Nantong through the New Year customs and culture

Nantong City Introduction

Nantong is at the confluence of the river and the sea, just as the Yangtze River estuary, located in southeastern Jiangsu Province, leaning against the Yangtze River estuary on the north side of the East and Northeast facing the South Yellow Sea, the north of Yancheng City, Dongtai County, west of Taizhou City, the south of the Yangtze River as the boundary with the city of Suzhou City, Zhangjiagang, Changshu, Taicang, and the Shanghai Municipality of Chongming County, separated by the river. Nantong City is a diamond-shaped peninsula extending from east to west and narrowing from north to south, with three sides facing the water and one side leaning against the land. The city has a coastline of 364.91 kilometers. The city has a total area of 8001 square kilometers, with 7.12 million acres of cultivated land. In addition to the water area and the low hills of Wolf Mountain, the land area is all plains below five or six meters above sea level, and the ratio of water area and plain area is rare throughout the country. The city has a total population of 7.863 million.

Nantong belongs to the northern subtropical monsoon climate zone, with mild climate, four distinct seasons, abundant rainfall, and obvious oceanic climate.

Nantong is formed by the continuous development and merging of ancient sand spits on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and belongs to the alluvial plain in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. About 6,000 years ago, the Yangtze River water from the upper reaches of a large number of sand and sediment continuously deposited in the estuary, Nantong thus become land, and gradually from west to east, southward extension and expansion. Territorial contour of the whole territory east-west longer than north-south, three sides around the water, one side of the land, like an irregular diamond shape. Respectively by the wolf mountain residual hill area, haian lixiahe area, the north bank of the ancient sand spit area, tonglv water ridge plain area, nantong ancient river branch plain area, the southern plains and continental land, the three Yu sea accumulation plain area, the coast of the new reclamation area and so on.

Nantong has been inhabited by people since five or six thousand years ago. Nantong city area in the Jin Dynasty before the sea for the river mouth, the North and South Dynasties began to become Shazhou, the first name of the pot beans Chau, and later called the Hu Tea Chau, the beginning of the Sui Dynasty as a sandbar, belonging to the Hailing County (present-day Taizhou), the Tang Dynasty for the Salt Pavilion field, Emperor Xuanzong Kaiyuan ten years (722 years) to set up the salt officials, belonging to the Hailing County of Yangzhou, affiliated with the Huainan Road. In the second year of Qianfu of Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty (875), Wolf Mountain was set up and placed under the jurisdiction of the Western Zhejiang Province. During the period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907-960), the Jinghai Township of Dongzhou was set up in Wu. The South Tang Dynasty set up Jinghai town system hospital, set up Rugao County belongs to Taizhou, lasted half a century. In 958 A.D., the northern Zhou sent troops south, occupied Jinghai, rose to Jinghai Navy, soon renamed Tongzhou, leading Jinghai, Haimen two counties, under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou. During the Song Dynasty, it was once called Chongzhou or Chongchuan in the first year of Tian Sheng (1023), and was soon renamed Tongzhou, subordinate to the South East Road, and led the counties of Jinghai and Haimen. In the 15th year of Emperor Yuan's reign (1278), it was elevated to Tongzhou Road, and in the 21st year (1284), it was called Tongzhou again and belonged to Yangzhou Road. It was subordinate to the Jiangbei Huaidong Road, and led the two counties of Jinghai and Haimen. Qing Kangxi eleven years (1672) Haimen abolished the county for the township and into Nantong; Yongzheng three years (1724) changed Tongzhou for the state, and Taixing, Rugao two counties under its jurisdiction, under the jurisdiction of the Jiangsu municipal Department; Qianlong twenty-six years (1761) changed to the municipal Department of Jiangning. After the Xinhai Revolution abolished the state county, set up "Nantong County Office". 1914-1927, Nantong, Rugao, Jingjiang, Taixing and other counties for the jurisdiction of the Su Chang Road, Haimen, Chongming, such as Shanghai Haidao jurisdiction. 1934 set up the Nantong Administrative Inspectorate District Commissioner's Office, the jurisdiction of the six counties of Nantong, Chongming, Qidong, Haimen, Rugao, Jingjiang. Anti-Japanese War period, in March 1941 in Nantong County, Beixingqiao established anti-Japanese democratic government, during the War of Liberation, set up Tongdong, Tonghai, Tongxi, Tongru Office, in Rudong dug port to establish the fourth Suzhong Administrative Region Commissioner's Office, had been rebuilt Suwannese (Central China), one, nine administrative districts.

