Day Seven
It's time to leave Wuxi for a place with more attractions: Nanjing.
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This meant once again hopping onto the High-Speed train for an hour.
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I arrived in the afternoon, with enough daylight, to see some sights.
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I settled for a nearby mountain with a Mausoleum dedicated to Dr. Sun Yat-sen, one of the founders of modern China.
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It was quite an uphill walk from the metro station, but the views were really nice.
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There was another Mausoleum, Ming Xiaoling, built for Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang in the same scenic area nearby, and with about an hour of daylight left, I took the gamble to see it.
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I managed just in time; it was dark when I exited the site and headed back to the metro station.
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In the evening, I headed to Fuzimiao, famous for its many restaurants and shops.
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It looks amazing in the dark, and everything is lit up. These are all restored old buildings and attracts a ton of people.
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Dinner consisted of one of the local delicacies, Duck Blood Soup. The Duck Blood has a texture not unlike Tofu, and it doesn't really have a taste.
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I liked it better than the bottom part of the Duck that was also present in the soup. To finish off the evening, I had a Chinese pancake.
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