WELCOME TO NANJING!

Introduction to Nanjing

Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu province of the of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in Eastern China. The city has 11 districts, an administrative area of 6,600 km2 (2,500 sq mi).??

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.?

Nanjing has served as the capital city of Jiangsu province since the establishment of the People's Republic of China.?It has 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 Confucius Temple, 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 Jiangsu Art Museum.

Tourist attractions ????

The Qinhuai River

The Qinhuai River is a tributary of the Yangtze with a total length of 110 km. It flows through central Nanjing and is called "Nanjing's mother river". It is the "lifeblood" of the city. The The Qinhuai River is divided into inner and outer rivers. The scenic belt along the Qinhuai River meets with the Confucius Temple at the center and the river serves as a bond. The belt, featuring attractions such as Zhanyuan Garden, the Confucius Temple, Egret Islet, China Gate as well as the sailing boats in the river and pavilions and towers on the riverbanks, is a blend of historic sites, gardens, barges, streets, pavilions, towers, folk culture, and customs.

The Presidential Palace

The Presidential Palace in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, housed the Office of the President of the Republic of China from 1927 until the capital was relocated to Taipei in 1949. It is now a museum called the China Modern History Museum.

Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum

Dr. Sun was born in Guangdong province of China on 12 November 1866, and died in 1925 in Beijing, China. On 26 May, the coffin departed from Beijing, and on 28 May, it arrived in Nanjing. On 1 June 1929, Dr. Sun was buried there. Sun, considered to be the "Father of Modern China". Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum is situated at the foot of the second peak of Purple Mountain in Nanjing, China. Construction of the tomb started in January 1926, and was finished in spring of 1929.?

The Nanjing Museum

The Nanjing Museum is located in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province in East China. With an area of 70,000 square metres (17 acres), and over 400,000 items in its permanent collection, making it one of the largest in China. The museum's enormous collections of Ming and Qing imperial porcelain, which is among the largest in the world.

FOOD ??

Duck blood and vermicelli soup

Duck blood and vermicelli soup is a traditional delicacy of Nanjing.

A similar dish is eaten in Poland, Belarus, and Lithuania, where it's called czernina.

Nanjing Osmanthus duck

Nanjing Osmanthus duck is a local duck dish from Nanjing, China. The history of the dish goes back hundreds of years, possibly to the 14th century, but it grew more famous during the Qing Dynasty.?

The tender white duck meat has some fat but is not greasy, and in presentation, the dish is fragrant and often crispy.?Although available all year round, experts believe that duck in autumn inherently possesses a sweet scent of osmanthus and is, therefore, best in this season.

Osmanthus cake

Osmanthus cake is a traditional sweet-scented Chinese pastry made with glutinous rice flour, honey sweet-scented osmanthus, and rock sugar. It has crystal-clear, sweet, and soft waxy characteristics.