Government office buildings, two museums, and a stadium are in the center of Nanjing. Commercial and residential areas lie outside the central area. Most of Nanjing's people live in apartment buildings or in apartments above shops. The remains of an ancient defensive wall surround the built-up areas of Nanjing. Most of Nanjing's people travel by bicycle or public bus.
Trucks transport most products in the city, but some goods travel in carts pulled by animals.
Wharves that can handle oceangoing ships line the banks of the Yangtze River, which borders Nanjing on the west. The tomb of Sun Yat-sen, who helped establish the Republic of China in 1912, lies on the mountain. Nanjing's educational institutions include Nanjing University, engineering colleges, and a medical school. Nanjing has hundreds of manufacturing plants. Leading products include cement, fertilizers, iron and steel, porcelain, textiles, and trucks.