Where is Nanjing now?

Nanjing is a city with a long history and a large population. Many people from different places live here. At present, the floating population in Nanjing mainly includes the aborigines in Nanjing, the remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, immigrants in the late Qing Dynasty, immigrants from the Republic of China, immigrants in the early days of the founding of New China and immigrants after the reform and opening up.

Among them, the aborigines in Nanjing are mainly distributed in the suburbs of the city, and their characteristics are that they own or once owned private fields and houses. The remaining immigrants of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom mainly distributed in the suburbs of Nanjing, and fled to Nanjing after the failure of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Immigrants in the late Qing Dynasty mainly came from Xuzhou, Suqian and other places in northern Jiangsu, and moved to Nanjing because of war and famine.

During the Republic of China, immigrants mainly came from Anhui and northern Jiangsu. They moved to Nanjing because of war and poverty. In the early days of the founding of New China, immigrants mainly came from Huaiyin and Yancheng in northern Jiangsu, and moved to Nanjing to support the construction. After the reform and opening up, immigrants mainly came from Anhui, northern Jiangsu and southern Jiangsu. They moved to Nanjing for work, study and other reasons.

Generally speaking, Nanjing is an inclusive city, inhabited by people from different places, and they have formed a diversified population structure in Nanjing.