Taizhou, Jiangsu. Taizhou is located in the middle of Jiangsu, on the north bank of the Yangtze River. In August, 1996, with the approval of the State Council, Taizhou was established as a prefecture-level city, with jurisdiction over Jingjiang, Taixing, Jiangyan and Xinghua and Hailing and Gaogang districts, with a total area of 5,793 square kilometers and a total population of 5.13 million.

Taizhou is an ancient historical and cultural city. Taizhou has a history of more than 2111 years. In ancient times, it was called Haiyang and Hailing, and the county was set in the early Han Dynasty, the county was set in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the state was established in the Southern Tang Dynasty, meaning "peaceful country and people's security", and the name of Taizhou began from then on. Ancient Taizhou echoed with Guangling Yangzhou, Lanling Changzhou and Jinling Nanjing, and was known as "the ancient county of Han and Tang Dynasties and the famous area of Huaihai". Taizhou is rich in history and humanities, and famous talents come forth in large numbers. Shi Naian, the author of Water Margin, Wang Gen, the founder philosopher of Taizhou School, Zheng Banqiao, the representative of Yangzhou Eight Eccentrics, Mei Lanfang, a master of Peking Opera, and Ding Wenjiang, a geologist, are all outstanding representatives of Taizhou cultural celebrities in past dynasties. Yue Fei, an anti-gold hero, Fan Zhongyan, a politician and writer, and Qi Baishi, a master of calligraphy and painting, once worked in Taizhou, leaving a bright page for Taizhou's history. There are many places of interest in Taizhou. There are hundreds of ancient sites, ancient buildings and ancient stone carvings, of which 134 are listed as provincial and municipal cultural relics protection. There are five museums in the city, which collect more than 11,111 pieces of cultural relics, many of which are rare treasures. Guangxiaolv Temple, a thousand-year-old temple, enjoys a good reputation in the Buddhist circles at home and abroad. The cultural landscapes such as Risheyuan, Chongru Ancestral Hall, Yuewang Temple, Anding Academy, Shi Naian Cemetery, Zheng Banqiao's former residence and Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall are all treasures of Taizhou's history and culture. Taizhou is also an old revolutionary base area with a glorious tradition. During the Great Revolution, Shen Yi, a native of party member, launched the May 1 Uprising here. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, Chen Yi led his troops into the Soviet Union, three into Taizhou, and fought a decisive battle against Huangqiao; During the War of Liberation, Su Yu commanded the famous "Seven Wars and Seven Victory" campaign in the Soviet Union here. In April 1949, the PLA Navy was born in Baima Temple.

Taizhou is a rapidly emerging industrial and trade city. Since the establishment of Taizhou, a prefecture-level city, the city's national economy and social undertakings have made great progress. In 2113, the city achieved GDP of 58 billion yuan, fiscal revenue of 6.63 billion yuan, per capita disposable income of urban residents of 8,511 yuan, per capita net income of farmers of 4,165 yuan, and the balance of various deposits at the end of the year was 61.8 billion yuan. Taizhou is rich in agricultural resources, known as "land of plenty", "land of ginkgo biloba" and "land of aquatic products". It is an important national production base for commodity grain, high-quality cotton, lean pigs, fresh water products, high-quality ginkgo biloba and vegetable production, processing and export base. Xinghua city was recognized as a national ecological demonstration zone by the State Environmental Protection Bureau, Jiangyan was recognized as a provincial ecological agriculture pilot county (city) by Jiangsu Province, and heheng village of Jiangyan was awarded the title of "Top 511 Global Environment" by the United Nations Environment Programme. Taizhou has a solid industrial economic foundation. At present, there are more than 34,111 industrial enterprises, including 1,183 enterprises above designated size, forming a pillar industry with electromechanical, chemical, textile, food, light industry, medicine and building materials as the main body. The production scale and market share of nearly 111 products in the city rank among the best in China, among which 56 products rank among the top three in the country, and 17 products have become "singles champions", and a number of enterprises such as Chunlan Group, Yangzijiang Pharmaceutical Group, Lingguang Group, Zhongdan Group, Xingda Steel Cord and New Century Shipbuilding have emerged with sales exceeding 1 billion yuan or profits and taxes exceeding 111 million yuan. Among them, Chunlan (Group) Company is one of the 51 largest enterprise groups in China, and the total scale and benefit index of Yangzijiang Pharmaceutical Group have been ranked first among peers in the province for seven consecutive years since 1996. Taizhou's construction industry has developed rapidly. At present, there are 2 enterprises with special qualification for general contracting of housing construction, 3 enterprises with first-class qualification and 59 enterprises with second-class qualification, and they have won the Luban Award, the highest quality award for construction projects in China, and won the titles of "magic soldier" and "iron army" in the domestic and foreign construction markets. Taizhou's service industry has developed rapidly. There are 361 various markets in the city, including 25 with a market exceeding 111 million yuan. Traditional industries such as commerce and catering have continued to grow, basic industries such as transportation, post and telecommunications and municipal services have developed rapidly, and industries such as finance and insurance, information consultation, community service and real estate have risen rapidly.

