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Nanjing
Nanjing is lo cated
at the eastern part of China. Nanjing is the
capital of Jiangsu Province and
is an important central city on the middle and
lower reaches of the Yangtse River.
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Nanjing is situated on the vast plain
of the lower reaches of the Yangtse River and belongs to the northern
subtropical monsoon climate zone where the four seasons are clearly
marked. The averge
temperature is 16. At present, Nanjing has
jurisdiction over 10 districts and 5 counties,
covering an area of 6,516 square km
and having a population of about 5,200,000.
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Nowadays, Nanjing has developed into
a multiple-producing industrial base in eastern China, an important
hub of transportation and communication center, one of China's four
major scientific research and educational central cities. The gross
national products of the whole city in 1995 amounted to 58 billion
yuan, a 12% increase over the previous year. |
Industry
Nanjing is an important industrial base where
electronics, automobiles, chemicals and a number
of special products as the leading factors and having 36 industrial
trades, over 200 industrial branches and more than 2,000
categories of products have been established. The
ratio of output to sales reached 96.4% which took the lead
in this province.
Commerce and Finance
Nanjing is a major international commercial port
in the Yangtse delta region, second only to Shanghai.
Transportation and Communication
Railway,
waterway, air transport and piping constitute a three-dimensional and mass
transport volume traffic network in an all-round way. Nanjing Port is a
port for foreign trade leading to the ocean. The port area is 98 km
in full length and has 64 berths including 16 berths for ships with a
tonnage of more than 10,000.
Tourism
Nanjing
is very rich in natural and artificial landscapes and one of the first
24 well-known historic and cultural cities announced by the state.
Dr.Sun
 Yat-Sen's Mausoleum, the Ming Tomb, the King Palace of Taiping
Heavenly Kingdom, the ancient city wall of Nanjing, the stone carvings
of Southern Tang Dynasty,
 Pagoda for Buddist Relics, the Tombs of
Southern Tang Emperors, the Rain Flower
Terrace, the Mural Painting in Tangzi Street and other places are the
main scenic spots and historic sites.The Eastern Suburbs Scenic Area,
the Qixia Mountain, the Xuanwu Lake, the Mochou Lake,
the Qinhuai
River Scenic Belt and other scenic areas are well-known far and near.
Among them, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen's Mausoleum and the Qinhuai River Scenic
Belt are among 40 best tourist scenic spots in China.
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