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The article"formerly called Nanking in [the] Wade-Giles system". Is this true? I would have thought the Wade-Giles spelling would be something like Nan-Ching, with Nanking representing an older spelling/pronounciation. Enchanter 23:46, 12 Oct 2003 (UTC)
I just removed some blatent vandalism on the top of this page. I removed the text 'China is Nazi!' as well as the images of a Nazi flag and of China with a swastica on it. It appears that the user has been blocked indefinitely. Just letting you guys know. SIGURD42 17:13, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
Nanjing's city flower is not apricot but plum. I lived there for several years and am quite sure of this.
SchmuckyTheCat removed descriptions as ROC's official capital in this edit. Please refer to the discussion at template talk:Republic of China infobox. — Insta ntnood 15:28, May 1, 2005 (UTC)
The original article is not too well written. I'm trying to give it a major revamp, adding a few important sections and better categorize them. Hopefully I can get it done by next week, as I'm also taking summer courses and working part-time now... Colinoncayuga 02:22, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I think the brief explanations following each listing of the place of interest is unnecessary, since:
Colinoncayuga 06:18, 1 August 2005 (UTC)
Should the sentence regarding the status of Nanjing in China's administrative structure be removed from the first paragraph and placed lower in the lead section? -- Dpr 07:25, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
I have often read that Nanjing is known throughout China as one of the three "furnaces of the earth" (the other two being Wuhan and Chongqing) because of the high temperatures in summer. (Sometimes it says four furnaces).
That definitely deserves a mention under climate for each of these cities - sound fair? Singkong2005 05:21, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
The number of districts seems to be 11, not 12. I'm not sure if the long lists of parks, public universities, etc. serve much purpose since there's no link for further information and they're not that important to begin with. Anyone with a better skyline/city overview picture? The present one is very, very dull.
This is now the Taiping Kingdom History Museum, right? Rigadoun 20:08, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
I have removed "Four Capitals" for the second time because of the following reasons:
Perhaps the table might be useful, with the correct information, in a page about historical capital cities of China. But it's irrelevant on this page. -- Sumple ( Talk) 04:49, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Considering the Taiping Rebellion was the 2nd most costly war in History (only in WW2 did more people die) surely this Nanjing article owes a little more explanation to the Rebellion, as it sat as its capital from 1853-1860? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Olir ( talk • contribs) 23:54, 19 December 2006 (UTC).
sorry guys, its not b class, its a start, but not b class —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Olir ( talk • contribs) 00:54, 3 January 2007 (UTC).
I think that there is a bias in the figure showed as the death toll of the massacre. IMO it should be checked and revised to match the article which specifically deals with that matter. The figure of more than a million is not accurate and accepted by the scientific community.
The actual article on the massacre has enormous numbers of citations, and the photo from the massacre memorial has the (for some, disputed) figure 300,000 clearly shown. This doesn't need a citation, it needs a link to the other article, where the citations are to be found. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.88.167.229 ( talk) 17:16, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
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Thanks to Godofnanjing for the beautiful pictures. Definitely a huge step up from the older ones. The first pic (Nanjing city skyline), however, looks grossly over-processed and fake, striking as it is. Would be nice if a more natural-looking pic is used instead.
The use of graduated blue filter on the President House pic (Nj07.jpg) is also too obvious. Consider changing it.
The building in Nj04.jpg is not Jinming Temple but a geological research institute.
Nj09.jpg needs updating as Dachang and Jiangpu districts are now defunct and Jianye district was rezoned.
I have changed the skyline picture and move Godofnanjing's night view picture to the cityscape section. Does it look better?
Also thanks to Godofnanjing for the huge contribution. I hope you are not feeling bad about my modification on your work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Desmond2046 ( talk • contribs) 00:00, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
I just add pics that whatever I have to show everybosy how does Nanjing look like today. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Godofnanjing ( talk • contribs) 01:44, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
I have read that 'Nanjing' means 'Southern Capital,' just as 'Beijing' means 'Northern Capital.' During its tenure as capital of the ROC, the city that is currently Nanking was called Nanjing, while the city that is now Beijing was called 'Beiping,' meaning 'Northern Peace.' This seems to me to be a discrepancy in need of resolution. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MD1937 ( talk • contribs) 04:45, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
I've never heard of Nanjing International School and The British School of Nanjing. I removed these items as they are notable. -- MtBell ( talk) 23:55, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
Nanjing was administratively named as the official capital of the ROC, and this has not been changed as far as I know. Therefore, Nanjing remains the official capital of the ROC, even though the de facto capital is in Taipei.
It was removed and the reason was it was "not right". Would the person who removes the sentence please provide a more detailed reason?
