Nanjing is one of the six famous ancient capitals of China, the others being Xi'an ... and Ming all established their capitals here. The present city wall, 33.7 kilometers long and 12 meters ...

There’s more to Nanjing than the tragic ... commander Zhu Yuanzhang conquered the city in 1356 and set about driving the Mongols (Yuan dynasty) out of China that they expanded to their current ...

An ancient historic and cultural city in China, Nanjing had served intermittently as the capital of nine dynasties, of which the Six Dynasties were the earliest. It is over a history of more than ...