Where is Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province located in Jiangsu?

Introduction to Taizhou

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Taizhou City is located in the middle of Jiangsu, on the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It borders Yancheng to the north, the Yangtze River to the south, and faces Su, Xi, Chang, and Zhen areas across the river; it borders Yangzhou to the west, the Yellow Sea to the east, and borders Dafeng and Dongtai of Yancheng City and Haian and Rugao of Nantong City. Taizhou is a newly established prefecture-level city in 1996. It currently governs the four cities of Xinghua, Jingjiang, Taixing, and Jiangyan and the two districts of Hailing and Gaogang. It is a famous historical and cultural city in Jiangsu Province and a national health city.

Taizhou Physical Geography

Taizhou is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, the lower reaches of the Huaihe River, the hinterland of Jiangsu, and is adjacent to the river and the sea. It borders Nantong and Yancheng to the east and north, Yangzhou to the west, and faces Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, and Zhenjiang across the river to the south and southwest. It is located in the strategic area of ??north-south and east-west water and land transportation in Jiangsu, and its geographical location is very advantageous.

Taizhou’s longitude range is between 119o43ˊE─120o33ˊE, and the central meridian 120oE of East 8 District passes directly through the north and south of the city, so Taizhou’s local time is consistent with Beijing time. Taizhou's latitude range is between 31o56ˊN-33o13ˊN, and it is located in the southern part of the mid-latitudes of the northern hemisphere (30oN-60oN). This means that Taizhou is located at the southern edge of the northern temperate zone among the five zones of the earth.

From a global perspective, Taizhou is located in the eastern part of the Eurasian continent, the largest landmass in the world, and on the west coast of the largest ocean, the Pacific Ocean; from a national perspective, Taizhou is located in the eastern coastal area, ranking first in the motherland. The big river is the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and the north is located on the lower reaches of the Huaihe River, an important geographical dividing line between the north and the south of the motherland.

The basic shape of Taizhou City is a long and wide band that is narrow from east to west and diagonally long from north to south. The maximum straight-line distance from east to west in the city is about 55 kilometers, and the narrowest point is only 19 kilometers; the maximum straight-line distance from north to south is 124 kilometers.

Taizhou has a subtropical humid monsoon climate. Monsoon circulation is the main factor governing the climate within the territory. It has four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall. In winter, controlled by the polar morphing continental air mass, northwest airflow prevails, and the weather is cold and dry; in summer, affected by the subtropical high pressure, southeasterly winds from the low-latitude Pacific Ocean prevail, with high temperatures and humidity, and rain and heat in the same season. In this season, there are continuous rainy weather in meteorology in May, June and July every year. Since this is the plum rain season, spring and autumn are the alternating periods of winter and summer monsoons. Spring is cold and warm, dry and wet, and the weather is unpredictable. , in autumn, the air is crisp and clear. The area is also affected by a maritime climate with abundant rainfall. The main disastrous weather in Taizhou includes: heavy rain, strong wind, continuous rain, thunderstorm, typhoon, tornado, hail, squall line, cold wave, frost, heavy snow, fog, etc.

Taizhou is located along the riverside and offshore, with flat terrain, dense water network, fertile land, mild climate, rich products, and good location advantages and resource conditions. Over the past 20 years of reform and opening up, Taizhou's social economy has experienced the fastest development period, and its comprehensive economic strength has increased significantly. Hailing District (formerly county-level Taizhou City) ranks 21st among the first 80 well-off cities in the country, with 4 cities ( District) has entered the ranks of the top 100 counties (cities, districts) in terms of comprehensive strength in the country, and Taizhou has been named a famous historical and cultural city in Jiangsu Province.

Taizhou is rich in agricultural resources and is known as the "Land of Fish and Rice", "Land of Ginkgo" and "Land of Aquatic Products". It is an important national commodity for grain, high-quality cotton, lean pigs, fresh water products, and high-quality Ginkgo production base and vegetable production, processing and export base. Xinghua City was recognized as a national ecological demonstration zone by the State Environmental Protection Administration, Jiangyan City was recognized as a provincial ecological agriculture pilot county (city) by Jiangsu Province, and Heheng Village in Jiangyan City was awarded the title of "Global Environmental 500" by the United Nations Environment Program . Taizhou has a solid industrial economic foundation. There are more than 34,000 industrial enterprises of various types, including 1,083 enterprises above designated size, forming pillar industries with electromechanical, chemical, pharmaceutical, shipbuilding, new materials, etc. as the main industries. The production scale and market share of more than 100 products in the city are among the best in the country. A number of large enterprise groups have emerged, such as Chunlan Group, Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group, Lingguang Group, Zhongdan Group, Xingda Steel Cord, and New Century Shipbuilding. Among them, Chunlan (Group) Company is one of the 50 largest enterprise groups in the country, and Yangzijiang Pharmaceutical Group ranks first among its peers in the country in total scale and efficiency indicators.

