Powerful and Prosperous Ming Empire

Many of the images and sites that make up the worldview of Chinese culture were begun in the Ming Dynasty. Most notably, the current and completed version of the Great Wall, the architectural style represented by the Forbidden City and the popular blue and white porcelain creations.

1865 Creative Industry Park

Jinling Machine Manufacturing Bureau is located in south Nanjing, outside the Zhonghua Gate. Jinling Arsenal, built by Li Hongzhang during the Self-Strengthening Movement in 1865. Except for the remaining buildings of Qing Dynasty, there are more than 30 factories and office buildings of the period of the Republic of China, which are still in use. All the live historical artifacts make this place an exhibition hall of industrial buildings in modern China.