The green-glazed tiled rooftop of Soong May-ling Palace, located in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, looks like a pure gem pendant inlaid in the necklace made of numerous plane trees. 

Soong May-ling was an extraordinary female Chinese diplomat and political figure in the 1930s and 1940s. 

Soong May-ling Palace in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province Photo: VCG

Soong May-ling Palace in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province Photo: VCG

Soong May-ling Palace in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province Photo: VCG