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Jiangsu province is located on a 1000-km stretch of the east coast of , just north of . The and the both cross the province, and there are many other historical attractions, several of which are on the UNESCO World…
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Nanjing and Suzhou.

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, historically also Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province in . At more than 8 million inhabitants, it is one of China's largest cities.

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is a city in Jiangsu province, famed for its beautiful gardens and traditional waterside architecture. A group of gardens form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town has many canals; Marco Polo called it the Venice of the East.

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is an industrial city roughly halfway between and . With rich natural and cultural heritage, is a major destination for Chinese domestic tourists, but is still largely undiscovered by Westerners.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Changzhou and Yangzhou.

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is a city of 3.6 million people in Jiangsu. Most travellers will breeze through on their way to or but those with a bit of time can spend a pleasant day exploring the city's somewhat agrestic charms.

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is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province, . Sitting on the north bank of the , it borders the provincial capital to the southwest, to the north, to the northeast, to the east, and across the river to the south.

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is a city of 2.6 million in Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. It is at the northern tip of the province, bordering .

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is a city in Jiangsu Province, on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, near its mouth, a vital river port and a major industrial and commercial center in the Yangtze Delta region. It is also known for its kite-making and textile industries.

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is a city in Jiangsu province, located just across the Yangtze River from . is a historic city and visitors come to see its collection of preserved medieval buildings as well as newer English-style houses.

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is a prefecture-level city on the east coast of Jiangsu Province. is home to the world’s largest coastal wetlands and is a haven for rare bird species, including the endangered red-crowned crane and the milu deer.

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is a city in Jiangsu. is a city with a long history. There are many places of interest here, which seems to have become its unique feature.

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is a city in Jiangsu. In 2010 its population was 4.6 million, of whom 1.6 million live in the built-up area made of three urban districts.

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Huai'an, formerly Huaiyin, is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province in . As of 2020, the built-up area of its 3 central urban districts had 2,544,767 inhabitants and the prefecture-level city as a whole had 4,556,230 inhabitants, down from 4.8 million in 2010.

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(Sùqiān 宿迁）is a city of about 5 million in the northern part of Jiangsu Province, on the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, between ​​ City, City, and City.

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is a small city in Jiangsu province of . It is located between and , about 50 km from central Shanghai and 37 km from Suzhou. Administratively, it is a county-level city within the prefecture-level city Suzhou.

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(江阴, Jiāngyīn）is located in Jiangsu Province, . It is a port city in the lower reaches of the . It is located on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

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is a county-level city within the prefecture-level city , Jiangsu province. Known for its charm, the city features a historic neighborhood with traditional houses, scenic canals, and cozy cafes, making it perfect for a leisurely stroll and relaxation.

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is a modern industrial city in Jiangsu province. It has developed into prosperous city famous for its large parks, clean and well maintained streets and friendly inhabitants.

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, Jiangsu Province, is a county-level city with a population of 1.1 million. City is an international eco-tourism city in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, and a regional central city at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui.

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is a city in Jiangsu province. has a long, rich history, beautiful scenery, and 59 historical sites. With this in mind, it is easy to see why the Jiangsu Provincial Government has designated a “Famous Historic and Cultural City”.

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is a county-level city under the administration of , Jiangsu province, China. It is located in the central part of Jiangsu Province. It borders the prefecture-level cities of to the north and east and to the west.

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is 's oldest water town. It is southeast of the city of and south of . Like several other places, including Suzhou, has been described as the of China because it has many picturesque canals.

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is a small city located about 20 km south of downtown on the shore of . Administratively, it is a county-level city within the prefecture-level city .

