Taicang
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Taicang is a coastal city in Jiangsu Province of People's Republic of China
. It is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the northwest of Shanghai
, and 60 kilometres (37 mi) 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 reached RMB 52.8 billion (US$7.6 billion). The GDP per capita reached RMB 79,449 (US$11,439). Taicang has been consistently ranked in top 10 of the National Bureau of Statistics' 100 Most Competitive County Level Cities in China.
under the jurisdiction of Suzhou
, a prefecture-level city
.
towns
unders the juridiction of Taicang include:
era (220~280 AD), when Eastern Wu
build storage facilities for agriculture products in this area. The literal meaning of Taicang is "grand barn".
Taicang is a natural sea port, and because of this the city developed into a port city over the years. In Yuan dynasty
, the city reached its peak around 1271-1368 as the number one port of the world which is manifested in the next dynasty-Ming dynasty
. Taicang became the place where Zheng He
set off his voyages to explore the world.
Taicang is in the Yangtze River Delta
Depositional Plain. The whole region is flat, leaning slightly toward southwest. Altitude: 3.5~5.8 meters in east; 2.4~3.8 meters in west.
Taicang port is in the east of the city, and south of the Yangtze exit into the East China sea. The center of Taicang port is in 31°37′00" North, 121°14′00" East. Port line stretches 24.3 miles (38.8 km), of which 15.6 miles can park 50 thousand ton vessels.
Taicang is in humid subtropical climate zone with distinctive seasons. Average year round temperate is 15.5 Celsius. Precipitation is around 1078.1 mm.
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The racial makeup of the city has 29 ethnic races. Han Chinese
is the majority. Among 28 minorities, Hui Chinese and Manchu
are the two largest groups.
: Physicist from Taicang's Liuhe Township . Her father, Zhong-Yi Wu, established Mingde Girl Vocational School in 1913, which is one of the first girls' schools in China. The modern day Mingde School evolved into several schools, covering whole K12 education in Taicang, and it enrolls both genders.
Steven Chu
: Like Chien-Shiung Wu’s father, Steven Chu’s parental grandfather was also a well-respected local educator. He has eight daughters and four sons, most of them excel in science and technology. Steven Chu’s father, Ju-Chin Chu left China in 1943 to continue his education at MIT. An elementary school in Taicang - Zhu Diwen Xiaoxue - is named after Steven Chu.http://www.zdwxx.cn/zdwxx_news/show.aspx?id=102&cid=25. Chu, who won the 1997 Nobel Prize for Physics, is the son of Chinese scholars who migrated to the US in the early 1940s from Taicang in Jiangsu province.
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the northwest of 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 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the east of Suzhou
Suzhou
Suzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part...
. 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 reached RMB 52.8 billion (US$7.6 billion). The GDP per capita reached RMB 79,449 (US$11,439). Taicang has been consistently ranked in top 10 of the National Bureau of Statistics' 100 Most Competitive County Level Cities in China.
Administration
Taicang is a county-level cityCounty-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....
under the jurisdiction of Suzhou
Suzhou
Suzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part...
, a prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
.
towns
Town (China)
When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 . It is a fourth-level administrative unit, i.e...
unders the juridiction of Taicang include:
- LiuheLiuhe Town, TaicangLiuhe is a town under the juridiction of Taicang county-level city in Jiangsu province, China.-Geography:Liuhe is located around 35 km to the north of Shanghai...
- Liujiagang
- Fuqiao
- Chengxiang
- Shaxi
- Huangjing
- Shuangfeng
- Ludu
History
The city traces its roots back to the Three KingdomsThree Kingdoms
The Three Kingdoms period was a period in Chinese history, part of an era of disunity called the "Six Dynasties" following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty rulers. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the foundation of the state of Wei in 220 and the...
era (220~280 AD), when Eastern Wu
Eastern Wu
Eastern Wu, also known as Sun Wu, was one the three states competing for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period after the fall of the Han Dynasty. It was based in the Jiangnan region of China...
build storage facilities for agriculture products in this area. The literal meaning of Taicang is "grand barn".
