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Jiangsu is shown in black. Note
that Chinese names are in MingLiU (Chinese Traditional) screen font. This may appear as question marks or other
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Regional Capital: Nanjing Average temperatures: 2 deg
C to 4 deg C in January; 26 deg C to 29 deg C in July. Physical
features: The province is situated on a plain that covers about 95 per cent of
the total area. The Grand Canal cuts
across the extensive east-west river systems, which, together with a 1,000-kilometre
coastline, create an estuary-type topography. The area of the province is 102,600 square kilometres. Rivers: The Yangtze River dominates, but
the Huai River, which leads into Anhui Province, and the
Guan River, which flows into the Yellow Sea, are also important waterways. Administrative divisions: 21 cities and 54 counties. Historical significance: The
region within the province became part of China during the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC), before which it was part of several ancient states
include Wu and Ch’u. It was the
centre of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279 AD) and became a separate
province in 1667. |
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Jiangsu’s coastline provides a
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Railways -- The
province has a well-developed inter- and intra-provincial railway
transportation network. Major
railways running through the province include Jinghu Line（京滬線: Beijing-Shanghai 北京－上海）, Longhai Line（龍海線: Lanzhou-Lianyungang 蘭州－連雲港）, Ningtong Line（寧銅線: Nanjing-Tongling 南京－銅陵）and Tianjin-Pukou（天津－浦口）. Of which, the Longhai Line is an important part of the “New
Asia-Europe Continent Bridge” linking Lianyungang with
the Siberia Railways to Europe. In the Tenth Five-Year Plan, the Jiangsu government is going to
construct a railway linking Nanjing and Qidong. Also, several sections of the
Chongqing-Shanghai Railway, which passes through Jiangsu, are under construction.
The completion of the railway will
greatly enhance economic development along the Yangtze River. Roadways --
Jiangsu has invested substantially in upgrading its highway networks in
recent years. The Nanjing-Lianyungang
and Nanjing-Nantong Class-1 highways have opened to traffic. Travel time between Nanjing
and Shanghai is
now shortened to about two and a half hours by the Shanghai-Nanjing
Expressway. Several expressways and
road bridges crossing the Yangtze River are under construction. In the Tenth Five-Year Plan, Jiangsu intends to invest mainly on
upgrading its existing roadways. There
are also several new projects, including the Nanjing Yangtze River
Underground Tunnel（南京過江隧道）, the first Cross-River Tunnel under the Yangtze River and Nantong
Yangtze River Bridge（南通長江大橋）), which will be the longest bridge on the Yangtze river. Air Transport -- At
present, there are eight airports (including Nanjing, Suzhou, Changzhou, Xuzhou, Wuxi, Nantong,
Lianyungang and Yancheng) in Jiangsu. The Nanjing Lukou International Airport（南京祿口機場）serves Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, the USA and some European
countries. Telecommunications --
Telecommunications in the province have been developed rapidly in recent
years. Program-controlled telephones
and mobile phone networks have been incorporated into the provincial
telecommunication system. Currently,
the number of mobile phone users in Jiangsu is about 6.2 million. There are also 2.2 million registered
internet users. |
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Specialities include: Gaoyuo duck, Langshan chickens,
Taihu whitebait, shad and anchovy from the Yangtze, and Yangcheng Lake crabs. |
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Jiangsu's light industries are
well developed, though small- and medium-sized enterprises dominate the
industrial sector. Many cities in
southern Jiangsu have become major production bases for machinery,
electronics, chemicals, automotive, and textile products. A number of national famous brands in
electronics, machinery, food and textiles have been developed in Jiangsu. In the near future, the
province plans to speed up the development of four pillar industries --
machinery, electronics, petrochemical and automotive. Jiangsu will develop the areas along the
Yangtze River and the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway into a new hi-tech industrial
belt. In the longer run, the province
will speed up the development and exploitation of coals, petroleum, iron ore,
rock slat, and other mineral resources in northern Jiangsu, as well as the
marine industries along its 1,000 km-long coastline. In 2000, Jiangsu's external
trade grew by 38.6 per cent to US$49.2 billion. Exports reached US$26.4 billion of which, exports by
foreign-invested enterprises surged by 46.5 per cent to US$14.5 billion. Major export goods included food, textile,
garment, silk, light products and petrochemical products. Imports amounted to US$22.8
billion in 2000. Major import commodities
included chemicals, wool, synthetic fibres, steel, plant equipment and light
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Nantong Economic
& Technological Development Zone（南通經濟技術開發區）, which is located 16 kilometres from the Nantong port. Major
investments are in light manufacturing industries, including electronics,
plywood and leather. Lianyungang
Economic & Technological Development Zone（連雲港經濟技術開發區）is 5 kilometres from the port of Lianyungang and is classified as a general economic and
technology development zone. Kunshan Economic
& Technological Development Zone（昆山經濟技術開發區）is 55 kilometres from Shanghai and was
established as state-level hi-tech development zone. Nanjing High-tech
Industrial Development Zone（南京高新技術產業開發區） consists of an industrial zone, a
Taiwanese Investment Zone, a teaching and research zone and a comprehensive
service canter. Changzhou High-tech
Industrial Development Zone（常州高新技術產業開發區） was established to encourage both domestic
and overseas investment projects in the fields of new and high-tech industries,
such as pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, building materials, environment
