Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu Province. The city also has the painful history of the Nanjing Massacre.
Nanjing is one of the four oldest cities and one of the three hottest cities in China. But the city is cooled off and refreshed by sycamores lining the streets and green zones d by fortress walls.
The Ming Dynasty began in Nanjing and enjoyed peacetime for 11 years. Sun Yat-Sen destroyed the Qing Dynasty and established the interim government of the Republic of China in modern times. Although the massacre was perpetrated in Nanjing later, the city still boasts a long history as a time-honored city.
The Nanjing Fortress wall the old downtown area is 13 to 25 meters high, runs for 34 kilometers and is the longest fortress wall in the world. Originally, Nanjing was a consumption-oriented city. Besides its traditional textile industry, which is about 20 years old , the growth of the machinery, steel, food and chemical industries enables Nanjing to grow into the largest industrial city in Jiangsu Province. The city is the academic and cultural center of the Huazhong region. The city is also home to Nanjing University and other higher education institutions and famous historic sites that suggest Nanjing’s historic background. To the south of Purple Mountain is the Zhongshan Mausoleum, the tomb of Sun Wen. To the south of the mountain is the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, the tomb of the Hongwu emperor.
This area belongs to the humid subtropical zones and has four distinct seasons and much rain. Its average temperature is 15.6℃ while its average rainfall is 1106㎜. Its rainy season is June and July.
Xuanwu Lake served as a resting place for many kings in the Southern Song period. The lake was turned into a park around the end of the Qing Dynasty. Five islands belong to the park, which boasts a palace, a pavilion, gardens and a zoo. Xuanwu Lake is the largest lake in Nanjing and is d by cities and mountains. On a boat cruise you can look at the willows that line the lake’s bank.
The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is the longest bridge in China. People walk across and cars drive on the 4.5km-long upper bridge of the double-decked bridge, while the 6.7km-long lower deck is part of a railway. The entrance is decorated with 22 double arches. At both the ends of the bridge are two 70-meter-tall towers. At night, 1,900 lamps light up the bridge.
Linggu Temple was built in the east of Zhongshan Mausoleum in 514 and moved to the current location. The temple has nine-story octagonal Linggu Pagoda and famous buildings of the Ming Dynasty. The temple is the only Buddhist building still remaining intact in China.
Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum was built as the tomb of Emperor Hongwu, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, in 1383. The mausoleum was significantly damaged when the second emperor Yongle moved the capital to Beijing. Most of the structures that ringed the tomb were destroyed during the early period of the Qing Dynasty, but a few of them still remain.
Nanjing Museum is famous for having the biggest collection in China. People can easily learn the history of Jiansu Province at this museum. Notable among about 3,000 items that the museum houses is a 300-year-old duck egg, funeral clothes studded with green jadeite and a map that shows about 300 years of Nanjing.
Sep. 1993 | The general manager of Nanjing International Exchange expresses the will for exchanges with Daejeon |
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Jan. 1994 | A Nanjing City delegation visits Daejeon and exchanges a letter of intent with Daejeon |
Mar. 1994 | A working-level delegation from Daejeon visits Nanjing |
May 30, 1994 | A delegation from Nanjing, including its mayor, visits Daejeon |
May 1994 | The Daejeon-Nanjing Friendship Council (42) is formed |
Aug. 25, 1994 | An official from Daejeon is dispatched to Nanjing Univ. |
Oct. 1994 | Five Nanjing athletic officials visit and watch the 75th National Sports Festival in Daejeon |
Nov. 15, 1994 | A sisterhood treaty is signed. |
Mar. 26-Apr. 3, 1995 | Nanjing TV officials visit Daejeon and discuss exchanges with Daejeon MBC |
Sep. 12-17 1995 | The first Daejeon-Nanjing sports exchange (in Daejeon) is held / The exchanges are held annually |
Sep. 28-Nov. 26, 1995 | The China Paleontology Fossils Exhibition is held (National Science Museum) |
Sep. 30-Oct. 4, 1995 | A Daejeon University delegation visits Nanjing signs a medical exchange agreement and agrees on exchanges |
Nov. 12-17, 1995 | The first Daejeon-Nanjing Calligraphy and Art Exhibition is held (Daejeon) / The exchange is held annually |
