Place details
Place nameJiangsu
Other namesKiangsu, Chiang-su
CountryZhonghua
Latitude31.75
Longitude120.25
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Deltaic plain located at the mouth of the Yangtze; one of smallest & most densely populated provinces; formerly part of Nanking province under Ming dynasty; headquarters 1853-1854 during Taiping Rebellion; increased in importance with growth of Shanghai.