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Where We Are
JESIE Corporate Training is based in Nanjing, the provincial
capital of Jiangsu in the People's Republic of China.
Our
office and training rooms are located on the second floor of
the Jiangsu College for International Education (JCIE) in
downtown Nanjing. The JCIE is situated behind the Jiangsu
Province Department of Education, on Shanghai Road.
Nanjing
Nanjing is the capital of China's Jiangsu province and has a
prominent place in Chinese history and culture. Densely
populated and highly industrialized, Jiangsu became a
separate province in the 18th century.
Nanjing served as the capital of China during several
historical periods and is considered to be one of the Four
Great Ancient Capitals of China.
Location
Jiangsu borders Shangdong province to the north, Anhui to
the west, Shanghai to the east and Zhejiang to the south.
The province has over 1000km of coastline and the Yangzte
river passes through its southern parts.
Located in the downstream Yangtze River basin and Yangzte
River Delta economic zone, Nanjing has always been one of
China's most important cities. It has been a national hub of
education, research, transportation and tourism throughout
history and is the second largest commercial centre in
eastern China, behind only Shanghai.
 Surrounded
by the Yangtze river and mountains, Nanjing also enjoys
beautiful natural scenery. Natural lakes such as Xuanwu Lake
and Mochou Lake are located in the centre of the city and
easily accessible to the public, while hills like Purple
Mountain are covered with evergreens and oaks and host
various historical and cultural sites.
Demographics
As an exceptionally prosperous city, Nanjing has attracted
vast numbers of new residents over the last decade - Chinese
nationals leaving their rural hometowns to take advantage of
the plentiful work opportunities and city lifestyle
available in Nanjing. In 1995, Nanjing had a population of
5.2 million. In 2004, the population has risen to 5.5
million, and has since passed the 6.4 million mark - an
increase of 800,000 in 10 years.
Economy
By 2006, the amount of foreign
investment in Nanjing had reached US$14 billion (RMB 10.7
billion). There are presently 97 projects in Nanjing from 55
Fortune 500 companies. Whereas in 1996 there were 438
foreign-invested companies in Nanjing, there are now 1,556
in and around the city.
Multinational firms, such as Fiat, Iveco, A.O. Smith and
Sharp, have established their lines here. Since China's
entry into WTO, Nanjing has received increasing attention
from foreign investors, and on average, two new foreign
firms establish offices in the city everyday.
The increase in foreign trade now
accounts for more than 40 % of Nanjing's GDP and has
contributed to a huge increase in the standard of living and
spending power of residents. In 1996, the average
monthly income of Nanjing's urban residents was less than
RMB500 a month. By 2004 it had risen to RMB900. In 2007, the
average urban income has exceeded RMB1,600.
In 2004 the city's GDP was RMB 191
million (3rd in Jiangsu), and GDP per capita was RMB 33,050,
a 15% increase from 2003.
Industry
The current industry of the city inherited the
characteristics of the 1960s, with electronics, cars,
petrochemical, iron and steel, and power as the "Five Pillar
Industries". Large state-owned firms include Panda
Electronics, Jincheng Motors and Nanjing Steel. The tertiary
industry also regained prominence, counting for 44% of the
GDP of the city.
Transportation
Nanjing is the key transportation hub in eastern China and
the downstream Yangtze River area. Different means of
transportation constitute a three-dimensional transport
system that includes land, water and air.
Nanjing is well connected by over 60 state and provincial
highways to all parts of China; express highways such as
Hu-Ning, Ning-He and Ning-Hang allow commuters to easily
reach Shanghai, Hefei and Hangzhou. Nanjing railway station
has become an important railway junction, linking north,
east and central China.
The port of Nanjing is the largest inland port in China, and
annually deals with over 66 million tons of cargo. In 2004,
Nanjing opened the one million container-capacity base in
Longtan, to become the largest container port on the Yangzte.
In the 1960s the First Yangzte River Bridge was built which,
at the time, one almost the only route in eastern CHina
connecting the North and South.
Nanjing's airport serves both international and national
flights and is the 15th busiest airport in China.
Education
Nanjing has been the educational and research centre in
southern China for more than 1700 years. Presently it boasts
some of the most prominent educational institutions in the
region (Nanjing University 南京大学,
Southeast University 东南大学, HeHai University 何海大学) and has
the third most higher learning institutions in the country.
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