Nanjing 南京

Nanjing---summary

• Nanjing (南京) is the capital of Jiangsu province in Eastern China.It has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China for several periods.Its present name means "Southern Capital"
• The host city of Youth Olympic Games in 2014.

History

• Capital of the Six Dynasties since 229--- 589
• The biggest capital in the world in Ming Dynasty
• Nanjing was invaded by British troops during the First Opium War（1839-1942）
• Nanjing was selected as the capital of Republic of China since 1912
• Occupied by Japanese soldiers and carried out the systematic and brutal Nanking massacre during the Second Sino-Japanese war

Basic information of Tokyo

• Population: a total population of 8.16 million and a urban population of 6.55 million
• Economy:---GDP: RMB 801 billion (3rd in Jiangsu;12th in China) ---GDP per capita: RMB 98,174(US$16041)
• Climate: humid subtropical climate
• Area:6,598 square kilometres