Wujiang city is located on the bank of Taihu Lake and at the southernmost tip of Jiangsu Province, at 31 46 ′ ~ 31 14 ′ north latitude and 121 21 ′ ~ 121 54 ′ east longitude. Jiaxing City and Huzhou City in Zhejiang Province in the south, Wuzhong District and Kunshan City in Suzhou in the north, Qingpu District in Shanghai in the east, just at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, the geographical position is very advantageous. There are numerous waterways and lakes in the territory. The city is rich in products and developed in economy, and is known as the "land of plenty" and "house of silk" along the ancient canal. The city covers an area of 1176 square kilometers (excluding the water surface of Taihu Lake), of which the water area is 267.1 square kilometers. At the end of 2116, the total registered population of the city was 788,438, and the foreign registered population was 611,111. Now it has jurisdiction over Wujiang Economic Development Zone, Fenhu Economic Development Zone and 8 towns at the provincial level. Expressway, No.227 Provincial Highway and Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal run through the north and south, while National Highway 318, Taipu River and expressway (Wujiang Section), which is expected to be opened to traffic by the end of 2117, cross the east and west. In 2116, the investment in highway construction above the municipal level was 2.2 billion yuan, 53 kilometers of highways above the town level were newly built and rebuilt, and the Wujiang section of Provincial Highway 231 and Sutongli Highway were completed and opened to traffic. The density of highways above the town level has reached 181 kilometers per 111 square kilometers. Basically, a road traffic pattern will be established in which all towns get to expressway within 21 minutes, reach the urban area within 31 minutes, and transit vehicles leave the country within 41 minutes. All domestic highway toll stations have moved to provincial boundaries. Wujiang is 81 kilometers away from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, 22 kilometers away from Suzhou Station in beijing-shanghai railway, 191 kilometers away from Shanghai Yangshan Port and 115 kilometers away from Suzhou Taicang Port respectively. The extensive land and water transportation network connects Wujiang with Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou and other large and medium-sized cities, making it very convenient to transport people and goods. In 2117, the city achieved a regional GDP of 61.8 billion yuan, full-scale fiscal revenue of 11 billion yuan, local general budget revenue of 4.7 billion yuan, and fixed assets investment of the whole society of 26 billion yuan, up by 23.4%, 37.5%, 33.9% and 19.6% respectively. The per capita disposable income of urban residents is 22,111 yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers is 11,283 yuan, with an average annual increase of 13.2% and 13.8 respectively. At present, Wujiang, which ranks ninth among the top 111 counties in China, has won more than 21 national honorary titles, such as national health city, excellent tourist city in China, national advanced city in creating civilized city, national environmental protection model city and national garden city.
administrative evolution
Wujiang has a long history. In the third year of Kaiping in Houliang (919), Wujiang County was established, and Songling County was established, which belonged to Suzhou. In the second year of Yuan Yuanzhen's reign (1296), Wujiang County was promoted to a state, and in the Ming Dynasty, the administrative district of Wujiang City was restored to a county in the year of 1369. In the fourth year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1726), Zhenjiang County was set up to the west and Wujiang County to the east. In 1912, Wujiang County and Zhenze County were combined into Wujiang County, which belonged to Jiangsu Dudufu. On April 29th, 1949, Wujiang was liberated and the people's political power was established. The county has been divided into 8 districts, 11 districts, 9 districts and 5 districts. In 1957, the county withdrew its districts and merged into townships, and * * * set up 23 townships and 7 county-owned towns. In 1958, 21 people's communes were established in rural areas of the county, and in 1962, three more people's communes were added. In 1983, the rural organizational system was restored, and Lili Town and Lili Township merged, and the village was governed by the town. There were 7 towns and 22 townships in the county, and 5 townships merged in 1985. Since 1987, all townships in the county have successively withdrawn from townships to build towns. In 1992, the county was withdrawn and the city was established, with 18 towns and 5 townships.
by 2117, the whole city has completely removed villages and built towns, and there are 9 towns in Songling, Shengze, Tongli, Zhenze, Pingwang, Fenhu, Taoyuan, Hengfan and Qidu.
