The city across dynasties — capitals, walls, tombs, fleets, and the people who shaped them.
Nanjing has served as a capital many times across Chinese history. This topic gathers knowledge pages and articles about the city’s past: dynastic capitals, landmarks, historical figures, and the historiography of reading about the city in English sources.
From the Bay Area to the Yangtze: what it means to keep a living connection with a city across the Pacific.
The tomb of the Hongwu Emperor, founder of the Ming dynasty, at the foot of Purple Mountain in Nanjing.
A major research university in Nanjing, among the oldest institutions of modern higher education in China.
Capital of Jiangsu Province on the lower Yangtze River, and one of China's great historical capitals.
The older English romanization of Nanjing, found throughout historical English-language sources.
Ming dynasty mariner and fleet admiral who led seven ocean voyages (1405–1433) that set out from the Nanjing region.