Nanjing 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 approved by the State Council, an important scientific research and education base and comprehensive transportation hub in China. The whole city governs 1 1 districts with a total area of 6587 square kilometers. 20 1398.69km2, built-up area 1398.69km2, and the urbanization rate is 82.3%. It is the only mega-city in the Yangtze River Delta and East China.
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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. Blessing China several times in history. It is the only one of the four ancient capitals that has never been the capital of an alien regime, and 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".
Nanjing is an important science and education center in China. Since ancient times, it has been a city that worships and values education. It has the reputation of "the literary hub in the world" and "the first school in Southeast China". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, more than half of the top scholars in China came from Gongyuan in the south of the Yangtze River. As of 20 16, there are 74 colleges and universities in Nanjing, including 9 planned colleges and 25 disciplines, second only to Beijing. There are 8 first-class universities, 2 1 1, 12, second only to Beijing and Shanghai.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Nanjing