FIND CHINA introduces Jiangyan

Jiangyan is a city in the prefecture of Taizhou in Jiangsu province, China. Located in the middle of Jiangsu province, Jiangyan is neighboured by Hai'an city and Dongtai city to the east. To the west, there are Hailing city and Gaogang districts of Taizhou. Taixing city is situated to the south, while Xinghua city is to the north.

Transport to Jianyin, you can take buses from Shanghai or Nanjing through National Highway 328 or Nanjing-Jinjiang-Yancheng Highway. Trains are available from Beijing through Xinyi-Changxing Railway or Nanjing through Nanjing-Qidong Railway. The old and new Yangzhou Canal, Zhonggan River, Jiangyan-Qintong River, and east and west Jiangyan-Huangqiao rivers provide a very good river transportation system. It takes few than 3 hours to Nanjing or Shanghai.

Things to see in Jiangyan include the Shoushen Temple, Heheng Agriculture Scenic Tour, The Lake located in Qintong town, 15 km north of Jiangyan city. It is part of Qintong Swamp. Qintong Boat Festival is held in Qingming Festival (around April 4-6) every year. During the festival boats from nearby villages and towns converge in Xique Lake for a few days of rejoicing. Theatrical performances, dragon and lion dances, and other folk dances are staged right on board the boats. The unique boating racing highlighted the whole festival by using the long poles instead of paddles. The city government as a platform to attract tourists and foreign investments actively promotes these events. Jiangyan is one of the few hometowns to Père David's Deers, and Jiangyan Père David's Deer Reserve is the biggest one outside of Dafeng. Located in the north of the industrial park, the reserve has an area of 72 acres, including 52 acres of forests and 12 acres of waterfront. There are two main parts, a fenced area and an open area for the deer’s. There is also an exhibit room for the systematic introduction of the deer’s.

Jiangyan has the moist climate of the north subtropical zone with annual average temperature15C lowest temperature-5C and the highest temperature 36C Annual average rainfall is around 1000 millimetres. Wind direction: It blows southeast wind all year round, northwest wind during the winter. The average wind speed is around 4. 2meter/second.