Nanjing, remembered and connected.
A public knowledge and story portal for Nanjing, its people, history, culture, and global connections.
The American Nanjing Society connects people in the United States — especially the Bay Area — with Nanjing: its history, culture, institutions, and the global community of people who care about the city.
Latest articles
All articles →- Writing from Nanjing 02 | Tianrui Shuofu: A Signal Across Two Nanjings
After two research trips, a visiting science-fiction writer turns exact Nanjing coordinates into a radio bridge between 2019 and 2040.
- Fossils in the City Center: Nanjing’s Museum of Deep Time
Nanjing’s paleontology museum connects public galleries near Jiming Temple with a research collection shaped by decades of scientific exchange.
- Writing from Nanjing 01 | Ye Zhaoyan: Writing from the Nanjing “Stool”
How Nanjing became the foundation—not the limit—of Ye Zhaoyan’s four-decade literary career.
Featured knowledge
Browse the knowledge base →- Nanjing
Capital of Jiangsu Province on the lower Yangtze River, and one of China's great historical capitals.
- Nanjing University
A major research university in Nanjing, among the oldest institutions of modern higher education in China.
- Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum
The tomb of the Hongwu Emperor, founder of the Ming dynasty, at the foot of Purple Mountain in Nanjing.
- Zheng He
Ming dynasty mariner and fleet admiral who led seven ocean voyages (1405–1433) that set out from the Nanjing region.
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All people →- Zheng He
Ming dynasty mariner and fleet admiral who led seven ocean voyages (1405–1433) that set out from the Nanjing region.
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Read more →ANJSO is a community organization. This platform is its public digital home: a magazine of community news and stories, and a growing source-backed knowledge base about Nanjing.