[2025 Nanjing Attraction] Travel Guide for Yuhuatai Memorial Park of Revolutionary Martyrs (Updated May)

#nanjing #china Nanjing has so many beautiful places to visit and this is just one of them. I loved how quiet it was! There can’t have been more than 20 people in the entire place 😍 Its also not that far from the city centre. Id recommend taking the metro, line 3 to Kazimen and then its just a very short didi ride to the destination. Not much around in the way of shops so bring a drink and a snack. And dont forget to hit IKEA on the way back 😍 Its just a couple of minutes from Kazimen metro station.

Yuhuatai is a truly underrated scenic spot. I always thought it was just the Martyrs' Cemetery, but I never expected it to also have the thousand-year-old Gaozuo Temple and the spirit way of Li Jie's tomb! Within Nanjing's Yuhuatai Scenic Area lies the Ming Dynasty tomb of Li Jie. The spirit way stele and stone carvings are still present. Compared to Xu Da, Li Wenzhong, and Liu Ji, Li Jie is not only far less known among the founding fathers of the early Ming Dynasty, but he also died early in the Northern Expedition alongside Xu Da. His final official position was only the fourth-grade Commander Tongzhi. Li Jie (1331–1369), a native of Shouzhou, Huoqiu (present-day Huoqiu County, Lu'an City, Anhui Province), was a founding noble of the Ming Dynasty and the father of Consort Li Shu. After Empress Ma passed away, Consort Li Shu was ordered to manage the affairs of the six palaces, effectively acting as the empress. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Li Jie pledged allegiance to Zhu Yuanzhang and successively served as the Commander of Guangwu Guard. In the second year of the Hongwu reign (1369), he participated in the Northern Expedition and died on the battlefield at the age of 38. He was posthumously awarded the title of Grand General of the Pacification of the State and Commander-in-Chief. The tomb was originally located in Yanghuicun Village, Yuhuatai, outside Zhonghua Gate in Nanjing. The spirit way stone carvings have been relocated three times to their current location. The existing spirit way stele is 2.9m high, and the tortoise base is 2.5m long. There are also stone sheep, stone tigers, stone horses, as well as two grooms and two military figures. Not far from Li Jie's tomb's cultural preservation stele is the Erzhong Shrine, originally named Baozhong Shrine, built to commemorate the Southern Song Dynasty anti-Jin hero Yang Bangyi. Wen Tianxiang, an anti-Yuan hero, and Yang Bangyi were both from Jishui, Jiangxi. After Wen Tianxiang's martyrdom, people also enshrined him in the Baozhong Shrine, and it was renamed "Erzhong Shrine" (Shrine of Two Loyalties). On the screen wall inside the shrine is Wen Tianxiang's *Song of Righteousness*, inscribed by the famous calligrapher Wu Zhongqi. In the backyard, there is a well and a well parapet. On the wall next to a spring is a stone plaque that reads: "Ancient name: Yiquan Spring." The exact date of the spring is unknown. Address: Yuhuatai Martyrs' Cemetery, 215 Yuhuatai West Road, Yuhuatai

🌺Nanjing Yuhuatai, a place where history and nature meet!🌳 📍About the attraction: This is a national 4A-level tourist attraction, with beautiful natural scenery and a famous revolutionary memorial site in China. Strolling through it, you can feel the weight of history and the tranquility of nature intertwined, making you yearn for it. 🗺️Recommended route: Start from the Yuhuatai Martyrs Cemetery, pass through the solemn Martyrs Memorial Hall, then to the mysterious Yuhua Stone Cultural Area, and finally climb the historic Yuhua Pavilion. The scenery along the way is breathtaking. 🎫Ticket information: Free! You can explore the traces of history and feel the charm of nature here. 🕰️Recommended visit time: Reserve 3-4 hours to fully immerse yourself in this journey of history and nature. 🚗Transportation: Drive to "Nanjing Yuhuatai Scenic Area" and park in the parking lot; or take bus No. 26, 305, 707, etc. to Yuhuatai Station. 🍜Food: After the tour, you can try a bowl of hot wonton and duck blood vermicelli soup at Wangjia Wonton nearby, or try authentic xiaolongbao and smoked fish noodles at Zhanyuan Noodle House. 💖Personal thoughts: Here, I was deeply moved by the heroic deeds of the martyrs and cherished today's peaceful life even more. Every visit is a baptism of the soul, making people more determined to walk the road ahead. 🎈Tips: It is recommended to learn about the history of Yuhuatai in advance, wear comfortable shoes for walking, and bring a camera to capture the beautiful moments here. If you have time, visit the Martyrs Memorial Hall to learn more about China's revolutionary history.

Yuhuatai, outside the Chinese gate, is the throat of Nanjing's southern city. The predecessors used to have a "small and tired" beside the Yuhuatai, and "there is a hidden blood in the Tibet". It is also a commemorative holy land of China's new-democratic revolution and a national key cultural relics protection unit. National patriotism education demonstration base, the country's first batch of AAAA-level tourist areas and 100 red tourism classic scenic spots, is a Jiangsu provincial-level commemorative scenic spot integrating education, tourism, leisure and entertainment. Yuhuatai is a bright banner and an immortal monument.