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 White Horse Park
This place used to be an expanse of vegetable plots, mounds and ponds. With a park opened here, many exquisite stone carvings since the Six Dynasties scattered all over Nanjing have been gathered at this place, in addition to some facilities of leisure, culture and sports such as a newly built golf course, attracting lots of tourists.
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White Horse Golf Club……
Located in White Horse Park at the juncture between Xuanwu Lake and Zhongshan Mountain in Zhongshan scenic area, it enjoys a serene and beautiful environment, green lawns and fresh air. Completed and open to the public in April 2002 with  a total investment of over 30 million yaun, it is a professional golf course for practice built according to international standards, covering an area of 35000 square meters. There are 80 hitting stands with a hitting area of 2400 square meters. The club has upper and lower floors with complete facilities. In addition, there are VIP rooms, shower-rooms, a parking lot, a dining hall for fast food as well as business venues with complete functions. The club, with more than 500 members, has successively held many influential sports events. It has been designated by provincial and municipal bureaus of sports as the golf training base in Nanjing. White Horse Golf Club is the best place for golf fans to play to their hearts’ content.
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The racing ground for the whirling in the swift current by kayaks
With a total investment of over 20 million yuan, it was designed by French Power Company which designed a same project for  Athens Olympic Games. Extremely similar to Athens with regard to the course design, the main course for the whirling in swift current by kayaks in Nanjing is 328 meters long, with a 1.7-meter difference between each of 100 meters. This is the first one of its kind since it was completely built according to international standards. Four pumps at the beginning of the course can be operated at the same time and that 16 tons of water can be filled in for each second, hence fully meeting the requirements of the race. The “Hive” in the middle of the course is the groove for moving obstacles which can be placed at any time. When coming to investigate, a French responsible for this project from French Power Company spoke highly of the main course, commenting that this was even better than the one in Athens.
When the Tenth National Games was held in Nanjing, White Horse Park succeeded in holding the race of whirling in swift current by kayaks and fulfilling the task of training concerned. Through nine-month efforts of various departments after the Tenth National Games was over, the event of whirling in swift current by kayaks has formally been made public at last. Some local citizens have personally experienced the stimulation and coolness brought by this athletic event. For the sake of safety, all tourists wishing to experience whirling in swift current by kayaks should wear shorts, vests, life-coats and helmets in advance. They are not allowed to operate the rudder since there are professional coaches in charge it. As introduced by Zhang Yihen, a staff member on the spot, though the course for whirling in swift current by kayaks in Nanjing is artificial, it will be OK as long as tourists get hold of the ropes while enjoying the thrill because the terrain, environment and water-volume are all under manual control. Therefore, compared with floating naturally in a traditional way over the river in Zhangjiajie, the whirling in swift current by kayaks is both stimulating and safe.
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The Museum of Stone-Carving Art
Situated in White Horse Park with Stone Carvings, it is the main venue for exhibiting stone carvings. The museum is divided into the inner exhibition area and the outer exhibition area which display nearly 1000 stone carvings ranging from the Six Dynasties to the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. Most of them are exquisite and refined, reflecting artistic conception and spiritual pursuit of different historical periods. These works are reputed by experts as “A scroll of civilization  written by stone-art.” This museum has become a resort for people to fully enjoy the art and culture of stone-carvings of Nanjing and even of Chinese nation.
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