____ only a few decades ago. __3__， the city, a booming city of 6.5 million on the banks of the Yangtze River some 185 miles west of Shanghai, bears ____ resemblance to the former capital of China that suffered the worst cruelty and violence of World War II.

　　__5__ Nanjing has shown a remarkable capacity for reinvention during its 2500­year history. And in recent years, the city has moved __6__ its tragic past to become a vital engine of China's economic growth, thanks __7__ to its position in the middle of China's prosperous eastern seaboard. Growth has also __8__ thanks to improved ground transportation: A new bullet train linking Nanjing and Shanghai started service last year, __9__ travel time between the cities from several hours to just 75 minutes, and a Beijing­Shanghai high­speed line is __10__ to open later this year, with a stop in Nanjing. Within the city, two metro lines were built in the last few years; 15 more are planned to begin service by 2030.

　　Signs of Nanjing's __11__ wealth and optimism can be seen enerywhere. In the heart of the downtown Xinjiekou district, a bronze statue of Sun Yat­sen, __12__ the father of modern China, looks __13__ over a busy __14__ area.

　　There is perhaps no more __15__ symbol of the city's transformation than the Zifeng Tower, a 1480­foot skyscraper that opened its doors last May. __16__ offices, restaurants and an InterContinental hotel, the tower is the second tallest building in China and billed as the seventh tallest in the world.

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