nanjing

main cities of jiangsu: nanjing , wuxi , suzhou , xuzhou , yangzhou , lianyungang , changzhou , nantong , zhenjiang

nanjingnanjing is the capital of jiangsu province which is developed in economy in china and an important central city on the middle and lower reaches of the yangtze river. also it is a tourist city and an important hub of transportation and communication center, one of china's four major scientific research and educational central cities.

nanjing is a famous ancient capital in china, the capital of 10 dynasties; it is one of the historical and cultural cities in the world; also known as "jinling", "tianjing", "stone city", etc, it was named nanjing in ming dynasty, being called "ning" for short.

nanjing situated at the east of china, on the middle and lower reaches of the yangtze river; at north latitude 3114' - 3236', east longitude 11822' - 11914'; it is 300 kilometers away from shanghai, 1200 kilometers from beijing, 1400 kilometers from chongqing. its neighboring areas are zhejiang, anhui, shandong provinces and shanghai municipality. the ethnic groups are han, hui, manchu, zhuang, korean and bai.

nanjing physical features: on the vast plain of the lower reaches of the yangtze river; to the north is jianghuai plain, to the east is the yangtze delta; be close to rivers and lakes

nanjing belongs to the north subtropical monsoonal climate zone, four seasons clearly demarcated, cold winters and hot summers. its annual average temperature is 16c; absolute maximum temperature 43c, minimum temperature minus 14c; average daily temperature in the hottest months is 28.1c, in the coldest months minus 2.1c. nanjing has a plenty of rain, 117 rainy days annually, from the end of june to the middle of july is the rainy season; annual even precipitation 1,106mm; maximum average humidity 81 percent.

the main mountains of nanjing are zhongshan mountain( namely zijinshan mountain); mount qixia, tangshan mountain; main rivers: the yangtze river, qinhuai river, xuanwu lake, mochou lake.

 

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last updated: march 10, 2006

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