' ( Chinese : å -- ä ; Romanizations : NÃ njÄ `` ng ( Pinyin ) , Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles ) , Nanking is the capital of China 's Jiangsu Province , and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture . Nanjing ( ; ; Romanizations : NÃ njÄ `` ng ( Pinyin ) , Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles ) , Nanking ( Postal map spelling ) ) is the capital of Jiangsu province , China , and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture .