Other Name: Jingling金陵; Jiankang建康; Yingtian应天; Tianjing天京
Abbreviation: Ning 宁
Zip Code: 21 00 00
Population: 9.315 million
Nanjing 南京
Brief Introduction
Nan Jing 南京 is the capital of Jiangsu Province, a sub-provincial city, a megacity, the core city of the Nan Jing metropolitan area, an important central city in eastern China, an important scientific research and education base, and a comprehensive transportation hub approved by The State Council 国务院.
Nanjing 南京
Nan Jing 南京 is located in the east of China, in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River 长江 and near the coastal waters of the Yangtze River. It has 11 districts under its jurisdiction, with a total area of 6,587.02 square kilometers and a built-up area of 868.28 square kilometers. It has a permanent population of 9,314,700 and an urban population of 8.0853 million, with an urbanization rate of 86.8%.
Famous Attractions in Nan Jing
Nan Jing has 1 World Cultural Heritage, 2 Chinese World Cultural Heritage preliminary lists, 55 national key cultural relics protection units, 114 cultural relics protection units of Jiangsu Province, 516 cultural relics protection units above the city level, 2 national historical and cultural blocks, 5 national and provincial tourist resorts.
Nanjing Confucius Temple 南京夫子庙
List of Major tourist attractions in Nan Jing
Zhongshan Mausoleum 中山陵
Nanjing Confucius Temple 南京夫子庙
Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum 明孝陵
Qinhuai River 秦淮河
Ming City Wall 明城墙
Xuanwu Lake 玄武湖
Purple Mountain 紫金山
Jiming Temple 鸡鸣寺
Qixia Mountain 栖霞山
Mochou Lake 莫愁湖
Jiangnan Hiram’s hospital 江南贡院
Wu garment lane 乌衣巷
Zhan Yuan 詹园
Famous Universities in Nan Jing
In 2021, Nan Jing has 53 common colleges and schools (excluding army schools), 107 key national disciplines, double first-class construction 13 colleges, and universities; There were 259 regular middle schools, 15 special education schools, 22 secondary vocational schools, 384 primary schools, and 1,010 kindergartens.
Nan Jing has five major religions: Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity, Catholicism, and Islam. Nanjing Taoism has a long history and occupies an important position in the history of Taoism in China.
It is one of the earliest areas in China to spread Buddhist culture. It has been the center of Chinese Buddhist culture since ancient times. It is the birthplace of Buddhist schools such as Sanunzong 三论宗 and Fayan Sect 法眼宗, as well as the center of revival, dissemination, and research of Modern Chinese Buddhist culture.
It is one of the national centers of Christianity in China. The Chinese Christian Research Center is located in Nan Jing and has two theological schools, Jinling Theological Seminary and Jiangsu Theological Seminary.
Diet of Nan Jing
Nan Jing cuisine is famous for Its Jinling cuisine 金陵菜系, which is one of the four representative dishes of Jiangsu cuisine with Nanjing as the center and Jiujiang in Jiangxi province. Jinling cuisine originated in the pre-Qin Period. In the late Warring States Period, Qu Yuan recorded the Jinling cuisine in his book Ci of Chu. It gained great fame in Sui and Tang Dynasties became a genre in Ming and Qing Dynasties and reached its peak in the Republic of China.
The four famous dishes of Jinling are egg cake, beauty liver, Phoenix-tailed prawns, and squirrelfish liver. In addition, Jinling snacks rank first among the four major snacks in China.
