Jiangsu 江蘇

Jiāngsū 江蘇 Other names include: Jiāngnán 江南

Nearby Locations: Shāndōng 山東 province to the North Anhuī 安徽 province to the West Zhèjiāng 浙江 province to the South-east Important Cities: Nánjīng 南京 Shànghǎi 上海 (municipality after 1927 Sūzhōu 蘇州 Xúzhōu 徐州 Chángzhōu 常州 Yángzhōu 揚州 Zhènjiāng 鎮江

Jiāngnán 江南 Region

Article editor: Gregory Adam Scott

Geography Portal

Jiāngsū 江蘇

Jiāngsū is a province in East-central China. The capitals of the Taiping state and the Republic of China were located here, as is the important city of Shànghǎi 上海.

Important Buddhist Sites

• Qīxiā Temple 栖霞寺, northeast of Nánjīng 南京
• Línggǔ Temple 靈谷寺, near Nánjīng
• Bǎohuá Temple 寶華寺, south of Zhènjiāng 鎮江

Resources

• Historical map of the region, 1827