#jiangnan

[sinoheritage]

A 360-year-old Ming Dynasty courtyard in Shanghai renovated into a cafe/restaurant.

[fuckyeahchinesegarden]

scenery in china

[faeberrywine]

ID credit: 158167900 on 小红书

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[brightstartshop]

A quiet ink wash landscape inspired by traditional Jiangnan scenery — mist drifting across still water, distant mountains fading into empty space, and a solitary pavilion resting beneath an ancient pine. The soft monochrome brushwork creates a calm meditative atmosphere shaped by silence, reflection, and classic Chinese shanshui aesthetics.

This piece leans into minimalist oriental landscape art, sumi-e textures, and timeless East Asian ink painting composition rather than heavy detail, letting negative space become part of the scenery itself.

[linghxr]

My trip to 江南

In late February/early March, I went to China! This was my second trip there, my first post-COVID. I travelled to 3 cities in the Jiangnan region: Nanjing, Suzhou, and Hangzhou.

Nanjing

南京博物院 - The Nanjing Museum was packed since it was the weekend, but I really enjoyed the recreated Republican era street. Lots of trinkets and ice cream for sale.

总统府 - I wish I had had allocated more time for the former Presidential Palace because it was massive. It was used by Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek’s governments.

夫子庙 - I didn’t go in the actual Confucius Temple, but I had fun walking along the Qinhuai river nearby. It’s very lively there.

江南贡院 - Apparently examinees taking the imperial exam had to stay in these tiny booths! This was at the Imperial Examination Museum near the Confucius Temple.

南京城墙 - I love me a city wall, and the Nanjing City Wall was one of the highlights of my trip. I only walked a small portion of it—you could probably spend most of the day if you wanted.

大报恩寺遗址 - The original Great Bao’en Temple was destroyed during the Taiping Rebellion, but there is a museum and recreated tower built over the remains. At night they do an awesome light show.

明孝陵 - It was unfortunately raining the day I went to Purple Mountain, so I only went to Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum. But on the bright side, there were no crowds.

Suzhou

Left: 拙政园 - Suzhou is famous for gardens, and I went to this well-known one, the Humble Administrator’s Garden.

Right: 苏州博物馆 - The Suzhou Museum was designed by famous architect I.M. Pei. The actual exhibit space was surprisingly small. Tons of people taking photos in the courtyard.

平江路 -Near the garden and museum is a popular canal-side shopping street Pingjiang Lu. I saw a cat cafe and tons of hanfu rental shops.

狮山公园 - This was hands down one of the coolest places I went in China! Further from the city center, Shishan Park has a decommissioned roller coaster nestled between a hill and a lake. You can walk around the lake, including right under the coaster, and climb the hill for a great view.

盘门 & 瑞光塔 - This was another of the coolest things I saw. Panmen is part of the city wall, and there’s a garden alongside it, which they illuminate at night! It was so gorgeous, especially Ruiguang Pagoda.

北寺塔 - As I was on my way to the train station, I took a detour to walk by Beisi Pagoda. You can get a great view without even entering the temple grounds!

Hangzhou

西湖 - It wouldn’t be a trip to Hangzhou without the iconic West Lake. But boy, is it packed on the weekends. I wouldn’t recommend going on the weekend, but for my trip the weather M-F was crummy.

The photos don’t capture the beauty of the sunset!

The area east of the lake is home to a ton of shopping centers, so there are still crowds at night.

雷锋塔 - One of the famous sites in Hangzhou is Leifeng Pagoda. I opted not to climb it, but I got a nice view walking around the lake.

鸳鸯 - One of the highlights of West Lake was the colorful Mandarin ducks. Along the lake you can see clusters of tourists stopped to photograph them!

Hopefully it won't be another 5 years until my next trip to China. I want to go to Chengdu & Chongqing next!

[chandavidisagreatartist]

江南特產龍井茶，惟新葉春風化雨悠悠長

Dragon-well tea, special local product in Jiangnan, may the new leaves release the spring breeze/drops, deeply

#art #design #photography #fashion #cool #dav #chinesestyle #dragonwelltea #jiangnan #culture #chinesetea #originalart #中華風 #茶

[my-virtual-pearls]

One of the best things about the mainland is the variety of public spaces created by parcel owners and renters. One such space recently caught my eye.

An installation-like facade of an Asian shopping area, with RL images, it also has a Tokyo Apartment on top. Click the elevator twice to be teleported up to furnished skybox. I like the balcony the best, where you can view the surrounding area.

"Welcome to visit Jiangnan neighborhood. There are shops and restaurant and you can take pod tours of mainland from here and there is an apartment for mainland explorers of Sansara to rest in."

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Europa/222/48/66

[omgpurplefattie]

The stone lion with the human teeth is at 1:08:36 to 1:08:48