It is the capital of Jiangsu Province and is located at the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Its urban area covers 867.21 square km and its population is 128 million.

Eight dynasties established their capital here and it is one of the seven ancient capital cities in China.

From Nanjing, tourists can go to Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Jinan and other places by train and to Huangshan Mountain, Hangzhou, Suzhou and other places by coach.