The old names of Nanjing include: Yecheng, Yuecheng, Stone City, Baixia, Jiangning, Danyang, Jinling, Moling, Jianye, Yangzhou, Jianye, Jiankang, Qinhuai, Shengzhou, Jiangzhou, Shang Yuan, Jiqing, Yingtian, Jingshi, Nanjing, Nandu, Tianjing.

Also known as: Dragon Pan and Tiger Nest (Dragon Pan and Tiger Nest), the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, the capital of the Ten Dynasties, the City of Fraternity, the Enlightened City, the Beauty Land of the South of the Yangtze River, and the Wind and Rain Imperial City of Zhongshan.

Nanjing, abbreviated as Ning, is the capital of Jiangsu Province. It is located in eastern China, on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, close to the river and the sea. The city has 11 districts under its jurisdiction, with a total area of ??6,597 square kilometers. "Beautiful Land in the South of the Yangtze River, Imperial State of Jinling", Nanjing has a history of more than 6,000 years of civilization, nearly 2,600 years of city building, and nearly 500 years of capital building. It is one of the four ancient capitals in China, including "the ancient capital of six dynasties" and "the city of ten dynasties". It is known as the important birthplace of Chinese civilization. It has protected the Zhengshuo of China several times in history. It is the political and cultural center of southern China and has a profound cultural heritage and rich historical relics.

Municipal Place Names Office. The veteran expert Xu Xingzhao gave an incisive introduction to reporters. According to research, the name "Nanjing" (today's Nanjing) existed as early as the Six Dynasties period. Liang Dynasty historian Xiao Zixian wrote in "Explanation of Fenghe Zhaoming Prince Zhongshan". "Songyue is based on the old temple, and Panling spans Nanjing." The stone city was soon called Nanjing. At the request of Sun Ming Chongyan, the fifth generation of Ming monk Shao, Li Zhi, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, set up an imperial stele for Ming monk Shao and wrote the inscription himself: "Lingjiang rests." , then came to Nanjing. "This is the earliest official record of calling Stone City Nanjing. After Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew the Yuan Dynasty, he proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtianfu in the first year of Hongwu (1368), and changed Yingtianfu to Nanjing. From then on, the title "Nanjing" It refers specifically to today's Nanjing and has been used to this day.

He then pointed out that in fact, there was more than one place called "Nanjing" in China in history, with different locations. ), An Lushan raised troops to rebel against the Tang Dynasty. In order to escape the "Anshi Rebellion", Tang Xuanzong Li Longji hurriedly fled from Chang'an (today's Xi'an) to Chengdu, and changed "Chengdu" to Nanjing. Within a year, Li Longji's son Li Heng (Tang Suzong) seized the throne and restored Chengdu's original name. In the third year of Tiancheng in the Later Tang Dynasty (928), the Liao Kingdom once named its territory Liaoyang Nanjing. In the first year of Tianfu in the Later Jin Dynasty (936), it was called Youzhou. Today's Beijing) was called Nanjing. Because Zhao Kuangyin, the Taizu of the Northern Song Dynasty, had been stationed in Songzhou (today's Shangqiu City, Henan Province), Songzhou was renamed Nanjing shortly after he ascended the throne. Pingzhou (Qinhuangdao area) was named Nanjing. In the first year of Tianhui (1123), Jin Taizong Wanyan Sheng changed Kaifeng to Nanjing.