Brief Introduction of Nanjing

Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in

Chinese history and culture, as the capital of China on several occasions. Nanjing was

one of the earliest established cities in what is now China. Nanjing is one of the four

great ancient capitals of China and its present name means Southern Capital. Nanjing

has long been one of China's most important cities and has long been a national

center of education, research, transport networks, and tourism. The city hosted the

2014 Youth Summer Olympics. Nanjing is commonly viewed as a "city of culture" and

one of the mostpleasant cities to live in China. Nanjing, with atotal land area of 6,598

km², is situated in one of the largest economic zones of China, the Yangtze River

Delta. Surrounded by the Yangtze River and mountains, Nanjing also enjoys beautiful

natural scenery. Natural lakes such as Xuanwu Lake and Mochou Lake are located in

the center of the city and are easily accessible to the public, while hills like Purple

 Mountain are covered with evergreens and oaks and host various historical and

cultural sites.

                                      Panoramic view of Nanjing, China