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New page: '''Jiangsu''' (Wade-Giles: Kiangsu) is a populous province of eastern China, extending from the boundaries of Shanghai in the south to Shandong in the north. It is an area ...
'''Jiangsu''' ([[Wade-Giles]]: Kiangsu) is a populous province of eastern [[China]], extending from the boundaries of [[Shanghai]] in the south to [[Shandong]] in the north. It is an area of intense agricultural cultivation, linked to the [[Beijing]] area by the [[Grand Canal]], but it also contains major cities including the provincial capital [[Nanjing]], the industrial city of Wuxi, and the historical and cultural centre Suzhou, built, like [[Amsterdam]] or [[Bruges]] in Europe, on a network of canals. Historically, Shanghai lay within the boundaries of Jiangsu, but was created a separate municipality after the Communist takeover in 1949.
Jiangsu has a population of 73 million (2000 census) and covers 102,600 square kilometres.
[[Category:Chinese Provinces, Municipalities and Regions]]
Jiangsu has a population of 73 million (2000 census) and covers 102,600 square kilometres.
[[Category:Chinese Provinces, Municipalities and Regions]]