Nanjing facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Nánjīng Shì
南京市
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S.P.-City
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Location within China
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| County-level divisions | 13 |
| Township divisions | 129 |
| Settled | 495 BC |
| Area
(ranked 29th)
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| • Total | 6,596 km2 (2,547 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (50 ft) |
| Population
(2000)
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| • Total | 6,126,165 |
| • Density | 928.8/km2 (2,406/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Postal code |
210000 - 211300
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| Area code(s) | 25 |
| License plate prefixes | 苏A |
| GDP (2007) | US$45.2 billion (1.00US$=7.25Renminbi¥,Nov, 2007) |
| - per capita | US$7,442 |
| Website | City of Nanjing |
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' (Chinese: 南京; Romanizations: Nánjīng (Pinyin), Nan-ching (Wade-Giles), Nanking') is the capital of China's Jiangsu Province, and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture. Nanjing was the capital of China during several historical periods, including the former capital city of Republic of China, and is listed as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. Nanjing is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China's administrative structure. It has autonomy for jurisdiction and economy only slightly less than that of a province.
It lies in the downstream Yangtze River drainage basin and Yangtze River Delta. With an urban population of over five million, it is also the second largest commercial center in the East China region, behind only Shanghai.
Political divisions
Nanjing Municipality is divided into 11 districts.
- Xuanwu District
- Qinhuai District
- Yuhuatai District
- Gulou District
- Pukou District
- Liuhe District
- Qixia District
- Jianye District
- Jiangning District
- Lishui District
- Gaochun District
Sister cities
Nanjing currently has 18 sister cities (areas), namely:
Alsace, France
Barranquilla, Colombia
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Florence, Italy- Hauts-de-Seine, France
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Leipzig, Germany- Limassol, Cyprus
London, Ontario, Canada
Malacca Town, Malaysia (2001)
Mexicali, Mexico
Nagoya, Japan
Perth, Australia- St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. (Nov 02, 1978, The 1st pair of Twin Cities between America and People's Republic of China)
- Daejeon, South Korea
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Images for kids
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A bixie sculpture at Xiao Xiu's tomb (518 CE). Stone sculpture of the southern dynasties is widely considered as the city's icon.
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The Śarīra pagoda in Qixia Temple. It was built in 601 CE and rebuilt in the 10th century.
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Yuan dynasty map of Nanjing.
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Zhonghua Gate is the south gate of the walled city of Nanjing. The city wall was built in the 14th century and is the longest in the world.
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An artist's impression of the Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864).
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The headquarters of the National Government of the Republic of China in Nanjing, 1927
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Autumn maple leaves in Qixia Mountain Temple.
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7 December 2013 image from NASA's Terra Satellite of the Eastern China smog
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People's Government of Nanjing City
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Skyline of Nanjing's Xinjiekou district as seen from Nanjing University's Gulou campus.
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The Ganjiaxiang area of Qixia District, a center of oil refining and chemical industry
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Nanjing South Railway Station
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Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, built in 1968, the first bridge over the Yangtze River to be built without foreign assistance.
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Xinjiekou Station of Line 2, Nanjing Metro
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Nanjing Library
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An elderly man sketches plum blossoms at the festival.
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Qinhuai River
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Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre
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Linggu Temple
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Classical buildings in the Mochou Lake
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Zhonghua Gate
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Hall of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
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Zifeng Tower ranks among the tallest buildings in the world, opened for commercial operations in 2010.
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Nanjing University
