Muxuyuan (

Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum The Ming Xiaoling () is the mausoleum of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty. It lies at the southern foot of Purple Mountain, located east of the historical centre of Nanjing. Legend says that in order to prevent robbery of the to ...

) Station is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

on Line 2 of Nanjing Metro. It started operations on 28 May 2010 along with the rest of Line 2.

Statistics

It has a length of , a width of , a height of , and it covers an area of .

Decorations

Since Line 2 of the Nanjing Metro is centered on Chinese traditional festivals, the theme of this station's decorations is the

Qixi Festival The Qixi Festival ( zh, 七夕), also known as the Qiqiao Festival ( zh, 七巧, links=no), is a Chinese festival celebrating the annual meeting of Zhinü and Niulang in Chinese mythology... The festival is celebrated on the seventh day of the ...

. At , It features the largest painting area of any Line 2 station, if not the entire Nanjing Metro system. Several traditional romance stories can be seen if one looks up at the ceiling, such as Niulang and Zhinü,

Houyi Hou Yi () is a mythological Chinese archer. He was also known as Shen Yi and simply as Yi (). He is also typically given the title of "Lord Archer". He is sometimes portrayed as a god of archery descended from heaven to aid mankind. Other times ...

and Chang'e and so on. In April 2013, the station became the second in the Nanjing Metro system, after , to install a set of "musical stairs" leading up from the station platform. The stairs, christened "music stairs" (), were intended to play chords from the ''

Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto ''The Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto'' (), along with the Yellow River Piano Concerto, is one of the most famous Chinese works of orchestral music. It is an adaptation of an ancient legend, the ''Butterfly Lovers''. Written for a Western-style ...

'' whenever passengers would use the stairs. However, repeated wear and tear on the steps has caused loss of this unique functionality.

Gallery

File:Muxuyuan_Station_2.jpg, Entrance File:201704 Concourse and Platform of Muxuyuan Station.jpg, Concourse and platform area File:Zhinu, ceiling of Muxuyuan Station, Nanjing metro.jpg, Painting of Zhinü on the ceiling File:201704 Music Stair on the platform of Muxuyuan Station.jpg, "Music stair" leading up from the platform

Around the station

Nanjing Botanical Garden, Memorial Sun Yat-Sen The Nanjing Botanical Garden Memorial Sun Yat-Sen (), established in 1929, became the first national botanical garden in China. The original name, 'Botanical Garden Memorial Sun Yat-Sen', commemorated Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the pioneer of Chinese democr ...

References

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