Taizhou's service industry is developing rapidly. The city has 360 markets of various types, including 25 markets worth over 100 million yuan. Traditional industries such as commerce, trade and catering continue to grow, basic industries such as transportation, post and telecommunications, and municipal services develop rapidly, and industries such as finance and insurance, information consulting, community services, and real estate are rising rapidly.

Taizhou Administrative Division

At the end of 2001, the administrative division of Taizhou City was divided into 4 cities and 2 districts, with a total of 91 towns, 8 townships, and 6 street offices. The four cities of Xinghua, Jingjiang, Taixing and Jiangyan have jurisdiction over 82 towns, 6 townships, 251 residents' committees and 1,451 villagers' committees. Hailing District and Gaogang District have jurisdiction over 9 towns, 2 townships, 6 sub-district offices, 87 residents' committees, and 127 villagers' committees.

In 2005, Taizhou Municipality administered 2 municipal districts (Hailing and Gaogang) and 4 county-level cities (Jingjiang, Taixing, Jiangyan, and Xinghua).

Taizhou City covers an area of ??5,794 square kilometers and has a population of 5.01 million (2004).

Hailing District covers an area of ??210 square kilometers and has a population of 430,000. Postal code 225300. District People's Government No. 26, Zhufuqian Road.

Gaogang District covers an area of ??224 square kilometers and has a population of 190,000. Postal code 225321. The District People's Government is stationed in Port Street.

Jingjiang City covers an area of ??665 square kilometers and has a population of 660,000. Postal code 214500. The Municipal People's Government is located in Jingcheng Town.

Taixing City covers an area of ??1,256 square kilometers and has a population of 1.28 million. Postal code 225400. The Municipal People's Government is located in Taixing Town.

Jiangyan City covers an area of ??1,046 square kilometers and has a population of 900,000. Postal code 225500. The Municipal People's Government is located in Jiangyan Town.

Xinghua City covers an area of ??2,393 square kilometers and has a population of 1.55 million. Postal code 225700. The Municipal People's Government is located in Zhaoyang Town.

*The area and population data here are based on the "Administrative Division Manual of the People's Republic of China (2006)".

The historical origin of Taizhou

Taizhou is an ancient historical and cultural city with a history of more than 2,100 years. In ancient times, it was called Haiyang and Hailing. It was a county in the early Han Dynasty, a county in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and a state in the Southern Tang Dynasty. It took the meaning of "the country is peaceful and the people are safe", and the name Taizhou came from this. In ancient times, Taizhou echoed Guangling Yangzhou, Lanling Changzhou, and Jinling Nanjing, and was known as "ancient Han and Tang Dynasty counties and famous Huaihai areas". Taizhou has a rich history, rich cultural heritage and numerous celebrities. Shi Naian, the author of "Water Margin", Wang Gen, the founder of the "Taizhou School" and the philosopher, Zheng Banqiao, the representative of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou", Mei Lanfang, the Peking Opera master, and Ding Wenjiang, the geologist, are all famous cultural celebrities in Taizhou in the past. Outstanding representative. Yue Fei, the hero who fought against the Jin Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan, a statesman and writer, and Qi Baishi, a master of calligraphy and painting, etc., once ruled or worked in Taizhou, leaving a bright page in Taizhou's history.

During the Zhou and Qin Dynasties, today’s Taizhou was called Haiyang. In the sixth year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (117 BC), Hailing County was established, and in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Hailing County was established. When the state was established in the Southern Tang Dynasty, the ancestors prayed for "the peace of the country and the people", so it was named "Taizhou" and it has been used to this day. In the fifth year of Song Xining's reign (1072), Taizhou belonged to Huainan East Road. In the early Yuan Dynasty, it controlled the two counties of Hailing and Rugao, and was under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou Road. In the early Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, Hailing County of the province entered Taizhou and led Rugao County, which belonged to Yangzhou Prefecture. In the third year of the Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty (1725), Rugao was divided into Tongzhou, and Taizhou became a scattered state. In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the prefecture was abolished and turned into a county, and Taizhou was renamed Taixian.