After the founding of the Nantong City, Nantong County moved to Jinsha Town, the establishment of Nantong Prefecture to the North Jiangsu Administrative Office, jurisdiction of Haian, Rugao, Rudong, Nantong, Haimen, Qidong, and Chongming seven counties and Nantong City. 1952 end of the year, Jiangsu resumed the establishment of the province, the city of Nantong for the provincial municipality, Chongming County, 1958, transferred to the Shanghai Municipality, Nantong City, Nantong City, again listed as a provincial municipality, and detached from the Nantong Prefecture in 1962. In 1970, the province was unified to change the area for the region. 1983 March, Nantong City and Nantong area merger, the implementation of the city county system. 1989 after Qidong, Haimen, Rugao county to build a city, is still managed by the Nantong City, Nantong City in 1997 under the jurisdiction of the city of Qidong, Rugao, Tongzhou City, Haimen City, Hai'an County, Rudong County, Chongchuan District, Hongkong District, Wolverine Mountain Tourist Resort and the Office of the Port of Fumin Four cities, two counties, three districts and one office. Nantong City is one of the earliest 14 coastal cities open to the outside world, but also an important part of the Shanghai Economic Zone.

Nantong City in the Ming Dynasty period, the city is prosperous, economically developed. In recent years, the development of industry and agriculture is relatively rapid, according to the 1997 statistics, the total output value of industry in the township and above the township was 63.433 billion yuan, of which 10.465 billion yuan was completed by the state-owned enterprises, 29.760 billion yuan was completed by the collective enterprises, and 23.208 billion yuan was completed by the other economic and industrial enterprises, which are mainly Sino-foreign equity joint ventures, cooperative ventures and foreign trade enterprises. The total output value of agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery was 23.127 billion yuan, of which 12.83 billion yuan was for agriculture, 4.911 billion yuan for animal husbandry and 5.22 billion yuan for fishery.

Nantong is rich in water resources, and the Tongyang Canal, New Tongyang Canal, Tonglv Canal, and Tongqi Canal have brought convenience to Nantong's economic development.

Nantong is rich in ancient customs and folklore, and is a city with a long historical and cultural heritage.

Nantong City Introduction

Nantong City is located in the eastern part of Jiangsu Province, the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, by the river and the sea, surrounded by water on three sides, shaped like a peninsula. It is surrounded by water on three sides and is shaped like a peninsula. It is separated from Shanghai and Suzhou by the river and backed by the vast north Suzhou plain.

More than five thousand years ago, Nantong territory of the Hai'an Qingdun that has become land, and there are primitive clan tribes to flourish. Today, the city around the five generations set up county, called Jinghai. After the Zhou Xiande five years (958 AD) to build the city, the name Tongzhou. In the first year of the Song Dynasty (1023 AD), it was renamed Chongzhou, also known as Chongchuan. After the Xinhai Revolution, the abolition of the state set up a county, called Nantong County. 1949 Nantong liberation of the whole territory of the county for the city, the city and county partition. 1983 Nantong area and Nantong City merged, the implementation of the municipal management county system.

Nantong City is now under the jurisdiction of Rugao, Tongzhou, Haimen, Qidong 4 cities (county-level), Hai'an, Rudong 2 counties, Chongchuan, Gangzha 2 districts and Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone, *** there are 141 townships, 10 streets. The city's land area of 8001 square kilometers, adjacent to the sea area of about 10,000 square kilometers, *** there are 277 kilometers of the Yangtze River coastline, 205 kilometers of yellow coastline.

