County-level
Xuan Wu District
World Heritage Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum lines the wooded slopes of Mount Zijin in Xuanwu, beside Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and Xuanwu Lake.
Spatial Framework & Civilizational Geography · Prefecture-level
Nanjing
Nanjing is readily recognized through river valleys and inherited local memory.
Regional story
A place shaped through time
In regional terms, the clearest first clue to Nanjing is “Nanjing is readily recognized through river valleys and inherited local memory.” Together, environmental, historical, and cultural elements give Nanjing a profile that can be distinguished from nearby places. Continuing local life gave inherited spaces new uses and memories, allowing historical layers and contemporary activity to coexist. Today, the interaction between environment and society remains visible in landscape, urban texture, daily activity, and local memory. These details make Nanjing a clear case of how a wider region is built from specific places and sustained lives.
Nanjing
11 counties
Affiliated Regions
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County-level
Qin Huai District
Historic painted boats glide along the willow-lined banks of the Qinhuai River in Qinhuai, guarded by the massive barbicans of Zhonghuamen Gate.
County-level
Jian Ye District
Shengqi Pavilion overlooks blooming crabapple gardens at Mochou Lake in Jianye, beside the soaring modern arches of the Eye of Nanjing Bridge.
County-level
Gu Lou District
Yuejiang Tower crowns Mount Shizi overlooking the grand sweep of the Yangtze River in Gulou, near the tree-lined avenues of Yihe Road.
County-level
Pu Kou District
Historic platform canopies of century-old Pukou Station recall literary memories in Pukou, bordered by the lush ridges of Mount Laoshan.
County-level
Qi Xia District
Ancient Southern Dynasties cliff grottoes at Mount Qixia glow amid blazing autumn maples in Qixia, overlooking the busy shipping of the Yangtze River.
County-level
Yu Hua Tai District
Yuhuatai memorial park shelters pristine evergreen groves in Yuhuatai, near the archaeological site of the historic Porcelain Tower of Nanjing.
County-level
Jiang Ning District
The grand Usnisa Palace atop Mount Niushou enshrines sacred Buddha parietal relics in Jiangning, near the monumental stone steles of Yangshan Quarry.
County-level
Liu He District
Hexagonal basalt column formations at Mount Guizi display ancient volcanic wonders in Luhe, near the tranquil waters of Lake Jinniu.
County-level
Li Shui District
The Ming artificial rock canal and stone bridge of Tianshengqiao span scenic gorges in Lishui, source of the pristine Qinhuai River.
County-level
Gao Chun District
Ming and Qing timber-fronted shops line the cobblestone avenues of Gaochun Old Street, near the rolling tea hills of Slow City Yaxi.
Nanjing
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Ming Palace Site
The Ming Palace ruins of Nanjing — capital of six dynasties and ten kingdoms, where every time the north fell, Han regimes retreated here to continue the mantle of Chinese civilization.