Taixing and Xinghua counties were established in the Five Dynasties, and Jingjiang County was established in the Ming Dynasty.

On January 21, the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), Taizhou urban area was liberated, Taizhou City was established in the urban area, and Tai County was established in the rural area. On April 21 of the same year, the Administrative Office of Northern Jiangsu was established. The administrative office was located in Taizhou and administered 5 administrative districts and 41 counties (cities): Taizhou, Yangzhou, Yancheng, Huaiyin, and Nantong. Taizhou Administrative Region governs Taizhou City, Taixing County, Jingjiang City, Tai County, Hai'an County, Rugao County, Dongtai County, Taipei County and other counties (cities).

In January 1950, Taizhou Administrative Region and Yangzhou Administrative Region were merged into Taizhou Administrative Region. The prefectural agency was located in Taizhou and administered Taizhou City, Yangzhou City, Tai County, Taixing County, Jingjiang County, Jiangdu County, and Xinghua County. County, Gaoyou County, Baoying County, Yizheng County, Liuhe County (on January 1, 1953, it was added to Jiangpu County from the Chu County area in northern Anhui) and other counties (cities), and later Yangzhou City was directly affiliated with the Northern Jiangsu Administrative Region. In February 1953, Taizhou Administrative Office in northern Jiangsu Province was renamed Yangzhou Administrative Office in Jiangsu Province. From May to October 1950, and from January 1959 to May 1962, Taizhou City and Tai County were merged several times.

On July 19, 1996, with the approval of the State Council, the county-level Taizhou City was abolished and the prefecture-level Taizhou City was established. The four county-level cities of Taixing, Jiangyan, Jingjiang, and Xinghua under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou City It was placed under the management of Taizhou City; Hailing District was established in the administrative area of ????the original county-level Taizhou City.

In 1997, with the approval of the Provincial People's Government, the five towns of Sixiang, Baoxu, Tangwan, Baima and Yexu in Jiangyan City and the ports of Taizhou City, Diaopu, Yonganzhou and Tian The five towns of He and Xuzhuang are placed under the jurisdiction of Hailing District.

In 1997, with the approval of the State Council, Gaogang District was newly established, with the district government stationed in Port Town; it has jurisdiction over Port, Diaopu, Xuzhuang, Tianhe, Yonganzhou, Baima, and Ye demarcated from Hailing District. Xu 7 towns.

Taizhou Population, Ethnicity and Religion

Taizhou has a pleasant climate, good agricultural production conditions, sufficient water sources, convenient transportation, a long history of human settlement, and developed culture and education. It is China and the world. One of the densely populated areas. By the end of 2001, the city's total population was 5.031 million, ranking 7th in the province. The city's population density is 868.47 people per square kilometer.

According to the fifth census statistics: Taizhou’s actual registered total population is 4,785,759 people. Among the permanent population registered in the census, there are 4,742,737 people with household registration, including 3,569,774 people with agricultural household registration and 1,172,963 people with non-agricultural household registration. The ratio of agricultural to non-agricultural population is 3:1. Among the city's total population, the male population is 2,403,310, accounting for 50.22 of the total population; the female population is 2,382,449, accounting for 49.78 of the total population. The total population of our city is composed of 38 ethnic groups. The Han population is 4,779,742, accounting for 99.87 of the total population; there are 6,017 ethnic minorities, accounting for 0.13. There are 8 ethnic minority groups with a population of more than 200 people, including 1,425 Tujia people, 1,291 Miao people, 570 Zhuang people, 554 Hui people, 374 Buyi people, 370 Dong people, 267 Manchu people, and 222 Yi people. The number of people with various educational levels per 100,000 people is: 2,379 people with a college degree, 12,081 people with a high school degree, 36,469 people with a junior high school degree, and 34,849 people with a primary school degree. Among the population with various education levels, 2.51 have a college degree, 12.75 have a high school degree, 38.50 have a junior high school degree, and 36.79 have a primary school degree.

Since 1979, the national religious policy has been implemented, and some religious buildings have begun to be restored and become venues for religious believers. Many people from the religious circles have been elected as deputies to the Municipal People's Congress and members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.