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Nanjing

China

Watercolour of Nanjing, China. Centered around Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum on Purple Mountain, Ming City Wall overlooking Xuanwu Lake, and the Qinhuai River at Fuzimiao, with Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and UNESCO World Heritage Ming Xiaoling Tomb.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum; UNESCO World Heritage Ming Xiaoling Tomb; Ming Dynasty City Wall of Nanjing; Qinhuai River; Xuanwu Lake; Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge; lush lower Yangtze delta and mountain flora; Republic of China
Viewpoint
Favor the classic viewpoint looking across the landscape toward the signature landmarks of Nanjing, showing regional foliage and foreground textures, the iconic architectural monuments in the middle-ground, and the distant horizon fading in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in shady plane tree avenues, weeping willows along Xuanwu Lake, and Purple Mountain pines.
Population9,314,685Wikidata: 8,187,800
Coordinates32.06°N, 118.78°E
Elevation15 m
Area6,587 km²
Time zoneAsia/ShanghaiUTC+8
Solar noon12:05clock runs 0.1 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Nanjing and you surface nearest to Gálvez, Argentina — 3 km from the exact antipodal point.

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