Forest Resources 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

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 June 1949, the entire Jiangsu province was liberated. The territory is divided into three provincial-level administrative regions: northern Jiangsu, southern Jiangsu Administrative District, and Nanjing City. In January 1953, three provincial-level adm

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

The terrain of Jiangsu Province is mainly plain, with a land area of 103229.17 square kilometers. Among them, the plain area accounts for 86.89%, reaching 89706.03 square kilometers, the hilly area is 11916.16 square kilometers, and the mountainous area i

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

The natural factors such as climate, geological landforms, parent materials, and vegetation that contribute to the formation of soil in Jiangsu are relatively complex. Soil resources are abundant and diverse, with zonal soils mainly distributed in mountai

In December 2021, the main data bulletin of the third national land survey in Jiangsu Province showed that there were 61.4839 million mu of arable land in the province, including 42.5758 million mu of paddy fields, accounting for 69.25%; 11.2311 million a

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

As of the end of 2021, Jiangsu Province had 5909 productive port berths and 529 berths of over 10000 tons. The comprehensive annual throughput capacity of ports reached 2.38 billion tons, and multiple indicators such as port cargo throughput capacity and

On April 30, 2019, the official website of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Jiangsu Province announced that Jiangsu Province has abundant plant resources, with over 2200 species belonging to 672 genera in 157 families of seed plants, ove