Nanjing · China
Hotels in Xuanwu District, Nanjing
Xuanwu District is one of the 8 districts of Nanjing (Wikidata: "district of Nanjing, Jiangsu, China"); population 537,825, area 75 km². Its centre is 1.8 km from the city centre. 12 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 12of 46 in Nanjing's districts
- From the city centre
- 1.8 km
- Nearest station
- 浮桥0.2 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Presidential Palace of Nanjing0.6 km
- Population
- 537,825Wikidata
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 190OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
- Area within its boundary
- 75 km²OpenStreetMap
Where to stay
Places to stay in Xuanwu District
Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.
| # | Place to stay | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ritz-Carlton, Nanjing | 0.2 km |
| 2 | Centre Hotel | 0.8 km |
| 3 | Golden Eagle International Hotel | 0.8 km |
| 4 | Crystal Orange Hotel (Nanjing Xinjiekou) | 1.1 km |
| 5 | The Grand Mansion Hotel, Nanjing | 1.2 km |
| 6 | Atour Hotel (Nanjing Xinjiekou Wangfu Street) | 1.2 km |
| 7 | Suning Universal Hotel | 1.3 km |
| 8 | Jinfan Wanyuan Hotel | 1.3 km |
| 9 | Kempinski Hotel Nanjing | 2.0 km |
| 10 | Jinling Mandarin Garden Hotel Nanjing | 2.5 km |
| 11 | Ssaw Boutique Hotel Nanjing Grand Theatre | 2.5 km |
| 12 | Century Yuan Lakeside Garden Hotel (Nanjing Xuanwu Lake Store) | 3.4 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Xuanwu District
OpenStreetMap maps 101 restaurants, 78 cafes and 11 bars and pubs counted in Xuanwu District, and 69 named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.
| What | Mapped | Rank in Nanjing |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 101 | 1 of 8 |
| Cafes | 78 | 1 of 8 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 11 | 2 of 8 |
| Museums and galleries | 16 | 1 of 8 |
| Named parks | 20 | 4 of 8 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 33 | 2 of 8 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 8 districts of Nanjing; areas with equal counts share a rank.
The 10 best-known sights counted in Xuanwu District
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Xuanwu District is the nearest area centre, the same rule as the counts above, so some may lie outside the boundary of Xuanwu District: those linked to Wikidata or Wikipedia first, then by the number of Wikipedia language editions covering them. Distances are in a straight line from the area's centre point.
| Sight | Type | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| NanJing Museum | Museum | 2.7 km |
| Presidential Palace | Museum | 0.5 km |
| Xuanwu Lake Park | Park | 2.7 km |
| Jiming Temple | Place of worship | 1.4 km |
| Pegasus Park | Park | 2.2 km |
| Former National Art Gallery | Museum | 0.6 km |
| 中山陵音乐台 | Attraction | 5.5 km |
| Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall | Monument | 6.1 km |
| 中国共产党代表团梅园新村纪念馆 | Monument | 0.7 km |
| 徐达墓 | Memorial | 3.8 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Xuanwu District
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Xuanwu District, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far Xuanwu District is from Nanjing's main sights
| Sight | From Xuanwu District |
|---|---|
| Presidential Palace of Nanjing | 0.6 km |
| Jizhaoying Mosque | 0.7 km |
| Jiming Temple | 1.4 km |
| Ming Palace | 2.2 km |
| Nanjing Museum | 2.7 km |
| Jinjue Mosque | 3.1 km |
| Zhan Garden | 3.3 km |
| Nanjing Botanical Garden, Memorial Sun Yat-Sen | 3.7 km |
| Linggu Temple | 6.6 km |
| Qixia Temple | 19 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Xuanwu District
Sights in Xuanwu District
- Nanjing Museum · art museum · 2.7 km
- Presidential Palace of Nanjing · palace · 0.6 km
- Jiming Temple · Buddhist temple · 1.4 km
- Ming Palace · palace · 2.2 km
- Jizhaoying Mosque · mosque · 0.7 km
- Nanjing Botanical Garden, Memorial Sun Yat-Sen · botanical garden · 3.7 km
- Nanjing Underwater World · aquarium · 4.4 km
- Xu Garden · park · 0.6 km
- Nanjing's Xuanzang Temple · Buddhist temple · 2.6 km
- Deji Art Museum · art museum · 1.4 km
Nearby
Areas next to Xuanwu District
Questions
Xuanwu District: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Xuanwu District, Nanjing?
12 places to stay in this guide are counted in Xuanwu District: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 8 districts of Nanjing. The nearest to the area centre is The Ritz-Carlton, Nanjing, 0.2 km away.
How far is Xuanwu District from the centre of Nanjing?
1.8 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Nanjing.
How far is Xuanwu District from Nanjing Museum?
2.7 km in a straight line from the centre of Xuanwu District. The nearest of Nanjing's main sights is Presidential Palace of Nanjing, 0.6 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Xuanwu District?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: 浮桥 (metro, 0.2 km), 大行宫 (metro, 0.9 km) and 鸡鸣寺 (metro, 1.0 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Xuanwu District?
OpenStreetMap maps 101 restaurants, 78 cafes and 11 bars and pubs counted in Xuanwu District (each place in the area whose centre is nearest).
Areas: the 8 districts of Nanjing that Wikidata records as a district of China located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 46 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); Xuanwu District on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.