Nanjing was once known as Yecheng, Yuecheng, Shicheng, Baixia, Jiangning, Danyang, Jinling, Moling, Jianye, Yangzhou, Jianye, Jiankang, Qinhuai, Shengzhou (Shengzhou), Jiangzhou, Shangyuan, Qing Ji, Yingtian, Shi Jing, Du Nan, Tianjin and the capital.

Nicknames: Dragon Pan Tiger House (Dragon Pan Tiger House), the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, the metropolis of the Ten Dynasties, the capital of fraternity, the enlightened city, the beautiful land in the south of the Yangtze River, and the stormy imperial city Zhongshan.

Nanjing is one of the four ancient capitals in China, one of the first national historical and cultural cities and an important birthplace of Chinese civilization. Blessing China several times in history. It is the only one of the four ancient capitals that has never been the capital of an alien regime, and has long been the political, economic and cultural center of southern China.

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There were ancient human activities in Nanjing as early as100-1.20 thousand years ago, and there was Nanjing ape-man life in Tangshan 350 thousand-600 thousand years ago. With a history of more than 7,000 years of civilization, nearly 2,600 years of city construction and nearly 500 years of capital construction, it is known as "the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties" and "the metropolis of the Ten Dynasties".

Jiandu Dynasty: Dongwu, Dongjin, Southern Song, Nanqi, Nanliang, Nanchen, Five Dynasties Yangwu (Western Capital), Five Dynasties Nantang, Southern Song (Hangdu), Ming, Nanming, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Republic of China.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Nanjing