Nanjing
Nanjing (Cheenese: 南京Template:; ; Template:IPA-cmn; Romanizations: Nánjīng (Pinyin), Nan-ching (Wade-Giles), Nanking (Postal map spellin)) is the caipital o Jiangsu province, Cheenae, an haes a prominent place in Cheenese history and cultur. The ceety's name (南京) means "Soothren Caipital", an wis widely romanised as 'Nanking' till the Pinyin leid reform, efter which 'Nanjing' became the internaitional staundart spellin o the ceety's name.
Locatit in the lawer Yangtze River drainage basin an Yangtze River Delta economic zone, Nanjing haes aye been ane o Cheenae's maist important ceeties. It served as the caipital o Cheenae durin several historical periods an is recognised as ane o the Fower Great Auncient Caipitals o Cheenae. Nanjing wis the caipital o the Republic o Cheenae afore the Cheenese Ceevil War in 1949. Nanjing is an aa ane o the fifteen sub-provincial ceeties in the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae's admeenistrative structure, enjoyin jurisdictional an economic autonomy anerlie slichtly less than that o a province. Nanjing haes lang been a naitional center o education, research, transport netwirks, an tourism.
Wi an urban population o ower five million (2006), Nanjing is the seicont lairgest commercial center in the East Cheenae region, efter Shanghai. It haes been ranked fowert bi Forbes magazine in its leetin o "2008 Top 100 Business Ceeties in Mainland Cheenae", seivent in the evaluation o "Ceeties wi Strangest Comprehensive Strength" issued bi the Naitional Statistics Bureau, an seicont in the evaluation o ceeties wi maist sustainable development potential in the Yangtze River Delta. It haes an aa been awardit the title o 2008 Habitat Scroll o Honor o Cheenae, Special Award o UN Habitat Scroll o Honor an Naitional Ceevilized Ceety.
[edit] Internaitional relations
- Main airticle: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Cheenae
[edit] Sister ceeties an friendship ceeties
Nanjing currently haes 18 sister ceeties (auries):
Alsace, France
Barranquilla, Colombie
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Bloemfontein, Sooth Africae
Daejeon, Sooth Korea
Dallas, Texas, United States
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Florence, Italy- Hauts-de-Seine, Fraunce
Leipzig, Germany
Limassol, Cyprus
London, Ontario, Canadae
Malacca Town, Malaysie (2001)
Mexicali, Mexico
Nagoya, Japan
Perth, Australie- St. Louis, Missouri, Unitit States (Nov 02, 1978, The 1st pair o Twin Ceeties atween Unitit States an Fowkrepublic o Cheenae)
Sunderland, Ingland, Unitit Kinrick
