Located by the lower Changjiang, Nanjing is the capital of East China's Jiangsu Province. With its population of about 3 million only downtown and over 6 million in the entire urban area, it is without a doubt one of the largest metropolises in the People's Republic. Officially, even if located outside the Taiwanese territory, it is the capital of the Republic of China / Taiwan, since Taipei has only provisional capital status.
Nanjing is today a major science and industry center. Several colleges, steelworks, oil refineries and many other branches of industry are located there.
"Furnace on the Yangtze River" - the city did not get this nickname due to the steel industry located there but because of the subtropical monsoon climate that prevails in the region. In the summer, the daily temperatures reach 40 ° C or more, with a humidity of up to 81%. Since the winters in Nanjing are uncomfortably cold, the most favorable travel season is the moderate autumn.
During its more than 2000-year-old history, Nanjing - the name means "Southern Capital" - has always been the capital of both the imperial China as well as of the republic. As a port city, too, it had a lasting significance. In the Middle Ages, here were the shipyards for the largest sailing ships and the famous sailor Zheng He started his journeys into large parts of the world from his home town Nanjing.
Even in recent history, the city in the Yangtse Delta was a frequent scene of significant events, as in 1842, when the "Treaty of Nanjing" placed Hong Kong under British rule, opening the middle empire to the west. A little later, in 1853, Nanjing fell to the Taiping, of which it could be recaptured by the Chinese troops a few years later.
Also in the 20th century, Nanjing was still at the center of various political interests. In 1911, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty by Sun Yatsen, the Republic was founded. The tomb of Sun Yatsens can still be visited today in Nanjing.
During the Kuomintang government, which lasted from 1928-1949, Nanjing was once again the capital and, consequently, the central venue for the second Japanese-Chinese War. After several days of siege in the city in December 1937, the Chinese troops were finally driven out by the Japanese and occupied the city. Under this Japanese occupation, occurred the atrocities, which have been recorded as the "Nanjing massacre". Until 1945, the city was under Japanese occupation.
In 1949, Nanjing was finally conquered by the communists.
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One of the main attractions of the city are, of course, the historical monuments, such as the city wall from the Ming period (14th century) or the Sun Yatsen Mausoleum, which reminds the founder of the Chinese republic. The area of this monument alone occupies an area of 80,000 m². The corpse of the famous stateman, was transferred to Nanjing in 1929 from the Beijing Temple of the Azurbala Clouds and buried here. On the main portal is his well-known quotation "The world belongs to all".
Interesting sightseeing attractions in Nanjing are the Confucius temple as well as the bell and the drumming tower.
From recent times impresses especially the approximately 6 km-long double-deck bridge built between 1961-68-built, which is the most important north-south link across Changjiang. Its upper part is developed for road traffic, the lower part for the railway.
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