Zhongshan Mountain Scenic Area - Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Nanjing

Spot Facts

1. Cemetery Square (Entrance)

   Start · Entrance
2. Fraternity Archway

   about 80 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight

   Pass through the Arch of Universal Love (the two characters "Universal Love" in Sun Yat-sen's own hand), then step onto the cedar-lined tomb avenue. Why this route: the solemn ceremonial feel of the central axis begins here.
3. Tomb Passage (Cedar Avenue)

   about 240 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight

   Reach the Tomb Gate, whose central portal bears the plaque "The World Belongs to All." Why this route: the most representative inscribed building.
4. Ling Gate

   about 690 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Entrance

   View the giant stele in the Stele Pavilion (the burial inscription). Why this route: a square pavilion with double eaves and blue tiles, the guardian stele of the tomb.
5. Stele Pavilion

   about 10 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
6. 392 Stone Steps (Middle Section)

   about 90 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight

   Climb the 392 stone steps (in 8 flights, symbolizing the Three Principles of the People and the Eight Virtues). Why this route: the central axis runs straight through, with the strongest sense of grandeur.
7. Memorial Hall

   about 80 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight

   The white marble seated statue in the Sacrificial Hall, the reclining statue in the burial chamber (the coffin rests below). Why this route: the dual peak of spirit and vista.
8. Burial Chamber

   about 10 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight

Things to Note