Bordered with Shandong in the north, Anhui to the west, and Zhejiang and Shanghai to the south, Jiangsu has a coastline of over 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) along the Yellow Sea, and the Yangtze River passes through the southern part of the province. Since the initiation of economic reforms in 1990, Jiangsu has been a hot spot for economic development, and now has the highest GDP per capita of all Chinese provinces. Jiangsu is home to many of the world’s leading exporters of electronic equipment, chemicals and textiles. Since ancient times, Jiangsu has been famed for its prosperity and opulence. In particular, the fame of Suzhou (as well as Hangzhou in neighbouring Zhejiang) has led to the popular saying: 上有天堂，下有蘇杭 (above there is heaven; below there is Suzhou and Hangzhou), a saying that continues to be a source of pride for the people of these two still prosperous cities. Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province, was also the capital of several Chinese dynasties and contains a variety of historic sites, such as the Purple Mountain, Lake Xuanwu, Nanjing Confucius Temple, and Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, etc. Suzhou is famous for its gardens, and some famous ones have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. The province is so rich in both cultural and natural resources that lots of visitors can’t stop coming every year.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 19:15:02 +0000