Nantong has initially formed an open three-dimensional transportation network of land, water and air. 204, 328 National Highway and Ningtong Expressway running across the city, the construction of Tongqi, Yantong high-speed and the planning of the coastal high-speed to form a "longitudinal, a horizontal, a ring" of the highway network; Ningqi Railway, the new Changsha Railway will be officially opened to traffic; Tongsha, Usually, the Yangtze River, the Yangtze River, the Yangtze River, the Yellow Sea coastline 205 kilometers. Passing through; through the sand, usually, the sea too Yangtze River steam ferry through the north and south of the river; Nantong airport according to the national second-class airport design and construction, for Boeing 757 and other class D aircraft landing; under construction in the Sutong Yangtze River Highway Bridge will be completed and opened to traffic in 2008, when the Nantong will be truly integrated into the Shanghai 1-hour traffic circle.

Meandering 30 miles of Hao River around the city, shaped like a gourd, like a bead chain, is the only one of the most intact and located in the center of the city's ancient moat, known as the city of Nantong, "Emerald Necklace". Wolf Mountain Scenic Area on the southern outskirts of the city is one of the six major natural scenic spots in Jiangsu Province, the national 4A-level tourist area, the area has a thousand-year-old temple Guangjiao Temple, Jianzhen Dongdu sea site, Locke Binwang Cloak and Crown Mound, the Kangxi Imperial Pavilion, Kwai Bamboo Mountain House and other cultural relics and monuments. Nantong characteristics of tourism resources are relatively rich, there are Hai'an Qingdun neolithic cultural heritage sites, Rugao Bao Paijian, Dong Xiaowan's former residence, Water Painting Garden, Dinghui Temple, Rudong on the sea disco, Tongzhou theater town of Shihang, Haimen Oyster Aphid Hill, Qidong rounded Cape.

Nantong has a long history of humanities and sages. Lv Dai, a famous minister of the Three Kingdoms, Hu Yuan, an outstanding educator of the Song Dynasty, Chen Shigong, a famous doctor of the Ming Dynasty, Li Fangying, one of the Eight Monsters of Yangzhou in the Qing Dynasty, and Zhang Jian, a scholar of the end of the Qing Dynasty, are all of Nantong's historical celebrities. In modern times, Nantong has written a glorious page in the history of Chinese culture, science and education with the "seventeen firsts" such as the first teacher training school run by Chinese people, folk museum, textile school, embroidery school, drama school, blind and dumb school, weather station, nursing home, baby-sitting hall, etc.

Nantong is one of the most famous cities in China.

Nantong has been known as "Chongchuan Fudian" since ancient times, in this magical land, Nantong people inherited the history, highlighting the advantages, according to the "relying on the river and the sea, the rise of the Suzhong, integration into the southern Jiangsu Province, connecting to Shanghai, towards the world, a well-off" general idea, renewing the development of the In 2003, the city's economic and social development continued to grow rapidly, realizing the GDP of over 100 billion yuan, fiscal revenue of more than 10 billion yuan of historic breakthroughs, the economy and society into the take-off phase of the development of leapfrog. Annual GDP of 100.665 billion yuan, an increase of 13.4% over the previous year; to achieve fiscal revenue of 11.699 billion yuan, an increase of 21.7%; the completion of the social investment in fixed assets 44.842 billion yuan, an increase of 44.7%, an increase of the largest in seven years; the annual new agreement of 2.3111 billion U.S. dollars of registered foreign capital, the actual arrival of registered foreign capital of 731 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 367.4 and 206.4%, respectively. 367.4 and 206.5%, the increase ranked first in the province.

The long river and coastline make Nantong a charming city with a riverfront and a seafront. Nantong has 127 species of rare freshwater fish, is the eel, the Yangtze River system of Chinese soft-shelled turtle, crab seedling natural production areas; there are more than 130 kinds of offshore fish, shellfish resources reserves amounted to more than 80,000 tons, "the world's first fresh" clams production accounted for two-thirds of the country. Lvsi fishery is one of the country's four major fisheries, producing scallop, pomfret, yellowtail, small yellowtail, pike crabs and other aquatic products. Nantong's traditional folk arts include Tongpai kites, Tongpai bonsai, Shen embroidery, paper-cutting, tie-dyeing, blue printed cloth, mahogany carvings, Qidong prints and so on.

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