The sentence as it stands right now says the ROC's capital is no longer in Nanjing. This, as far as I know, is incorrect. The government admits still that the official capital is in Nanjing.-- pyl ( talk) 03:11, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
Note to User:Kanguole: Article 4 of the ROC Constitution clearly reads: "The territory of the Republic of China within its existing national boundaries shall not be altered except by a resolution of the National Assembly." Therefore, the ROC had been claiming the mainland as theirs even though they lack control of it and Taipei has been the temporary capital the whole time by Chiang Kai-shek since 1949. Take their word for it not mine. 135.23.144.238 ( talk) 11:37, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
The map in this article does not show the correct location of Nanjing. Nanjing is at the border of Hubei and Henan, not in Jiangsu. Please correct as necessary. ICE77 ( talk) 23:25, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
I have a concern that the economy section should contain information on agriculture, industry and service(mainly business or commerce). The current economy section focus on industry. As Nanjing is one of the commercial center in China, more information on commerce should be specified. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Desmond2046 ( talk • contribs) 23:55, 30 July 2010 (UTC) -- Desmond2046 ( talk) 06:19, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
B Class article requires more reference. For example, Beijing has 122 refers. Seattle has 229. We need to convince people that every sentence in this article is not from our imagination but some trust sources. I will work on this in the coming days but I really hope we work together. Thank you all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Desmond2046 ( talk • contribs) 06:14, 31 July 2010 (UTC) -- Desmond2046 ( talk) 06:18, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
The organization structure of the government is not a vital information of a city. Also, I don't like to see such a long list in the center of an article. I prefer to include the link http://english.nanjing.gov.cn/gk/200812/t20081215_256760.htm instead of a whole list. What do you guys think? -- Desmond2046 ( talk) 06:27, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
there are some missing images that, i think, should be replaced or deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.104.81.206 ( talk) 05:08, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
I have read in newspapers that from 18th January 2011, the first water bus route on the Yangtze River has been started into operation for Public transport. The water bus travels across the Yangtze River between the Liuhetongjiangji dock and the Yanziji dock located in Nanjing and has reduced the travel time from 2 hours to 20 minutes. Although luxury boats are adopted, the ticket is as cheap as 3 Yuan per person. Can anybody add this information with references ? Thanks. Zubair71 ( talk) 11:47, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
Don't want to include OR, but I have myself been to Nanjing and seen the signs on the wall explaining that they were reconstructed in the 1980s and 1990s. The idea that even the majority of it remains from the Ming wall is highly suspect. — LlywelynII 22:54, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
Don't want to be a jerk, but whoever designed and put the new city caption montage on this article deserves to have his computer smashed (and his/her photo editing software with it). The new montage is far too long and includes way too many images. Additionally, the white framing around the images has been hastly rushed together and is not aesthetically appealing AT ALL. This is a DISGRACE. -- Jonipoon ( Jonipoon) 23:21, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
How common are local languages in Nanjing? The Nanjing dialect page does not comment on current usage. Is it common today? How many people in Nanjing speak Putonghua at home? 129.22.76.236 ( talk) 13:43, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
Last I've checked the International Military Tribunal for the Far East puts the Nanking Massacre death toll at 200,000 deaths while China puts the death toll at 300,000 people. Any body wishing to discuss this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Graylandertagger ( talk • contribs) 22:46, 27 July 2014 (UTC)
Footnote 2, "南京历史沿革". 中国南京政府官网. , is apparently a dead link.
This is a pity, since the question of when Nanjing was a jing is sorta basic to the whole proposition. David Lloyd-Jones ( talk) 20:32, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
What is missing from the recently created city timeline article? Please add relevant content. Contributions welcome. Thank you. -- M2545 ( talk) 16:22, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
It's better to introduce overall in the first sentence of introduction, instead of only current status. The order is adjusted based on this. - Ginlinglang ( talk) 07:18, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
I propose that Nanjing City be merged into Nanjing. Timmyshin ( talk) 02:34, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
The info tab with the city's details seems to be broken at the moment. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Velteau ( talk • contribs) 00:51, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
I have restored the wording Nanjing, formerly romanized as Nanking and Nankin because the name "Nanking" is no longer used for the city, though it is preserved in names of historical events, especially the Rape of Nanking. Kanguole 10:00, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
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The page for Tianjing does not seem significant enough for its own page, it is just one of many names given to Nanjing throughout its history from one of its many rulers. The page should be merged into a subsection of this article, presumably in the Nanjing#Qing dynasty and Taiping Rebellion subsection. Zinderboff( talk) 10:05, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
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Nanjing received a peer review by Wikipedia editors, which is now archived. It may contain ideas you can use to improve this article. |
This article is written in American English, which has its own spelling conventions (color, defense, traveled) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus. |
The article"formerly called Nanking in [the] Wade-Giles system". Is this true? I would have thought the Wade-Giles spelling would be something like Nan-Ching, with Nanking representing an older spelling/pronounciation. Enchanter 23:46, 12 Oct 2003 (UTC)
I just removed some blatent vandalism on the top of this page. I removed the text 'China is Nazi!' as well as the images of a Nazi flag and of China with a swastica on it. It appears that the user has been blocked indefinitely. Just letting you guys know. SIGURD42 17:13, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
Nanjing's city flower is not apricot but plum. I lived there for several years and am quite sure of this.
