One of Nanjing's top attraction, the Presidential Palace, is only a short walk from our hotel.
1. On the way walking to the Presidential Palace in the morning, we saw people cleaning windows of a skyscraper by hanging on some ropes.
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2. The Presidential Palace. It has a much longer history than I thought. The site was the location of some kind of palace starting in the Ming Dynasty. In 1853, Taiping Revolution forces occupied Nanjing. The place was expanded and converted into a palace for Hong Xiuquan, who claimed to be the Heavenly King. In 1912, Sun Yat-sen was sworn in here as the provisional President of the Republic of China. Later, it was the Headquarters of the Nationalist Government before 1949.
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3. Inside the Presidential Palace.
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4. Chiang Kai-shek's office.
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5. Meeting room, where the tables are arranged like the Chinese character "Shan" (meaning mountain). Chiang Kai-shek used to sit in the base of the "Shan" (at the far end of the middle table), suggesting stable control.
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6. Chinese style entryway: two chairs placed on the left and right sides of a square table, an altar table placed behind. A dui lian, vertical written couplet, and a painting of some sort, are hanging above the altar table.
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7. Old style room divider.
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(To be continued)
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