The situation of natural disasters in Jiangsu

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 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

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 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

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

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, 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

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