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Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu Province, about two hours drive north-west of Shanghai. It is blessed with China's most productive land, and is home to Asia's largest inland port, handling much of the Yangtse's shipping. It's close proximity to Shanghai should not be taken as evidence of it being a second tier city - Nanjing is very much a player in it's own right, and, rather like last months featured city (Xi'an), was also once the capital of China - for six dynasties!

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Nanjing City Guide

Nanjing - Age Before Beauty
Nanjing - Age Before Beauty
For those who can look past a thin veneer of glass and steel, and get to know an old place, the rewards are peace and perspective.
King Asoka and the Buddha's Skull
King Asoka and the Buddha's Skull
From the deafening silence department: a pagoda recently unearthed in Nanjing has been identified as one that could well contain fragments of Buddha's skull.
Eating Your Way Around Nanjing
Eating Your Way Around Nanjing
Qinhuai River at nightSo you've made your way to venerable Nanjing, and you're standing by the paifang at Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum. Mount Zijin, rising up behind it, seems more brown than purple.