Where is Huangqiao?

Huangqiao town, which belongs to Taixing City, Jiangsu Province, is located in the Suzhong Plain on the north bank of the Yangtze River and the north wing of the Yangtze River Delta. It is known as a water hub with Huaiwei in the north and Jiang Chao in the south. It is adjacent to the Yangtze River in the south, Rugao in the east and Jiangyan in the north, which is an important gateway to southern Jiangsu in the middle and northern Jiangsu.

Yanjing Expressway, Xinchang Railway, Provincial Highway 334 and Provincial Highway 229 pass through the territory, only 2 hours' drive from Nanjing and Shanghai. Huangqiao town * * * governs 55 administrative villages and 10 communities. By 2065,438+05, the total population was 65,438+09.120,000, and the area under its jurisdiction was 65,438+076 square kilometers, of which the urban area was 65,438+02 square kilometers and the urban population was 654,380+million.

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The History and Culture of Huangqiao

Huangqiao Town has three traditional ancient blocks in the east, south and west, with a total area of 280,000 square meters and 24 ancient streets. In particular, streets and lanes such as Zhuxiang, Luojiaxiang, Wang Jiaxiang and Mixiang have maintained their original historical features since the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

These streets and lanes are mainly storefront houses along the street, and the front shops are used for later work. The roadway is wide, the eaves of buildings on both sides are low, the bricks are small, the roof is hard, the materials are heavy, the lifting and folding are gentle, and the doors are short, which fully embodies the original town style of Huangqiao, the appropriate block size and local characteristics.

There are three ancient temples in huangqiao town, such as Youfuhui Temple, Jing Zong Temple and Zhenwu Temple. And the seven ancestral halls of He, Han, Wang, Qian, Zhang, Lu and Shen Shi; There are two ancient bridges: Wenming Bridge and Zhifu Bridge. There are also a large number of stone carvings and woodcuts in the town during the Tang, Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

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