n addition to historical sights,memorials,museums and cultural sights also attract thousands of travelers.Qin Huai River ,in the southwest of the city,extends one hundred kilometers.The river used to be the most flourishing part of Nanjing in the old days.In many Chinese novels,it is renowned as a place which nurtured beauties and romance.Today,it is a place for people to recall the old splendor of this historical city.Like all sights in Nanjing,it tells the story of past,present and future for the city.