| Taizhou | |
| Other Name: | Taichow |
| Native Name: | 泰州市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Image Map1: | Taizhou locator map in Jiangsu.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Taizhou's administrative area highlighted within Jiangsu province |
| Pushpin Map: | China Jiangsu#Eastern China#China |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city center in Jiangsu |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jiangsu |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Hailing District |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Shi Lijun[1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5,787.254 |
| Area Water Percent: | 22.15% |
| Area Urban Km2: | 1,567.1 |
| Area Metro Km2: | 1,567.1 |
| Elevation M: | 5 |
| Elevation Max M: | 55.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 4,512,762 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Metro: | 1,728,408 |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 1,728,408 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[3] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Prefecture-level city |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 511 billion US$ 77.4 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 109,988 US$ 16,652 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Taizhou municipal government |
| Coordinates: | 32.4567°N 119.9229°W |
| Postal Code: | 225300 (Urban center) 214500, 225400, 225500, 225600, 225700 (Other areas) |
| Area Code: | 523 |
| Iso Code: | CN-JS-12 |
| Blank2 Name: | Major Nationalities |
| Blank2 Info: | Han |
| Blank3 Name: | County-level divisions |
| Blank3 Info: | 6 |
| Blank4 Name: | Township-level divisions |
| Blank4 Info: | 105 |
| Blank5 Name: | License Plate Prefix |
| Blank5 Info: | Chinese: 苏M |
| Pic: | T4Z name.svg |
| Piccap: | "Tàizhōu", as written in Chinese |
| Picsize: | 125px |
| Taizhou | |
| Psp: | Taichow |
| P: | Tàizhōu |
| Gr: | Tayjou |
| Bpmf: | ㄊㄞˋ ㄓㄡ |
| W: | Tʻai4-chou1 |
| Wuu: | Tah-tseu |
| Showflag: | p |
Taizhou is a city in Jiangsu in eastern China. Situated on the north bank of the Yangtze River, it borders Nantong to the east, Yancheng to the north and Yangzhou to the west.
The 2020 Chinese census counted its population at 4,512,762 of whom 1,504,014 live in the built-up (or metro) area made of three urban districts (Hailing, Jiangyan and Gaogang).
See also: List of administrative divisions of Jiangsu.
The prefecture-level city of Taizhou administers six county-level divisions, including two districts and four county-level cities.
These are further divided into 105 township-level divisions, including 91 towns, eight townships and six subdistricts.
| Map | |||||||||||
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| align=left | Subdivision | align=left | Hanzi | align=left | Pinyin | align=left | Population | align=left | Area | align=left | Density |
| City Proper | |||||||||||
| align=left | Hailing District | align=left | Chinese: 海陵区 | align=left | Hǎilíng Qū | 577,016 | 306.5 | 1,883 | |||
| Suburban | |||||||||||
| align=left | Gaogang District | align=left | Chinese: 高港区 | align=left | Gāogǎng Qū | 258,590 | 281.7 | 918.0 | |||
| align=left | Jiangyan District | align=left | Chinese: 姜堰区 | align=left | Jiāngyàn Qū | 668,408 | 857.5 | 779.5 | |||
| Satellite cities (County-level cities) | |||||||||||
| align=left | Jingjiang | align=left | Chinese: 靖江市 | align=left | Jìngjiāng Shì | 663,408 | 665.2 | 997.3 | |||
| align=left | Taixing | align=left | Chinese: 泰兴市 | align=left | Tàixīng Shì | 994,445 | 1,173 | 847.8 | |||
| align=left | Xinghua | align=left | Chinese: 兴化市 | align=left | Xīnghuà Shì | 1,128,204 | 2,396 | 470.9 | |||
| Total | 4,512,762 | 5,799 | 778.2 | ||||||||
Taizhou lies at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Jinghang Canal (Grand Canal of China), in the south-central Jiangsu Province, which is on the north bank of lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the south end of Jianghuai Plain. Its latitude ranges from about 32° 02′ — 33°11′ N and longitude 119° 38′ — 120° 32′ E, with a total area of .
