The Chaotian Palace Wikipedia is centrally located in Nanjing on the Ye Mountain once a place of metal casting . The original buildings were burnt down during the Taiping Rebellion in the Qing Dynasty and the present Palace was built in 1866.
We were there in October latter in the day and almost had the place to ourselves although I have seen photos of hordes of people queuing up for this attraction - which pretty much reinforced everything I'd learnt about being a tourist in China which is avoid weekends, public holidays and school holidays and spring, autumn and winter are best.
I found this place a very pleasantly photogenic ramble with manicured gardens, areas a little overgrown and in a good state of repair.
The constant maintenance these building require
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