Jiankang

Jiankang, or Jianye, as it was originally called, was the capital city of the Eastern Wu, the Eastern Jin dynasty and the Southern Dynasties, including the Chen dynasty.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: ancient Chinese city, modern Nanjing
  • Also known as: Jianye

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Stadium and Olympic Stadium East station.

Stadium
Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Hexi New Town, , . It is primarily used for football and athletics events and is the centerpiece of a larger Olympic Park complex which also includes the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, an aquatics center, a tennis center, and other recreational sports venues.

Metro station
, formerly Xiangxinglu station during planning until 2007, is a station of Line 2 of the Nanjing Metro. It started operations on 28 May 2010 along with the rest of Line 2.

Metro station
, formerly known as Suojie station during planning until 2007, is a station of Line 2 of the Nanjing Metro. It started operations on 28 May 2010 along with the rest of Line 2. The theme of this station's decorations is National Day.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shangxinhe and Saihongqiao.

Neighborhood
is a former town in the Jianye District of , located on the Jia River, a tributary of the River. The former Wang Hanzhou residence, Jianghan Hall, Ancient Sun Palace, and other ancient cultural sites are located in the area.

Suburb
is a suburb.

Suburb
is the central business district of , People's Republic of China. It gave its name to subway station. is situated 6 km northeast of Jiankang.

Jiankang

Latitude
32.0234° or 32° 1′ 24″ north
Longitude
118.737° or 118° 44′ 13″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
8P4W2PFP+9Q
Geo­Names ID
6567623
Wiki­data ID
Q1330294
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Yue Chinese—“Jiankang” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Tszyankan
  • Belarusian: Цьзянькан
  • Catalan: Jiankang
  • Cebuano: Jianye Qu
  • Chinese: 六朝建康都城遺址
  • Chinese: 建康
  • Chinese: 建康城
  • Chinese: 建邺
  • Chinese: 建邺区
  • Danish: Jiankang
  • Dutch: Jiankang
  • French: Jiankang
  • French: Jianye
  • German: Jiankang
  • Hebrew: ג’יין-קאנג
  • Indonesian: Jiankang
  • Italian: Jiankang
  • Japanese: 建康
  • Japanese: 建業
  • Korean: 강녕
  • Korean: 건강
  • Korean: 건업
  • Korean: 말릉
  • Russian: Цзянькан
  • Serbo-Croatian: Jiankang
  • Slovenian: Džjankang
  • Slovenian: Jiankang
  • Spanish: Jiankang
  • Swedish: Jianye Qu
  • Ukrainian: Цзянькан
  • Urdu: جیانکانگ
  • Vietnamese: Kiến Khang
  • Yue Chinese: 建康
  • Yue Chinese: 建業
  • Yue Chinese: 建鄴

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