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About Nanjing

The city has many high-quality educational institutions, including Nanjing University, China Medical University and Nanjing Normal University. It is also famous for its historical landmarks such as the Ming City Wall Ruins Park (the largest ancient city wall ruins park in China), Purple Mountain Observatory and Temple of Confucius. The National Stadium or colloquially Bird's Nest (Chinese: 国家体育场; pinyin: Guójiā Tǐyùchǎng) is a stadium in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics by Swiss architect Jacques Herzog and French architect Pierre de Meuron of Herzog & de Meuron Architects. The National Stadium was officially opened on 28 June 2008 with an inaugural ceremony which took place at the 'Bird's Nest'. It served as the main venue for both events along with their respective opening ceremonies on 8 August 2008 and 9 September 2008 respectively.