SchmuckyTheCat removed descriptions as ROC's official capital in this edit. Please refer to the discussion at template talk:Republic of China infobox. — Insta ntnood 15:28, May 1, 2005 (UTC)
The original article is not too well written. I'm trying to give it a major revamp, adding a few important sections and better categorize them. Hopefully I can get it done by next week, as I'm also taking summer courses and working part-time now... Colinoncayuga 02:22, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I think the brief explanations following each listing of the place of interest is unnecessary, since:
Colinoncayuga 06:18, 1 August 2005 (UTC)
Should the sentence regarding the status of Nanjing in China's administrative structure be removed from the first paragraph and placed lower in the lead section? -- Dpr 07:25, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
I have often read that Nanjing is known throughout China as one of the three "furnaces of the earth" (the other two being Wuhan and Chongqing) because of the high temperatures in summer. (Sometimes it says four furnaces).
That definitely deserves a mention under climate for each of these cities - sound fair? Singkong2005 05:21, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
The number of districts seems to be 11, not 12. I'm not sure if the long lists of parks, public universities, etc. serve much purpose since there's no link for further information and they're not that important to begin with. Anyone with a better skyline/city overview picture? The present one is very, very dull.
This is now the Taiping Kingdom History Museum, right? Rigadoun 20:08, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
I have removed "Four Capitals" for the second time because of the following reasons:
Perhaps the table might be useful, with the correct information, in a page about historical capital cities of China. But it's irrelevant on this page. -- Sumple ( Talk) 04:49, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Considering the Taiping Rebellion was the 2nd most costly war in History (only in WW2 did more people die) surely this Nanjing article owes a little more explanation to the Rebellion, as it sat as its capital from 1853-1860? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Olir ( talk • contribs) 23:54, 19 December 2006 (UTC).
sorry guys, its not b class, its a start, but not b class —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Olir ( talk • contribs) 00:54, 3 January 2007 (UTC).
I think that there is a bias in the figure showed as the death toll of the massacre. IMO it should be checked and revised to match the article which specifically deals with that matter. The figure of more than a million is not accurate and accepted by the scientific community.
The actual article on the massacre has enormous numbers of citations, and the photo from the massacre memorial has the (for some, disputed) figure 300,000 clearly shown. This doesn't need a citation, it needs a link to the other article, where the citations are to be found. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.88.167.229 ( talk) 17:16, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
Inserted on: 30.05.2007 Sign your username: faso
Thanks to Godofnanjing for the beautiful pictures. Definitely a huge step up from the older ones. The first pic (Nanjing city skyline), however, looks grossly over-processed and fake, striking as it is. Would be nice if a more natural-looking pic is used instead.
The use of graduated blue filter on the President House pic (Nj07.jpg) is also too obvious. Consider changing it.
The building in Nj04.jpg is not Jinming Temple but a geological research institute.
Nj09.jpg needs updating as Dachang and Jiangpu districts are now defunct and Jianye district was rezoned.
I have changed the skyline picture and move Godofnanjing's night view picture to the cityscape section. Does it look better?
Also thanks to Godofnanjing for the huge contribution. I hope you are not feeling bad about my modification on your work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Desmond2046 ( talk • contribs) 00:00, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
I just add pics that whatever I have to show everybosy how does Nanjing look like today. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Godofnanjing ( talk • contribs) 01:44, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
I have read that 'Nanjing' means 'Southern Capital,' just as 'Beijing' means 'Northern Capital.' During its tenure as capital of the ROC, the city that is currently Nanking was called Nanjing, while the city that is now Beijing was called 'Beiping,' meaning 'Northern Peace.' This seems to me to be a discrepancy in need of resolution. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MD1937 ( talk • contribs) 04:45, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
I've never heard of Nanjing International School and The British School of Nanjing. I removed these items as they are notable. -- MtBell ( talk) 23:55, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
Nanjing was administratively named as the official capital of the ROC, and this has not been changed as far as I know. Therefore, Nanjing remains the official capital of the ROC, even though the de facto capital is in Taipei.
It was removed and the reason was it was "not right". Would the person who removes the sentence please provide a more detailed reason?
