salted brine duck盐水鸭 · Yánshuǐ yā
- Duck blood and vermicelli soup鸭血粉丝汤 · Yāxuè fěnsī tāng
- Nanjing soup dumplings金陵小笼包 · Jīnlíng xiǎolóngbāo
- Duck-fat sesame flatbread鸭油烧饼 · Yāyóu shāobǐng
- Beef potstickers牛肉锅贴 · Niúròu guōtiē
- Pork-skin noodle soup皮肚面 · Pídǔ miàn
- Taro in osmanthus syrup桂花糖芋苗 · Guìhuā táng yùmiáo
- Nanjing meatballs金陵丸子 · Jīnlíng wánzi
Styles:Fast food · Street snacks · Noodle house
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