Theme Week China – Nanjing
Friday, 26 July 2019 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien Category/Kategorie: General
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Nanjing,
formerly romanized as
Nanking and
Nankin , is the capital of
Jiangsu province and the
second largest city in the
East China region, with an administrative area of 6,600 km² (2,500 sq mi) and a total population of 8,270,500 as of 2016. The inner area of Nanjing enclosed by
the city wall is Nanjing City, with an area of 55 km² (21 sq mi), while the Nanjing Metropolitan Region includes surrounding cities and areas, covering over 60,000 km² (23,000 sq mi), with a population of over 30 million.
Situated in the Yangtze River Delta region, Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture , having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949, and has thus long been a major center of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism, being the home to one of the world’s largest inland ports . The city is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the People’s Republic of China’s administrative structure , enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province . Nanjing has been ranked seventh in the evaluation of “Cities with Strongest Comprehensive Strength” issued by the National Statistics Bureau , and second in the evaluation of cities with most sustainable development potential in the Yangtze River Delta. It has also been awarded the title of 2008 Habitat Scroll of Honor of China, Special UN Habitat Scroll of Honor Award and National Civilized City. Nanjing boasts many high-quality universities and research institutes, with the number of universities listed in 100 National Key Universities ranking third, including Nanjing University which has a long history and is among the world top 10 universities ranked by Nature Index. The ratio of college students to total population ranks No.1 among large cities nationwide. Nanjing is one of the top three Chinese scientific research centers, according to the Nature Index, especially strong in the chemical sciences.
Qinhuai River and Fuzimiao with Kuiguang Pavilion and Great Spirit Screen © flickr.com - SQFP/cc-by-2.0
Nanjing, one of the nation’s most important cities for over a thousand years, is recognized as one of the
Four Great Ancient Capitals of China . It has been one of the
world’s largest cities , enjoying peace and prosperity despite wars and disasters. Nanjing served as the capital of
Eastern Wu (229–280), one of the three major states in the
Three Kingdoms period; the
Eastern Jin and each of the
Southern dynasties (
Liu Song ,
Southern Qi ,
Liang and
Chen ), which successively ruled southern China from 317–589; the
Southern Tang (937–75), one of the
Ten Kingdoms ; the
Ming dynasty when, for the first time, all of China was ruled from the city (1368–1421); and the
Republic of China (1927–37, 1946–49) prior to its flight to
Taiwan during the
Chinese Civil War . The city also served as the seat of the rebel
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1853–64) and the
Japanese puppet regime of Wang Jingwei (1940–45) during the
Second Sino-Japanese War . It suffered severe atrocities in both conflicts, including the
Nanjing Massacre .
Nanjing has served as the capital city of Jiangsu province since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. It boasts many important heritage sites, including the
Presidential Palace and
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum . Nanjing is famous for human historical landscapes, mountains and waters such as
Fuzimiao ,
Ming Palace ,
Chaotian Palace ,
Porcelain Tower ,
Drum Tower ,
Stone City ,
City Wall ,
Qinhuai River ,
Xuanwu Lake and
Purple Mountain . Key cultural facilities include
Nanjing Library ,
Nanjing Museum and Nanjing Art Museum.
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Nanjing ,
Nanjing Tourism ,
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TravelChinaGuide.com – Nanjing ,
Jiangsu cuisine ,
Wikitravel Nanjing ,
Wikivoyage Nanjing and
Wikipedia Nanjing . Learn more about the
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Global Passport Power Rank -
Travel Risk Map -
Democracy Index -
GDP according to IMF, UN, and World Bank -
Global Competitiveness Report -
Corruption Perceptions Index -
Press Freedom Index -
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