Nanjing
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Summary
Nanjing is a big city[1]. Nanjing ranks in the top 6% of big city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,010 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3], League of Historical Cities[4], World Tourism Cities Federation[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Jiangsu[6], Ming dynasty[7], Eastern Wu[8], Eastern Jin dynasty[9]
- Country: People's Republic of China[10]
- Located in or next to body of water: Yangtze[11]
- Head of government: Xia Xinmin[12], Chen Zhichang[13]
- Continent: Asia[14]
- Instance of: city[15], direct-administered municipality[16], sub-province-level division[17], prefecture-level city[18], former capital[19], provincial capital[20]
- Capital: Xuanwu District[21]
- Shares border with: Chuzhou[22], Zhenjiang[23], Changzhou[24], Yangzhou[25], Ma'anshan[26], Xuancheng[27]
- Named after: capital city[28], south[29]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Xuanwu District[30], Qinhuai District[31], Jianye District[32], Gulou District[33], Pukou District[34], Qixia District[35], Yuhuatai District[36], Jiangning District[37], Luhe District[38], Lishui District[39], Gaochun District[40]
- Twinned administrative body: Leipzig[41], Florence[42], Nagoya[43], Dallas[44], Daejeon[45], St. Louis[46], Malacca[47], City of Perth[48], Limassol Municipality[49], London[50], York[51], Windhoek[52], Mogilev[53], Mexicali[54]
- Legislative body: Q106688207[55]
- Party chief representative: Zhang Jinghua[56]
- Postal code: 210000–213000[57]
- Commons category: Nanjing[58]
- Licence plate code: 苏A[59]
- Said to be the same as: Tianjing[60]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Nanjing include Nanjing Massacre[61], a Japanese war crimes[62], in Republic of China[63]; Nanjing Road[64], a road[65], in People's Republic of China[66]; Nanjing Decade[67], a historical period[68], in Republic of China[69]; Nanjing Lukou International Airport[70], an international airport[71], in People's Republic of China[72], founded in 1997[73]; nankiny[74], a plain weave[75]; Nankin-machi[76], a Chinatown[77], in Japan[78], founded in 1868[79]; Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport[80], an airport[81], in People's Republic of China[82], founded in 1934[83]; and Nanjing Iron and Steel Company Limited[84], a business[85], in People's Republic of China[86], founded in 1999[87].
Why It Matters
Nanjing has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[88] Nanjing is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[89]
Entities named for Nanjing include Nanjing Massacre[61], a Japanese war crimes[62], in Republic of China[63]; Nanjing Road[64], a road[65], in People's Republic of China[66]; Nanjing Decade[67], a historical period[68], in Republic of China[69]; Nanjing Lukou International Airport[70], an international airport[71], in People's Republic of China[72], founded in 1997[73]; nankiny[74], a plain weave[75]; and Nankin-machi[76], a Chinatown[77], in Japan[78], founded in 1868[79].