Nanjing
Former Chinese capital
Nanjing is a major city in eastern China, capital of Jiangsu province, situated on the Yangtze River.
It served as the capital of China during several dynasties and briefly under the Republic of China in the 20th century.
The city is associated with the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, when Japanese forces killed hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians and soldiers during World War II.
Large-scale unlawful killing
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- victimsThose who suffer harm
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
genocide · atrocity · tragedy · peace · ceremony · mourning · tribute · reverence
Chinese imperial house, 1368-1644
- Opium WarsColonial drug-trade conflicts
- Republic of ChinaTaiwan's formal designation
- capitalWealth used for investment
- dynastiesSuccessive rulers from one family
Sun Yat-sen · emperor · imperial · warlords · invasion · liberation · revolution · colonialism
China's longest watercourse
- metroUrban rail transit
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- populationAll inhabitants combined
districts · highrise · boulevard · traffic · sprawl · urbanization · cosmopolitan · nightlife
Brined and dried poultry
- lantern festivalCelebration featuring decorative lights
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- scholarsExperts in a field
silk · porcelain · jade · temples · pagodas · gardens · teahouses · Confucianism
massacre
Large-scale unlawful killing
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- victimsThose who suffer harm
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
monument · genocide · atrocity · tragedy · peace · ceremony · mourning · tribute · reverence · sacrifice
Ming Dynasty
Chinese imperial house, 1368-1644
- Opium WarsColonial drug-trade conflicts
- Republic of ChinaTaiwan's formal designation
- capitalWealth used for investment
Sun Yat-sen · dynasties · emperor · imperial · warlords · invasion · liberation · revolution · colonialism · cultural heritage
Yangtze River
China's longest watercourse
- metroUrban rail transit
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
population · districts · highrise · boulevard · traffic · sprawl · urbanization · cosmopolitan · nightlife · commute
salted duck
Brined and dried poultry
- lantern festivalCelebration featuring decorative lights
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
scholars · silk · porcelain · jade · temples · pagodas · gardens · teahouses · Confucianism · academia
- JiangnanSuzhou, Hangzhou, Grand Canal, silk weaving, waterways
- Qing Diplomacyextraterritoriality, Opium Wars, spheres of influence, kowtow, Qing Dynasty
- Republican ChinaRepublic of China, Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, Kuomintang, Guomindang
- Xinhai RevolutionSun Yat-sen, Republic of China, abdication, provisional government, republican movement
- ChinaShanghai, Great Wall, Yellow River, Chinese calligraphy, Forbidden City
- East AsiaChina, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Korea