My hometown is Nanjing. Nanjing, with a long history, is located in the area of the Yangtze River’s downstream. Nanjing used to be the capital of China in the Wu, Dongjin dynasties and the Song, Qi, Liang, Chen of Southern dynasties. So Capital of six dynasties is another name for Nanjing. Not only in these six dynasties, at the beginning of Ming dynasty and the Republic of China, Nanjing was also the capital of China. It won’t be amazing that there are lots of buildings which were built in different dynasties in Nanjing. Confucius Temple, Presidential Palace and Dr.Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum are the most famous and attractive sites in Nanjing .
Confucius Temple, attracting unnumbered visitors every year, was originally constructed in Song dynasty. At first, it was a place to worship and consecrate Confucius, the great philosopher and educator of ancient China. And then, in the Ming and Qing dynasties it expended, including Jiangnan Gongyuan( the place of imperial examinations) and the Xue Gong( the imperial academy). Every examine season, students from the south of China gathered in Confucius Temple. Everyone wanted to get to stand out through the examine and then to be an imperial officer. At that time, Confucius Temple was a quite crowed place. In 1937 , Confucius Temple was almost destroyed by Japanese aggressors. In 1984 , under the support of government, Confucius Temple was rebuilt. Today, the old functions of Confucius Temple do not exist. It has become a place consisting a series of tourist shops, snack bars, restaurants and tea cafes. Everyone who has ever been to Confucius Temple will never forget the archtecture with different styles and delicious snack in it.
Presidential Palace was built at the first of Ming dynasty. It was ever being the palace of lords and kings. In Qing dynasty, Presidential Palace was ever being the palace of Hong Xiuquan, the king of Taiping Heaven Kingdom which oppsed to the Qing dynasty. After Taiping Heaven Kingdom came to its end, Qing dynasty rebuilt the Presidential Palace as the office for its gorvenment. In 1912 Sun Yat-sen, one of the greatest leaders of modern China, announced to be the temporary president of Republic of China at the front of Presidential Palace. From 1912 to 1949 , Presidential Palace was the place where the leaders of Republic of China were living and working, just like White House in the USA. Since People Republic of China was founded in 1949, Presidential Palace has become a museum where lots of films about Republic of China and its leaders are stored.
Dr.Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum is also a place that every visitor should pay a visit. Dr.Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum stands at the Zijin Mountain in the east of Nanjing. It combines the advantages of chinese traditional and modern western architecture, full using of the sharp of the mountain around it. It is a enjoyable that appreciating the blue sky, green mountain and magnificent building while standing on the top stage of Dr.Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum