Jiangsu

Jiangsu ({{zh-stpw |s=江苏 |t=江蘇 |p=Jiāngsū |w=Chiang-su}}; Postal System Pinyin: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country.

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Postal System Pinyin - Province - People's Republic of China

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The name "Jiangsu" comes from Jiang, short for the city of Jiangning (now Nanjing), and Su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is 苏 (Hanyu Pinyin: Sū), the second character of its name.

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Nanjing - Suzhou - Hanyu Pinyin

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Jiangsu borders Shandong in the north, Anhui to the west, and Zhejiang and Shanghai to the south. Jiangsu has a coastline of over 1,000 km along the Yellow Sea, and the Yangtze River passes through its southern parts.

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Shandong - Anhui - Zhejiang - Shanghai - Yellow Sea - Yangtze River

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