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🇨🇳 Nanjing Ultimate Walking Guide! The Charm and Elegance of the Ancient Capital of Six Dynasties ✨ Why You Must Visit Travel through millennia with red walls and black tiles! A bowl of duck blood vermicelli soup will haunt your dreams!🧡 📍 Core Itinerary 1️⃣ Sacred Way of Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum (Enter from Gate 5) Morning light filters through the Stone Elephant Road—no filter needed for stunning phone photos! 📸 Hidden spot: the red wall corner beside the Wenwu Fangmen gate. 2️⃣ 392 Steps of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum At the top, the entire Purple Mountain unfolds before you! Don’t forget to look back—the "alarm clock" design by architect Lü Yanzhi is mind-blowing! ⏰ 3️⃣ Jianzi Alley in Laomendong Hidden among blue-brick walls and horse-head gables are local food gems: Jiang Youji’s juicy pan-fried dumplings and Lu’s plum blossom cakes with three-meter-long cheese pulls! 🚇 Transport Hacks Take Metro Line 2 to Muxuyuan Station (Exit 1), then hop on the shuttle to Ming Xiaoling (every 10 minutes). For Laomendong, walk 8 minutes from Wudingmen Station (Exit 2) on Line 3. 🍜 Must-Try Bites • Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup: Xiao Panji’s crispy duck tongues are the soul of the dish. • Balut (Live Egg): A dare-level snack! Find the cart opposite Wang’s Wontons. • Osmanthus Sweet Taro Balls: Fangpo Cake Shop’s morning-only special. 📸 Photo Hotspots • Wutong Avenue at Lingyuan Road: Navigate to "Zhongshan Mausoleum Nursery." • Pioneer Bookstore’s Cross Wall: The flagship Wutaishan store’s book wall is a must-shoot. ⚠️ Pro Tips • Skip the touristy branches of Nanjing Impressions! The Xinjiekou Golden Eagle location has no queues. • All museums are closed on Mondays! Avoid the Presidential Palace and Nanjing Museum then.