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Nanjing (Pinyin: Nánjing, Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking) is the capital city of Jiangsu Province in the People's Republic of China. It is situated in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River at 32°03'N, 118°47'E. Nanjing is the second largest city in the region, Shanghai being first.
Nanjing is called "The capital of Education, Science, Culture, Art and Tourism". It has been well known as a cultural and educational center in China for more than a thousand years. It is one of the four ancient capitals of China and was the capital for ten dynasties and/or kingdoms. It was called “The Capital of Heaven”. It had been the political and economic center for the Yangtze River delta region for hundreds of years. Nanjing is also the transportation hub in eastern China and the downstream Yangtze River area. Nanjing is a popular tourist city, with large number of heritage tourist sites. |
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Tourism
Nanjing is a popular tourist city, with probably the largest number of
heritage tourist sites in China, including the world's longest ancient
circumvallation, the largest ancient imperial lake garden (Xuanwuhu Lake
Park), and the greatest traditional Chinese commercial center (the Fuzimiao
Temple Area).
Famous tourist attractions include:
Purple Mountain
Purple Mountain Observatory
The Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
Soul Valley Temple
Xuanwu Lake
Rain Flower Pebbles
Mochou Lake
Nanjing Museum
Zhanyuan Garden
Xuyuan Garden
Stone City
Qinhuaihe River
Ming-Dynasty Imperial Palace Remains |
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