| Jiiangsu an eastern Chinese province, has always been one of the most rich and popular regions in China . The name "Jiangsu" comes from the combination of the first Chinese character of "Jiang Ning" and "Su Zhou" (two prefectures in the Qing Dynasty). With an area of 100,000 square kilometers, Its population totals 73.64 millions. the capital is Nanjing City. |
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Situation of Jiangsu
Jiangsu is adjacent to the Yellow Sea in the east, to Anhui Province in the west, to Shandong Province in the north, to Zhejiang Province in the south, and to Shanghai in the east.
Jiangsu has over 1000-kilometer (620 miles) coastline along the Yellow Sea. There are two great rivers flowing through the whole province: Yangtze River from west to east and Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal from north to south. |
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Weather & Temperature of Jiangsu
The climate in Jiangsu is semi-humid and subtropical. With an annual average temperature ranging from 13 C to 16 C, There are four distinct seasons with cold winters and hot summers. Besides, the annual average rainfall is 800 to 1,200 millimeters, with high precipitation in the southeast and low in the northwest, and 60 percent of the rain falls during the summer. So the best time for a visit should be in spring and autumn.
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Travel in Jiangsu - Nanjing City
Nanjing, one of the six ancient capitals of China, is also the administrative center of Jiangsu Province. Nanjing has numerous tourist attractions: Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing is very famous and impressive. it is one of the greatest achievements of the Communist Party and a great source of pride to the Chinese. The Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen is a well preserved tourist destination, Sun Yat-sen, the mausoleum of the great revolutionary forerunner. |
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Travel in Jiangsu - Suzhou City
Suzhou is a well-known garden city in Jiangsu Province. It's a historic city in China and also the center of cotton, silk and wool. The Humble Administrator's Garden presents a traditional Chinese ink-and-wash painting before you, and walking in the garden, you would feel you are actually walking in the paintings! The Lingering Garden is one of the best gardens in Suzhou as well as being one of the four most famous gardens in China. Zhouzhuang, a small town near Suzhou, is the China's top water town. The layout of the town and the residential areas maintains the traditional style and the old river ways and boats are very popular among the visitors. Besides, Suzhou has its unique highlights such as Kunqu Opera, Suzhou Opera and Suzhou embroidery. |
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Travel in Jiangsu - Wuxi City
Wuxi, the famous tourist city in Jiangsu Province, is one of the 15 economic central cities in China called as "homeland of fish and rice". Taihu Lake, the third largest freshwater lake in China, has many islets which have now become the main tourist destinations for visitors. The Three Kingdoms City, built in 1993 to film the famous historical TV serial - the Romance of Three Kingdoms, which is one of the four most famous novels in China, was totally in Han Dynasty style. |
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Travel in Jiangsu - Yangzhou City
Yangzhou is really a nice city with both long history and beautiful natural scenery, The city itself is a museum of Chinese culture and a beautiful Chinese garden. Small and quite as it is, you have an easy access to all latest modern convenience here, too, while enjoying traditional heritage. Shouxi Lake, Daming Temple, and Geyuan Garden. |
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| Jiiangsu, meaning trees and grass in luxuriance, and fish and shrimp in abundance, In possession of many cultural and historic cities like Nanjing, Suzhou and Wuxi, Jiangsu has abundant tourist resources. Far beyond your expectations, Jiangsu is really an ideal tourist resort - Just to explore the Jiangsu for yourself! |
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