Wuchaomen Park () is a park located in

Baixia District Baixia () was a district of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. It has a population of 530,000 (2011) and a land area of . By the side of Qinhuai River, Baixia District has a long history and culture. It is one i ...

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

, China. The site once the forbidden grounds of a Ming Palace and has a palace gate dated from 1367, one of the few such gates that still exists in the city. Wuchaomen Park has a view over tree-lined Yudao road from the top of a grey-bricked structure. It has a reputation for saxophone playing and opera singing by local residents. Some visitors also practice

tai chi Tai chi (), short for Tai chi ch'üan ( zh, s=太极拳, t=太極拳, first=t, p=Tàijíquán, labels=no), sometimes called "shadowboxing", is an neijia, internal Chinese martial art practiced for defense training, health benefits and medita ...

or walk backwards in circles. The City of Nanjing has identified it as one of the top five parks in the city. Others are Mochou Lake Park,

Xuanwu Lake Xuanwu Lake () is located in Xuanwu District in the central-northeast part of Nanjing, Jiangsu. It is near the Nanjing Railway Station and Jiming Temple. Five islands within the lake are interconnected by arched bridges. Within the park are temp ...

Qingliangshan Park Qingliangshan Park (), is a park located in the Gulou District, Nanjing, China. It sits on Qingliang Hill, which is more than high and in radius. History Chinese Zen Master Fayan Wenyi (885–958), and founder of the Fayan school, taught at ...

and

China Gate Castle Park China Gate Castle Park () is a park in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. It is located north of the Qinhai River, south of the Nanjing City Wall and near the Changgan Bridge. Entrance to the treelined riverside park is gained through the China G ...

.''Nanjing's Best Parks: Wuchaomen Park.''
City of Nanjing. Retrieved May 13, 2014.

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