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|+??? T?izhou Sh? |- | align="center" colspan=2 | Image:ChinaJiangsuTaizhou.png|290px|Taizhou is highlighted on this map |- | Political divisions of China|Administration Type | Prefecture-level city |- | Seat of government|City Seat | Hailing District (coor dm|32|29|N|119|54|E|) |- | Area | 5,790 square kilometre|km? |- | Population - Total - Urban center | 5,031,000 (2001) 605,700 (2001) |- | GDP - Total - Per Capita | Renminbi|?40.58 billion ?8,093 |- | Major Nationalities of China|Nationalities | Han Chinese|Han |- | Political divisions of China#County level|County-level divisions | 6 |- | Political divisions of China#Township level|Township-level divisions | 105 |- | Chinese Communist Party|CPC Committee Secretary | Zhu Longsheng () |- | Mayor | Mao Weiming (???) |- | China telephone numbering plan|Area code | 523 |- | Postal code of China|Postal Code | 225300 (Urban center) 214500, 225400, 225700 (Other areas) |- | Licence plates of the People's Republic of China|License Plate Prefix | ?E | dablink|For the prefecture-level city in Zhejiang province, see Taizhou, Zhejiang. Taizhou (zh-cp|c=??|p=T?izhou) is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu province of China|province, People's Republic of China. Situated on the north bank of the Yangtze River, it borders Nantong to the east, Yancheng to the north and Yangzhou to the west. The prefecture-level city of Taizhou administers 6 Political divisions of China#County level|county-level divisions, including 2 District of China|districts and 4 county-level city|county-level cities.
These are further divided into 105 Political divisions of China#Township level|township-level divisions, including 91 town of China|towns, 8 township (China)|townships and 6 subdistricts. At the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Jinghang Canal (Grand Canal of China), in the mid south of Jiangsu province, the north bank of lower reaches of the Yangtze river, the south end of Jianghuai Plain. It is at 1190?56' east and 320?30' north. Neighboring Areas: Yangzhou to the west, Nantong to the east, and Yancheng to the north. Taizhou is a city with a long history. It was called "Haiyang" (Simplified Chinese: ??; Traditional Chinese: ??; pinyin: Haiy?ng) in the Chunqiu Period, and "Hailing" (Simplified Chinese: ??; Traditional Chinese: ??; pinyin: Hail?ng) during the Western Han Dynasty. It was named Hailing county in 117 B.C. It was famous during Eastern Jing Dynasty on a par with Jinling (Nanjing) and Guangling (Yangzhou), Lanling (Changzhou). It was named "Taizhou prefecture" in Southern Tang Dynasty, which means 'Peaceful country and lucky citizens'. The name has been kept since then for 2100 years. With a history of over 2100 years, Taizhou enjoys the reputation of "Ancient County in Han and Tang Dynasties and Famous District alongside the coast of the Yellow Sea". Through ages, it has seen gatherings of great talents and famous merchants. It was ever a political, economic, cultural and transportation center in Central Jiangsu. It is also the hometown of great artistic Masters like Shi Nai'an, Zheng Banqiao, and Mei Lanfang, etc, the birth place of the Navy of Chinese People's Liberation Army. It is now one of the famous historical and cultural cities of Jiangsu province. Having a favorable geographical location, rich resources and solid economic foundation, Taizhou was approved by the State's Council to be one of open coastal cities. In the past 20 years, the economic growth has remained at the average speed of over 10%. It is one of central cities inside the Yangtse River Delta for its developed industry, convenient transportation and prosperous commerce. In the year of 2000, the GDP reached RMB 40.58 billion yuan, the GDP per capita RMB 8,093 yuan, the fiscal revenue RMB 3.18 billion yuan, the total amount of bank deposit RMB 38.9 billion yuan. Five county-level cities or districts are ranked among the "China's Top 100 Counties with Greatest Comprehensive Power". It boasts numbers of large-sized enterprises or groups, such as Chunlan Group. Taizhou was among the first few cities in Jiangsu to be recognized as having famousus cultural history. In 1990, Heheng village in Jiangyan county was awarded Global 500 Roll of Honor by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) because of its success in protecting the environment while increasing the grain yield and its wide use of marsh biogas ponds. Thus far, Taizhou has six sister cities.
The Nanjing-Jinjiang-Yancheng Highway passes through from south to north and China National Highway 328|National Highway 328 goes from west to east. The routes to get to Taizhou includes:
Image:Qintong_Boat.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Qintong Boat Festival held in Jiangyan
Qintong Boat Festival is held in Qingming (around April 4-6) every year. During the festival boats from nearby villages and towns converge in Xique lake for a few days of rejoicing. Theatrical performances, dragon and lion dances, and other folk dances are staged right on board the boats.
The lake located in Qingtong town, 15 km north of Jiangyan city. The water was composed of Nanhu (??), Xique (???), and Beihu (??). It is part of Qintong Swamp.
Biggest reserve outside of Dafeng.
Jiangsu China-geo-stub Category:Cities in Jiangsu de:Taizhou (Jiangsu) zh:?? This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Taizhou, Jiangsu".
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