The Nanjing Folk Museum and the Ming Shipyard
17.05.2024 - 17.05.2024
-2 °C
After spending the morning at the hospital, I went to book my train ticket and decided to just take the cheapest train to Yixing at around 9 p.m. That meant I had a bunch of time to kill in Nanjing. The first stop was the Nanjing Folk Museum.
There was a nice garden in the back and then...
A paper cutting display 
Lots of dioramas all about Chinese festivals
A big silk loom:
A mask display:
A lantern display:
Info about the museum:
Afterwards I went to the "Treasure Shipyard".
An ancient boat rudder:
Zhong He, the great explorer on the deck of his massive ship:
An enormous mural about all the places Zhong He visited:
There were three ponds which used to hold all the ships that were being built:
And a giant replica boat in the middle of the city!
A giant iron anchor that they found while excavating the site: 
After wandering around that place, it was relaxing and a really nice place to stroll, but I got really tired. I found a Diangping deal for $10 and had a big Japanese dinner. The owner was really friendly and let me borrow his charger. He gave me some free sushi, free dessert and an extra drink!
This was a cute sign on the Nanjing subway:
Then I went to the south train station, which looks like an airport:
Then when I got to Yixing, I took the last bus into town towards the cheapo hotels and randomly walked up to one. So, I got this little cute room with a couch and fridge (!!!) for 118 yuan.
