Swallow Rock

Swallow Rock is a small scenic area in the northwest part of , Province, China which is one of the 48 scenic areas in Nanjing. Standing at 36 metres in the Yangtze River, the Swallow Rock is shaped like a flying swallow and is also one of three famous rocks in Nanjing.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: scenic area in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Also known as: “Yanziji”, “Yanziji Jiedao”, and “Yen-tzu-chi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yanziji and Jixiang’an.

Metro station
Photo: 长安街上的灯, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a metro station.

Metro station
Photo: 长安街上的灯, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a metro station.

Metro station
Photo: 西安兵马俑, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a metro station.

Swallow Rock

Latitude
32.13863° or 32° 8′ 19″ north
Longitude
118.81509° or 118° 48′ 54″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
8P4W4RQ8+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8185758179
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1787014
Wiki­data ID
Q7653109
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Wu Chinese—“Swallow Rock” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Yanziji (kapital sa baranggay sa Republikang Popular sa Tsina, Jiangsu Sheng, lat 32,14, long 118,82)”
  • Cebuano: “Yanziji”
  • Chinese: “燕子矶”
  • Chinese: “燕子矶街道”
  • Japanese: “燕子磯”
  • Swedish: “Yanziji”
  • Wu Chinese: “燕子矶”

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