Nanjing - Nam Kinh

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Nanjing (Chinese: ; pinyin: Nánjīng; Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; literally "Southern Capital") is a city China. Nanjing is a major city in Chinese history and culture. Nanjing has been the capital of China for many dynasties, considered one of the four great ancient capitals of China. Nanjing is one of 15 prefecture-level cities in China China, this type of city enjoys much of the economic and policy-making autonomy almost at the provincial level. This was once the capital of the Republic of China. Area: 6598 km², population: 6.4 million people. In 2004 Nanjing's GDP was 191 billion yuan (third in Jiangsu province), GDP per capita was 33,050 yuan, an increase of 15% compared to 2003. Per capita income of the inner city was 11,601 RMB, suburb: 5,333 yuan. Inner-city unemployment rate: 4.03%, lower than the overall rate China is 4.2%.

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The city is located in the lower Yangtze River (Changjiang) and is located in the Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone. Nanjing has always been one of the important cities of China China, once the capital of six feudal dynasties of China and the capital of the Republic of China, it was also a center of education, research, transportation, and tourism throughout China's early history. Grand. Nanjing is the second largest commercial center city in the East China after Shanghai. During the Three Kingdoms period, Khong Minh Zhuge Liang wrote about Nanjing as follows: "Zhongshan long table, stone tiger head, foot support emperor chi zech wild" (Chinese: 钟山龙蟠,石头虎踞,真乃帝王)之宅也) means "Zhong Zhong Mountain is coiled with dragons, the stone is in the shape of a tiger, it's such a royal place". During the Japanese occupation China, Nanjing city is mentioned by many people due to the Nanjing Massacre in which hundreds of thousands of people China massacred by the Japanese.

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By air

Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NLIA, simplified Chinese: 南京禄口国际机场, traditional Chinese: 南京祿口國際機場; pinyin: Nánjīng Lùkǒu Guójì Jīchǎng) (IATA: NKG, ICAO: ZSNJ) is located a short distance from the city center. 35 km to the northeast. The airport has international flights from Japan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Germany. You can also fly from this airport from most major cities in China, including Hong Kong (Shanghai now also has a daily night time flight from Pudong mainly intended to connect travelers international.) There is a shuttle bus from the airport.

From the airport, there are several ground transportation options to Nanjing city. A 30-minute taxi ride to the downtown area will cost 100 yuan or more. It is much cheaper to take a bus between the airport and the city. There are two high-speed bus routes from the airport to downtown Nanjing - both of which stop at the railway station and connect to the metro trains. Underground and local city bus. Cars run at 15-minute intervals with one line serving Zhonghuamen (also with good subway and bus connections) and Hanzhongmen, while another runs east of the city and stops near Fuzimiao. The one-way fare is 2 yuan and can be purchased from kiosks outside the passenger terminal assembly. Attention - if taking the bus to the airport from Zhonghuamen, ignore the people touting around outside the bus terminals and subway stations claiming to operate the official bus service - they will offer the same rate price, but you'll be tucked into the back of a minibus and usually drop you off a few kilometers before the airport and assume that the actual airport fare is hundreds of yuan. To find actual bus services, enter the bus stop building and go to Gate 7 - buy tickets from the kiosks at the gate, not the main ticket office. If you are flying into Shanghai, there is a car service. Buses and trains go to and from Nanjing. Buses run four times a day from Shanghai Pudong International Airport, with a stop at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and then on to Nanjing Zhongyangmen (and back). From there, take the metro or taxi to your destination. It costs ¥136 from Shanghai and the trip takes about five hours (only about four hours at night). Many people prefer to take the train to Shanghai then bus, taxi or train to Nanjing.

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There are multiple departures daily to and from Shanghai Railway Station and Shanghai Hongqiao Station, which is about four hours away on slow trains and about 75 minutes of competition on new fast people (see high-speed rail in China). Country). Both types of trains also stop at Wuxi and Suzhou and some continue to Hangzhou. Fast trains offer better equipment and are comparable to a first class flight, while slow trains are older and don't have many amenities, but can suit those traveling on a budget .

The main station is simply Nanjing Station, although locals call it Nanjing North. It is located on the north shore of Xuanwu Lake and is also very close to the Zhongyangmen bus station for long-distance buses. The station is modern and more like an airport than a train station - the departure areas are on the 2nd and 3rd floors and you'll go through a ticket and security check in and out of the area. Search for your train number on the forum just to find the right lounge and when your train is called (usually 10 minutes before departure) just follow the crowd to find the right platform. Guests are in the basement, as is the taxi stand and subway station entrance. Air ticket office, pedestrian admission and local stations, buses are on the first floor. Zhonghuamen station (adjacent to Zhonghuamen subway and bus stations, formerly known as Nanjing Nan, renamed Zhonghuamen Station to avoid name duplication with the new high-speed Nanjing Railway Station (opened in June 2011) is undergoing a major redevelopment and the longest overnight service-distance will depart from here in the future. Although it is only a small station with a few services a day, the majority of services between Nanjing and Huangshan (golden mountain) will stop here so it is very important to book a ticket to Zhonghuamen to avoid the 45 minutes Take a slow ride around the eastern suburbs to the main station. The south station is located 1 block from Zhonghuamen MRT station onwards so connections are easier and often faster from the main station.

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