Nanjing is one of the four ancient capitals in China, one of the first national historical and cultural cities and an important birthplace of Chinese civilization. China has been blessed several times in history, and it is the only one among the four ancient capitals that has never become the capital of an alien regime.

It has long been the political, economic and cultural center of southern China. There were ancient human activities in Nanjing as early as100-1.20 thousand years ago, and there was Nanjing ape-man life in Tangshan 350 thousand-600 thousand years ago. With a history of more than 7,000 years of civilization, nearly 2,600 years of city construction and nearly 500 years of capital construction, it is known as "the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties" and "the metropolis of the Ten Dynasties".

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Nanjing, referred to as "Ning", was called Jinling and Jiankang in ancient times. It is the capital of Jiangsu, a sub-provincial city and the core city of Nanjing metropolitan area. It is an important central city in eastern China, an important scientific research and education base in China, and a comprehensive transportation hub approved by the State Council.

1911February 29th, 17 Provincial Uprising elected Sun Yat-sen as interim president in Nanjing, and the Republic of China was founded. 19 12 On New Year's Day, the provisional government of the Republic of China was established in Nanjing, and Sun Yat-sen was sworn in as the provisional president.

1927 On March 24th, the National Revolutionary Army conquered Nanjing in the Northern Expedition. /kloc-In April of 0/8, Nanjing National Government was established with Nanjing as its capital, and Nanjing Special City was established in the same year. 1930 was changed to a municipal hospital. The decade from 1927 to 1937, when Nanjing was the capital, was called "golden decade" of China. During this period, Nanjing carried out large-scale capital construction, which laid a good foundation for the development of modern cities in Nanjing.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Nanjing