| Wuchaomen Park (Chinese:午朝门公园) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 28 Yudao Road,Baixia District,Nanjing, China (鼓楼区广州路83号) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wuchaomen Park (Chinese:午朝门公园) is a park located inBaixia District,Nanjing, China. The site once the forbidden grounds of a Ming Palace and has a palace gate dated from 1367, one of the few such gates that still exists in the city. Wuchaomen Park has a view over tree-lined Yudao road from the top of a grey-bricked structure. It has a reputation for saxophone playing and opera singing by local residents. Some visitors also practicetai chi or walk backwards in circles.[1]
The City of Nanjing has identified it as one of the top five parks in the city. Others areMochou Lake Park,Xuanwu Lake,Qingliangshan Park andChina Gate Castle Park.[1]