Foreign Economy
In 2116, Wujiang achieved a total import and export volume of US$ 14.27 billion, up by 8.4% over the previous year, of which US$ 7.173 billion was exported and US$ 7.197 billion was imported, up by 12.9% and 4.3% respectively. In the city's import and export trade, foreign-invested enterprises are still the absolute main force, with an annual total import and export volume of US$ 13.188 billion, of which US$ 6.369 billion was exported, up by 7.1% and 12.7% respectively over the previous year. The total import and export volume and total export volume of foreign-invested enterprises account for 91.72% and 88.8% of the total import and export volume and total export volume of the city. For the first time, import and export reversed the situation of export trade deficit for many years and implemented export trade surplus. Among the national top 511 import and export enterprises and top 211 export enterprises assessed by the Ministry of Commerce, 11 enterprises entered the top 511 import and export enterprises and 4 enterprises entered the top 211 export enterprises at the same time.
In p>2116, 268 foreign-funded projects were newly approved, with registered foreign capital of 1.174 billion US dollars, 117 capital increase projects and registered foreign capital of 292 million US dollars, with a total registered foreign capital of 1.366 billion US dollars, up by 1.3% over the previous year; The foreign capital actually received was US$ 678 million, up by 13.1% over the previous year. Among the newly approved projects in the city, 43 registered foreign capital exceeded 11 million US dollars. Foreign economic and technological cooperation has made new progress. In the whole year, the amount of newly signed foreign economic contracts was 32.147 million US dollars, the turnover was 33.19 million US dollars, and 138 laborers were newly sent abroad. Newly approved to invest in 3 overseas enterprises.
social security
The number of people who participated in urban basic old-age insurance in Wujiang in 2116 was 383,811; The number of people participating in unemployment insurance at the end of the year was 221,111; The number of employees participating in the basic medical insurance at the end of the year was 359,411; The number of employees participating in work-related injury and maternity insurance at the end of the year was 219,811 and 217,811 respectively. The coverage rate of urban basic pension, unemployment and medical insurance reached 98.5%. The coverage of basic old-age insurance in rural areas has been continuously expanded, and the total number of people who have exchanged land for security is 129,111. The policies of social insurance, medical insurance, agricultural insurance and soil protection were adjusted and improved, and the pensions of enterprise retirees were raised twice, with a per capita capital increase of 232 yuan. The coverage rate of towns and villages in the new cooperative medical system is 1.11%, the participation rate is 96%, and the per capita financing is 1.31 yuan. The minimum living security system has been actively promoted, and the security standard has been improved year by year. At the end of the year, there were 11,328 people receiving the minimum living guarantee, an increase of 991 people over the previous year, of whom 1,912 were urban residents and 9,416 were rural residents, and the accumulated minimum living guarantee funds for the whole year were 12.67 million yuan. By the end of the year, the city had 73 non-governmental employment agencies at all levels and 13 non-profit employment agencies. In the whole year, 92,411 new jobs were created, 26,711 rural surplus laborers were transferred to jobs, and 46,611 urban workers were re-employed. At the end of the year, the registered urban unemployment rate was 3.2%. Social welfare undertakings have developed vigorously. The annual sales of social welfare lottery tickets was 43.87 million yuan, and social donations were 6.7858 million yuan.
history of humanities
Throughout the ages, Wujiang is a land of rich humanities and talented people. During the two thousand years from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, a large number of famous historical figures emerged. According to the data, there are more than 141 historical figures who belong to Wujiang or have lived in Wujiang for a long time. Among them, the famous ones are Fan Li in the Spring and Autumn Period, Yan Ji, a lyricist in the Western Han Dynasty, Hans Zhang, a writer in the Western Jin Dynasty, Gu Yewang, an exegetist and painter in the Southern Dynasties, Lu Guimeng, a writer in the Tang Dynasty, Xie Jingchu and Xie Tao, a scholar in the Song Dynasty, and Shi Jian and Shen Yong, a poet in the Ming Dynasty. In modern times, Chen Qubing, a man of the Revolution of 1911, Liu Yazi, a democratic fighter and patriotic poet, Zhang Yingchun, a revolutionary martyr, Jin Songcen, a master of Chinese studies, and Fan Yanqiao, a writer, were born.
