Nantong belongs to Jiangsu Province.

Nantong, referred to as Tong, was called Tongzhou in ancient times, also known as Jinghai, Chongzhou, and Zilang. It is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province and the central city of the Yangtze River Delta. Invited by the lights of Shanghai and Suzhou, it is the economic center and modern port city of China's Yangtze River Delta. Nantong governs 3 municipal districts, 3 county-level cities, and 1 county, with a total area of ??8,001 square kilometers.

Nantong is a national historical and cultural city. It has been more than a thousand years since Zhou Xiande founded the city in the third year of the Five Dynasties. In the modern history of China, Nantong founded the first normal school, the first museum, the first textile school, the first embroidery school, the first drama school, the first special school and the first weather station, etc. First, it is known in history as “the first city in modern China”.

Geology and Landforms

Nantong is located at the intersection of the T-shaped structure of the coastal economic belt and the Yangtze River Economic Belt and at the head of the Yangtze River Delta. Nantong is located at the intersection of the river and the sea and belongs to the Jianghai Plain. The whole area is a fluvial and marine sedimentary plain formed in different periods, which can be divided into Langshan residual hill area, Haianlixiahe low-lying lake sedimentary plain area, North Bank ancient sand spit area, Tonglu water ridge sea river sedimentary plain area, Nantong ancient river branch water Net plain area, southern plain and continent area, Sanyu sea plain area, coastal new reclamation area, etc.

The outline of Nantong's entire territory is longer in the east-west direction than in the north-south direction. It is surrounded by water on three sides and is close to land on one side, forming an irregular rhombus shape. The terrain is low and flat, with slightly undulating surface. The elevation is generally between 2 and 6.5 meters. It is slightly tilted from northwest to southeast. Its distinctive features are vast plains and dense water networks.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Nantong City