Water Resources Situation in Jiangsu Province

Archaeological discoveries indicate that humans existed on the land of Jiangsu as early as the Paleolithic era, and cultural sites from the New Era have also been discovered in various parts of Jiangsu. During the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, the Jiang

After Emperor Qin Shi Huang unified China, the system of prefectures and counties was implemented. During the Qin Dynasty, the northern part of Jiangsu Province was divided into Sishui County, Donghai County, and Langye County, while the southern part of

In 581 AD, Emperor Wen of Sui unified China, with the northern part of Jiangsu roughly belonging to Xuzhou and the area south of the Huai River roughly belonging to Yangzhou. In 618 AD, the Li Tang Dynasty was established. During the Tang Dynasty, Jiangsu

In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang established a political power in Yingtian (now Nanjing) as the capital city. Later, Yingtian changed its name to Nanjing and then to Jingshi, also known as Zhili. After Ming Chengzu established the name Yongle, he moved the capital

In 1912, the Republic of China established a provisional government in Nanjing, with Sun Yat sen serving as the interim president. In April of the same year, Yuan Shikai usurped the fruits of the revolution, and Jiangsu fell into the sphere of influence o

Jiangsu Province is located in the middle of the eastern coastal area of Chinese Mainland, at the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, bordering the Yellow Sea to the east, Shandong to the north, Anhui to the west, and Shanghai and Zhejian

Jiangsu belongs to a transitional climate from temperate to subtropical, with the Huai River and the main irrigation canal in northern Jiangsu as the boundary. To the north, it belongs to a warm temperate humid and semi humid monsoon climate, while to the

Jiangsu Province is located in the North China plate, the eastern section of the Qinling Dabie orogenic belt, and the Yangtze plate, which cross the Chinese Mainland. The regional geological background and tectono magmatic activity are obviously different

Jiangsu Province spans across rivers and coasts, with numerous lakes and a dense water network, adjacent to land and sea. It is the only province in China with large rivers, lakes, and seas. The Yangtze River spans 433 kilometers from east to west, and th

In 2017, the forest area in Jiangsu Province was 1.56 million hectares, with a forest coverage rate of 22.9% and a total standing timber volume of 96.09 million cubic meters. There are 6 national forest cities (Wuxi, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Nanjing, Zhenjiang,

In 2017, Jiangsu Province had 2 internationally important wetlands, 5 nationally important wetlands, and 64 wetland parks at or above the provincial level, including 26 national wetland parks and pilot projects, and 38 provincial-level wetland parks

The Jiangsu sea area is located in the central northern part of China's sea area, at the center of the western Pacific coast, facing South Korea and Japan across the sea. It has a superior geographical location and an important strategic position, with a