Nanjing

Cities Overview

Nanjing is one of the four famous ancient capital and historical and cultural city. For thousands of years, surging Yangtze River is not only gave birth to the civilization of the Yangtze River, also gave birth to Nanjing this southern cities. Nanjing is China's national, regional center city (East China) [1], in east China's second largest city [2], Jiangsu Province, the largest city [3], the national historical and cultural city, national integrated transport hub, sub-provincial city, Jiangsu the provincial capital of an important national innovation base and innovative technology, modern service center, the modern service industry base and advanced manufacturing base, the Yangtze River shipping and logistics center, Riverside livable city, the Yangtze River Delta radiation important gateway city to drive the development of the central and western regions.

History

Dr. Sun Yat-sen once commented Nanjing: Nanjing, the ancient capital of China, in Beijing before. Its location is in a goodness of the region. To have the high mountains, deep water, and plain. The three kinds of Heavenly Zhong Yu a, Cheng hard to find a true nirvana in the metropolis. Nanjing both benefit from suffering another disaster in its unique geographical position and grace feng shui nirvana, in the past on several occasions in the disaster of being subjected to Bingxian restructuring bustling, but also often from the rubble along dirt. Another race and in the Central Plains occupied by the Han nationality is about to suffer a disaster, usually Han nationality will select Nanjing respite determined the Northern Expedition, to restore to China. Ming dynasty, the Republic of the second Northern Expedition success; the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xiao Liang, Liu Song Fan Northern Expedition ended in failure. The early Southern Song Dynasty, Li, ministers are meeting the limits for the Central Plains of the diagram of the significant Kuangfu, but unfortunately the Song Emperor has no intention to Northern Expedition while the line lies in Hangzhou, forced by public opinion is still given Jinling row. Even if the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Nanjing, are also to get rid of foreign rulers, the mobilization base and the legitimacy of one. Nanjing was the revival of the land of the Han have a special place in Chinese history and value.

Tourism

Nanjing Tourism Bureau for the convenience of the tourists travel in Nanjing, in cooperation with the media the whole out of ten Nanjing quality tourist routes. Are: Six nostalgia tour, famous historical tour of Ming dynasty, Zheng He traces of tour, cultural tour of the Republic, religious and cultural tours, the Qinhuai style swim, science and education study tours, Riverside style swim, spa vacation travel, rural beauty of travel. In addition, as a 10 on behalf of the ancient capital of Nanjing, the culture very thick, although many ground relics vanished, but retained the old names are still people Reckoning endless, 2004 Nanjing has selected Nanjing Ten regret disappearance of the old names "sing by floor Anlesi, invited flute step, one hundred cats Square, Heng Fa Chuen, meridian Road, Phoenix TV, Rensiao, lucky Street, Akaishi Angeles the list. Nanjing Top 10 old names Wuyi Xiang, temples, Peach transition, Cheng Yin Street, Lung Poon, Confucius Temple, long dry, Xiao Lin Wei, Mo Road, Hu Ju Guan.