Facts about Nanjing 1: Previous names of Nanjing
As we know that Nanking is current name. However, there were many previous name before it including
Nanking, Yecheng, Yuecheng, Moling, Jiankang, Jiangning, and Tianjing.
Facts about Nanjing 2: Nanjing Yangtze Bridge
There is a famous bridge in Nanjing, named Nanjing Yangtze Bridge. It is the bridge that spans across the Yangtze River. The size of the bridge is around 15 meters wide, 4,589 meters long, and 70 meters height.
Facts about Nanjing 3: Climate
A humid subtropical is the climate of Nanjing. There are four different seasons at there, including winter, summer, spring, and autumn. Approximately, precipitation falls 115 days a year.
Facts about Nanjing 4: Food
Do you like to eat duck? Nanjing is the best place to taste the excellent local duck, named Nanjing Salted Duck. The other most popular local food are tangbao or soup dumpling, eight delicacies soup, yashui duck, and xiaolongbao. Whereas vermicelli soup and duck blood are the iconic snack of Nanjing.
Facts about Nanjing 5: Lifestyle
Nanjingers have very relaxed lifestyle. They love playing chees, enjoying a radio show, strolling and picnicking in the park on leisure time. Besides, they are very friendly. Don’t worry if u lost in Nanjing. Because pedestrians will help you to give direction.
Facts about Nanjing 6: Main attractions
There are many places that can be visited by tourists, including Lingqu temple, China gate, Confucius temple, Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, President Palace, and Ming Xiaolong Mausoleum. They become the main attractions in Nanjing.
Facts about Nanjing 7: The local products
Nanjing produces many local products that can be used as souvenir such as Chinese painting and calligraphy, satin, Yuhua pebbles, velvet, and imitation ivory.
Facts about Nanjing 8: The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing is one of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval Ages. It was built on the south banks of the river Yangtze by the Chinese Emperor Yung-Lo. The tower is also known as Bao’ensi which means ‘Temple of Repaid Gratitude’ which was used as a Buddhist place of worship. Approximately, there are 140 lamps to illuminate the tower. White porcelain bricks are the materials to build the tower.
Facts about Nanjing 9: The districts
There are 11 Municipality of Nanjing Municipality. They Xuanwu District, Qinhuai District, Yuhuatai District, Gulou District, Pukou District, Liuhe District, Qixia District, Jianye District, Jiangning District, Lishui District, and Gaochun District.
Facts about Nanjing 10: The stations
There are three train stations in
Nanjing which is connected to all major domestic cities. They are Nanjing Railway Station, Nanjing South Railway Station, and Nanjing West Railway Station.
