- Nantong, China -

1. General Situation

Standing on the Yangtze River Delta, Nantong is located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province. The ports of China's coastal area can be reached through its estuary to the sea. Proceeding northward along the Yangtze River, the city can connect the thoroughfares with cities in Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan and Sichuan provinces.

Nantong is one of the four largest kite producing areas in China, famous for producing kites with unique sound effects. Nantong kites are simple in shape, richly and elegantly painted and decorated with whistles. After flying, the kite will make a big and beautiful sound, as if playing an air symphony. Nantong Kite Museum allows tourists to see exquisite kite collections at close range, understand kite culture and make kites by themselves. Nantong plays an important role in the history of modern Chinese culture, science and education, because it established many schools firstly during the Republic of China era, such as the normal school, textile school and meteorological station. Hao River and Langshan National Forest Park are two main scenic spots in urban Nantong.