jiangsu has abundant water resources, with annual runoff depth ranging from 150-400 millimeters during rainfall. Deep Quaternary loose deposits are widely distributed in the plain areas of jiangsu Province, with abundant groundwater sources. The total groundwater resources in the province are 14.24 billion cubic meters, including 13.44 billion cubic meters in plain areas, 1.31 billion cubic meters in hilly areas, and 510 million cubic meters in double counting. jiangsu has numerous rivers and lakes with complex water systems. The local water resources amount to 32.1 billion cubic meters, and the average annual transit water volume is 949.2 billion cubic meters, of which the Yangtze River runoff accounts for more than 95%
Water Resources Situation in Jiangsu Province
After Emperor Qin Shi Huang unified China, the system of prefectures and counties was implemented. During the Qin Dynasty, the northern part of Jiangsu Province was divided into Sishui County, Donghai County, and Langye County, while the southern part of
In 581 AD, Emperor Wen of Sui unified China, with the northern part of Jiangsu roughly belonging to Xuzhou and the area south of the Huai River roughly belonging to Yangzhou. In 618 AD, the Li Tang Dynasty was established. During the Tang Dynasty, Jiangsu
In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang established a political power in Yingtian (now Nanjing) as the capital city. Later, Yingtian changed its name to Nanjing and then to Jingshi, also known as Zhili. After Ming Chengzu established the name Yongle, he moved the capital
In 1912, the Republic of China established a provisional government in Nanjing, with Sun Yat sen serving as the interim president. In April of the same year, Yuan Shikai usurped the fruits of the revolution, and Jiangsu fell into the sphere of influence o
Jiangsu belongs to a transitional climate from temperate to subtropical, with the Huai River and the main irrigation canal in northern Jiangsu as the boundary. To the north, it belongs to a warm temperate humid and semi humid monsoon climate, while to the
Jiangsu Province is located in the North China plate, the eastern section of the Qinling Dabie orogenic belt, and the Yangtze plate, which cross the Chinese Mainland. The regional geological background and tectono magmatic activity are obviously different
Jiangsu Province spans across rivers and coasts, with numerous lakes and a dense water network, adjacent to land and sea. It is the only province in China with large rivers, lakes, and seas. The Yangtze River spans 433 kilometers from east to west, and th
The natural factors such as climate, geological landforms, parent materials, and vegetation that contribute to the formation of soil in Jiangsu are relatively complex. Soil resources are abundant and diverse, with zonal soils mainly distributed in mountai
In 2017, Jiangsu Province had 2 internationally important wetlands, 5 nationally important wetlands, and 64 wetland parks at or above the provincial level, including 26 national wetland parks and pilot projects, and 38 provincial-level wetland parks
As of the end of 2021, Jiangsu Province had 5909 productive port berths and 529 berths of over 10000 tons. The comprehensive annual throughput capacity of ports reached 2.38 billion tons, and multiple indicators such as port cargo throughput capacity and
On April 30, 2019, the official website of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Jiangsu Province announced that Jiangsu Province has abundant plant resources, with over 2200 species belonging to 672 genera in 157 families of seed plants, ove
Jiangsu Province has a wide range of meteorological disasters and their impact, making it one of the provinces in China where meteorological disasters occur more frequently. The main meteorological disasters include rainstorm, severe convection, flood, th