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Hangzhou Jiaxing West Lake Lingyin Temple Qiantang River China Tea Museum China National Silk Museum Longjing Village Wuzhen Xitang South Lake · Nanhu Yuehe · Moon River Ningbo Tianyi Pavilion Zhoushan Mount Putuo Suzhou Nanjing Yangzhou Wuxi Zhenjiang Xuzhou Huai'an Humble Administrator’s Garden Pingjiang Historic District Tongli Retreat and Reflection Garden Nanjing City Wall Zhongshan / Purple Mountain Qinhuai and the Examination Quarter China Grand Canal Museum Salt Merchant Culture Exhibition Hall Geyuan Garden Dongguan Street Slender West Lake Taihu and Lihu Huishan Ancient Town Yixing Jinshan Temple Jiaoshan Stele Forest Shizishan Chu King's Tomb Xuzhou Han Stone Relief Art Museum Qingjiang Lock and the Li Canal Hexia and Wu Cheng'en's Memorial Residence Zhouzhuang Niushoushan

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Zhongshan / Purple Mountain

A shared mountain setting for two very different statements about political authority.

Ming Xiaoling and the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum belong to the same broader landscape but deserve separate attention. One perpetuates dynastic authority; the other commemorates a revolutionary associated with the republican break from imperial rule. Their approaches and materials make the contrast tangible.

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  1. The tree-lined approach to the Soul Tower at Ming Xiaoling in Nanjing.Chainwit. · CC BY 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized and converted to WebP.