Nanjing, abbreviated as Ning, is the capital of Jiangsu Province, located in the southwest of Jiangsu Province and downstream of the Yangtze River. It starts from 31 ° 14 'N latitude in the south, extends to 32 ° 37' N latitude in the north, starts from 118 ° 22 'E longitude in the west, and ends at 119 ° 14' E longitude in the east. The maximum horizontal distance between east and west is about 70 kilometers, and the maximum vertical distance between north and south is about 150 kilometers. The city has a north-south long and east-west narrow layout, with an area of 6587.04 square kilometers.
Nanjing is an important central city in eastern China, a national research and education base, and a comprehensive transportation hub. It is a mega city in the Yangtze River Delta and an important gateway city that radiates and drives the development of the central and western regions. It is also one of the first national historical and cultural cities and a national key scenic tourist city. The civic spirit of Nanjing is "open and open-minded, sincere and honest, philanthropic and elegant, entrepreneurial and innovative". The city tree of Nanjing is cedar, the city flower is plum blossom, and the symbol of a tourist city is "dragon and tiger crouching"
Nanjing It is one of the four ancient capitals of China and one of the first batch of national historical and cultural cities. It is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization and has blessed China several times in history. It is the only ancient capital among the four ancient capitals that has never been the capital of a foreign political power. It has long been the political, economic, and cultural center of southern China. Nanjing had ancient human activities as early as 1-1.2 million years ago, and Nanjing hominids lived in Tangshan 350000 to 600000 years ago. It has a civilization history of over 7000 years, a city building history of nearly 2600 years, and a capital building history of nearly 500 years, and is known as the "ancient capital of six dynasties" and "metropolis of ten dynasties".
Nanjing It is an important center of science and education in the country, and has been a city that values culture and education since ancient times. It is known as the "cultural hub of the world" and the "number one school in the southeast". During the Ming and Qing dynasties, more than half of China's top scholars came from the Jiangnan Gongyuan in Nanjing. As of 2016, there were 74 higher education institutions in Nanjing, including 9 planned universities and 25 disciplines, second only to Beijing; There are 81 academicians and 87 specially appointed experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, both ranking third in China.
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