Some time-honored brands in Nanjing are: Yecheng, Yuecheng, Shicheng, Baixia, Jiangning, Danyang, Jinling, Moling, Jianye, Yangzhou, Jianye, Jiankang, Qinhuai, Shengzhou, Jiangzhou, Shangyuan, Qing Ji, Yingtian, Shi Jing, Du Nan, Tianjin and the capital.
Nanjing, referred to as "Ning", was called Jinling and Jiankang in ancient times. It is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province. It is the capital of Jiangsu Province, a sub-provincial city, a megacity and the core city of Nanjing metropolitan area. It is an important central city in eastern China, an important national research and education base, and a comprehensive transportation hub approved by the State Council.
The ancient name of Nanjing: Jinling
Jinling is the ancient name of Nanjing. In 333 BC, Chu Weiwang Xiong Shang built Jinling City in Stone Town, hence the name of Jinling. In 229 AD, Sun Quan, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, established the capital here, and Jinling rose from then on, which made China's political center out of the pattern of the Yellow River cultural plate, led the development of the Yangtze River basin and the whole southern China, and was the political, economic and cultural center of southern China for a long time.
During the Six Dynasties, Jinling was the economic, cultural, political and military center of China, with a population of 280,000 and over one million. It was the first city in the world with a population of over one million, and it was also the largest city in the world at that time.