Another favorite spot that we liked so much that we visited twice, was the Purple Mountain (Zijin Mountain) in Nanjing. We strolled around several important heritage spots in Chinese history including the Ming Xioling mausoleum, where the plum blossoms were on the brink of opening up and the air was just beginning to fill with their intoxicating scent. We also visited the Sun Yat-sen mausoleum and climbed the stairs to the top where we had an incredible view of the Purple Mountain and all of its visitors.



[1-2. c. lynn]

There is so much beauty up on this mountain—so many different hues of green.

Even the chores are wonderful like feeding the chickens to lure them inside the coop and planting new basil for future pasta dishes.

I'm always so happy to be here.

[1., 2., and 3. c. lynn]