A few days ago, the Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs, Nanjing Urban and Rural Construction Commission, Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Transportation, Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Water Affairs, Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, Nanjing Office of the Local Records Codification Committee and other six departments jointly issued a document announcing the third batch of the protection list of toponymic cultural heritage in Nanjing, Xianguan RiversideZhongshan TerminalEntry.
The history of Zhongshan Pier can be traced back to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but the reason for its fame has an important relationship with the great man of the generation, Dr. Sun Yat-sen. Dr. Sun Yat-sen died in Beijing in 1925, and the Nationalist Government decided to hold a funeral for him in Nanjing, which was called the "Feng'an Ceremony". In order to ensure that the ceremony would be held as scheduled, in August 1928, the Capital Road Engineering Department constructed Zhongshan Road and Zhongshan Pier.
Today, Zhongshan Pier area has become an important plate of history and culture along the Xiaguan Riverfront, and adjacent to the "Republic of China Capital Power Plant Park", the new "Little Red Building", the newly built "Xiaguan Power Plant Park" space seam synergistic style. "Space stitching, style synergy, and become a nostalgic tourists card, rest and visit the city park.
