Nantong

Nantong, located in the middle of Jiangsu Province, on the north bank of the Yangtze River estuary, is a natural shelter from the wind and a good port in China, and it is the hub of north-south transportation along Jiangsu coast. It belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of about 15 degrees. It faces the water on three sides and the land on the other, and is adjacent to Shanghai and Suzhou. It has jurisdiction over Chongchuan District, Gangzha District, Fumingang Economic and Technological Development Zone, Langshan Tourist Resort, Qidong, Haimen, Tongzhou, Rugao and Hai 'an and Rudong counties. The total area is 8,111 square kilometers and the population is 7.89 million. The urban area is 224 square kilometers and the population is 741,111.

In ancient times, Nantong was a vast estuary sea area. With the sediment deposition of the Yangtze River, sandbars, shoals and land gradually formed. Hai 'an County was the earliest land. Five or six thousand years ago, there was human life in Qingdun, Hai 'an. Rugao City and Rudong County were successively connected with the land in the Han Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties. By the Han Dynasty, local people began to "cook the sea for salt" and became famous salt-producing areas in history. However, Nantong City and Tongzhou City were still continents in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and they were called Hudouzhou, which was not connected with the mainland until the end of the Tang Dynasty. As Hudouzhou is an important producing area of sea salt, Langshan Town was set up in 875, the second year of Tang Xizong Ganfu. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Jinghai Town was established in the Southern Tang Dynasty. In 958 AD, the Northern Zhou Dynasty sent troops south to occupy the Jinghai, and built a city, which was upgraded to a static navy and transformed Tongzhou, named after its geographical location extending in all directions. After the Revolution of 1911, the Republic of China was established (1912), and the abandoned state was set up as a county. In order to distinguish it from Tongzhou (commonly known as North Tongzhou) in Hebei Province, it was renamed Nantong County, and the name of Nantong began here. In February 1949, Nantong was liberated, and Nantong City was built. Nantong County remained, and the county was moved to jing sha (now Nantong County was renamed Tongzhou City), and the city and county were divided. In 1983, Nantong city and Nantong area merged and implemented the system of city governing county, which constituted today's new map.

Although Nantong has only a history of more than 1,111 years, the rich salt industry has promoted the city's prosperity, and its scale has been expanding day by day. By the Ming Dynasty, it had become an important city in northern Jiangsu. Later, the sea salt industry began to decline as the beach silted up and the coastline moved eastward. However, the development of cotton planting industry and the prosperity of home-made homespun industry made this place quickly become a distribution center for bulk cotton homespun, and gradually became an important commercial city. In 1895, Zhang Jian, the champion of the late Qing Dynasty, went back to his hometown to set up Dasheng Textile Factory and Dasheng Enterprise Group, and Nantong became one of the birthplaces of modern textile industry in China and a famous textile city.

Nantong has the earliest normal school established in China (1912) and Nantong Museum (1915), a national key cultural relic protection unit. It is surrounded by the Haohe River around the city. The Langshan Scenic Area is mainly composed of five mountains, including Langshan Mountain, Junshan Mountain and Jianshan Mountain, which stretches for nearly 4 kilometers along the river. It is one of the eight famous Buddhist mountains in China and a famous place for sightseeing, leisure and holiday in Jiangsu. Places of interest include Tongzhou Three Pagodas and Water Painting Garden.

The spectacular confluence of rivers and seas in Nantong, the magic of longevity and fitness, the elegance of garden city and the delicious taste of rivers and seas all convey the message of spring. Nantong has recently launched five special tourist routes, namely "Jianghai Tour, Wenbo Tour, Champion Tour, Education Tour and Longevity Tour".

there are many talents and talents. Fan Zhongyan, Wang Anshi, Mi Fei, Wen Tianxiang and many other famous artists left their masterpieces and anecdotes in Nantong. Celebrities such as Lv Dai, a famous minister in the Three Kingdoms, Hu Yuan, an outstanding educator in the Song Dynasty, Chen Shigong, a famous doctor in the Ming Dynasty, Li Fangying, one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou" in the Qing Dynasty, and Zhang Jian, the champion in the late Qing Dynasty, added luster to Nantong's history. In the history of modern culture, science and education in China, Nantong occupied an important position by establishing the first normal school, the first folk museum, the first textile school, the first embroidery school, the first drama school, the first school for the blind and dumb run by China people and the first weather station. Zhao Dan, a contemporary performing artist, Wang Geyi, a master of traditional Chinese painting, Yang Le, a famous mathematician, and more than 21 academicians of the China Academy of Sciences and Engineering have also been born.

the river and the sea have beautiful scenery. Haohe Scenic Area in the center of the city is a national 4A-level tourist scenic spot. The 31-Li Haohe River surrounds the ancient city, which is praised by domestic and foreign tourists as "the emerald necklace around the girl's neck". The museum group along Haohe River, which is being planned and developed, will give Tongcheng a deeper cultural connotation. Located in the southern suburbs of the city, Langshan Scenic Area is also a national 4A-level tourist scenic spot, and it is one of the six natural scenic spots in Jiangsu Province. Langshan ranks first among the eight famous Buddhist mountains in China. Since the expansion of Guangjiao Temple in the early Tang Dynasty, it has been full of incense and its reputation has spread far and wide. Jianshan Mountain, Junshan Mountain, Maanshan Mountain and Huangni Mountain, which are located on both sides of Langshan Mountain, have been developed and built in recent years, and many new scenic spots have been added. There is no shortage of places to explore and win in Baili County. Qingdun Cultural Site in Hai 'an, Shuihui Garden and Dinghui Temple in Rugao, Wen Tianxiang Nangui Crossing the Sea Pavilion in Tongzhou, "Disco on the Sea" (stepping on a clam) and "Aerial Symphony" in Rudong, and Yuantuojiao Watching the Sun Pavilion in Qidong are well known.