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	nanjing - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		Nanjing was the capital of the Taiping Rebellion in the mid-19th century.
		Nanjing is the transportation hub in eastern China and the downstream Yangtze River area.
		Nanjing Port is a port for foreign trade leading to the Pacific ocean and western countries.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/nanjing (1154 words)

	Nanjing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nanjing, with a total area of 6,598 km², is situated in the largest economic zone of China, the Yangtze River Delta, which is part of the downstream Yangtze River drainage basin.
		Nanjing was the capital of the Taiping Kingdom in the mid-19th century, being renamed as Tianjing (天京) (lit.
		Nanjing is currently consisted of 13 county-level divisions, of which 11 are districts and 2 are counties.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nanjing (3380 words)

	Nanjing - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Nanjing has served as the capital of China during several historical periods, and is listed as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China.
		Nanjing is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in China's administrative structure, enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province.
		Nanjing Museum, formerly known as National Central Museum under the KMT ruling, is the first modern museum and remains as one of leading museums in China.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Nanjing (3340 words)

	Pagoda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The modern pagoda is an evolution of the Indian stupa, a tomb-like structure where sacred relics could be kept safe and venerated.
		While most pagodas were built for religious purposes, they can also be used for enjoying distant views, for military supervision (ie: use as watchtowers), or as navigational aids to travellers and ships.
		Miruksa Temple Pagoda at Iksan of Chollabuk-do province in the Republic of Korea, a Baekje pagoda mid 5th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pagoda (891 words)

	Nanjing - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Nanjing was the capital of the Taiping Kingdom in the mid-19th century, being renamed as Tianjing(天京) (lit.
		Nanjing is currently consisted of 13 County-level divisions, of which 12 are districts and 2 are counties.
		In Tang-Song period, Nanjing was a place where poets gathered and composed poems reminiscence of its luxurious past; in Ming and Qing Dynasties, the city was the official imperial examination center for the Jiangnan region, again acting as a hub where different thoughts and opinions converged and thrived.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Nanjing (3048 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Nanjing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Nanjing (Chinese: 南京; pinyin: Nánjīng; Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking), is the capital of China's Jiangsu Province and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture.
		Yet in 1928, the Kuomintang under Chiang Kai-Shek again established Nanjing as the capital of China (Republic of China), as opposed to a government in Beijing led by northern warlords and an alternate government in Wuhan led by Wang Jingwei.
		The Nanjing Campus of Caulfield Grammar School, an independent secondary school in Australia, is located next to The Affiliated High School of Nanjing Normal University.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Nanjing (3297 words)

	Nanjing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Nanjing (南京, Pinyin: Nánjīng, Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking, formerly Jinling 金陵, Jiangning 江宁, and Tianjing 天京) is the capital city of Jiangsu Province in the People's Republic of China.
		Nanjing is also the transportation hub in eastern China and the downstream Yangtze River area.
		Nanjing has been the political and economic center for the southeastern china for more than a thousand years.
	www.gogoglo.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/n/na/nanjing.html (1022 words)

	The Ultimate Nanjing Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the Nanjing area was known as Jiangning and served as the seat of government for the Liangjiang Viceroy.
		After the Northern Expedition in 1928, the Kuomintang under Chiang Kai-Shek again established Nanjing as the capital of China in opposition to a government in Beijing led by northern warlords, and an alternate government in Wuhan led by Wang Jingwei.
		Nanjing Library : former National Central Library and Library of Chinese National Culture, the first public library in China and one of the biggest libraries in China.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Nanjing (1268 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Nanjing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		thumbThe Nanjing Massacre MemorialIn 1937, the Japanese army invaded and occupied Nanjing, which was then the capital of China.
		{{mainList of Festivals and Events of Nanjing}} in Nanjing]] Many traditional festivals and customs were being observed in the old times, which include climbing City Wall on January 16, bathing in Qing Xi on March 3, hill hiking on September 9 and others (the dates are in Chinese lunar calendar).
		thumbNighttime on the QinhuaiTraditionally Nanjing's nightlife was mostly centered around Fuzi Miao area along the Qinhuai River, where night markets, restaurants and pubs thrived, and boating at night on the river was a main attraction of the city.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Nanjing (3396 words)