Neighbouring areas: Yangzhou to the west, Nantong to the east, and Yancheng to the north.
As with the rest of central and southern Jiangsu, Taizhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), influenced by the East Asian Monsoon, with cold, damp, but comparatively dry, winters, and hot, humid summers with copious rain. The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from in January to in July, while the annual mean is 15.36°C. Nearly half of the mean annual rainfall of 1037mm is distributed June to August.
Taizhou was known as Haiyang in the Spring and Autumn period, supposedly.[4]
As a part of Linhuai Commandery, Hailing county was founded in what is modern-day Taizhou, during the Western Han. Its designation indicates it was a coastal elevated area. Hailing and its neighbourhood were taken away from Yangzhou to create a prefecture, Tai zhou, in 937 when Li Bian of the Southern Tang reigned over the area. In 939, Li kept the bereaved Yang family under house arrest at Yongning Palace, Taizhou, after Yang Pu's death.
Taizhou was elevated to lu (circuit) status in 1277, but restored and annexed by Yangzhou again, seven years later.
In the very beginning of Republican China, Tai zhou was turned into Tai county, taken by the CCP on 21 January 1949. Then the downtown of the county was separated to found Taizhou city, which was the seat of the Administrative Commission for Northern Jiangsu until November. The PLA Navy was established in Baimamiao, Tai county on 23 April 1949.[5] The county and the city were merged into the new Tai county in May 1950, but restored in October. It was reconverted in 1958, but divided again in 1962.
Taizhou is a center for flour mills, textile works, fishing net manufacturing, and other industries based on local agriculture.
In the past 20 years, the economic growth has remained stable with an average annual growth rate exceeding 10%. It is one of the central cities inside the Yangtse River Delta with its developed industry, convenient transportation and prosperous commerce. In 2019, the GDP reached RMB 474.45 billion yuan, the GDP per capita RMB 110,731 yuan, equals to 16,024 dollars, the fiscal revenue RMB 37.5 billion yuan, the total amount of bank deposits RMB 688 billion yuan. Five county-level cities or districts are ranked among the "China's Top 100 Counties with Greatest Comprehensive Power". It boasts numbers of large-sized enterprises or groups, such as Chunlan Group Corp.
Taizhou was among the first few cities in Jiangsu to be recognized as having a famous cultural history. In 1990, Heheng village in Jiangyan County was awarded Global 500 Roll of Honor by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) because of its success in protecting the environment while increasing the grain yield and its wide use of marsh biogas ponds.
Taizhou's China Medical City (CMC) is a specialized development zone located south of downtown Hailing district; it has attracted major international and domestic corporations who have established facilities here since its establishment in 2010. To date, more than 800 pharmaceutical enterprises have located businesses and incubation centers in CMC. Pharma companies include AstraZeneca, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Boehringer-Ingelheim, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group and Neptunus Pharmaceutical, as well as Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Company.[6]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in China.
Taizhou is twinned with:
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The G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway and Jiangsu Provincial Highway 29 (S29 Yancheng-Jingjiang Expressway; Chinese: 盐靖高速公路) pass through the city from north to south, and Jiangsu Provincial Highway 28 (S28 Qidong-Yangzhou Expressway; Chinese: 启扬高速公路) from west to east.
Taizhou Municipality has two Yangtze River crossings, the Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge from Gaogang District to Yangzhong and the Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge from Jingjiang to Jiangyin.
The routes to get to Taizhou includes:
Taizhou is the headquarters of the East Sea Fleet of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
Qintong Boat Festival is held in Qingming (around April 4–6) every year. During the festival boats from nearby villages and towns converge on Xique Lake for a few days of rejoicing. Theatrical performances, dragon and lion dances, and other folk dances are staged right on board the boats.
The lake located in Qingtong town, 15km (09miles) north of Jiangyan city. The water comes from the Nanhu (Chinese: 南湖), Xique (Chinese: 喜鹊湖), and Beihu (Chinese: 北湖) rivers. It is part of Qintong Swamp.
Biggest reserve outside of Dafeng.