Zhan Garden
瞻园 · Zhān Yuán
Nanjing’s best-preserved Ming–Qing classical garden, famous for its rockeries, with China’s only museum devoted to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom inside.
No booking needed1–1.5 hours
Tip
A calm break from the Fuzimiao crowds, a few minutes away. The evening show stages scenes from Dream of the Red Chamber around the pavilions, in Chinese.
- Opening hours
- Day about 08:30–17:00; evening garden with performance about 17:00–21:00. The day session may close on Mondays. To be confirmed
- Price
- Day ¥30; evening ticket with the immersive garden show ¥100
- How to book
- Buy at the gate or online (e.g. Trip.com); book the evening show ahead on weekends. To be confirmed
- Getting there
- Fuzimiao (Line 3) or Sanshanjie (Line 1), about 10 min walk
- Address in Chinese
- 江苏省南京市秦淮区瞻园路128号
Photo: ScareCriterion12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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