Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province, is located in the eastern plain of middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River, and the junction of Jiangsu and Anhui province, southwest of Jiangsu. It's the second-largest city in Yangtze River Delta and an important production base of comprehensive industry. The city's name (南京) means "southern capital", and was widely romanised as 'Nanking' until the Pinyin language reform, after which 'Nanjing' became the international standard spelling of the city's name.
Nanjing has served as the capital of China during several historical periods and is recognized as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. Nanjing was the capital of the Republic of China before 1949, as well, Nanjing has long been a national center of education, research, transport networks, and tourism. The city will host the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.
Nanjing is a subtropical monsoon climate with abundant rainfall and distinctive four seasons. However, the summer is very hot and it's called one of the “three stoves” with Wuhan and Chongqing. Cultural landscapes are Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum, Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, Nanjing Museum, Confucius Temple, Presidential Palace etc.
The diet habit of local person is loved to eat the ducks, geese and wild vegetables. In addition, there are a lot of folk activities all the year, including the Lantern Festival, Tomb Sweeping Hikers, Dragon Boat Tour and so on.