Nanjing

or Nan·ching

[ nahn-jing ]

noun

, Pinyin.

1. a port in and the capital of Jiangsu province, in eastern China, on the Chang Jiang: a former capital of China.

Nanjing

/ ˈnænˈdʒɪŋ; ˈnænˈkɪŋ; ˈnænˈtʃɪŋ /

noun

1. a port in E central China, capital of Jiangsu province, on the Yangtze River: capital of the Chinese empire and a literary centre from the 14th to 17th centuries; capital of Nationalist China (1928–37); site of a massacre of about 300 000 civilians by the invading Japanese army in 1937; university (1928). Pop: 2 806 000 (2005 est)

Nanjing

1. City in eastern China on the Yangtze River , northeast of Shanghai ; an industrial and transportation center.

Notes

During the Second Sino-Japanese War in the 1930s, Nanjing was the scene of a Japanese massacre (the Rape of Nanking) and became the seat of a puppet regime established by the Japanese.

China's imperial capital on several occasions, it was made capital of the Republic of China by Sun Yat-sen in 1912 after the Chinese Revolution, by Nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 to 1937, and again from 1946 to 1949.

Example Sentences

The Rape of Nanjing was a gruesome affair in modern history, and its details should be brought to light.

From The Daily Beast

Over a thousand men died at Yijiangmen, one of the city gates on the western border of old Nanjing.

From The Daily Beast

They chose the 76th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacres as the date of their protest.

From The Daily Beast

Ask anyone on the streets of Nanjing what they think about Japan, and chances are you will hear some strong feedback.

From The Daily Beast

He is the last warrior of Nanjing—the last surviving native Nanjingite who defended the city in 1937.

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