Jiangsu

江蘇省

Province Abbreviation(s): 苏
Capital	Nanjing
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 25th 100,000 km² xx%
Population  - Total (2000)  - Density	Ranked 5th 74,380,000 744/km²
Administration Type	Province

History

Jiangsu became a separate province in the 18th century.

Geography

Jiangsu Province spans the warm-temperate/humid and subtropical/humid climatic zones, and has clear-cut seasonal changes. There are frequently "plum rains" between spring and summer, typhoons with rainstorms in late summer and early autumn. The annual average rainfall is 800 - 1,200 mm.

Plains cover 95 percent of the Jiangsu's total area with well-developed water systems. The Grand Canal traverses all the east-west river systems. Jiangsu also borders the Yellow Sea. The Yangtze River cuts through the province, other rivers include the Huaihe River and Guanhe River.

Large lakes in Jiangsu include Lake Taihu, Hongze Lake, Gaoyou Lake, Luoma Lake, and Yangcheng Lake.

Economy

Jiangsu's main list of products includes: rice, wheat, corn, sorghum, millet, potatoes, soybeans, peanuts, rape, sesame, tea; cotton, ambary hemp, silk cocoons, jute; peppermint, spearmint, bamboo, and medicinal herbs; apples, pears, peaches, loquats, gingko; coal, phosphorus, salt, pottery clay; aquatic products. The economic center of the province is in Nanjing.

Demographics

Out of the 74,380,000 who reside in Jiangsu, about 30 million reside in urban areas. Major ethnic groups include Han, Hui, and Manchu peoples.

Major cities in Jiangsu include: Nanjing, Wuxi, Suzhou, Xuzhou, Lianyungang, Changzhou, Nantong, Zhenjiang, Jiangyin, Huai'an and Yangzhou.

Culture

Tourism

• Sun Yat Sen memorial in Nanjing
• Jinshan temple in Zhenjiang
• Classical Gardens of Suzhou (World Heritage Site)

Miscellaneous topics

• Jiangsu Administrative Regions

Colleges and universities

• Nanjing Aeronautics and Astronautics University (Nanjing)
• Nanjing Agricultural University (Nanjing)
• Nanjing Normal University (Nanjing)
• Nanjing University (Nanjing)
• Nanjing University of Science and Technology (Nanjing)
• Southeast University (Nanjing)
• Suzhou Medical College (Suzhou)
• Suzhou University (Suzhou)

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