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Where is Taizhou?

Taizhou is located in East China and central Jiangsu. It is an important part of the Yangtze River urban agglomeration. It borders the Yangtze River to the south, Yancheng to the north, Nantong to the east, and Yangzhou to the west. It is an important water and land port connecting the south and the north. , as the gateway to central Jiangsu Province, has been known as "the key port of water and land, and the county with its throat" since ancient times. More than 700 years ago, Marco Polo visited Taizhou and praised "this city is not very big, but it has many kinds of earthly happiness".

All the counties, cities (districts) under the jurisdiction of Taizhou have been built into national-level ecological demonstration zones and are among the top 100 counties in the country. At the same time, Taizhou is also a national civilized city, a national environmental protection model city, a national garden city, an outstanding tourist city in China, and a national A city with advanced technological progress and the happiest city in China in 2021.

History and culture of Taizhou:

Taizhou is a national historical and cultural city. It was called Haiyang in the Qin Dynasty and Hailing in the Han Dynasty. The state was built in the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wenchang in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the Southern Tang Dynasty (AD 937), it was a prefecture and was named Taizhou, which means "the country is peaceful and the people are safe". Taizhou has a rich collection of humanities and famous figures. Wang Gen, Liu Xizai, Shi Naian, Zheng Banqiao and Mei Lanfang are outstanding representatives in the history of Taizhou culture and art.