Which city is Xiangshui County from?

Xiangshui, under the administration of Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province.

Xiangshui County is located in the northernmost part of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, on the northeast coast of Jiangsu Province, at the junction of Lianyungang, Huai 'an and Yancheng, bordering the Yellow Sea in the east and facing the Korean Peninsula and Kyushu Island in Japan across the sea. North pillow irrigation river, northeast and Guannan two towns depend on each other; Guannan and Lianshui in the west, Zhongshan River in the south and Binhai County in the south.

The county's maximum straight line length from east to west is 6 1km, the maximum straight line width from north to south is 2 1km, and the total area is 1, 46 1 km2. It has jurisdiction over 8 towns, 3 industrial parks and a population of 600,000.

Xiangshui has a long history and profound cultural heritage. During the reign of Ming Taizu, a large number of immigrants moved here to make a living by cooking salt and fishing. "Guyun Diaoguan" is located in Huang Wei Town, which is the mouth of the ancient Huaihe River and a provincial key cultural relics protection unit.

Xiangshui culture belongs to Jianghuai culture, and Xiangshui people belong to Huaiyang people who use Jianghuai Mandarin. On April 2018 12, China Tianhan Research Association awarded Xiangshui County the title of "Hometown of China Opera Art".

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On March 2, 2065438, around 4: 48, the chemical storage tank of Tianjiayi Chemical Co., Ltd., Chenjiagang Town, Xiangshui County, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province exploded, affecting 16 surrounding enterprises. After full disposal, the open fire at the scene has been extinguished, and the air pollutant index is within the allowable range. Up to now, the accident has caused 47 deaths and 90 serious injuries, and some people have been injured to varying degrees.

After the accident, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council attached great importance to it. General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, president and Xi Jinping, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, who are on their way abroad, immediately gave important instructions, demanding that Jiangsu Province and relevant departments spare no effort to rescue the trapped people, treat the wounded in time, do a good job in the aftermath, and earnestly safeguard social stability.

Xi Jinping emphasized that major safety accidents have occurred in some places recently. All localities and relevant departments should learn a profound lesson, strengthen the investigation of potential safety hazards, strictly implement the responsibility system for production safety, resolutely guard against serious accidents and ensure the safety of people's lives and property.

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