Linggu temple

Nanjing, capital of the south

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December 29th 2013
Geo: 32.05, 118.78Nanjing has been the capital many times in the past. In recent history, it was picked by the government of the Rebublic of China as the capital. However, when le communist party founded the People's Republic of China, they moved the capital to Beijing (because it seems that all goverment having Nanjing for capital city are short-lived). I let you have a look at the pictu ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more