Taicang is a natural sea port, and because of this the city developed into a port city over the years. In 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...
, the city reached its peak around 1271-1368 as the number one port of the world which is manifested in the next dynasty-Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The 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...
. Taicang became the place where Zheng He
Zheng He
Zheng 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...
set off his voyages to explore the world.
Geography
Taicang is centered at 31°30' North and 120°40' East. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the city has a total area of 318.0 square miles (823.0 km²), of which, 208.0 square miles (537.0 km²) of it is land and 110 square miles (285 km²) of it is water. Yangtze River has 61% of the water area.Taicang is in the Yangtze River Delta
Yangtze River Delta
The Yangtze River Delta, Yangtze Delta or YRD, also called Yangzi, or Chang Jiang Delta, Rive Chang Delta Tai Lake Region or the Golden Triangle of the Yangtze, generally comprises the triangular-shaped territory of Wu-speaking Shanghai, southern Jiangsu province and northern Zhejiang province of...
Depositional Plain. The whole region is flat, leaning slightly toward southwest. Altitude: 3.5~5.8 meters in east; 2.4~3.8 meters in west.
Taicang port is in the east of the city, and south of the Yangtze exit into the East China sea. The center of Taicang port is in 31°37′00" North, 121°14′00" East. Port line stretches 24.3 miles (38.8 km), of which 15.6 miles can park 50 thousand ton vessels.
Taicang is in humid subtropical climate zone with distinctive seasons. Average year round temperate is 15.5 Celsius. Precipitation is around 1078.1 mm.
City Awards
- National Ecological City
- National Hygienic City
- National Garden City
- National Longevity City
- National Excellent Tourism City
- National Model City for Environment Protection
- National Advanced City for Public Security
- Service Outsourcing Base City of Jiangsu Province
- Top10 Best Cities for Manufacturing Investors
- Sino-German Business Cooperation City
- The 5th County Level City in Terms of Comprehensive Strength
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Demographics
In 2007, the registered population is at 463,800 and the gender ratio is 95. Urban residents compose 62.4% of total population.The racial makeup of the city has 29 ethnic races. Han Chinese
Han Chinese
Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
is the majority. Among 28 minorities, Hui Chinese and Manchu
Manchu
The Manchu people or Man are an ethnic minority of China who originated in Manchuria . During their rise in the 17th century, with the help of the Ming dynasty rebels , they came to power in China and founded the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China until the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, which...
are the two largest groups.
People
Chien-Shiung WuChien-Shiung Wu
Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese-American physicist with expertise in the techniques of experimental physics and radioactivity. Wu worked on the Manhattan Project...
: Physicist from Taicang's Liuhe Township . Her father, Zhong-Yi Wu, established Mingde Girl Vocational School in 1913, which is one of the first girls' schools in China. The modern day Mingde School evolved into several schools, covering whole K12 education in Taicang, and it enrolls both genders.
Steven Chu
Steven Chu
Steven Chu is an American physicist and the 12th United States Secretary of Energy. Chu is known for his research at Bell Labs in cooling and trapping of atoms with laser light, which won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997, along with his scientific colleagues Claude Cohen-Tannoudji and...
: Like Chien-Shiung Wu’s father, Steven Chu’s parental grandfather was also a well-respected local educator. He has eight daughters and four sons, most of them excel in science and technology. Steven Chu’s father, Ju-Chin Chu left China in 1943 to continue his education at MIT. An elementary school in Taicang - Zhu Diwen Xiaoxue - is named after Steven Chu.http://www.zdwxx.cn/zdwxx_news/show.aspx?id=102&cid=25. Chu, who won the 1997 Nobel Prize for Physics, is the son of Chinese scholars who migrated to the US in the early 1940s from Taicang in Jiangsu province.
Friendship Cities
- Aoya, Japan
- Malindi, Kenya
- Rosolina, Italy
- Surrey, Canada
- Wellow, Great Britain
- Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States (pending)
External links
- Taicang English guide (Jiangsu.NET)