Jiangsu

  • Type: State with 84,700,000 residents
  • Description: province of China
  • Also known as: “Chiang-su”, “Chiang-su Province”, “Chiang-su Sheng”, “Chiangsu”, “Chiangsu Province”, “Chiangsu Sheng”, “Jiangsu Province”, “Jiangsu Sheng”, “Kiang Su”, “Kiang-su”, “Kiangsu”, “Kiangsu Province”, “Kiangsu Sheng”, “Modern Jiangsu”, “Province of Chiang-su”, “Province of Chiangsu”, “Province of Jiangsu”, and “Province of Kiangsu”
  • Neighbors: , , , and
  • Categories: province of China and locality
  • Location: , , ,
  • View on Open­Street­Map
Latitude of center
33° north
Longitude of center
120° east
Population
84,700,000
Abbreviation
“苏”
United Nations Location Code
CN JSU
Open­Street­Map ID
node 244080735
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1806260
Wiki­data ID
Q16963
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Zhuang—“Jiangsu” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Jiangsu”
  • Afrikaans: “Jiangsu”
  • Arabic: “جيانغسو”
  • Armenian: “Ցզյանսու”
  • Asturian: “Jiangsu”
  • Azerbaijani: “Cianqsu”
  • Azerbaijani: “Szyansu”
  • Balinese: “Jiangsu”
  • Bashkir: “Цзянсу”
  • Basque: “Jiangsu”
  • Belarusian: “Правінцыя Цзянсу”
  • Belarusian: “Цзянсу”
  • Belarusian: “Цьзянсу”
  • Bengali: “চিয়াংসু”
  • Breton: “Jiangsu”
  • Bulgarian: “Дзянсу”
  • Catalan: “Jiangsu”
  • Cebuano: “Jiangsu Sheng”
  • Central Kurdish: “جیانگسو”
  • Chechen: “Цзянсу”
  • Chinese: “Jiangsu Sheng”
  • Chinese: “Kang-so͘-séng”
  • Chinese: “江苏”
  • Chinese: “江苏省”
  • Chinese: “江蘇”
  • Chinese: “江蘇省”
  • Chinese: “苏”
  • Chinese: “蘇”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Câñsu”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Jiangsu”
  • Croatian: “Jiangsu”
  • Czech: “Ťiang-su”
  • Danish: “Jiangsu”
  • Dutch: “Jiangsu”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “چيانجسو”
  • Esperanto: “Ĝjangsuo”
  • Estonian: “Jiangsu”
  • Finnish: “Jiangsu”
  • French: “Jiangsu”
  • French: “Jiāngsū”
  • French: “Province de Jiangsu”
  • Galician: “Jiangsu”
  • Gan Chinese: “江苏省”
  • Gan Chinese: “江蘇”
  • Georgian: “ძიანსუ”
  • German: “Jiangsu”
  • German: “Jiāngsū”
  • Greek: “Τσιανγκσού”
  • Gujarati: “જિઆંગ્સુ”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Kông-sû”
  • Hebrew: “ג’יאנגסו”
  • Hindi: “जिआंगसू”
  • Hungarian: “Csiangszu”
  • Icelandic: “Jiangsu”
  • Ido: “Provinco Jiangsu”
  • Indonesian: “Jiangsu”
  • Interlingua: “Jiangsu”
  • Irish: “Jiangsu”
  • Italian: “Jiangsu”
  • Japanese: “江蘇省”
  • Kabyle: “Jiangsu”
  • Kannada: “ಜಿಯಾಂಗ್ಸು”
  • Kannada: “ಜೀಯಾಂಗ್ಸೂ”
  • Kongo: “Jiangsu”
  • Korean: “장쑤 성”
  • Korean: “장쑤성”
  • Kurdish: “Jiangsu”
  • Lao: “ຈຽງຊູ”
  • Latin: “Chiamsua”
  • Latin: “Jiangsu”
  • Latvian: “Dzjansu”
  • Literary Chinese: “江蘇”
  • Literary Chinese: “江蘇省”
  • Lithuanian: “Dziangsu”
  • Lombard: “Jiangsu”
  • Macedonian: “Џјиангсу”
  • Malagasy: “Jiangsu”
  • Malay: “Jiangsu”
  • Malayalam: “ജാങ്സൂ”
  • Manipuri: “ꯖ꯭ꯌꯥꯡꯁꯨ”
  • Manx: “Jiangsu”
  • Marathi: “च्यांग्सू”
  • Mazanderani: “جیانگسو”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Gŏng-sŭ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kang-so͘-séng”
  • Mingrelian: “ძიანსუ”
  • Mongolian: “Жянсү муж”
  • Mongolian: “Жянсү”
  • Nepali: “जियाङ्सु”
  • Northern Frisian: “Jiangsu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jiangsu”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jiangsu”
  • Norwegian: “Jiangsu”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Jiangsu”
  • Ossetian: “Цзянсу”
  • Pampanga: “Jiangsu”
  • Persian: “جیانگ‌سو”
  • Persian: “جیانگسو”
  • Polish: “Jiangsu”
  • Portuguese: “Jiangsu”
  • Portuguese: “província de Jiangsu”
  • Quechua: “Jiangsu pruwinsya”
  • Romanian: “Jiangsu”
  • Russian: “Цзянсу”
  • Scots: “Jiangsu”
  • Serbian: “Ђангсу”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Jiangsu”
  • Sindhi: “جئانگسو صوبو”
  • Sinhala: “ජියන්ග්සු”
  • Slovak: “Ťiang-su”
  • Slovenian: “Džjangsu”
  • Slovenian: “Jiangsu”
  • Spanish: “Jiangsu”
  • Swahili: “Jiangsu”
  • Swedish: “Jiangsu”
  • Tagalog: “Jiangsu”
  • Tajik: “Киангсу”
  • Tajik: “Тсзянсу”
  • Tajik: “Ҷиёнгсу”
  • Tajik: “Ҷиянгсу”
  • Tamil: “சியாங்சு”
  • Tamil: “ஜிங்சு”
  • Telugu: “జియాంగ్సు”
  • Thai: “มณฑลเจียงซู”
  • Tibetan: “ཅང་སུའུ་ཞིང་ཆེན།”
  • Turkish: “Jiangsu”
  • Uighur: “جياڭسۇ ئۆلكىسى”
  • Ukrainian: “Цзянсу”
  • Urdu: “جیانگسو”
  • Uzbek: “Szyansu”
  • Venetian: “Jiangsu”
  • Vietnamese: “Giang Tô”
  • Vietnamese: “Tô”
  • Võro: “Jiangsu”
  • Walloon: “Jiangsou”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Jiangsu”
  • Welsh: “Jiangsu”
  • Western Armenian: “Չիանկսու”
  • Western Panjabi: “جیانگزو”
  • Wu Chinese: “江苏省”
  • Yakut: “Цзянсу”
  • Yue Chinese: “江蘇”
  • Yue Chinese: “江蘇省”
  • Yue Chinese: “蘇”
  • Yue Chinese: “蘇省”
  • Zhuang: “Gyanghsuh”
  • “Jiangsu”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Jiangsu”. Photo: Asteiner, CC BY 2.5.