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Jiangsu - Wikipedia
Jiangsu (UK: / dʒ æ ŋ ˈ s uː /; US: / ˈ dʒ j ɑː ŋ ˈ s uː / Chinese: 江苏 ⓘ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China.It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing.Jiangsu is the third smallest, but the fifth most populous ...
Jiangsu | History, Culture & Economy of China | Britannica
Jiangsu, sheng (province) on the east coast of China.It is bounded by the Yellow Sea to the east, Shanghai municipality to the southeast, and by the provinces of Zhejiang to the south, Anhui to the west, and Shandong to the north. The provincial capital is Nanjing, which was the southern capital of China during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) and the capital under the Nationalist government ...
Jiangsu Travel Guide: Map, Weather, Sights - TravelChinaGuide
Jiangsu, a fertile 'land of fish and rice' since ancient times, is a province with a long history, abundant highlights and relatively developed economy. History Jiangsu is the birthplace of Wu Culture. From as early as several hundred thousand years ago, it has been a place where human beings inhabited. About 6,000 years ago, primitive villages ...
Jiangsu Travel Guide, History and Culture - China Highlights
Jiangsu is a coastal province located in east China. Since ancient times, it has always been considered as a fertile land "abound in fish and rice". It is one of the richest and most populous regions in China. Jiangsu is part of the Yangtze River Delta Region. It borders Anhui Province to the west, Shandong Province to the north, Zhejiang ...
A Week in Jiangsu Province - Lonely Planet
Nurtured by the life-giving waters of the Yangtze, Jiangsu has thrived for millennia as a cradle of culture, commerce, and creativity. Jiangsu people, instilled with an appreciation of the finer things, proudly lay claim to one of China’s greatest classical gardens, its most graceful opera, and in Nanjing, a walled city that was the ancient capital of China for nearly 500 years.
Jiangsu travel - Lonely Planet | China, Asia
Jiangsu. China, Asia. A zip – and an entire world – away from Shanghai, well-irrigated Jiangsu (江苏, Jiāngsū) spills over with as much charm and history as the waters that flow through its shimmering canals. The province, which owed its historical wealth to silk and salt production, boasts the Grand Canal as well as elaborate waterways ...
Jiangsu Travel Guide: Things to See and Do in the Province - Sapore di Cina
A glimpse of the canals of Tongli – Photo by Matteo Bosi. A thriving region in the east of Great China, Jiangsu is in the history books for the fundamental events that belong both to Imperial China and that of the republic. Various dynasties have chosen this central area for their capital; but when Sun Yat-Sen named Nanjing the capital of the republic for the thirty years that it lasted, and ...
Discover Jiangsu: ancient gateway to the Maritime Silk Road
In Jiangsu’s bustling port city of Nantong, goods have flowed in and out of the province by water for centuries. To this day fleets of hardy fishing boats ply the waters of the East China Sea ...
Jiangsu - Resources, Power, Industry | Britannica
Jiangsu - Resources, Power, Industry: Jiangsu is rich in energy resources. In addition to coal, there is great potential for exploiting offshore petroleum and natural gas reserves in the Yellow Sea. Among nonmetallic minerals, rock salt is the most important, and the salt mines at Huai’an are among the most productive in China. In addition, there are large-scale mining operations exploiting ...
Jiangsu Province: Welcome to the Land of Water - Lonely Planet
Jiangsu, one of the most populous and prosperous provinces in China, has long been known as shui xiang, ‘the land of water.’. Crisscrossed by sparkling tributaries, lakes, and manmade canals, including China’s venerable Grand Canal, the vast and fertile Yangtze River delta has been one of the richest regions in China, both materially and culturally, since the Eastern Han dynasty.
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