Nanjing

geographical name

Nan·​jing ˈnän-ˈjiŋ 

variants or Nanking

ˈnan-ˈkiŋ 

ˈnän-

city in eastern China on the Chang (Yangtze) River population 6,496,000

Note: Nanjing is the capital of the province of Jiangsu and was the capital of China from 1928 to 1937 and from 1946 to 1949.