Biodiversity situation in Jiangsu
Plant Resources
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, over 130 species belonging to 64 genera in 32 families of ferns, and about 850 species of wild plants.. The national key agricultural wild plants in jiangsu Province mainly include more than ten species, such as wild water chestnut, wild lotus, wild soybean, zoysia japonica, and codonopsis pilosula. Most of them are distributed in hilly and mountainous areas, Rivers and Lakes, coastal areas, and other regions, with rich edible, feeding, and medicinal values
On February 24, 2024, the People's Government of jiangsu Province announced the "List of Key Protected Wild Plants in jiangsu Province (First Batch)", which includes 19 species of wild plants belonging to 18 genera and 17 families (including taxonomic units below the species level). In the "List", there are 13 families, 14 genera, and 15 species under the management of forestry authorities, including pine fern, Chinese chestnut, magnolia, thin leaved Runnan, centipede orchid, spotted orchid, large flowered spotted orchid, winged locust, wild early cherry, Langya elm, green sandalwood, mountain jujube, Chinese toon Sichuan pepper, Nanjing oak, and Sizhao flower; There are 4 families, 4 genera, and 4 species under the management of the agricultural and rural authorities, namely Zhang'er Xixin, Xiaoyue Kiwi, Cangshu, and Laoshan Yanfeng
Animal Resources
In April 2024, the "jiangsu Province List of Terrestrial Vertebrates (2024)" was officially released. The directory includes 628 species of terrestrial vertebrates naturally distributed in jiangsu Province, including the phylum Chordata and the suborder Vertebrates, including mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Among them, there are 71 species of mammals, 482 species of birds, 54 species of reptiles, and 21 species of amphibians
Nature Reserves
Since 2006, jiangsu Province has successively built eight national agricultural wild plant original habitat reserves (sites), with a total protection area of about 13550 mu. The protected target species include wild water chestnut, wild lotus, wild water shield, wild soybeans, zoysia japonica, wild tea, etc., involving three major areas of southern jiangsu, northern jiangsu, and central jiangsu, including four wild aquatic plant original habitat reserves (sites), which are distributed in the Taihu Lake Lake, Hongze Lake, Gaoyou Lake and other watersheds
jiangsu Province has abundant wildlife resources. As of March 2, 2023, nearly 300 infrared cameras have been deployed in hilly and mountainous areas throughout the province to monitor wildlife resources, and long-term monitoring of wildlife and plant resources has been carried out in 48 important wetland areas. jiangsu has successively established 31 nature reserves, 76 wetland parks, 68 forest parks, and designated 48 concentrated distribution areas for wildlife. On March 2, 2023, the jiangsu Province Wildlife Artificial Breeding Database was officially launched
Mineral Resources
On May 7, 2024, the official website of the jiangsu Provincial People's Government announced that 135 types of mineral resources have been discovered in jiangsu, including 78 identified reserves.. There are 493 mining areas in the province with confirmed mineral resource reserves, of which 77% are small and medium-sized. Strategic minerals such as coal, iron, and copper are in short supply. Rich in mineral resources such as rock salt, garnet, titanium ore (rutile), attapulgite clay, geothermal energy, etc
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1.Jiangsu Province in the Pre Qin Period
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
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2.Jiangsu Province during the Sui, Tang, Song, and Yuan Dynasties
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
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3.Jiangsu Province during the Ming and Qing Dynasties
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
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4.Jiangsu Province after the establishment of the People's Republic of China
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
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5.Location and territory of Jiangsu Province
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
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6.Climate situation in Jiangsu Province
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
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7.Geological conditions of Jiangsu Province
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
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8.Soil conditions in Jiangsu Province
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
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9.Water Resources Situation in Jiangsu Province
Jiangsu has abundant water resources, with annual runoff depth ranging from 150-400 millimeters during rainfall. Deep Quaternary loose deposits are widely distributed in the plain areas of Jiangsu Province, with abundant groundwater sources. The total
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10.Forest Resources in Jiangsu Province
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,
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11.Wetland Resources in Jiangsu Province
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
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12.The situation of marine resources in Jiangsu Province
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
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