Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
中山陵 · Zhōngshān Líng
The tomb of the founder of modern China: 392 granite steps climbing Purple Mountain to a blue-roofed hall with wide views.
Booking requiredBring your passport1.5–2 hours
Tip
Go early on a weekday: by late morning the steps are one slow queue. Combine with the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum on the same hillside.
- Opening hours
- Tue–Sun 08:30–17:00 (booked core area above the Tianxia Weigong gate). Closed Mondays except public holidays and Sun Yat-sen anniversaries. The tomb chamber itself is closed.
- Price
- Free
- How to book
- Free timed booking (08:30–10:30, 10:30–12:30, 12:30–14:30, 14:30–16:30) from the day before, with a passport, via the 钟山风景区 WeChat mini-program or the 中山陵园票务中心 WeChat account. Trip.com also lists free booking. To be confirmed Could not get tickets? Tell us what you need
- Getting there
- Muxuyuan or Xiaolingwei (Line 2), then the scenic-area shuttle bus
- Address in Chinese
- 江苏省南京市玄武区石象路7号
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