Jiangsu, China - Guide to the Anhui, region of China

Jiangsu, China

Jiangsu is on the East coast of the People’s Republic of China with Shandong to the north, Shanghai and Zhejiang to the south, and Anhui to the west. The Jiangsu coastline stretches for over 1,000 kilometres alongside the Yellow Sea. The province’s terrain is fairly flat and there are not many places in Jiangsu that are higher than fifty metres above sea level.

Called the land of water, Jiangsu has a very sophisticated network of irrigation systems for the farming industry and in the city of Suzhou the high number of Jiangsu, Chinacanals has earned the city the nickname: Venice of the East. Dividing the province from north to south is the Grand Canal of China, which cuts across all the region’s main rivers including the Yangtze which is China’s most famous river and its longest.

Near the city of Liantungang is Mount Yuntai which rises to 625 metres above the Yellow Sea and is the region’s highest spot. Apart from plains, rivers and canals, Jiangsu also has many large lakes including Lake Taihu which is the region’s largest.

The weather in Jiangsu depends on the latitude and can be temperate in the winter but humid in the summer. Further south, the climate is sub-tropical. Rain is a significant feature of the local weather during spring and early summer and in late summer, early autumn, there are powerful rain storms and even typhoons.

For the last thirty years, Jiangsu has grown economically and is considered to be one of China’s most successful and prosperous provinces through a combination of industrial expansion and agriculture.

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