Jiangsu (help·info) (simplified Chinese: 江苏; pinyin: Jiāngsū) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. Jiangsu borders Shandong in the north, Anhui to the west, and Zhejiang and Shanghai to the south. Jiangsu has a coastline of over one thousand kilometers along the Yellow Sea, and the Yangtze River passes through its southern parts.

Jiangsu is very flat and low-lying, with plains covering 68 percent of its total area (water covers another 18 percent), and most of the province not more than fifty meters above sea level.

Jiangsu Province spans the warm-temperate/humid and subtropical/humid climate zones, and has clear-cut seasonal changes, with temperatures at an average of -2 to 4°C in January and 26 to 30°C in July. There are frequent rains between spring and summer (meiyu), typhoons with rainstorms in late summer and early autumn. The annual average rainfall is 800 to 1200 mm, concentrated mostly in summer when the southeast monsoon carries rainwater into the province.

Tourism

Nanjing was the capital of several Chinese dynasties and contains a variety of historic sites, such as the Purple Mountain, Purple Mountain Observatory, the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Ming Dynasty city wall and gates, Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum (The mausoleum of the first Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang), Lake Xuanwu, Jiming Temple, the Nanjing Massacre Memorial, Nanjing Confucius Temple, Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, and the Nanjing Zoo, with circus. Suzhou is renowned for its classical gardens (designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site), as well as Hanshan Temple, and Huqiu Tower. Nearby is the water-town of Zhouzhuang, an international tourist destination where Venice alike waterways, bridges and dwellings have been preserved over centuries. Yangzhou is known for Thin West Lake. Wuxi is known for being the home of the world's tallest buddha statue. In the north, Xuzhou is designated as one of China's "eminent historical cities".

Scenic Spots

Lion Garden in Suzhou;
Grand Buddha at Ling Shan, Wuxi;
Chaotian Palace;
Gulin Park;
Jiangxin Island;
Night markets;  
Qixia Temple in Qixia Mountains;
Swallow Rock in Yanziji;
Tianning Temple Pagoda; and 
Tombs of Southern Tang Emperor 

Supervisory Office of Tourism Quality of Jiangsu Province

Tel: (025) 3301221
Hours: 8:00-12:00 14:00-18:00
Address: 255 North Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, China
Fax: (025) 3328795 

Dining

With its famous traditional Huai-Yang style foods, Jiangsu has a large selection of dining services, including restaurants, pubs, bars, night clubs, hotels, fast food chains, etc. In these dining places, you have a wide range of ethnic food available, including Chinese, Italian, French, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Mexican, Thais, and more.

Take your time to choose whatever you like from Chinese local cuisines to French ala carte, Italian pizza, Japanese sushi, Korean barbecue, or from wine, beer to various desserts.

Traditional Jiangsu cuisine is notable for the emphasis placed on original flavor and carefully selected raw ingredients. These dishes are traditionally bright in color and use only a moderate amount of seasoning but a significant amount of oil.

Western and other Asia foods including McDonalds and KFC are becoming increasingly popular and there is a good selection of non-Chinese food available in different cities. Many hotels such as the Hilton and the Jinling have restaurants serving western style foods.