What cities are there around Nanjing?

There are five prefecture-level cities around Nanjing, namely Chuzhou and Maanshan in Anhui, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang and Changzhou in Jiangsu. These five cities are all near Nanjing.

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I. Introduction to Nanjing

1. Nanjing, referred to as "Ning" for short and called Jinling and Jiankang in ancient times, is the capital of Jiangsu Province, a sub-provincial city and the core city of Nanjing metropolitan area, and the only mega-city in the Yangtze River Delta and East China.

2. Nanjing is located in the east of China, in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and near the river. It is the Eastern Theater Command of China, the shipping and logistics center of yangtze river international, an important national gateway city driven by the radiation of the Yangtze River Delta, and an important node city where the eastern coastal economic belt and the Yangtze River economic belt meet strategically.

Nanjing is the four ancient capitals of China, the first batch of national historical and cultural cities, and an important birthplace of Chinese civilization. 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".

Second, a brief introduction to Chuzhou

1. Chuzhou, referred to as Chu for short, was called Tuzhong, Liu Qing and Xinchang in ancient times. It is a city under the jurisdiction of Anhui Province, located in the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the western end of the Yangtze River Delta, the east of Anhui Province, and the intersection of Jiangsu and Anhui.

2. Chuzhou is the capital of the Six Dynasties, with the charm of Wufeng and Chu Yun, bordering on the northwest of Jinling. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "Jinling locks the key, Jianghuai guarantees it", "Wu Chu is more elegant in form and spirit" and "Confucianism flourishes and is in harmony with Huaidong". As early as the pre-Qin period, it was the land of Tangyi (now Liuhe District, Nanjing). The town was built in the Three Kingdoms and the country was founded in the Southern Dynasties. Originally known as Chuzhou in the Sui Dynasty, it was named "Chuzhou" because the Chuhe River (soil and water) runs through the territory and the soil is connected with Chu. ?

3. Chuzhou is a core city of Nanjing metropolitan area, a member city of Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, a gateway to the north of Nanjing, a city in the northern wing of the national Wanjiang demonstration zone, a regional central city in eastern Anhui, an important member city of Hefei economic circle and an important hub city in Jianghuai area.