(1)外文名称: Jiangsu Province
    (2)中文名称: 江苏省
    (3)内容:
                    Jiangsu Province

    Brief Introduction
    Jiangsu Province situated on the eastern China coast where the Yangtze River empties into the sea has an area of 102,600 sq km and a population of 69,670,000. Known as a "land of fish and rice", Jiangsu derived its name from the first character of its two cities, Jiangning (now Nanjing) and Suzhou. The provincial capital is Nanjing, a bustling port on the lower
reaches of the Yangtze River which is navigable for large ocean-going vessels.
    Climate
    Situated in the climatic transitional zone of warm-temperate and sub-tropical zones, Jiangsu has mild weather, moderate rainfall and clear-cut seasonal changes. The climate varies from north to south: The mean annual temperature is 13 degrees Centigrade in the north and 16 degrees Centigrade in
the south while the mean annual precipitation is 800 mm in the
northwest and 1,200 mm in the southeast. There are frequent
"plum rains" between spring and summer, and typhoon rains between late summer and early autumn.
    Topography
    Jiangsu is the flattest and lowest-lying province in China with most of it below 50 meters in elevation. The only exceptions are the Ningzhen Mountain area and the Maoshan Hills in the southwest and scattered hills in the areas around Xuzhou and Haizhou in the north. The vast plains are dotted with lakes and crisscrossed by rivers, which cover 18 per cent of the province's total landmass. With three major river systems from north to south - the Yishu, the Huaihe and Yangtze rivers -- Jiangsu has well-developed irrigation systems and shipping service. The Grand Canal is an artery between north and south. Of the more than 200 lakes, the larger one are Hongze, Taihu and Gaoyou. The Yangtze River Delta is known as "Water Country".
    Agriculture
    Known as a "land of rice and fish", Jiangsu Province
lies on an alluvial plain formed by sediments carried down by the Yangtze over the ages. Grown locally are lush crops of rice, cotton and hemp and mulberry trees, the leaves of which are fed to silkworms that are raised on a large scale in the warm months of the year.  The other major farm produce of the province include maize, soy beans, rapeseed, peanuts, tea and fruit. Jiangsu is also one of China's major freshwater fish farming centers and has a developed marine fishery.
    Industry
    Jiangsu is rich in coal, phosphorus, iron and pottery clay resources. Nanjing is one of the country's chemical industrial  centers, and Wuxi, Suzhou, Changzhou and Nantong are known for their textile industry. Jiangsu is regarded as important to China's silk reeling and weaving industry, the best-known cities in this field being Wuxi and Suzhou. Its traditional handicraft products, such as the embroidery of Suzhou, the brocade of Nanjing, the ceramics of Yixing, the clay sculptures of Wuxi and the lacquerware of Yangzhou, are known both at home and abroad.
    Jiangsu has a number of ports such as those of Zhangjiagang, Nantong, Zhenjiang and Nanjing on the Yangtze River and
the Port of Lianyungang on the northern Jiangsu coast, which is located at the eastern terminus of the Longhai Railway -- China's major east-west trunk line.