protection technologies and chemicals. Suzhou High-tech
Industrial Development Zone（蘇州高新技術產業開發區, also known as Suzhou New Development Zone
- 蘇州新區）, has electronics, telecommunications and
textiles as pillar industries in the zone. Wuxi High-tech
Industrial Development Zone（無錫高新技術產業開發區）, located 6 kilometres from the CBD and the
Wuxi airport, is one of the four state-level high-tech development zones in
Jiangsu. Suzhou Industrial
Park（蘇州工業園） is a co-operative project between China
and Singapore approved by the State Council in 1994 and is the only
government-level cooperative project in the country in China. The Chinese side is responsible for the
administration of the part, while the Singapore side is responsible for
attracting overseas investment projects. Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone（張家港保稅區）is situated in
the northwest of Suzhou along the “Golden Waterway” of the Yangtze River and
was established in 1992. It is the
only free trade zone at an inland port that was approved by the State
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Overseas retailers, such as
China Resources Co. Hong Kong Ltd, Pacific Concord, and Sincere have
established department stores, chain stores or retail outlets in Nanjing
and Suzhou
to tap their rapidly growing consumer markets. Major department stores and shopping centers in Jiangsu province
include the Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store Shareholding Co.（南京新街口百貨商店股份有限公司）, Nanjing Central Shopping Arcade Co. （南京中央商場股份有限公司）, Nanjing Shopping Center Co.（南京商廈股份有限公司）, Changzhou Department Store (Holdings) （常州百貨大樓股份有限公司）, Xuzhou Department Store (Holdings) （徐州百貨大樓股份有限公司）, Yixing Sunan Shopping Center （宜興蘇南商廈）, Suzhou Shopping Center （蘇州購物中心）
and Yixing Jiaoqiao Shopping Center（宜興蛟橋商場）. |
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Suzhou Ø
Wuxi and Western industrial region: Ø
Nanjing Northern industrial region
(north of the Yangtze River): Ø
Nantong Ø
Xuzhou, and The cities are listed below according
to their ranking by industrial output. |
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Suzhou is located about 80
kilometres directly west of Shanghai in eastern
China and forms the southern portion of the Changzhou-Wuxi-Suzhou urban-growth
corridor. The city is noted for its scenic
canals, arched bridges, and historic gardens. Lake Tai and the Grand Canal are
nearby and while other landmarks include a royal tomb from the 5th century BC
royal tomb and a pagoda from the 10th century AD. The city was the capital of the
brief Wu state in 518 BC, making it the oldest urban area in the Yangtze
River region. Products include silks, cotton
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Wuxi is a transport, industrial, and resort centre on Lake
Tai and on the Grand Canal, about 40 kilometres northwest of Suzhou.
The original name for the city was
Youxi, which means “with tin” and was changed to Wuxi (without tin) when the
local mines were depleted during the Han Dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD). The city began to grow in the 1890s, with the production
of silk and cotton. Economic
activities expanded since 1949 and now include precision equipment and many
high-technology items. It is the centre of the Changzhou-Wuxi-Suzhou growth
corridor and reflects the relative prosperity of a region that has fertile
land, a mild climate and abundant water supplies. Wuxi is famous for the production of Huishan clay
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Nanjing is in the western part of the province and is a
major port on the Yangtze River, linking Ma’anshan and
other cities in Anhui
Province with Shanghai. Prehistoric sites were discovered in the region. This is attributed largely to the protection
of surrounding hills and the narrowing of the Yangtze at that point. It was nevertheless the site of many
battles to gain control of the region, including the Opium Wars in the 19th
century. Principal manufactured products include cement, electronic
equipment, optical instruments, iron and steel, motor vehicles, and machine
tools. The city is also noted as the site
of Nanjing University, Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, and an
astronomical observatory are located here. Landmarks include a two-level bridge over the Yangtze, the
tomb of Sun Yat-sen, and the remains of a 14th-century Ming emperor’s tomb. |
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Nantong is about 100
kilometres from Shanghai’s CBD, but is on the northern portion of the Yangtze
River. It therefore acts as a trading
centre for the large section of the province lying on that side of the river. |
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Xuzhou is spelled as Suchou on some maps. It lies on the Grand Canal and is close to
a rich coal-mining region, thus making it a major transport centre between Beijing and Shanghai. Its importance dates back to the 2nd
century BC, when the city was linked to the ancient capitals during that
period. It was called Tungshan from
1912 to 1945 and was part of neighbouring Shandong Province from
1949 to 1952. Manufacturing industries began to develop after 1949,
including machinery, textiles, and machine tools. |
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Changzhou is at the northern extreme of the Changzhou-Wuxi-Suzhou
growth corridor, 40 kilometres from Wuxi and about 140
kilometres southeast of Nanjing. Like other parts of the region, Changzhou was an
established city for more thatn 1,000 years.
It began to develop a textile industry in the 1920s and later became
an leading producer of heavy equipment, such as diesel engines, generators,
and farm machinery. Rail links between Nanjing and Shanghai contribute
to the city's importance as a trade centre. |
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Lianyungang is located in the northern part of the
province, approximately 25 kilometres from the coast and 50 kilometres from
the border with Shandong
Province. It is classified as a
port city with range of smaller-scale manufacturing enterprises. |
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