An Important Center of Research and Education in China

Nanjing is located strategically on the intersection of the coastal economic belt of Eastern China and the Yangtze River economic belt.

Nanjing is a significant birthplace of Chinese civilization and has long been the political, economic and cultural center in Southern China. Throughout history, it has played an important role in preserving the legitimate royal lineage of China. Evidence has proved that there were human activities as early as 1-1.2 million years ago, and Nanjing has a history of more than 7,000 years as a civilization and nearly 500 years as a capital city.

Nanjing is a significant center of research and education in China. It has been a city that values and attaches importance to education since ancient times. Hence, it was praised as “the center of culture in China” and the city with “top university in the southeast China”. As of 2020, there are 68 higher education institutions in Nanjing, ranking the third after Beijing and Shanghai. Among the top 20 global research cities, Nanjing ranks 8th in the world and 3rd in China.