Changzhou

Basic overview

Changzhou is located in the center of the beautiful and rich Yangtze River Delta, in the south of Jiangsu Province, with the Yangtze River in the north and Taihu Lake in the south, facing Shanghai and Nanjing at the same distance. Located at 31 9 ′-32 4 ′ north latitude and 119 8 ′-12 12 ′ east longitude, it now governs two county-level cities, namely Jintan and Liyang, and five administrative regions, namely Wujin, Xinbei, Tianning, Zhonglou and Qishuyan. The city has a total area of 4,375 square kilometers and a total population of 3.49 million, including an urban area of 1,864 square kilometers and a population of 2.17 million.

historical evolution

Changzhou is an ancient cultural city with a long history of more than 2,5 years, with profound connotations. During the Spring and Autumn Period in 547 BC, the city was founded and the state was established, which was called Yanling. Another name is Longcheng, which is the fief of Jizha, the fourth son of Wu Wangshoumeng in the Spring and Autumn Period. Qinzhi county. After the Western Jin Dynasty. For the county, state, road and government, the name of the city has changed many times to Piling, Pitan, Jinling, Lanling, Changzhou, Nanlanling, Changzhou and Wujin. The name "Changzhou" began in Sui Dynasty, and was previously called "county". Later, it was called "state" in Song Dynasty, "road" in Yuan Dynasty, and "house" in Ming and Qing Dynasties, all of which had counties under their jurisdiction. From 1726, in the fourth year of Yongzheng reign in Qing Dynasty, Changzhou Prefecture had jurisdiction over 8 counties including Wujin, Yanghu, Wuxi, Jingui, Yixing, Jingxi, Jiangyin and Jingjiang. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there was still one government (Changzhou government) and two counties (Wujin and Yanghu) in the city. In 1912, Changzhou House was abolished and Yanghu County was merged into Wujin County. At the beginning of liberation, Changzhou specialized agency governed Changzhou and six counties, namely Wuxi, Jiangyin, Wujin, Yixing, Liyang and Jintan. In January 1953, Changzhou was designated as a provincial city, and in March of that year, * * * governed six districts; In July 1958, Zhenjiang District moved to Changzhou, renamed Changzhou District, and Changzhou belonged to it.

celebrity style

Since ancient times, Changzhou has been famous for its outstanding people. There are Ji Zha, a famous politician and diplomat in the Spring and Autumn Period, Xiao Tong, editor of Selected Works of Zhaoming, Chen Ji, who presided over the compilation of Yongle Dadian, Duan Yucai, a linguist in Qing Dynasty, and Gong Zizhen, a thinker. From the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the late Qing Dynasty, * * * produced 9 top scholars and 1546 scholars. Changzhou School of Confucian Classics, Yanghu School of Literature, Changzhou School of Ci, Changzhou School of Painting and Menghe School of Medicine are famous all over the country. From modern times to contemporary times, a group of political leaders and revolutionaries such as Li Baojia (Li Boyuan), Qu Qiubai, Zhang Tailei and Yun Daiying, the "Three Masters of Changzhou", Li Gongpu and Shi Liang, the "Seven Gentlemen", shine in history; Industrialists Sheng Xuanhuai and Liu Guojun, linguist Zhao Yuanren, mathematician Hua Luogeng, physician Wu Jieping, master of calligraphy and painting Liu Haisu and others are famous at home and abroad. At present, there are 56 Changzhou academicians in China Academy of Sciences and China Academy of Engineering. Ranked fourth in the country.

Transportation

Changzhou enjoys convenient land, water and air transportation. beijing-shanghai railway, Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, National Highway 312, expressways such as Shanghai-Nanjing, Ning Hang, Changning, Expressway along the Yangtze River (Changshou), Changcheng and Xiyi, as well as the second largest airport in Jiangsu, Changzhou Airport, a 4-D civil aviation, constitute a developed land, water and air transportation network in Changzhou. In addition, changzhou railway station, a Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, and changzhou railway station, a Shanghai-Nanjing intercity rail, as well as the urban elevated expressway network and the planned light rail line 1, also add bright colors to Changzhou's traffic.

social economy

Changzhou is one of the birthplaces of national industry and commerce in modern China, which is famous for its developed economy and comparable industry and commerce. In the early 198s, Changzhou became a famous industrial star city in China, and created the famous "Southern Jiangsu Model" characterized by the developed township industries. It was the earliest "pilot city for comprehensive reform of economic system" and "open city" in China. Today, Changzhou is led by four pillar industries: agricultural machinery manufacturing, power transmission and transformation equipment manufacturing, automobile and accessories manufacturing, and new textile and garment industry, which drives the development of three emerging industries: electronic information, new material industry, biomedicine and fine chemical industry, and strives to build an advanced manufacturing base, with the scale and brand effect gradually emerging.