a long history has created a profound cultural heritage in Wujiang, showing the distinctive characteristics of Wu culture. Wujiang folk literature has a long history and is rich in resources, especially Luxu folk songs, which are loud and clear, sincere and simple, with beautiful and fresh tunes and strong local flavor, and are unique in Wuzhong. There are many schools of folk dance, traditional opera and folk arts and crafts, each with its own merits. The staple food of Wujiang people is mainly rice, and miscellaneous grains are only used to adjust the taste. Among them, Panlong cake, Min cake, malt cake, smoked bean, and Zhenze black dried bean curd are all famous food spots in Wujiang.
Traveling in Wujiang
Tongli Scenic Area is located in the east of the ancient canal on the bank of Taihu Lake, 18 kilometers away from Suzhou City, with a total area of 62.54 square kilometers and a population of 33,511. Tongli Town has beautiful scenery, surrounded by water on all sides, and the ancient town is embedded in the five lakes of Tongli, Jiuli, Yeze, Nanxing and Pangshan. The township is divided into seven small islands by 15 rivers in Sichuan, and 49 ancient bridges string the small islands into a whole. The building stands by the water, and is known as "a small bridge with flowing water". It is the most intact ancient water town in Jiangsu Province at present, and it is also a provincial key cultural relics protection unit, and has been listed as one of the thirteen scenic spots in Taihu Lake.
The ancient town was opened to the outside world in 1986, and was listed as the first batch of famous historical and cultural towns in Jiangsu Province by the provincial government in 1995. Tongli, a beautiful and quaint town, has fertile paddy fields, rich materials and outstanding people, and is known as "Little Venice of the East". The ancient town is 18 kilometers away from Suzhou, 81 kilometers away from Shanghai, 11 kilometers away from Zhouzhuang and only 6 kilometers away from Wujiang. The land and water transportation is very convenient. Tongli people have been studying hard for generations, being knowledgeable, educated and rich in humanities. From the fourth year of Chunyou in the Southern Song Dynasty (AD 1247) to the end of the Qing Dynasty, Tongli successively produced one scholar, 42 scholars and 93 civil and military juries. In ancient times, famous Li people included Ye Yin, Xu Chunfu, Mo Dan, Zou Yi, Liang Shi, He Yuan, Ji Cheng, Wang Chong, Zhu Heling, Shen Guifen, Lu Lianfu, Yuan Long, Chen Yizhen, Gu I, Huang Zengkang, Huang Zenglu and Ren Yu. In modern times, the famous Li people include Chen Qubing, Jin Songcen, Yan Baoli, Fei Gong, Wang Shaosong, Lan Gongwu, Feng Xinde, Yang Tianji, Fei Yifu, Liu Rumiao, Fan Yanqiao, Jin Guobao, Shen Shanjiong and Feng Yingzi. Ni Zan, Gu Ying, Han Yi, Yao Guangxiao, Dong Qichang, Zhang Dansheng and Shen Deqian also lived in Tongli. It is such a person that will create such a thick culture.
Other attractions:
meditation garden: meditation garden is located in the suburb of Wujiang, Suzhou, 3 kilometers west of Tongli Ancient Town, covering an area of more than 111 mu. There are a lot of wonderful stones on display, and the famous "Qingyun Peak" is the best in kiness.
xiaodian lake forest park: xiaodian lake forest park covers an area of nearly 4,111 mu (more than 2,111 mu of water surface), which is rare in the south of the Yangtze river with its large area, good greening and excellent ecology.
Pingbotai Shijian Palace Confucius Temple Xiaojiuhua Scenic Temple Film and Television Base Yuantong Temple Chen Qubing's former residence Lize Girls' School Gengletang No.3 Bridge Ming and Qing Street Xiaoqiao Liushui Nanyuan Tea House
Ming and Qing buildings Retreat Garden Luoxingzhou Jiayintang Chongbentang Pearl Tower Scenic Spot Wang Xichan Memorial Hall Ciyun Temple Taciyun Temple hangs the Hongqiao
Liu Yazi Memorial Hall (AA)
Xiancan Temple (AA)