Taizhou is a civilized city with all-round development of social undertakings. Taizhou is known as the "hometown of education". There are 1134 schools in the city, including more than 21 national and provincial key high schools and 5 colleges and universities. Jiangsu Animal Husbandry and Veterinary College, Taizhou Vocational and Technical College, Taizhou Teachers' College, Taizhou Institute of Science and Technology of South University of Technology, Taizhou College of South Normal University and Taizhou Radio and TV University have continued to grow and develop. Great achievements have been made in science and technology. Taizhou is listed as a national pilot city for technological innovation. By the end of 2113, the city had more than 211,111 scientific and technological talents of all kinds, and established 115 research and development institutions at or above the municipal level, including 9 postdoctoral workstations; There are 118 provincial high-tech enterprises, 448 high-tech products and 19 national high-tech enterprises. Great progress has been made in culture, health and sports. Three provincial-level cities with advanced culture, four provincial-level cities with advanced health care, three cities with advanced family planning and zero model cities with family planning will be built. There are 281 health institutions in the city, with 6811 hospital beds and 5711 health technicians. Municipal People's Hospital and Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine rank among the tertiary hospitals. Since the founding of the city, athletes in the city have won 85 gold medals, 66 silver medals and 65 bronze medals in competitions at or above the provincial level. Social security has developed rapidly. Insurance benefits for retirees and unemployed people are paid in a timely, full and socialized manner, the urban and rural minimum living security system is fully established, the coverage of medical insurance is constantly expanding, and social security undertakings such as social disaster relief, relief, mutual assistance and welfare continue to develop.

Taizhou is a riverside city with an accelerated pace of development and opening up. By September, 2114, merchants from more than 41 countries and regions had come to Taizhou to invest and start businesses, and more than 1,711 foreign-funded enterprises had been established, with the actual utilization of foreign capital totaling $1.56 billion. World-famous multinational companies such as Mitsui & Co., Yamaha, Kubota, LG, Weidemann, GMT, and Akesu have all settled in Taizhou. Import and export trade is growing strongly. There are 256 self-operated import and export authorized enterprises in the city, and the export market has developed to 137 countries and regions. Foreign economic cooperation has been further expanded. The city's labor export covers 34 countries and regions including Asia, Africa, Europe and the United States, and has successively established sister cities with four cities including Newport News, latrobe, Yincheng County, and kotka, Finland. The coastline of the Yangtze River in Taizhou is nearly 111 kilometers, including 61 kilometers of relatively stable deep-water coastline above -11 meters, which is becoming an important plate for open development along the Yangtze River. At present, the overall planning of development along the Yangtze River has been completed. Key industrial projects such as Yangwan CONCH and Lingguang Heavy Traffic Asphalt-Fuel Oil have settled along the Yangtze River, and key infrastructure projects such as high-grade highways along the Yangtze River and Taizhou Power Plant are progressing smoothly, while key parks such as Sinopec (Taizhou) Development Park, China Fine Chemical Industry (Taixing) Park and Jiangyin Development Zone Jingjiang Park are developing well.

Taizhou is a this beautiful city with excellent investment environment. Taizhou has convenient land and water transportation and obvious location advantages. Five important waterways from the middle of Jiangsu to the sea meet here, which is the junction of the "T" industrial belt between the coast and the Yangtze River. A group of inland river ports with Taizhou Port as the main body, a national first-class open port, has begun to take shape, with five berths above 11,111 tons, and the container terminal of Taizhou Port has an annual handling capacity of 1,111 tons of TEUs. Taizhou River Diversion integrates the functions of diversion, drainage and navigation, and is known as "Rhine River in China". Jiangyin Bridge turns the Yangtze River natural moat into a thoroughfare, which is a fast passage between Taizhou and Shanghai and southern Jiangsu. National Highway 328, Ningtong Expressway, Guangjing Expressway, Ningjingyan Expressway, Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, Xinchang (Xinyi-Changxing) Railway and Ningqi (Nanjing-Qidong) Railway crisscross in Taizhou. The city of Taizhou is changing with each passing day. The ancient Taizhou city is closely connected with water, with dense water networks inside and outside the city, and the streets and canals are interdependent, forming an urban pattern with Daohe as the north-south long axis, two cities as its wings, the outer city river and the jade belt river in the city criss-crossing, the water around the city, the city holding water, the streets and rivers running in parallel, and the water city being integrated. Because of its shape like a phoenix, Taizhou is also known as the Phoenix City. Taizhou has a good social living environment. Simple folk customs, hardworking and kind, law-abiding. In recent years, mass activities to create spiritual civilization have flourished, and Taizhou has been rated as a civilized city in Jiangsu Province. Integrity Taizhou has been solidly promoted, and the corporate integrity platform is being established. The construction of safe Taizhou has been carried out in depth, and social order has remained stable. Jingjiang City and gaogang district City have been rated as provincial-level safe urban areas. Taizhou governments at all levels provide fast and efficient services. Since the establishment of Taizhou, a prefecture-level city, with its efficient operation mechanism, authoritative regulation mechanism and strict supervision mechanism, it has gradually formed a government work model that has changed from management to service. Taizhou took the lead in carrying out the reform of the administrative examination and approval system in the whole province, streamlining 426 administrative examination and approval items, setting up a municipal administrative service center, setting up a "convenience service hall" in 19 departments, and making public commitments to optimize services in 39 departments and units. Open and enlightened policy environment, high-quality and efficient service environment, strict and standardized legal environment and healthy and civilized humanistic environment make foreign investors feel at home.