Day 2 reflection by Yixuan:

Today we went to the 明孝陵景区. We saw many soldiers carved out from stone. Our tour guide said these stone figures were used to guard the emperor's grave. She also mentioned that these stones were brought in from places more than 300km away from Nan Jing hundreds of years ago(without technological help). I think that the people of Nan Jing then were very smart as they poured a layer of water on wooden logs on the ground (in winter), thus allowing the water to freeze. This layer of ice helped the ancient people move the many stones easily.

After lunch, we went to the 孙中山 mausoleum. We had to climb up a huge flight of stairs to the top. However, our efforts to climb up those flights of stairs were rewarded by the beautiful scenery from above. We were not allowed to take photos in the mausoleum but we would always remember the huge statue of  Dr. Sun Yat Sen. After the Sun Yat Sen mausoleum visit, we took the train to the nearby无粱殿 to see wax figures. After that we had a sumptuous dinner.

Day 2 Reflection by Nicole Wong Wen Wei

我们今天去了很多地方,让我们都获益不浅,受益良多. 我们先去明孝陵景区. 这是朱元璋的陵园!穿过郁郁葱葱的树林,游览了一些古代风格的建筑. 吃了午餐后,我们去中山陵园,在入口处的牌坊上赫然写者”博爱”二字.这体现了他的政治理念.我们一边爬阶梯一边欣赏沿途的风景.最后瞻仰了孙先生雕.这些地方都代表了这些人对中国不顾一切地牺牲.我觉得南京很多地方都充满浓郁的历史气息.果然是名副其实的” 六朝古都”.