Must-see fort · Nanjing City, Jiangsu
Ming Xiaoling
明孝陵
Ming Xiaoling is a fort in Nanjing City, Jiangsu.
Ming Xiaoling: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Ming Xiaoling
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Ming Xiaoling — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 32.06210, 118.83474. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Ming Xiaoling
- Purple Mountain · viewpoint · Nanjing City · ~2 km · Must-see
- Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum · fort · Nanjing City · ~2 km · Must-see
- NanJing Museum · museum · Nanjing City · ~3 km · Must-see
- Linggu Temple · Buddhist site · Nanjing City · ~3 km · Must-see
- Nanjing Ming Palace Ruins Park · fort · Nanjing City · ~4 km · Must-see
- Xuanwu Lake · lake · Nanjing City · ~5 km · Must-see
- 月牙湖 · lake · Nanjing City · ~5 km · Must-see
- Jiming Temple · Buddhist site · Nanjing City · ~5 km · Must-see
- Presidential Palace · museum · Nanjing City · ~5 km · Must-see
- Former National Art Gallery · museum · Nanjing City · ~6 km · Must-see
- 红山森林动物园 · sanctuary · Nanjing City · ~6 km · Must-see
- Jizhaoying Mosque · dargah · Nanjing City · ~7 km · Must-see
- Statue of Mr. Sun Yat Sen · park · Nanjing City · ~7 km · Must-see
- 南京夫子庙 · temple · Nanjing City · ~8 km · Must-see
- Jingjue Mosque · dargah · Nanjing City · ~8 km · Must-see
- Zhan Garden · park · Nanjing City · ~8 km · Must-see
- Taiping Heavenly Kingdom History Museum · museum · Nanjing City · ~8 km · Must-see
- Caoqiao Mosque · dargah · Nanjing City · ~8 km · Must-see
Other forts & heritage near Ming Xiaoling
- Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum · fort · Nanjing City · ~2 km · Must-see
- Nanjing Ming Palace Ruins Park · fort · Nanjing City · ~4 km · Must-see
- Great Bao'en Temple · fort · Nanjing City · ~10 km · Must-see
- Tomb of King Boni · fort · Nanjing City · ~15 km · Must-see
- Ming Ancestors Mausoleum · fort · Huai'an · ~149 km · Must-see
- 明楼 · fort · Nanjing City · ~0 km
- Tomb of Chang Yuchun · fort · Nanjing City · ~0 km
- 内红门 · fort · Nanjing City · ~0 km
- 享殿 · fort · Nanjing City · ~1 km
- Sacrificial Hall · fort · Nanjing City · ~1 km
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Frequently asked
Is Ming Xiaoling open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Ming Xiaoling yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Ming Xiaoling?
October to February; carry water in summer. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Ming Xiaoling?
Nearby: Purple Mountain (viewpoint, 2 km), Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum (fort, 2 km), NanJing Museum (museum, 3 km), Linggu Temple (Buddhist site, 3 km), Nanjing Ming Palace Ruins Park (fort, 4 km), Xuanwu Lake (lake, 5 km).
Is Ming Xiaoling worth visiting?
Ming Xiaoling is listed as a must-see fort in Jiangsu on Spotwander.