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About Jiangsu

Jiangsu Province on the east coast of China is the size of South Korea. Away from our provincial capital of Nanjing, it is also home to 12 other cities, each with their own distinctive characteristics. Say hello to Wuxi, Xuzhou, Changzhou, Suzhou, Nantong, Lianyungang, Huai’an, Yancheng, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Taizhou and Suqian.

About Jiangsu

Wuxi; From Teapots & Textiles to Semiconductors & Healthcare

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Provinces nationwide in China adopt an alphabetically-based prefix to their vehicle number plates as a means to identify their city of registration. They’re a nod to a city’s import and significance, from an administrative and historical standpoint. Wuxi’s is “B”, just one step down from...
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Xuzhou; Athens of the Orient & Powerhouse of the North

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Regarded by some as the “Athens of the Orient” on account of its profound historical heritage and numerous historical sites, Xuzhou is today an important communications hub and a node city in China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Surrounded by mountains on three sides, Xuzhou is the...
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Changzhou; From Cotton to Rejuvenation, but Watch out for Dinosaurs

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As a relatively young city compared to many others, Changzhou dates back only a little more than 2,000 years, to the beginning of the Qin Dynasty. Historical records put a date for the first settlement in the area at 221 BCE. While the city developed as a...
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Suzhou; Water Town Paradise Turned Economic Global Juggernaut

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Once upon a time, Suzhou typified the water towns of Jiangnan, the area south of the Yangtze River home to villages interlaced by canals, rivers and lakes. Today, at the far end of the spectrum, what was 30 years ago a large but sleepy...
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Nantong; No Stopping China’s First Modern City

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In the history of modern China, Nantong set records as a kind of “city of firsts”. The new nation’s first museum, first textile school, first embroidery school, first drama school, and the first Chinese-run school for the blind and non verbal; all were established...
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Lianyungang; Perfect Sand & Port Perfecting Links with Europe

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Lianyungang City in northeastern Jiangsu derives its name from Lian Dao, the largest island in Jiangsu, and Yuntai Mountain, the highest in the province. The former is remarkable, the latter less so, for it being eclipsed by the home to Sun Wukong, commonly known as...
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Huai’an; From Presidents & Writers to World Crayfish Capital

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Smack bang in the middle of Jiangsu Province, the city of Huai’an has witnessed the birth of the truly great; the most famed and respected of Chinese leaders, as well as the author of one of the nation’s most celebrated books. First and foremost, that...
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Yancheng; Jiangsu’s Biggest Boasts of Weddings, Tulips & Deer

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Known for its salt, Yancheng’s name in Chinese literally means “Salt City”. Here, humans carved out salt and timber works over 2,100 years ago as mudflats formed along the coastline.  Yancheng takes up approximately half of the Jiangsu coast along the East China Sea and...
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Yangzhou; Gastronomy & Lacquerware fit for an Emperor

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Nanjing’s neighbouring city of Yangzhou is stereotypically famed for two things; pretty ladies and fried rice. While there is a lot to be said for both, in the bigger scheme of things, the city of Yangzhou was, historically, one of the wealthiest in China,...
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Zhenjiang; a Former Capital, a Pulitzer Prize and… Spectacles!

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Zhenjiang is Jiangsu’s smallest city jurisdiction, at just 3,840 square kilometres. But size is no measure of quality; Zhenjiang was in fact capital of Jiangsu Province between 1928 and 1949, when Nanjing served as the capital of the Republic of China. Located in the northwest of Zhenjiang...
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Taizhou; From Philosophy to Record Breaking GDP Growth

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Sleepy may be perhaps once have been the best word for laid-back Taizhou in Jiangsu Province. More than 700 years ago, Marco Polo toured Taizhou and praised as a city which is is “not very big, but where there is much earthly happiness”. Indeed, even...
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Suqian; New Beginnings for Former Baijiu Capital

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With its vehicle license plate prefix being 苏N, Suqian ranks bottom in Jiangsu Province from an administrative and historical perspective. Indeed, the city was largely forgotten about until the 21st century, except that is, for those with a taste for the national spirit, baijiu....

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Jiangsu News in Brief

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How many Visa Free Entries took Place in Jiangsu in 2024?

Over 200,000 visa-free entries were recorded by border inspection agencies across Jiangsu last year, accounting...
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School in Suqian in Trouble for Opening Ahead of Schedule after Chinese New Year

The early opening of Siyang Middle School in Suqia affronted the local populace, leading...
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Huai’an Museum 1st in China to Cure Itself of “Closed on Mondays” Syndrome

Museums in China are closed on Mondays; everyone knows this. But Huai’an Museum has...

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