Fueled by holding the World Historical & Cultural Cities Expo, on October 23rd, 2016, Nanjing signed the Sister City Relationship Agreement with the city York in UK, and also signed a letter of intent to build sister city relationship with Semarang in Indonesia, as well as a letter of intent to launch cultural cooperation with San Antonio in USA.
Gan’s Grand Courtyard – a historical family complex surprised you with its richness in wealth and folk arts.
This 200-year-old grey-shingled white-walled estate is also called ‘99 rooms and a half’ to signify the vastness of the former home of a wealthy local Gan family. It occupies an area of about 1 hectare. Most rooms are restored to their early 20th century appearance. You could appreciate the grace and exquisiteness of traditional buildings and read the ups and downs of the whole family with a history of thousand years.