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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: royal lake and park in Nanjing
- Also known as: “Hsüan-uu Hu”
- Historically known as: “Suanwu Hu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jiming Temple and Nanjing Railway Station.
Jiming Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Inhorw, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Jiming Temple is a renowned Buddhist temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. One of the oldest temples in Nanjing, it is located in the Xuanwu District near Xuanwu Lake.
Nanjing Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: DKMcLaren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nanjing railway station is a major railway station of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province. It is located in the northern part of Nanjing's urban core, near Xuanwu Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nanjing and Honghua.
Nanjing
Photo: GP02YG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nanjing, historically also Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province in China. At more than 8 million inhabitants, it is one of China's largest cities.
Honghua
Suburb
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Honghua is a suburb, which is situated 7 km south of Xuanwu Lake.
Xiaolingwei
Suburb
Xiaolingwei is a subdistrict located in Jiangsu, China, near Nanjing. It is at the south of Nanjing's Zhongshan Gate and southeast of the Ming Dynasty imperial tombs of Nanjing. Xiaolingwei is situated 7 km southeast of Xuanwu Lake.
Xuanwu Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Jiangsu, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Xuanwu Lake” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “玄武湖”
- Czech: “jezero Süan-wu”
- Czech: “Süan-wu-chu”
- French: “lac Xuanwu”
- French: “Lac Xuanwu”
- Japanese: “玄武湖公園”
- Panjabi: “ਸ਼ੁਆਨਵੂ ਝੀਲ”
- Portuguese: “Lago Xuanwu”
- Spanish: “Lago de Xuanwu”
- Swedish: “Xuanwu Hu”
- Thai: “ทะเลสาบซวนอู่”
- Thai: “ทะเลสาบเสฺวียนอู่”
- Urdu: “شوانوو جھیل”
- Wu Chinese: “玄武湖”
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