Living in Jiangsu
Jiangsu completed afforestation over an area of 233,400 mu (15,560 hectares) in 2023, achieving a forest coverage rate of 24.09%, according to a report released on April 25.[Detail]
A total of 179 bird species was recorded within 24 hours during a competition held in Nanjing, setting a new record as the competition marked its eighth edition.[Detail]
To celebrate the 55th World Earth Day, which falls on 22 April, the Department of Natural Resources of Jiangsu Province and the Jiangsu Association for Science and Technology have planned over ten programs.[Detail]
The Yangtze River Delta Demonstration Station has become one of China’s two Pilot Sites for GlobalCoast, according to the CoastPredict General Assembly held in Barcelona on April 9.[Detail]
Jiangsu achieved progress in 2023 in key initiatives aimed at protecting soil, groundwater, and the ecological environment of agricultural and rural areas, as reported by the provincial Department of Ecology and Environment on April 9.[Detail]
The Dongpo Academy in Dingshu Town of Yixing City, named after Song Dynasty (960-1279) poet Su Dongpo, was crowded on March 25 as delivery worker Wang Jibing shared his passion for poetry, a pursuit he has maintained while striving to make ends meet over the years.[Detail]
During the Qingming Festival from April 4 to 6, Jiangsu’s more than 600 A-rated tourist attractions and nearly 200 rural tourism destinations recognized at the provincial level or above recorded over 16.23 million tourist trips and total revenue of 7.267 billion yuan.[Detail]
Wuxi’s three districts – Xinwu, Liangxi and Binhu- simultaneously launched delivery drone services on April 1. [Detail]
Agricultural operations in Jiangsu are increasingly adopting technological advancements this year, such as new farming machinery and eco-friendly techniques. [Detail]
Jiangsu governor Xu Kunlin, also deputy secretary of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee, outlined the province’s progress in high-quality development and modernization at a press conference organized by the State Council on April 2.
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In Suzhou, which marries aesthetic beauty with modernity, a program called Go Jiangsu – Footsteps in Jiangsu: Foreign Youth’s Travelogue was launched on March 29. As part of the program, young people from various countries will tour the province.[Detail]
The Yangtze River Delta Integration Demonstration Zone held a press conference on March 28, announcing four institutional innovations in ecological and environmental co-governance piloted by the zone.[Detail]
The eighth session of the Standing Committee of the 14th Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress approved a regulation on ecological and environmental protection on March 27, which will come into force on World Environment Day, June 5.[Detail]
Jiangsu made stable progress in improving ecological and environmental quality in 2023, according to a government report delivered at the eighth session of the Standing Committee of the 14th Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress on March 26.[Detail]
Jiangsu’s total retail sales of consumer goods in January and February amounted to 807.06 billion yuan, an increase of 6.1% year-on-year, and the growth is 1.2 percentage points higher than the same period last year, as reported by the province’s Department of Statistics.[Detail]
- ·179 bird species recorded in Nanjing in 24-hour competition
- ·Jiangsu marks World Earth Day with diverse programs
- ·Yangtze River Delta home to one of the world’s 124 GlobalCoast Pilot Sites
- ·Jiangsu committed to improving rural environment in 2024
- ·Teapot town’s reading club committed to promoting book love for ten years
