Life in Nanjing南京生活
I'm considering moving to Nanjing next summer (currently living in Wuhan) and wanted to hear from those who live there/have visited the city extensively. How's life in Nanjing? Is it a lively city, or is it on the quieter side? Overall do you enjoy it?我目前在武汉，正在考虑明年夏天搬到南京去，想听听住在南京或去过那里的朋友们的真实感受。南京的生活怎么样？算热闹还是偏安静？总体来说，你喜不喜欢这个城市？
I've been here for about 10 years now, and I honestly love the city. It's got a good mix of Western food and nightlife in 1912 (kinda like a food/bar area) for those who like that sort of thing. However for the main draw is a lot of natural beauty and Ancient Chinese history like the 600-year old city wall and the Ming Tomb. It's definitely what I would consider a quieter city, especially compared to Shanghai, but I honestly prefer that, especially with the cost of living being MUCH lower. It depends what you're looking for, but I love it here.我在南京住了差不多10年了，说实话我很喜欢这座城市。1912街区有不错的西餐和夜生活（有点像餐饮酒吧区），喜欢这种氛围的人会觉得不错。但对我来说，南京最大的魅力是自然风光和古代历史，比如600年历史的明城墙和明孝陵。比起上海，南京肯定算是一座比较安静的城市，但我反而更喜欢这样，尤其是生活成本要低很多。关键看你想要什么，反正我很喜欢这里。
Depends where you live. There's a small expat community in Xianlin because of NIS and BASIS. There's also BSN. There's quite a few MNCs and quite a few 'Professional Expats' that are at the Manager or Senior Level. As for the place... I mean, it's a Chinese city. It's a solid T2 - it is no Shanghai. But, it's got a Costco and Sam's Club and Ikea and malls. Xianlin also has a bunch of colleges, so that area feels like a college town during the school year. So, if you like to go out and party - there's a lot of that too. But, Xianlin is also quite a bit far from the city center. I basically never go there.这取决于你住在哪里。仙林因为南外国际部和贝赛思学校，有一个小型外籍人士社区，还有南外国际学校。那边也有不少跨国公司和一些经理及以上级别的“职业外派人员”。至于南京这座城市嘛……怎么说呢，就是一座典型的中国城市，妥妥的二线城市——肯定比不上上海。但这里有Costco、山姆、宜家，商场也不少。仙林那边还有好几所大学，所以开学期间那一带就像个大学城，喜欢出去聚会夜生活的话，选择也挺多的。不过仙林离市中心挺远的，我基本不怎么去那边。
Nanjing is a livable city with four distinct seasons. There is a lake inside the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum where many people swim in the summer, and I live in Canal River where there are many parks next to it, which is perfect for exercising and walking, and the air is also good, better than the city center, but of course, there are fewer foreigners here in Canal River, and foreigners are usually in Baikalake and Xianlin, and if you want to socialize more, you can choose to do it there.南京是一座宜居的城市，四季分明。中山陵里面有个湖，夏天很多人去那里游泳。我住在秦淮河一带，河边有很多公园，特别适合运动和散步，空气也不错，比市中心好。不过住秦淮河这边外国人就少一些了，外国人通常集中在百家湖和仙林那一带。如果你想多社交的话，可以选择住那边。