Jul. 1-2, 1996 | The mayor of Daejeon visits Nanjing |
Nov. 19-21, 1996 | The World of Science and Technology City Symposium is attended |
Jun. 2-5, 1997 | The World Science and Technology City Mayoral Conference is attended |
Jun. 20, 1997 | The Daejeon MBC-Nanjing TV sisterhood treaty is signed |
Jul. 13-14, 1997 | A Nanjing chemical industry delegation visits Daejeon |
Sep. 22-27, 1997 | A Daejeon delegation participates in a meeting with Nanjing officials and attends a trade fair in Nanjing |
Nov. 8, 1997 | The first Daejeon-Nanjing literary exchange is held (in Daejeon). They have been held every year since then |
Jul. 5-7, 1998 | Nanjing economic delegation visits Daejeon |
Sep. 16-17, 1998 | The WTA inaugural meeting is attended |
Sep. 18-23, 1998 | A Daejeon delegation participates in a meeting with Nanjing officials and attends a trade fair in Nanjing |
Nov. 29-30, 1998 | A Nanjing goodwill delegation visits Daejeon |
Jun. 13-18, 1999 | The 5th Daejeon-Nanjing athletic exchange is held (in Daejeon) |
Aug. 31-Sep. 5, 1999 | The 4th Daejeon-Nanjing Calligraphy and Art Show is held (in Nanjing) |
Sep. 17-21, 1999 | A Daejeon delegation participates in a trade fair in Nanjing |
Nov.10-13, 1999 | The WTA Daejeon Techno Mart is attended |
May 22-27, 2000 | The 5th Daejeon-Nanjing Calligraphy and Art Show is held (in Daejeon) |
May 30-31, 2000 | A Nanjing agricultural delegation visits Daejeon |
Jun. 19-24, 2000 | The 7th Daejeon-Nanjing goodwill sports exchange is held (in Nanjing) |
Oct. 18-20, 2000 | The second WTA Nanjing general meeting is held |
Nov. 13-17, 2000 | The chairman of the city visits Nanjing |
Apr. 16-21, 2001 | The 7th Daejeon-Nanjing goodwill sports exchange is held (in Nanjing) |
Apr. 27-May. 2, 2001 | Nanjing participates in the 3rd Daejeon-Chungcheong SME Fair (in Daejeon) |
May 28-30, 2001 | A Nanjing economic and goodwill delegation visits Daejeon |
Jun. 18-20, 2001 | A Nanjing Municipal People’s Congress delegation visits Daejeon |
Jun. 26-Jul. 1, 2001 | The 6th Daejeon-Nanjing Calligraphy and Art Show is held (in Nanjing) |
Nov. 5-10, 2001 | Three companies participate in the 2nd WTA Techno Mart |
May 3-7, 2002 | The Daejeon-Nanjing Calligraphy and Art Exhibition is held |
Jun. 10-15, 2002 | A Daejeon-Nanjing friendly athletic competition is held |
Jun. 16-18, 2002 | A conference of the mayors of Daejeon’s sister cities is held. |
Mar. 2003 | An investment conference for the vice mayor of Nanjing is held |
Aug. 2003 | A Daejeon calligraphy and art delegation visits Nanjing (for the eighth time) |
Aug. 2003 | A Daejeon sports delegation visits Nanjing (for the ninth time) |
Oct. 2003 | The Daejeon-Nanjing Calligraphy and Art Exhibition is held(in the Nanjing Calligraphy Exhibition Hall) |
Oct. 2003 | The 1st International Sister City Youth Camp is held by the International Exchange Culture Center |
Mar. 2004 | The deputy mayor of Nanjing visits Daejeon |
Apr. 2004 | A Nanjing calligraphy and art delegation visits Daejeon |
Apr. 30-May 4, 2004 | Deputy Mayor for Political Affairs Kim Gwang-hee attends the’04 World Famous Historical and Cultural City Fair |
Oct. 18-19, 2004 | Six officials from the Nanjing People’s Congress Standing Committee participate in a ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the sisterhood treaty in Daejeon and plant a tree. |
Nov. 8-10, 2004 | Twelve people, including Vice Mayor Gu Gi-chan and members of the Sister City Committee, participate in an event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Daejeon-Nanjing treaty, plant a tree and participate in the opening ceremony for Daejeon’s office in Nanjing |
Nov. 10-11, 2004 | The Korea-China International Forum on Women’s Policy is held at the Daejeon Culture and Arts Center (four Nanjing representatives attend the forum) |
Mar. 2005 | The deputy mayor of Nanjing pays a goodwill visit to Daejeon |
May 2005 | The Daejeon-Nanjing Calligraphy and Art Exhibition is held(in Nanjing) |
Jun. 2005 | A Nanjing Library working-level group visits Hanbat Library and discusses friendly and cooperative projects |
Aug. 17, 2005 | A Nanjing youth delegation visits Daejeon and takes a tour of the Daedeok R&D Complex (17 people, including a vice chairman) |
Sep. 26, 2005 | The vice-chancellor of Nanjing University and two others sign a friendly agreement on a visit to Daeseong High School |
Oct. 9-13, 2005 | A Daejeon sports delegation visits Nanjing (five persons) |
Nov. 7-12, 2005 | Officers of a Nanjing sports delegation visit Daejeon (five persons) |
Nov. 8, 2005 | Three Daejeon representatives take part in the Second International Forum on Korea-China Women’s Policy (in Nanjing) |
