Meiling Palace (Official Residence of the Chairman of the National Government)
Completed in 1931 as the official residence of the Chairman of the National Government, this palace-style three-story villa blends Chinese and Western design; interiors are restored to their Republican-era state, with finely detailed painted ceilings, fireplaces and reception rooms — hailed in its day as the "finest villa in the Far East."
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 08:00-17:00
- Ticket
- CNY 30
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
Completed in 1931 as the official residence of the Chairman of the National Government, this palace-style three-story villa blends Chinese and Western design; interiors are restored to their Republican-era state, with finely detailed painted ceilings, fireplaces and reception rooms — hailed in its day as the "finest villa in the Far East." Its best-known spectacle is the "necklace" looping around the hill — from the air, the ring road reads as a chain with the dark roofs and blue-tiled main building as its pendant, and when the plane trees turn gold in autumn, aerial shots become instant classics. The villa sits close to both the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum and the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and can be visited en route; inside, a life-story exhibition recounts the tale of Soong Mei-ling and this building — a must-visit for lovers of Republican-era heritage.
Getting there: Muxuyuan Station
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More in Nanjing
- Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
392 marble steps up Purple Mountain to the father of modern China.
- Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum
Sacred Way stone animals guarding the tomb of the Ming founder.
- Confucius Temple (Fuzimiao)
Qinhuai River lantern district; night cruise past painted boats.
- Zhonghua Gate
The world's largest castle-style city gate, 27 soldier hideouts inside.
- Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
The mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, begun in 1926 with his remains interred in 1929. The "Liberty Bell" ground plan by young architect Lü Yanzhi won a global design competition, a milestone of modern Chinese architectural history.
- Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum
The joint tomb of Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, begun in 1381. It pioneered the "court in front, resting quarters behind" mausoleum layout, the wellspring of the Ming-Qing imperial tomb system; in 2003 it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the extension of the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.