In which city is the Jia family in Dream of Red Mansions located?

The Jia family in Dream of Red Mansions is in present-day Nanjing. The Jia Mansion is the home of Duke Rong Guo and Duke Ning in Dream of Red Mansions. It is also the center of the entire novel. In the Jia Mansion there are the so-called Twelve Beauties of Jinling, among which Jinling is Nanjing. Nanjing, referred to as "Ning", was also known as Jinling and Jiankang in ancient times.

Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu Province, a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the core city of the Nanjing Metropolitan Area. It is an important central city in eastern China, an important national scientific research and education base, and a comprehensive transportation hub approved by the State Council.

Nanjing is one of the first batch of national historical and cultural cities and an important birthplace of Chinese civilization. It has long been the political, economic and cultural center of southern China. It has blessed the Zhengshuo of China several times in history and has a unique role in Chinese history. special status and value. Nanjing is also an important science and education center in the country. It has been a city that values ??culture and education since ancient times. It has the reputation of "the world's literary hub" and "the number one school in the southeast". More than half of the number one scholars in ancient China came from Nanjing Jiangnan Gongyuan.

Nanjing is located in the central region of eastern China and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It is an important national gateway city where the Yangtze River Delta radiates and drives the development of the central and western regions. It is also a node city where the "Belt and Road" strategy and the Yangtze River Economic Belt strategy converge.

Nanjing is also the world's best tourist destination, one of the first batch of China's outstanding tourist cities, a national historical and cultural city, and a national all-region tourism demonstration area.