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Jiangsu, a Eastern province of China with an area of 100,000 square km and a population of approximately 70 million, is an important cultural center for the Chinese mainland. Artists, scholars and painters all retreated to this "Venice of the East" to seek inspiration and to relax.
The major cities in Jiangsu, such as Suzhou, have large amount of historical relics of Ming dynasty,especially the architecture of garden style. |
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Nanjing| Various dynasties have made Nanjing their base. The most famous of these periods is when Nanjing was the capital of China; during the Ming Dynasty between 1368 and 1644 and the establishment of the People's Republic of China in the early 20th Century. Many of the city's historical sites are date back to these periods and Sun Yatsen's Mausoleum and the Ming Tombs are examples of the wealth of culture existing in this ancient city. ...... |
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| Suzhou| Suzhou is one of the oldest towns in the Yangtze basin, founded in about 600 BC but really making it's fame one thousand years later when the Grand Canal was up and running. The great location that the city affords helped Suzhou become a prosperous trading area and the silk industry especially boomed here. By the 14th Century, Suzhou had become the leading silk producer in China and this quaint little retreat became popular with visitors from the imperial court at Hangzhou. Artists, scholars and painters all retreated to this "Venice of the East" to seek inspiration and to relax. ...... |
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| Wuxi| 128 kilometres west of Shanghai, Wuxi lies in southern Jiangsu Province on the banks of the Jinghang Grand Canal (Jinghang dayunhe). As one of the oldest cities in China, Wuxi has a history of more than 3,000 years. Previously under the jurisdiction of Huiji prefecture, during the Zhou and Qin dynasties Wuxi was rich in natural tin, but was soon exhausted by excessive exploitation. By the early Han period, the city had already adopted its present name, which means "no tin". ...... |
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