Dec. 13, 2005 | A Nanjing economic delegation (five persons) visits Daejeon |
Dec. 13, 2005 | Six Daejeon city council members visit Nanjing |
Apr. 2006 | The 11th Daejeon-Nanjing Calligraphy and Art Exhibition is held (in Daejeon) |
May 16, 2006 | Four Nanjing city administration school officials visit the Public Worker Training Center of Daejeon |
Jun. 22, 2006 | Nanjing officials (20 including its head) visit Daejeon about economic policy issues |
Sep. 1-3, 2006 | The WTA Secretariat OTC and another official attend the 2nd China International Software EXPO in Nanjing |
Sep. 22-25, 2006 | The vice mayor of Daejeon takes part in the 2006Nanjing World Famous Historical and Cultural City Fair |
Mar. 30, 2007 | The head of the Daejeon International Trade Team visits Nanjing and asks for support for Daejeon’s office in Nanjing |
Apr. 2, 2007 | A high-ranking Nanjing official tours the Advanced Business Promotion Foundation and the ETRI |
Apr. 5, 2007 | A Nanjing economic cooperation and investment promotion delegation (six people) visits Daejeon |
Apr. 9-12, 2007 | The 12th Daejeon-Nanjing Calligraphy and Art Exhibition is held (in Nanjing 166 works) |
Apr. 18, 2007 | Six high-ranking Nanjing officials, including the vice mayor, visit Daejeon to celebrate the inauguration of a new mayor and to induce investment |
Aug. 20-25, 2007 | Daejeon-Nanjing sports exchanges are held (22 ps such as basketball ps and swimmers) |
Sep. 10-12, 2007 | The Daejeon-Chungcheong Investment Fair for foreign companies is held in Nanjing (35 businesspeople and officials from Daejeon) |
Sep. 29-Oct. 2, 2007 | The 2nd Nanjing Cultural Industry Fair is held (the Daejeon Folk Art Company participates and puts on cultural and artistic performances) |
Oct. 21, 2007 | Four members of Nanjing People’s Committee visit the Daejeon City Council |
Dec. 18-21, 2007 | The Nanjing Cultural Troupe visits Daejeon |
Apr. 14-19, 2008 | The 13th Daejeon-Nanjing Calligraphy and Art Exhibition is held (in Daejeon, 144 works) |
Apr. 28-May 3, 2008 | The 6th Daejeon-Nanjing goodwill sports exchange is held in Nanjing (basketball, swimming) |
May 14-16, 2008 | Vice Mayor Park, Chan-woo visits Nanjing and signs an MOU for exchange programs, etc. |
Nov. 2-7, 2008 | The Gubong Folk Art Company (26 people) attends the Festival of History and Culture Fair and Nanjing Citizens Art Festival |
May 8-9, 2009 | An event is held to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Daejeon-Nanjing sister city agreement (an exchange promotion agreement, Nanjing photo show, planting an anniversary tree) / Six government officials, including Nanjing Vice Mayor Wang and four members of the Nanjing Culture and Arts Exchange Delegation, visit Daejeon |
May 11-17, 2009 | The 14th Daejeon-Nanjing Calligraphy and Art Exhibition is held (in Nanjing, 140 works) |
Jul. 20, 2009 | Seven fire department officials from Nanjing visit Daejeon, obtain fire prevention information and exchange information with Daejeon officials |
Aug. 21, 2009 | Officials from the Small Business Administration of Nanjing visit companies in Daejeon |
Aug. 24-29, 2009 | The 15th Daejeon-Nanjing sports exchange is held in Daejeon (baseball, archery) |
Nov. 9-12, 2009 | Daejeon City Council members visited Nanjing for friendship |
Dec. 3-7, 2009 | About 20 middle school students from Nanjing conduct youth exchange programs |
Apr. 12-17, 2010 | The 16th Daejeon-Nanjing sports exchange is held in Nanjing (baseball, archery) |
Jul. 1-6, 2010 | The 15th Daejeon-Nanjing Calligraphy and Art Exhibition is held (in Daejeon, 170 works) |
Jul. 21-27, 2010 | Twenty youths from Daejeon visit a middle school, conduct cultural exchanges and visit a museum in Nanjing |
Nov. 1-5, 2010 | Daejeon International Relations Advisor Choo Yeon-gon and another person visit Nanjing, invite Nanjing to the WTA and discuss ways to promote friendship |
April, 2011 | Calligraphers from Daejeon attend 18th Nanjing Calligraphy Contest |
May, 2011 | Representatives from Daejeon visit and sign the MOU for medical exchanges |
July, 2011 | Teams from Nanjing visit Daejeon for 17th sports exchange |
October, 2011 | Education officials from Nanjing visit Daejeon City Hall and Daejeon Metroploitan Office of Education |
Sep. 2014 | 20th ceremony to celebrate sister city relationship between two cities |
May. 2016 | Vice Mayor of Nanjing visits Daejeon |
June. 2018 | Mayor of Nanjing visits Daejeon |
Sep. 2018 | Vice Mayor of Daejeon visits Nanjing |
July. 2019 | Students exchange program between Hwajung Elementary School in Daejeon and Buksan Elementary School in Nanjing |
Oct. 2019 | Students of Daejeon visit Nanjing for cultural experience |