Why is Nanjing called the second city of the Yangtze River Delta?

Because Nanjing has been the capital of Jiangsu Province, the capital of Anhui Province, and the capital of Jiangnan Province.

Nanjing has a long history. The city itself is a Feng Shui treasure land. In the past, it was coveted by many foreign ethnic groups. Its beautiful mountains and clear waters and beautiful environment have made its tourism industry develop year by year. Many people travel to Nanjing. Take a look at the landmark buildings, scenery, etc. of this new first-tier city in my country, but Suzhou is the strongest prefecture-level city. It is strong and in some aspects is stronger than Nanjing. ?

However, Nanjing is the provincial capital of Jiangsu, and its development has certain advantages. Moreover, Nanjing’s geographical location is also relatively superior. It is at the border of Jiangsu and Anhui, and has frequent exchanges with Anhui. To a certain extent, It has also boosted Anhui's economy and is called the "economic capital" of Anhui by netizens.

In history, Nanjing was still considered the provincial capital of Taiwan, so many people called it the "capital of the three provinces". In our country, only Nanjing has such a title. Its popularity and influence They are all huge, so in terms of comprehensive strength, it is called the "Second City of the Yangtze River Delta".

Nanjing's topography

Nanjing is known as the "Natural Geological Museum", with various landform units such as the Yangtze River floodplain, water-rich soft soil, hills, and karst coexisting. Nanjing belongs to the Ningzhenyang hilly area, which is dominated by low mountains and gentle hills. Low mountains account for 3.5% of the total land area, hills account for 4.3%, hills account for 53%, and plains, depressions, rivers and lakes account for 39.2% of the total land area. The Ningzhen Mountains and the Laoshan Mountains in the north of the Yangtze River run across the central part of the city, and in the south are the Hengshan Mountains and the Donglu Mountains at the southern boundary of the hilly hills of the Qinhuai River Basin.

The plane location of Nanjing is long from north to south and narrow from east to west, forming a true north-south direction; the straight line distance from north to south is 150 kilometers, the middle part is 50 to 70 kilometers wide from east to west, and the north and south ends are about 30 kilometers wide from east to west. To the south is a landform complex composed of terrain units such as low mountains, hills, valley plains, lakeside plains and riverside areas.