Nanjing       Jiangsu Province


Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu Province, lies in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River,
covering an area of 4500 square kilometers.

One of China’s four ancient capitals and cultural centers, it was built 2400 years ago and
was the capital of eight dynasties – the Eastern Wu, the Eastern Jin, the Song, the Qi, the
Liang, the Chen, the Southern Tang and the early Ming dynasties. The Taiping Heavenly
Kingdom, a regime set up by a nationwide peasant’s uprising, had its capital here for 11
years. Following the Revolution of 1911, it was there that Dr. Sun Yat – Sen assumed his
office of provisional president. Just before the liberation the city was the headquarters of
the Kuomintang government.

As an ancient capitals, Nanjing has many historical sights memorials, museums and cultural sights. The Mausoleum of Sun Yat – Sen,
Zhonghua Gate, The Ming Tomb, Linggu Temple, Confucius Temple, The Mausoleum of the Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and so on.