Where is Jingjiang?

Jingjiang, located at the southernmost tip of the Suzhong Plain in south-central Jiangsu Province, is in the center of the Shanghai-Nanjing Yangtze River waterway. It is an inseparable part of Shanghai metropolis. It covers an area of 673 square kilometers, governs 12 towns and has a population of 665,000. Driven by the "dragon head" of the Yangtze River and the international metropolis Shanghai, Jingjiang is favored and concerned by more and more Chinese and foreign merchants because of its superior location conditions, excellent economic foundation, excellent investment environment and good development prospects, and has become a bright pearl on the "dragon neck" of the Yangtze River. Jingjiang is surrounded by the river on three sides, with a coastline of 52.3 kilometers. Rich in products, outstanding people.

Jingjiang is an important transportation hub in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Beijing-Shanghai, Tongsan, Tong Ning Expressway and Xinchang Railway all meet in Jingjiang, and Shanghai, Nanjing and other important international airports in eastern China are only about one and a half hours away from Jingjiang. Jingjiang is playing an increasingly important role in China Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone.

Jingjiang is one of the earliest coastal open cities approved by the State Council. 1993 and 200 1 were rated as "top 100 counties (cities) with comprehensive strength in China" twice, and 1995 entered the first batch of 80 well-off counties (cities) in China. 200 1 ranks among the most developed counties/cities in China, ranking 65th.

Jingjiang is a city with advanced awareness of opening up and development. Jingjiang was listed as an open area by the State Council, and joined the Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou Torch Belt, becoming an important "bridgehead" for Shanghai Pudong Development Zone and Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou Torch Belt to radiate to northern Jiangsu.

Jingjiang is a city with obvious industrial characteristics and advantages. The city has formed industries such as electromechanical and auto parts, medicine and fine chemicals, textiles and clothing, shipbuilding, etc., and takes four high-tech fields of "electromechanical integration, new materials, biomedicine and electronic information" as the future development direction. There is the largest high-speed precision motor research and development company in China, and the largest micro-motor production base in China, accounting for more than 70% of the motor supply share of well-known electrical enterprises such as Gree Electric, Haier and Little Swan. It is a veritable power source for household appliances in China. There are also the largest vitamin C manufacturer in China, the largest automobile lock manufacturer in China, the relatively concentrated automobile transmission shaft manufacturing enterprise group in China, the fifth largest shipbuilding enterprise in China, the largest ship anchor chain manufacturing enterprise in the world ... and xinqiao town, known as the hometown of water pumps and valves, and Gushan Town, the hometown of air conditioning. ...

Jingjiang City is located at the southern end of Suzhong Plain, Jiangsu Province, with latitude of 3156 ′ ~ 32 08 ′ north and longitude of120 01′ ~120 33 ′ east. Southeast, west river, and Zhangjiagang, Jiangyin, Wujin and other cities across the river, northeast to northwest and Rugao, Taixing border. The whole area is an alluvial plain in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with relatively flat terrain, but the isolated mountain stands in the center of the city.

Jingjiang city is rich in water resources, with rivers in the southeast and west.

Jingjiang is located in the prevailing area of East Asian monsoon, with humid climate and abundant rainfall, which has obvious maritime, monsoon and transitional climate characteristics.

Jingjiang is located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with superior natural conditions, and has the reputation of "Small Jiangnan in Northern Jiangsu". The total water resources is about 730 million cubic meters, of which surface water mainly comes from the Yangtze River, accounting for 220 million cubic meters. Abundant water resources provide superior conditions for the development of aquaculture. There are rare fish species such as swordfish, shad, squid and puffer fish in the Yangtze River, and many kinds of fish such as green grass, carp, crucian carp and bream in the inland river. The underground water source is about 5 1 100 million cubic meters, and the water quality is excellent. The daily mining capacity of high-quality mineral water in Bawei Town can reach10.02 million tons. Mineral resources, including coal, are concentrated around Gushan, with proven reserves of 8 million tons. The Yangtze River has river sand suitable for building, and its resources need to be developed and utilized reasonably. Urban land is divided into cultivated land, forest garden and non-cultivated land. , mainly cultivated land, with the utilization rate of 100%. Rice, wheat, rape and soybean are the main crops. There are many kinds of wild plants and cultivated plants, which are rich in grain, vegetables, flowers, fruits and medicinal materials, as well as precious and rare trees such as ginkgo, Eucommia ulmoides and Gleditsia sinensis.

Jingjiang has a population of 660,000, and the population density is close to 0/000 people per square kilometer/kloc. It is one of the most densely populated areas in Jiangsu Province.

Three Kingdoms ago, Jingjiang was a sandbar of the Yangtze River, where there were no people. In 239 AD, Sun Quan's troops herded horses here, and the organizational system was established as a captain of Diannong in Piling County, Yanling County (now Jiangyin City) and Jiyang Township of Wu State (the second administrative region). Later, farmers from other places came here to reclaim land and settle down here. They became the ancestors of Jingjiang people.

After the Song Dynasty, the population of Jingjiang increased significantly. In the fourth year of Jianyan in the Southern Song Dynasty (1 130), Jin Bing invaded the Central Plains, and Yue Fei led the army to resist. Then he retreated to clouds of sand (that is, Kuomasha). In this process, a large number of Jianghuai refugees retreated with Yue Fei. When they came to Yinsha, they found that the land was fertile and the water plants were rich, so they settled here. It is said that Zhu, Liu, Chen and Fan in Jingjiang are all their descendants.

From the seventh year of Chenghua in Ming Dynasty (147 1 year), Jingjiang established the county system.

During the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, the population of Jingjiang suddenly increased to 1202 14, and in the four years of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1865) it increased to 2443 12, and the population doubled during 100. Especially during Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty, Taiping Army marched into Jiangnan, and many people in Jiangnan fled to Jingjiang during the war. Many people settled in Jingjiang to do business. Therefore, among Jingjiang people today, their ancestral homes are Anhui, Zhejiang, Chongming, Changzhou, Yangzhong, Taixing, Nanjing and Pixian, accounting for a certain proportion.

After liberation, the population of Jingjiang increased rapidly, reaching 1970, and now it has increased to 544852. At the end of 1994, the population of Jingjiang was 657 192.