Liuhe Town, Taicang
Encyclopedia
Liuhe is a town under the juridiction of Taicang
county-level city
in Jiangsu
province, China
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. It borders the Huating
town of Jiading
district in Shanghai
and Yangqiao town of Baoshan
District Shanghai, all separated by the Liuhe River which flows into the mouth of the Yangtze River
.
Liuhe was called Liujiagang (浏家港) in the Yuan Dynasty
. Liuhe is dubbed the "Number one town at the end of the River and the front of the sea" because Liuhe is at the mouth of the Yangtze River
, the longest river in China and it is not far from the East China Sea
.
Liuhe has an area of 68 km2, with around 56,000 permanent residents.
province. Nowadays, fishing is modernized and industrialized. The seafood caught by Liuhe fishermen were sold to cities such as Shanghai
.
Liuhe also has quite developed manufacturing. There are a few regionally famous manufacturing companies in Liuhe.
Taicang
Taicang is a coastal city in Jiangsu Province of People's Republic of China. It is approximately to the northwest of Shanghai, and to the east of Suzhou. It is a county level city under jurisdiction of Suzhou prefecture level city. In 2008, the registered population was at 466,300, and total GDP...
county-level city
County-level city
A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....
in Jiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
province, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
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Geography
Liuhe is located around 35 km to the north of ShanghaiShanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
. It borders the Huating
Huating
Huating may refer to:*Huating County, county in Pingliang, Gansu, China*Huating Town, town in Jiading, Shanghai...
town of Jiading
Jiading District
Jiading District is one of the 18 districts of Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It has a population of 1,471,100 .-Geography:...
district in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
and Yangqiao town of Baoshan
Baoshan District
The Baoshan District of Shanghai has a land area of 424.58 km² and a population of 1,905,000 as of 2010.-Landmarks:Downtown Baoshan is the location of Baosteel's head office. The main campus of Shanghai University is also located in Baoshan District...
District Shanghai, all separated by the Liuhe River which flows into the mouth of the Yangtze River
Yangtze River
The Yangtze, Yangzi or Cháng Jiāng is the longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world. It flows for from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the...
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Liuhe was called Liujiagang (浏家港) in the Yuan Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...
. Liuhe is dubbed the "Number one town at the end of the River and the front of the sea" because Liuhe is at the mouth of the Yangtze River
Yangtze River
The Yangtze, Yangzi or Cháng Jiāng is the longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world. It flows for from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the...
, the longest river in China and it is not far from the East China Sea
East China Sea
The East China Sea is a marginal sea east of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean and covers an area of 1,249,000 km² or 750,000 square miles.-Geography:...
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Liuhe has an area of 68 km2, with around 56,000 permanent residents.
Famous people
Famous people linked to Liuhe include:- the explorer Zheng HeZheng HeZheng He , also known as Ma Sanbao and Hajji Mahmud Shamsuddin was a Hui-Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who commanded voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa, collectively referred to as the Voyages of Zheng He or Voyages of Cheng Ho from...
in the Ming DynastyMing DynastyThe Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
set off from Liuhe to explore the seas of the world. There is a memorial museum in Liuhe to celebrate his life and experiences. The stele he erected in Liujiagang remains one of the important documentary evidences of his voyages. - Chien-Shiung WuChien-Shiung WuChien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese-American physicist with expertise in the techniques of experimental physics and radioactivity. Wu worked on the Manhattan Project...
is an American Chinese physicist raised in Liuhe.
Industries
Fishing is the traditional industry in Liuhe and it is still one of the most important industries in Liuhe. Actually it is the biggest fishing port of JiangsuJiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
province. Nowadays, fishing is modernized and industrialized. The seafood caught by Liuhe fishermen were sold to cities such as Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
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Liuhe also has quite developed manufacturing. There are a few regionally famous manufacturing companies in Liuhe.