![]() ![]() Nanjing, the capital city of East China's Jiangsu province, announced on Monday that talent in the city will no longer be subjected to household registration restrictions when purchasing their first homes in the city. More cities in China may follow Jiangsu province's Nanjing in easing property policies to attract talent, but the move does not mean that home purchase restrictions will be relaxed nationwide, analysts said. With the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in October 1949, Nanjing became the provincial capital of the Jiangsu province.A saleswoman (center) talks with customers at a real estate sales office in Huaian, Jiangsu province. From 1927, the city grew rapidly and transformed into one of China’s most modern cities. ![]() After the capital was transferred to Beijing, the city became known as Nanjing, or the “Southern Capital.” Nanjing also served as the capital of the National Government of the Republic of China. It is believed that from 1358 to 1425, Nanjing was the world’s largest city and had a population of 487,000 inhabitants. A 48 km-long city wall around the city was constructed during the reign of the Ming dynasty. The city was then renamed various times during the rule of the successive dynasties. After the Sui dynasty reunified China, the city was renamed Shengzhou. Nanjing continued as the capital of the Southern Dynasties for more than two and half centuries during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. During the Three Kingdoms period, Nanjing served as the capital of Eastern Wu. The Taibo of Zhou established the Wu State during the rule of the Shang dynasty. In 333BC, Jingling Town was built by the State of Chu on Stone Mountain by the Qinhuai River. Eye of Nanjing Pedestrian Bridge and urban skyline in Nanjing, China.Īrchaeological excavations revealed that more than 500 thousand years ago, a subspecies of Homo erectus named “Nanjing Man” lived in the area. Several R&D centers and institutions are based in the city and have turned Nanjing into a significant industrial technology research development center. Nanjing has also attracted foreign investments and several multinational companies like Volkswagen, Siemens, Iveco, etc. Some other industries in Nanjing include information technology, environmental protection, new energy, intelligent equipment manufacturing, etc. The most profitable sections of the service industry are the finance, culture, and tourism industries. It has been estimated that a majority of these minority groups reside in the Jianye District, accounting for about 91.3% of the population of the Jianye District. At present, the economy of Nanjing is dominated by the service industries, which account for 60% of the city’s GDP. The other minorities in the city include Hui, Manchu, and Zhuang ethnic groups. The largest ethnic group in Nanjing is the Han Nationality accounting for 98.56% of the city’s population. ![]() The city proper districts include Xuanwu, Qinhuai, Jianye, Gulou, Qixia, and Yuhuatai districts, while the suburban districts include Pukou, Jiangning, Luhe, Lishui, and Gaochun districts.Īs of the 2010 census, Nanjing is home to a population of about 8 million. The sub-provincial city of Nanjing is administratively divided into eleven districts, of which six districts are in the city proper, and five districts are suburban. The city is surrounded by the Ningzheng Ridge on the northern, eastern and southern sides, while the mighty Yangtze River flows through the western and the northern sides of Nanjing City. The city proper is made up of an area encircled by a 34km long wall and neighboring districts and suburbs. On Nanjing’s west is the province of Anhui, where Nanjing borders the prefecture-level cities of Chuzhou in the northwest Chaohu, Ma’anshan, and Wuhu in the west and Xuancheng in the southwest. ![]() Nanjing is bordered by Yangzhou in the northeast, Zhenjiang in the east, and Changzhou in the southeast. The city is located about 1,200km east-northeast of Chongqing, 900km south-southeast of Beijing, 650km southeast of Luoyang, and 270km west-northwest of Shanghai. km in one of China’s most prominent economic zones. Nanjing is a megacity covering an administrative area of 6,600 sq. Geography Of Nanjing Aerial view of the Nanjing-Yangtze River bridge and the skyline of Nanjing city at sunset. ![]()
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