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Nanjing
Another over night hard seat train, with no window and a smoke filled
carriage, brought me here, to the old South capital and home of
some interesting uprisigns and war events. Sadly bein slightly
ill from the food I last eat in Xi'an meant I wasn't in the best
of moods when I got here.
The Rape Of Nanjing memorial garden, horrific viewing
I spent the first day just trying to
find some accomodation that was at least reasonably priced (noting
under 100 kuai). I managed to stumble to the Rape of Nanjing war
memorial where over 30 000 people were killed by the invading Japennese
forces.
The first Ming tomb with animal lined pathway
The second day I attempted the Purple
Cloud Mountain sites including the first Ming Tomb (above) and Dr
Sun Yatsun's morsoleum. He was a Christian who was really behing
some of the majour changes that brought China into the state it's
reached now. Lots of steps.
The mausoleum of Dr Sun, a Christian by the way
My second night I stayed in a completely
appayling 'motel' thing where I barracaded myself in the room for
fear of being offered prostitutes. Avoid the train station touts
at all costs (in fact I knew what I was letting myself in for, I
just couldn't stand spending another 100 kuai for a night).
Crossing the mighty Yangtze
I was pleassed to leave Nanjing by the
third day but managed to make my way to the mighty Yangtze river
corssing bridge before my train, heavily laden with all my bags.
Well worth a visit despit the charges, and would be throughily staggering
if it were clear, if it's ever clear.
Like some craning dinosaur
On to Shanghai and the company of friends!
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