Jiangsu, China

Why go


• The Purple Mountain
• The Presidential Palace
• Heritage sites Confucius Temple and Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum
• Huaiyang cuisine


What you need to know


Climate: Subtropical
Capital: Nanjing
Area: 102,600 sq km
Population: 75,495,000
Density: 736/sq km
Major ethnic groups: Han (99.6%), Hui (0.2%)


Did you know that…Jiangsu is renowned for silk, embroidery art, jasmine tea, stone bridges, pagodas, and classical gardens?


Where to stay


To find the best hotels in Jiangsu see the Visiting China special feature on Jiangsu Hotels.