Nanjing locates in the southwest of Jiangsu province, east of China, downstream of Yangtze River. It is a riverside coastal city, the core of Nanjing metropolitan area, the key city of east China and the national important scientific, research and education base and comprehensive transportation hub.

Gaochun locates in the south of Nanjing, and is called the backyard garden and the south gate of Nanjing. As one of the first national ecological protection and construction demonstration areas, Gaochun becomes China’s First International Slow City. The International Slow City China’s headquarters locates at Gaochun.