General situation of tourism in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province

Nanjing, referred to as Ning for short, is the capital and political, economic and cultural center of Jiangsu Province. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, it belongs to the hilly area of Ning and Zhen. Surrounded by mountains and waters, the territory is better than nature, and it was called "the tiger sits on the dragon plate" in ancient times.

Nanjing is one of the four ancient capitals in China and a famous historical and cultural city. All the ten dynasties built their capitals here, calling it "the city of the ten dynasties". These ten dynasties are: Wu Dong (229-280), Jin Dong (3 17-420), Southern Dynasties (Song, Qi, Liang and Chen) (420-589), Southern Tang Dynasty (937-96 1) and Early Ming Dynasty (937-96).

Nanjing ape-man lived here 300,000 years ago, and primitive villages appeared here more than 5,000 years ago. Nanjing has a history of more than 2460 years. First named Yuecheng, during the Warring States Period, the State of Chu set up Jinling City on the rocky mountain. Qin was changed to Moling. During the Three Kingdoms period, Wu Dong built its capital here for the first time, which was called Jianye. At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, it was called Jiankang. Later, the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, the Qi State, the Liang Dynasty and the Chen Dynasty all established their capitals here, which was called the Six Dynasties. Shengzhou in the Tang Dynasty and Jiangning in Yi Song. It was not until the early Ming Dynasty that Nanjing was officially named.

Nanjing now governs Xuanwu, Baixia, Qinhuai, Jianye, Gulou, Xiaguan, Yuhuatai, Qixia, Pukou, Dachang, Jiangning, etc. 1 1 District, and Jiangpu, Liuhe, Lishui and Gaochun counties. The whole city covers an area of 65 16 square kilometers (including suburban counties), of which the urban area is 8672 1 square kilometers and the population is 5.3 million.

Nanjing is a tourist city in China. Since the Six Dynasties, literature and commerce have flourished along the coast of Shili Qinhuai, especially in the Confucius Temple area, and it is now a resort for Chinese and foreign tourists to visit, shop, taste snacks and entertain. There are many tourist attractions inside and outside Shicheng: key tourist attractions: Zhongshan Scenic Area with Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum as its residence, and national 4A tourist attractions (spots): Nanjing Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Scenic Area, Nanjing Confucius Temple, Qinhuai Scenic Belt and Nanjing Yuhuatai Scenic Area, including Presidential Palace, Xu Yuan, Meiyuan New Village, Xuanwu Lake, Chaotian Palace, Jiming Temple, Ming Palace, Mochou Lake, Niushou Mountain, Nantang Erling and Qixia Mountain. Nanjing, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, is attracting Chinese and foreign tourists with its magnificent beauty, numerous tourist projects and places of interest.