The sentence as it stands right now says the ROC's capital is no longer in Nanjing. This, as far as I know, is incorrect. The government admits still that the official capital is in Nanjing.-- pyl ( talk) 03:11, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
Note to User:Kanguole: Article 4 of the ROC Constitution clearly reads: "The territory of the Republic of China within its existing national boundaries shall not be altered except by a resolution of the National Assembly." Therefore, the ROC had been claiming the mainland as theirs even though they lack control of it and Taipei has been the temporary capital the whole time by Chiang Kai-shek since 1949. Take their word for it not mine. 135.23.144.238 ( talk) 11:37, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
The map in this article does not show the correct location of Nanjing. Nanjing is at the border of Hubei and Henan, not in Jiangsu. Please correct as necessary. ICE77 ( talk) 23:25, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
I have a concern that the economy section should contain information on agriculture, industry and service(mainly business or commerce). The current economy section focus on industry. As Nanjing is one of the commercial center in China, more information on commerce should be specified. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Desmond2046 ( talk • contribs) 23:55, 30 July 2010 (UTC) -- Desmond2046 ( talk) 06:19, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
B Class article requires more reference. For example, Beijing has 122 refers. Seattle has 229. We need to convince people that every sentence in this article is not from our imagination but some trust sources. I will work on this in the coming days but I really hope we work together. Thank you all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Desmond2046 ( talk • contribs) 06:14, 31 July 2010 (UTC) -- Desmond2046 ( talk) 06:18, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
The organization structure of the government is not a vital information of a city. Also, I don't like to see such a long list in the center of an article. I prefer to include the link http://english.nanjing.gov.cn/gk/200812/t20081215_256760.htm instead of a whole list. What do you guys think? -- Desmond2046 ( talk) 06:27, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
there are some missing images that, i think, should be replaced or deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.104.81.206 ( talk) 05:08, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
I have read in newspapers that from 18th January 2011, the first water bus route on the Yangtze River has been started into operation for Public transport. The water bus travels across the Yangtze River between the Liuhetongjiangji dock and the Yanziji dock located in Nanjing and has reduced the travel time from 2 hours to 20 minutes. Although luxury boats are adopted, the ticket is as cheap as 3 Yuan per person. Can anybody add this information with references ? Thanks. Zubair71 ( talk) 11:47, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
Don't want to include OR, but I have myself been to Nanjing and seen the signs on the wall explaining that they were reconstructed in the 1980s and 1990s. The idea that even the majority of it remains from the Ming wall is highly suspect. — LlywelynII 22:54, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
Don't want to be a jerk, but whoever designed and put the new city caption montage on this article deserves to have his computer smashed (and his/her photo editing software with it). The new montage is far too long and includes way too many images. Additionally, the white framing around the images has been hastly rushed together and is not aesthetically appealing AT ALL. This is a DISGRACE. -- Jonipoon ( Jonipoon) 23:21, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
How common are local languages in Nanjing? The Nanjing dialect page does not comment on current usage. Is it common today? How many people in Nanjing speak Putonghua at home? 129.22.76.236 ( talk) 13:43, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
Last I've checked the International Military Tribunal for the Far East puts the Nanking Massacre death toll at 200,000 deaths while China puts the death toll at 300,000 people. Any body wishing to discuss this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Graylandertagger ( talk • contribs) 22:46, 27 July 2014 (UTC)
Footnote 2, "南京历史沿革". 中国南京政府官网. , is apparently a dead link.
This is a pity, since the question of when Nanjing was a jing is sorta basic to the whole proposition. David Lloyd-Jones ( talk) 20:32, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
What is missing from the recently created city timeline article? Please add relevant content. Contributions welcome. Thank you. -- M2545 ( talk) 16:22, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
It's better to introduce overall in the first sentence of introduction, instead of only current status. The order is adjusted based on this. - Ginlinglang ( talk) 07:18, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
I propose that Nanjing City be merged into Nanjing. Timmyshin ( talk) 02:34, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
The info tab with the city's details seems to be broken at the moment. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Velteau ( talk • contribs) 00:51, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
I have restored the wording Nanjing, formerly romanized as Nanking and Nankin because the name "Nanking" is no longer used for the city, though it is preserved in names of historical events, especially the Rape of Nanking. Kanguole 10:00, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 27 February 2022 and 5 May 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Nanjingnan123 ( article contribs).
The page for Tianjing does not seem significant enough for its own page, it is just one of many names given to Nanjing throughout its history from one of its many rulers. The page should be merged into a subsection of this article, presumably in the Nanjing#Qing dynasty and Taiping Rebellion subsection. Zinderboff( talk) 10:05, 29 April 2024 (UTC)