There will be a thousand reasons to love Nanjing for a thousand people: the friendly, simple, and peaceful avenues lined with dense phoenix trees, the secret art salon, the balanced lifestyle, and the just-fine personal relationship... Among all these reasons, the most fascinated is its unique warmth and melancholy closely related to water. Such a quality and mentality not only nourishes the skin of citizens there but also nurtures the soul of the city.
Cool
In fact, after going through so many ups and downs, Nanjingers often treat things in a cool manner. With little desire, they are a bit like "the few citizens living in a small nation" in Zhuangzi's philosophy. The flavor of Nanjing can be demonstrated by those pet phrases popular among the citizens in recent years such as "what a big deal!" "No worries!"
Take food for example, Nanjingers seldom care about where the cuisines come from. For the rich, the eight famous cuisines from all over China can all become a hit in Nanjing; for the poor, half a salted duck is enough for a drink at home. Sichuan people feel unhappy without spicy food; Shanghaineses are addicted to sweet food. Both emphasize that they have a flavor unique to themselves. However, Nanjingers never care about this; neither are they particular about that. As a result, they even forget their own flavor.
