Dinner Honoring Deputy Director-General: Wang Runliang

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Jiangsu  at a Glance

I. Location

Jiangsu province is located in the middle of the east coast of  China  between Longitude East 116° 18’ and 121° 57’, Latitude North 30° 46’ and 35° 07’. It lies within the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the  Huai  River, and is adjacent to the Yellow Sea on the east, to the  Anhui province on the west, to the  Shandong province on the north, and to the  Zhejiangprovince and the  Shanghai  city on the south.

It covers an area of 102.6 thousand square km, about 1.06% of the total area of 

China , ranking the 24th. The province has a flat terrain, which has vast plains without big mountains.  Jiangsu  has numerous lakes and a dense network of waterways.

II. Main Cities

There are 13 municipalities under the jurisdiction of the provincial government, namely, 

Nanjing,  Wuxi,  Xuzhou,  Changzhou, Suzhou,  Nantong,  Lianyungang, Huaian, Yancheng,  Yangzhou,  Zhenjiang , Taizhou, and Suqian. Under these municipalities, there are 106 counties or county-level cities, including 27 country-level cities, 25 counties, and 54 districts. The capital of the province is  Nanjing .

III. Population & Ethic Groups

According to the national census of population in 2010, Jiangsu  has a population of 78.66 million. There are 55 minority nations in  Jiangsu , which has a population of 282.7 thousand, about 0.49% of the total population of the province. The largest minority group in terms of number is Hui.

IV. Fundamental and Transportation Facilities

Jiangsu  has a colligated transportation network, including railway, highway, waterway, airline, and duct transportation with in and out the province. The mail and telegram of the province are developed, which has constructed the network of electricity, microwave, shortwave, satellites, mobile phones, and digital telegram.

V. Foreign Exchanges

International Sister  Provinces and States, and  Sister  Cities

Jiangsu  has developed the foreign exchanges for many years, and had built the friendship with dozens of the country in all fields, levels, and forms. By the end of 2011, Jiangsu province has 244 sister cities, 28 sister provinces or states, which promote the exchanges with the foreign countries in all fields, such as economy, science and technology, culture, education, public health, sport, tourism, environmental protection, and etc, increase the understanding and friendship between each other, and put forward the common development and progress.

Foreign Expo

There are numerous international business activities in Jiangsu, such as, Nanjing Golden Autumn Economic and Trade Fair and Suzhou Electronic Information Expo have being hold for several years, and Jiangsu Export Products Expo (Japan), Jiangsu Export Products Expo (Sri Lanka), Jiangsu Export Products Expo (Tanzania), Jiangsu Export Products Expo (Nigeria), and etc, which are hold in foreign cities, such as Osaka.

China Nanjing Golden Autumn Economic and Trade Fair: it is held from the end of September to the beginning of October each year in Nanjing, which has become a brand well-designed by Jiangsu to attract investments since the 1st fair held in 1990.

Suzhou Electronic Information Expo: it is held in October each year in  Suzhou , the largest-scale IT Expo.