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and gentle scenery, delicate and beautiful mountains and rivers,
long-standing history and Culture and prosperous urban economy have
comprised unique tourist resources of Jiangsu province richly endowed by
nature. The famous ancient Grand Canal runs world's third longest river
the Yangtze River traverses the province from west to east. Natural
scenes and human landscape add radiance and beauty to each other, and
famous historic relics are spread throughout the province, The
historical relics of the six ancient dynasties in Nanjing, the classical
gardens in Suzhou, the mountains and waters of the Taihu Lake in Wuxi,
the ancient capital culture of Yangzhou, the historical remains of Qin
and Han dynasties in Xuzhou, the charming scenes of the rivers and the
sea in Nantong, the mountain and forest temples in Zhenjiang, the caves
and bamboo forest are all places that both the Chinese and foreign
tourists enjoy themselves so much as to forget to go home.
Jiangsu is one of the seven key tourist provinces in China. The
15 cities of Nanjing. Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi, Yixin,
Suzhou, Changzhou, Nantong, Lianyungang, Xuzhou, Huaiyin, Yancheng,
Taizhou, Suqian, and Changshu, Yixing, Huaian, each with its own unique
tourist features, are located along the banks of both sides of the
Yangtze River, the Grand Canal and the Hu-Ning railway line. With very
convenient transportation, they are therefore representing so called
"group advantages" for Jiangsu's tourist industry.
In recent years, Jiangsu has actively developed "the ten mile
Qin-Huai scenic spot" of Nanjing, Hanshan Temple of Suzhou, Panmen
Tourist Region, Emperor Qianlong's boat trip route in Yangzhou, film and
culture touring spots in Wuxi, the Folk Culture Village, simulate towns
of Tang Dynasty, Three Kingdoms and of Europe. In 1998 more than
1,180,000 man time over seas tourists visited Jiangsu.
Tourist facilities in Jiangsu are being perfected day by day. At
present there are 208 middle and high class star-rated tourist hotels
offering 25000 guest rooms in Jiangsu province. There are more than 66
international travel service agents, and 351 domestic travel agents
providing various services. A number of new scenic spots are being
built. The first-stage construction of tourist holiday camps at Taihu
Lake in Suzhou & Wuxi has already been completed. The operation of 5
provincial tourist and holiday resorts is in full swing.
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