Must-see attractions in Nanjing during the Spring Festival.

Recommended ten must-see attractions in Nanjing: Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Nanjing Confucius Temple, Ming Tombs, Qinhuai River, Ming City Wall, Xuanwu Lake, Zijin Mountain, Jiming Temple, Qixia Mountain and Mochou Lake. Nanjing Confucius Temple is located on the north bank of Qinhuai River in Qinhuai District, Nanjing, on Gong Yuan Street west of Gongyuan in the south of the Yangtze River. It is located in the core area of the Qinhuai scenery belt of Confucius Temple, namely, Nanjing Confucius Temple, Nanjing Confucian Temple and Wenxuan King Temple, and it is a place for offering sacrifices to Confucius. It is the first national institution of higher learning in China, one of the four Confucian temples in China, the hub of ancient China culture, and the place where Jinling's history and humanities gather. It is not only the cultural and educational center of Nanjing in Ming and Qing Dynasties, but also the cultural and educational complex that ranks first among the southeast provinces. Folk Culture Nanjing Confucius Temple Lantern Festival is a characteristic folk cultural activity circulating in Nanjing, also known as "Jinling Lantern Festival", which is mainly held during the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival every year. As early as the Southern Dynasties, there was the Lantern Festival, when the grand occasion was the highest in China. Since the early Ming Dynasty, Nanjing Lantern Festival has gradually enjoyed the reputation of "Qinhuai Lantern Festival is the best in the world", and the famous Qinhuai River "lantern boat" is also famous all over the world. After the 20th century, the Lantern Festival was further expanded, and the decorative skills of Qinhuai Lantern Festival were constantly improved, which promoted the development of folk arts such as paper-cutting, diabolo, knots, sculpture, shadow play, animal dance, yangko and stilts in Nanjing. Nanjing Confucius Temple Lantern Festival has a long history. According to documents, as early as the Southern Dynasties, the traditional Lantern Festival was held in Nanjing, the capital of China, and its grand occasion was the highest in China. After Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, advocated the Lantern Festival in Nanjing in the early Ming Dynasty, Nanjing gradually began to enjoy the reputation of "Qinhuai Lantern Festival is the best in the world", and the original lantern boat on Qinhuai River (commonly known as "lantern boat") was famous all over the world.