Smoky rain Qinhuai

Author: Ye Zhaoyan
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: No city can better showcase the outline and framework of Chinese history than Nanjing. Nanjing is like the best history textbook, reading this city is like revisiting the history of China. Every historical site in Nanjing carries a strong humanistic color, and to pay homage to any relic means engaging in a dialogue with a heavy history. In terms of scenery, Nanjing has mountains and waters, making it comparable to any other city in China. However, the true strength of this city lies in its history and its unique humanistic essence. No ancient city is more suitable for listening to the echoes of lost dynasties than Nanjing. The ancient name Jinling has always been associated with imperial aura, and it is more of a lament about the unbearable weight of the past than grand rhetoric. This book includes: Nostalgic Complex; The Evolution of Nanjing; Nanjing Through the Eyes of Poets; The Imperial Aura of Jinling; The Sounds of Dynastic Decline; and The City's Opportunities.