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 is a province in east-central China. The capitals of the Tàipíng state 太平天國 and the Republic of China 中華民國 were located in this province, 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

Other Notes

• Wáng Xiǎoxú 王小徐, Dīng Fúbǎo 丁福保, Fúshàn 福善, Jǐng Chāngjí 景昌極, Míngshān 茗山, Lǚ Chéng 呂澂, Jiǎng Wéiqiáo 蔣維喬, Jùzàn 巨贊, and Yīngcí 應慈 were born in small towns or villages in this province

References and Resources

• Historical map of the region, 1827