The Emperor's Playground

In about 4 weeks time, my brother will be visiting us in Nanjing, closely followed by my Mum and Dad and then Alasdair's sister and her family. So, looking for ideas to fill their time in Nanjing, we have decided to do a few touristy things ourselves over the next few weeks and suss out the best places to take our visitors. This weekend we took a trip to Purple Mountain to visit the Ming Tombs.

With 2 small children in tow, we were a bit wary of what appeal it might have for them but we really needn't have worried as they had a great time! In fact, they had so much fun, it made me wonder if the Emperor may have had 2 small children himself and therefore given some thought to the amusement of younger tourists 700 years later... With the stone animals and the ruins as you enter, the complex was like a historical playground for the kids!

Here are a few pictures from our afternoon out:


Olivia practises her statue pose on what seems to be an old, empty plinth!



Angus is a less serious statue!

The Spirit Path is lined with stone animals and leads to the tomb



The tomb itself

Hazy view of Nanjing from the top