Nanjing’s history and culture:
1. Nanjing was the ancient capital of China, before Beijing. Its location is in a beautiful area. Its land has high mountains, deep waters, and plains. It is difficult to find such a beautiful scene with these three kinds of heavenly works in one place in the world's big cities. Historically, Nanjing has both benefited and suffered from its unique geographical location and extraordinary Feng Shui environment. It has suffered from wars and disasters many times in the past, but it has also repeatedly regained prosperity from the rubble and smoke.
2. When the Central Plains is occupied by foreigners and the Han nation is about to suffer annihilation, the Han nation will usually choose Nanjing to recuperate and resolve to make the Northern Expedition and restore China. The second Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty and the Republic of China was successful; the three Northern Expeditions of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xiao Liang, and Liu Song failed to succeed. When the Southern Song Dynasty was first established, all the ministers agreed to make Jiankang the capital to show the plan of restoring the Central Plains. Unfortunately, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty had no intention of the Northern Expedition and decided to go to Hangzhou. However, due to public opinion, he still decided to make Jinling the capital. Even though the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had Nanjing as its capital, one of its mobilization foundations and legitimacy was to expel alien rule. Therefore, Nanjing is regarded as the place of rejuvenation of the Han people and has a special status and value in Chinese history. Therefore, after comparing the four ancient capitals of Chang'an, Luoyang, Jinling, and Yanjing, Mr. Zhu He said that among these four capitals, the prosperity of literature, the talents of the characters, the beauty of the mountains and rivers, the grandeur of the weather, and the close relationship with the national adversities. *, they are closely related to each other, especially Jinling.
3. Nanjing is an important scientific research and education base in China. There are currently nearly 600 Chinese Academy of Sciences, colleges and universities, and natural science research and development institutions. The research fields involve various categories of natural science and engineering technology. The scientific research facilities are advanced and the scientific research and development strength is strong. It has more than 100 laboratories and research centers based on universities and scientific research institutes, representing the country's first-class academic level and scientific research level, including 2 national laboratories, 16 national key laboratories, and 10 national engineering technology research centers. It has a scientific and technological service network with complete system and complete functions.
4. Nanjing is one of the six ancient capitals in China. It has a long history, numerous cultural relics and profound cultural accumulation. In 1982, it was listed as a national historical and cultural city by the State Council. Since Nanjing was founded 2470 years ago, it has gone through dynasties and twists and turns. The city names include Jinling, Moling, Yangzhou, Danyang, Jiangcheng, Hushu, Jianye, Jiankang, Jiangning, Shengzhou, Baixia, Shang. It has been changed more than 40 times in Yuan and Jiqing, and the frequent changes in construction are rare in China.
5. There are many cultural relics and historic sites in the territory. A large number of historical relics such as Yuecheng, Jinlingyi ruins, six dynasty tomb carvings, two tombs of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Ming Dynasty city walls show strong characteristics of the ancient capital. The city scenery is beautiful. With undulating mountains in the southeast and rivers in the northwest, the city is lined with green trees, has charming 48 scenic spots and fascinating folk customs. It has become a national outstanding garden city and tourist city.
6. There are many historical figures. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Sun Shoumeng, King of Wu, Gou Jian, King of Yue, Han Xin, the founding general of the Western Han Dynasty, Sun Quan, the leader of Wu in the Three Kingdoms, Li Yu, the later leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Yue Fei, the famous general of the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Hong Xiuquan, the leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and Sun Yat-sen, the pioneer of the democratic revolution, etc. all lived in Nanjing. Leaving deep historical traces. Li Bai's poems, Li Yu's lyrics and music, Wang Anshi's beautiful essays, Wu Jingzi's novels, etc. have left a splendid cultural heritage for the ancient city.