in p>25, the city's GDP reached 13.22 billion yuan, an increase of 18.1%; The per capita GDP exceeds $4,5; The total fiscal revenue reached 22 billion yuan, an increase of 25.9%; The investment in fixed assets of the whole society was 77 billion yuan, an increase of 3%; The per capita disposable income of urban residents reached 14,589 yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers reached 6,9 yuan, up by 13.4% and 1% respectively. In the whole year, the agreed utilization of foreign capital and the actual foreign capital reached 2.85 billion US dollars and 87 million US dollars respectively.

over the years, Changzhou has been rated as one of the top 5 cities with comprehensive strength in China and one of the top 4 cities with excellent investment environment in China. It has successfully established a national health city, a national environmental protection model city and a provincial garden city, and won the title of "National Advanced City with Scientific and Technological Progress", "National Excellent City with Comprehensive Management of Social Security", "National Advanced City with Civilized City" and "China Excellent Tourism". In addition, it is the 12th best commercial city in Forbes, and China ranks among the top 3 cities in terms of competitiveness. In 23, it was approved by the State Council to build a mega-city. In recent years, it is accelerating the pace of urban construction to build a mega-city. In 25, the built-up area has reached 145 square kilometers.

Special cuisine

Changzhou snacks have both local traditional characteristics and Jiangsu and Zhejiang flavors, with a wide range of materials, salty and sweet stuffing, well-prepared meat and a good reputation.

steamed buns with crabs

It was first created by Wanhua Tea House in the south of Xiaoheyan pontoon bridge during the light-year period. Its characteristics: the crab oil is golden and shiny, fat but not greasy, the crab is fragrant, the juice is delicious, the skin is thin and strong, the stuffing is tender and smooth and refreshing, and it is delicious with balsamic vinegar and ginger. Hemp cake

Changzhou hemp cake is an oval sesame cake with unique taste and flavor, and it is also the favorite traditional food for Changzhou people. When it is made, white flour, high-quality sesame seeds, white sugar, refined salt and other raw materials are selected and refined through multiple procedures such as kneading, stirring, kneading, stuffing, forming and baking. There are salty and sweet flavors for buyers to choose from. As soon as the qualified sesame cake is baked, it has a strong fragrance, yellow and moist color but not burnt, moderate salty and sweet but not greasy, crisp and delicious but not crisp, and good color, fragrance and taste. In the past, Changzhou hemp cake was mostly eaten by local people for breakfast. Nowadays, after reform and innovation, careful packaging, beautiful appearance, and easy to carry, it has become a necessary gift for people to visit relatives and friends. Crab shell yellow

Crab shell yellow is a local flavor snack in Changzhou, commonly known as Xiaoma cake, which is often used as a gift with hemp cake. There are four kinds of stuffing: shepherd's purse, onion oil, white sugar and bean paste with bright oil. Its characteristics: it is shaped like a crab shell, golden in color, oily but not greasy, crisp and crisp, sweet and mellow in sugar filling, and fresh in salty filling. Wonton with chicken soup and vegetables

Wonton with chicken soup and vegetables is a special snack in Changzhou with a history of more than 4 years. Its characteristics: the skin is smooth, the stuffing is delicious, fat but not greasy, and delicious. Fermented Lantern Festival

Fermented Lantern Festival is one of the special snacks in Changzhou, and people have the custom of eating Lantern Festival. More than 1 years ago, Pei Yugao added distiller's grains to the traditional Lantern Festival, creating the distiller's grains Lantern Festival. Its characteristics: the dough is like jade grains, the wine is full of fragrance, the flavor is unique, and it is sweet and refreshing. Silver noodles

Silver noodles are a special variety in Changzhou with a history of more than 3 years. With exquisite ingredients and strict operation procedures, it has the characteristics of fine noodles, white as silver, soft and smooth, rich in toughness, and does not paste in the pot. It is one of the collected varieties of China Snacks. Sesame sugar

