Capital city of several Chinese dynasties
Jiankang
Jiankang, or Jianye, as it was originally called, was the capital city of the Eastern Wu, the Eastern Jin dynasty and the Southern Dynasties (420–552), including the Chen dynasty.
Its walls are extant as ruins in the modern municipal region of Nanjing. Jiankang was an important city of the Song dynasty. Its name was changed to Nanjing during the Ming dynasty.
How locals move
Getting around Jiankang the local way
- Get inThere are also frequent ferry services across the river, in particular from Zhongshan Wharf (near Nanjing West Railway Station) to Pukou.
- Get aroundThe card can be used on the subway, all city buses (but not all suburban buses), cross-river ferries, taxis (although drivers are reluctant to accept them and may tell you the scanner is broken) and in some Suguo convenience stores.
- Get aroundFor higher-quality, higher-performance bikes: Giant, Trek and Specialized all have stores in Nanjing.
From Wikivoyage: Nanjing, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: 林高志 (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.