Example sentences for: nanjing

How can you use “nanjing” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Also in southern Nanjing, you can see the ruins of the Palace of the Heavenly King (Tianqangfu), built when the forces of the Taiping Rebellion captured the city (see page 41).

  • At first the Ming headquarters were moved south to the Yangzi River port of Nanjing (“Southern Capital”), but at the beginning of the 15th century the capital returned to what was now renamed Beijing (“Northern Capital”).

  • Nanjing, a booming city of over 5 million, is about 300 km (185 miles) west of Shanghai in Jiangsu (Kiangsu) Province.

  • Despite its long history, Nanjing is most remembered today for its role in 20th-century events.

  • The Nanjing Museum (Nanjing Bowuguan), founded in 1933, is located inside Zhongshan Gate, the main eastern portal of the city wall.


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