Changzhou sesame sugar has a long history and unique flavor. According to legend, as early as the Tang Dynasty, the local people began to caramelize sugar and sesame seeds, and produced a sesame candy shaped like a hemp ball, called hemp ball candy. By the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the wolf smoke was everywhere, and the nomads from the army invaded the south on a large scale. Zhao Gou, the King of Kang, fled from the capital city of Bianliang to the south, and was partial to the south of the Yangtze River. He blindly compromised and made peace, and he didn't want to recover the lost land in the north. The people are very resentful about this. At that time, someone once wrote a poem saying, "When will the West Lake stop singing and dancing?" The warm wind makes tourists drunk and makes Hangzhou a Bianzhou! " To vent their dissatisfaction. The common people in Changwu area use another form to express their desire to resist gold and recover lost land. They changed the spherical hemp candy into a cylindrical shape like a ware, and gave it to Kang Wang to inspire its courage to resist the rejuvenation of the country. It is not known whether Zhao Gou, the King of Kang, was inspired and courageous. However, Changzhou Sesame Sugar was made into a cylindrical shape from then on and continues to this day.

Changzhou sesame candy has fine selection of materials and exquisite production. Sesame is required to be covered with no skin, and both ends are sealed without stuffing. The hole in the sugar layer is not stiff, the taste is sweet and crisp, and it does not stick to teeth. The color is white and bright, and the thickness is generally uniform, with just 2 sticks per catty. It is indeed a good gift for family travel and friends. Dried radish

People who have been to Changzhou will say, "There is a strange thing in Changzhou. Dried radish is a kind of appetizer." Authentic Changzhou dried radish is really different from dried radish elsewhere. It is made of sweet and tender solid carrots produced by Xinzha Gate outside the west gate of Changzhou, washed and cut into strips, moderately dried, and then added with appropriate amount of salt, sugar and various auxiliary materials, and carefully pickled. Because of the excellent selection of materials, the unique pickling process is adopted, and the seasoning with unique flavor is matched. Therefore, Changzhou dried radish is yellow in color and red in color, salty but not salty, slightly sweet in salty, crispy and not spicy, and very delicious. Besides, it's cheap and easy to carry. It is not only a side dish for people to eat, but also a pastime food after drinking and having a meal. If you buy authentic Changzhou products, customers will be satisfied. Shrimp cake

has a history of nearly 2 years. Yuan Mei, a litterateur in Qing Dynasty, wrote in "Suiyuan Food List": "Shrimp cake, raw shrimp meat, onion, salt, pepper, a little sweet wine, add water and flour, and sesame oil will burn thoroughly." Golden in color, crisp outside and soft inside, fragrant and delicious. Horseshoe Crisp

After the Taiping Army captured Changzhou in the tenth year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty, a kind of shortbread shaped like horseshoe appeared among the people, which was intended to praise the achievements of the Taiping Army. Horseshoe crisp is made of refined white flour, cotton sugar, soybean oil and other raw materials, and is baked in a traditional furnace. Golden in color, sweet and crisp. It has been included in China Famous Menu. Sanxian wonton

is made of shrimp, fresh green fish and fresh pork, so it is called "Sanxian". Wonton skin is made of refined white flour mixed with egg white and rolled, and wonton soup is stewed with fresh hens into chicken soup. Wonton skin is thin and smooth, the stuffing is fresh and tender, and the soup is clear and delicious. Yilongsu Ham

Yilongsu Ham was founded in 1932 and is famous for making vegetarian snacks. Yilongsu ham is a traditional special food in Changzhou Yilongsu restaurant. This product is made of excellent materials, advanced formula, scientific production process, supplemented by a variety of natural precious spices and natural pigments. This product is fragrant, dry and fresh, tough and soft, delicious and refreshing. It is sliced and sprinkled with sesame oil, which looks like ham meat. It is a delicacy to accompany meals, drink wine and travel, and also a good gift for relatives and friends. In 1989, it won the "Jinding" award of high-quality food from the Ministry of Commerce, and it is one of the top ten famous spots in Changzhou. Tianmuhu casserole fish head

Tianmuhu casserole fish head: It was founded in Tianmuhu Hotel, Jiangsu Province, and has been carefully cooked by Zhu Shuncai, a super chef in Jiangsu Province for nearly 3 years. Now it has been praised as the best traditional dish in Jiangsu and has become a wonderful flower in China's food world. Cooking the fish head of Tianmu Lake casserole is made by using the head of silver carp naturally raised in Tianmu Lake as raw material, using pure natural Tianmu Lake as soup base, and adding special cooking technology. Because the beautiful Tianmu Lake not only filters the lake with green vegetation around the mountain, but also has sandy bottom instead of silt, this unique natural environment makes Tianmu Lake clear, sweet and spotless, so the fish grown in it has no earthy smell. Therefore, the fish head of Tianmu Lake casserole is highly praised by the vast number of food lovers for its excellent quality of "fresh but not fishy, fat but not greasy".