	Nanjing - China Tour - Travel to China
		Nanjing (zh-cpc=南京p=N?njīng; Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking, formerly Jinling 金陵, Jiangning 江宁, and Tianjing 天京) is the central city of downstream Yangtze Basin and is a renowned historical and cultural city.
		Within Nanjing, there are over 60 highway long-distance passenger traffic lines leading to all parts of the province; the Tianpu RailwayTianjin-Pukou, Huning RailwayShanghai-Nanjing and Ningwu RailwayNanjing-Wuhu Trunk Railways meet in Nanjing which has become an important hub of railways linking north, east and central China.
		The Porcelain Pagoda of Nanjing: one of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval Mind Seven Wonders of the World in the Middle Ages.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Nanjing (1302 words)

	Architectural Style : Chinoiserie
		Chinese porcelain and silk flooded to the West after China eased its restrictions on foreign trade in 1684.
		Already in 1670 Louis XIV had the rooms of his 'Trianon de porcelaine' decorated inside with blue and white ceramic tiles in imitation of the porcelain-faced pagoda at Nanjing (destroyed in the 19th century).
		The Pagoda that Chambers designed for Kew Gardens was in its own day the most accurate imitation of a Chinese building in Europe.
	www.building-history.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /Style/Chinoise.htm (314 words)

	Nanjing
		Nanjing (Chinese: 南京; pinyin: NГЎnjīng; Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking), is the capital of China's Jiangsu Province and a city with a very prominent place in Chinese history and culture.
		Having served as the capital of China during several historical periods, Nanjing is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China.
		Nanjing Automobile Corporation, the Chinese car maker, is to restart production of MG sports cars at the mothballed Longbridge plant, making around 15,000 vehicles a year.
	www.governpub.com /Capitals-N/Nanjing.php (3699 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Guangzhou (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In 1511, Portugal secured a trade monopoly, but it was broken by the British in the late 17th cent.; in the 18th cent.
		Trading, however, was restricted until the Treaty of Nanjing (1842) following the Opium War, which opened the city to foreign trade.
		From Guangzhou the Nationalist armies of Chiang Kai-shek marched northward in the 1920s to establish a government in Nanjing.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/G/Guangzho.asp (627 words)

	McGill :: The Western Encounter with China, 1600-1900: an Exhibition
		It is still strange to encounter an imitation Chinese pagoda in Kew Gardens in London, modelled - albeit inaccurately - on the former porcelain pagoda at Nanking (Nanjing), which was pictured in Nieuhof's account of the 17
		While the influence on architecture and décor was largely restricted to the extremely wealthy, Chinese porcelain became widely admired and increasingly available.
		Chinese ceramics were also the inspiration for European ceramic production both in design and technique: the technique required for porcelain manufacture being mastered in 1707 in Meissen, Germany after years of effort to achieve the fine quality found in Chinese ceramics.
	digital.library.mcgill.ca /westchina/chinoiserie.htm (260 words)

	Nanjing, China
		Nanjing (Chinese: 南京; pinyin: Nánjīng; Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking), formerly known as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province and a prominent historical and cultural city in China.
		In 1912, Dr. Sun Yat-sen led a successful democratic revolution to overthrow Qing Dynasty and founded the Republic of China, making Nanjing its capital.
		Yet in 1928, the Kuomintang under Chiang Kai-Shek again established Nanjing as the capital of China(Republic of China), as opposed to a government in Beijing led by northern warlords and an alternate government in Wuhan led by Wang Jingwei.
	creekin.net /c2766-n40-nanjing-china.html (2960 words)

	Nanjing Encyclopedia Articles @ 216.92.11.26 () (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The city is planning to complete a 433-kilometer long Metro and light-rail system by 2050.
		The airport currently has 85 routes to national and international destinations, which include Japan, Korea, Thailand and Singapore.
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