- Nanjing -

Nanjing is located in the east of China, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, near the river and the sea, is the People's Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command, the State Council's planning and positioning of the Yangtze River Delta radiation driven the development of the central and western regions of the important gateway city and the eastern coastal economic belt and the Yangtze River Economic Bel t, an important node of the strategic convergence of the city. It is one of the first batch of national famous historical and cultural cities, an important birthplace of Chinese civilization, and has long been the political, economic and cultural center of southern China. Nanjing is an important national science and education center, since ancient times is a city of culture and education, " the world's cultural hub ", "the first school in the southeast", more than half of the Ming and Qing Dynasty China's top students are from the Nanjing Jiangnan Gongyuan. As of 2022, Nanjing has 68 colleges and universities, including 13 double first-class colleges and universities, 10 colleges and universities under the 111 Program , 8 colleges and universities under the 211 Program, and 97 academicians of the two academies of science and technology, which is second only to Beijing and Shanghai; 2023 Nature Index - scientific research city rankings, Nanjing is ranked No. 6 in the world and No. 3 in China.