Nanjing Garden Expo Park - A garden wonderland transformed from an old mine pit.

Nanjing Garden Expo Park | My favorite hidden gem so far 🎈 💖Nanjing Garden Expo Park - A garden wonderland transformed from an old mine pit! There are Jiangnan gardens🌸, retro trains🚂, tech-style buildings🏗️, and gorgeous fireworks🎆. For a reverse holiday trip, I recommend Jiangsu Garden Expo Park. Location: Jiangsu Garden Expo Park 🚗Transportation: - 🚗Self-driving: About 30 minutes from the city center, navigate to "Jiangsu Garden Expo Park." - 🚇Subway: Take Line 4 to Mengbei Station, Exit 1, then transfer to Bus 905 to Mengbei Community Station, and walk about 9 minutes. 🎫Tickets: Free admission! There are additional paid attractions in the park (Suyun Thirteen Gardens and Baole Park, which are CNY 70/person and CNY 50/person, respectively). 🌟Recommended route: Enter from Gate 1 → Baole Park → Mirror Square → Avant-garde Bookstore → Suyun Thirteen Gardens → Peacock Mountain → Floating Stone Underground Palace → Underwater Botanical Garden → Treasure Museum 📸Recommended photo spots: - ✔️Baole Park: Trampolines, slides, sand, and more, a fun place for kids. 🛝 - ✔️Suyun Thirteen Gardens: A condensed version of the gardens of the 13 cities in Jiangsu, with pavilions and towers, and different views at every turn. The Zhenjiang Garden now has a recreation of the "Red Silk Sword Dance" scene from "Mysterious Lotus Casebook." 🏯 - ✔️Avant-garde Bookstore: A beautiful bookstore transformed from an old cement silo! Very well-designed. 📚 - ✔️Underwater Botanical Garden: A three-dimensional plant kingdom under a glass roof, much like the Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore. 🌳 - ✔️Treasure Museum: The exterior is rusty red-brown with sharp lines. Take photos on the stairs on a sunny afternoon, and it looks like a movie scene. 🎬 - ✔️Floating Stone Underground Palace: A giant steel sculpture that shines in the sun, very sci-fi. 🤖 🍔Food: 1. There are many simple meals to choose from in the park. 2. The Yangzhou Garden in Suyun Thirteen Gardens has "Yechun Teahouse," which offers a wide variety of dishes! 3. There are also several good restaurants outside Gate 2. 🍜 🏨Accommodation: It is recommended to stay in a hotel in the park, as cars can enter the Garden Expo Park, and self-driving in the park is very convenient. 🚗 🎆Travel tips: - ✔️🌸Protect the environment and facilities, and travel in a civilized manner. - ✔️The Garden Expo Park is relatively large, so it is recommended to take the shuttle bus, which costs CNY 30/person and can be taken unlimited times. 🚌 - ✔️Pet-friendly, small dogs are allowed in the park. 🐶 - ✔️👟Wear comfortable shoes and travel light.