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NanjingIntroduction:NanjingissituatedonthemiddleandlowerreachesoftheYangziriverineasternChina.Thecitycoversanareaofoversixthousandsquarekilometerswithapopulationofover6.2million.AsthecapitalofJiangsuprovince,Nanjingisanimportantculturalandeducationcenter.Thecityboastsmanyoftheprovince’stopuniversitiesandcolleges.Thecity’snotablestudentpopulationconsistsofbothnativeChineseandforeigners.ThenameNanjing,whichmeansSouthCapital,isreflectiveoftheimportanceofNanjingasthecapitalofsixdynastiesinChina’sfabledhistory(Wu,EasternJin,Song,Qi,LiangandChen).TheChineseoftenrefertoNanjingasJinlingand/orStoneCity,whilesomeforeignersknowitasNanking.OfficiallynamedNanjingduringtheMingdynasty,itwascalledNingforshort.VisitorstoNanjingwillbeimpressedbythecity’swell-preservedtraditionalarchitectureandhistoricalsights.Partsoftheoriginalcitywallsandcitygatesarestillintact,afeaturewhichsetsNanjingapartfrommostancientChinesecities.food:DuckbloodandvermicellisoupisatraditionaldelicacyofNanjing,capitalofJiangsuprovince,andisalsoeateninotherregionsofChina.AsimilardishisalsoeateninPoland,BelarusandLithuaniawhereit'scalledczernina.Duckblood,vermicelli,driedfriedtofu,driedsmallshrimp,duckgizzards,duckintestines,ducklivers,shallots,ginger,sesameoil,caraway,(andpossiblysomeotheringredients)areusedtomakethesoup.Legend：ItissaidthatoncetherewasapoormaninNanjing.Hekilledaduckandusedabowltoholdtheduck’sblood,butaccidentallydroppedsomevermicelliintothebowl.Hecookedthemtogetherandsurprisinglyfoundthatthesoupwasdelicious.Arichmanheardthestoryandemployedthepoormantocookthedishforhisfamily.Thesouphasbeenpopulareversince.Xiaolongbaoisatypeofsteamedbun(baozi)fromtheJiangnanregionofChina,especiallyassociatedwithShanghaiandWuxi.Itistraditionallypreparedinxiaolong,smallbamboosteamingbaskets,whichgivethemtheirname.Xiaolongbaoaretraditionallyfilledwithpork.Onepopularandcommonvariantisporkwithmincedcrabmeatandroe.Moremoderninnovationsincludeothermeats,seafoodandvegetarianfillings,aswellasotherpossibilities.NanjingSaltedDuckisalocalduckdishfromNanjing,China.Thehistoryofthedishgoesbackhundredsofyears,perhapstothe14thcentury,butitgrewmorefamousundertheQingDynasty.Thetenderwhiteduckmeathassomefatbutisnotgreasy,andinpresentationthedishisfragrantandoftencrispy.NanjingSaltedDuckpreparedbeforeandaftermid-Autumnisreputedtotastethebest,becauseofduckproductionduringthesweetosmanthusbloomingseason(osmanthusmaybeaddedtothespicemixtureparticularlyinthosemonths).SometimestheseasonalversionofthedishiscalledOsmanthusDuck.Legend：OnelegendholdsthatwhenZhuYuanzhangwastheemperor,therewasadisputeofsorts,andanedictwasissuedtokillalltheroostersinthecity.Thissolvedanoiseproblem,buttheresultwasnochickentoeat.ThepeopleofNanjinghadtoeatduckinstead,whichgaverisetotheprominenceinNanjingofduckdisheslikeNanjingSaltedDuck.OtheraccountsclaimthatNanjingwasfamedforduckdishescenturiesearlier,datingeventotheSouthernDynasties(420~589A.D.).spotsConfuciusTempleisoneofthemostfamousplacesinNanjing.ItwasbuilttomemorizeConfucius,andusedtoholdimperialexamination.Butnow,itisascenicspot.ConfuciusTempleisverybeautiful.YoucantastemanyfamousNanjing’sfoodthere,andyoucanalsovisitthelanternfestivalbyboatonQinhuaiRiveratnight.Itattractsmanytouristsallaroundtheworldeveryyear.XuanwuLakeisinthecentral-northeastpartofNanjingRailwayStationandJiMingTemple.Itissurroundedbythreemountainsinthreedirections:theZijingmountaintotheeast,theJizhaomountainandFuzhoumountaintothesouthandtheMufumountintothenorth.Thelakecovers472hectares.ThePresidentialPalaceislocatedat292ChangjiangRoad.Uptonowitisoversixhundredyearsold.ItwasconstructedastheMarquisGuide’sResidenceandthenPrinceHan’sResidenceintheearlyyearsoftheMingDynasty.TheEmperorsKangxiandQianlongoftenusedhereastheirtemporaryDwellingPalacewhentheymadeinspectiontourofsouthChina.