Wu (region)

Wu or Wuyueh is a region in the Jiangnan area , surrounding Suzhou, in Jiangsu province and Zhejiang province of China. It is also the abbreviation of several kingdoms based in Wu. The two largest cities in the Wu region today are Shanghai and Hangzhou . Most of the region speaks the .

The first Wu nation was established in late Zhou Dynasty. Once considered as a foreign kingdom to Kingdom Zhou, it emerged to be a power overlord at the end of Spring and Autumn Period.

The most influential Wu nation was the Kingdom of Wu during the period of Three Kingdoms.

The city of Suzhou has traditionally been the capital of the Wu nations. The dialect spoken in Suzhou is usually regarded as the standard .

Go-on , which is one of the sources of Japanese pronunciation for kanji , is sometimes said to have originated from this region. The ''Go-'' component in the name ''Go-on'' is cognate to the Chinese word ''Wu'' .

Wangshi Series

The Wangshi Series is a late Cretaceous sedimentary found in Shandong and Jiangsu provinces in eastern . It has been estimated as Campanian in age. Dinosaurs recovered include the large theropod ''Chingkankousaurus'', which is posibly synonymous with ''Tarbosaurus'', as well as herbivororous hadrosaurs ''Tanius'', ''Shantungosaurus'', and ''Tsintaosaurus''.

Suhang

Suhang is the region of China encompassing the cities of Suzhou and Hangzhou (in the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, respectively.

There is a Chinese saying, , referring to the legendary beauty of this region.

Socotra Rock

''You may be looking for Socotra in the Indian Ocean''




Socotra Rock is a 4.6 meters below sea level located in the East China Sea. The rock is the subject of a territorial dispute between South Korea, which considers it to lie within its exclusive economic zone, referring to it as Ieodo or Parangdo , and , which considers it to lie within its exclusive economic zone and refers to it as Suyan Rock . The rock currently serves as the foundation for the Korean Ieodo Ocean Research Station. A helipad is also located there to allow the research station to be serviced.

The rock is located 149 km southwest of Marado, Korea, and 245 km northeast of Haijiao Island, China. It is approximately 275 kilometers from the nearest Japanese island, .

History

A possible reference to the rock exists in the the ancient book ''Shan Hai Jing'', which mentions a "Su Rock" in the East China Sea. However, it is unclear if this refers to Socotra Rock, since the book includes material. There is also no evidence that the island was ever inhabitated.

Both "Parangdo" and "Ieodo" are names for the mythical island residents of believed to house the spirits of fishermen who perished at sea. The South Korean government has asserted a direct connection between these legends and the modern-day rock, claiming that the traditional saying that "one who sees Parangdo can never return" refers to the danger facing sailors when high waves allow the rock to break the surface.

*China's Ming Dynasty nautical book ''Shun Feng Xiang Song'' records: "Ancient Japanese come to China, if they pass by the 'Suyan', it means they are far from Japan and will see the Grand Tang dynasty soon." However, it is unclear if 'Suyan' was Socotra Rock. Also, it is not evidence that the underwater reef was occupied by China in old times. The book now is kept in Bodleian Library of Oxford University.

*1880-1890 Some argues that Beiyang Fleet of China mapped Socotra Rock.
*1900: Socotra Rock was discovered by the merchant vessel ''Socotra''. This was not recognized by the PRC or other neighboring countries.
*1963: Yuejin shipwreck: The Chinese vessel "Yuejin" sank on her maiden voyage en route from Qingdao to Nagoya after striking an underwater object. The crew of the ship claimed to have been attacked by a torpedo, causing an international incident. It was later found that due to a navigational error by the crew, the "Yuejin" had actually struck Socotra Rock which was marked on navigational charts at the time. This was not recognized by the Korea or other neighboring countries.
*1963 5.1-6.3，Shanghai Riverway Bureau fleet found the shipwreck 1.5 sea miles southeast of Socotra Rock. This move was not recognised by the Korea.
*1970: South Korea's Underwater Resource Development Law was enacted, defining Socotra Rock to lie within the country's 4th mining field.



Some point out that Marado is the southernmost land of Korea, since there is a stele carved "the southernmost of Korea". It is also a slogan for local travel attraction. Socotra Rock's location is further south than Marado.

Notes & References

Shengao

Shengao

Simplified Chinese	沈高
Traditional Chinese	沈高
Hanyu Pinyin	shēngāo
Area	56 km?
Population	41,000
CPC Secretary	Chen Zhonghua

Shengao town is a township in Jiangyan city, , Jiangsu province. It is called the ''hometown of fish and rice'' because of the high quality of the fish and rice production in the town. It is among the first of the opening cities designated by the .

Location

Shengao town is located right north of Jiangyan city downtown. Nanjing-Qidong railway and Yangzhou Canal pass across the town from east to west. The Nanjing-Yancheng highway and Jiangyan-Qingtong river also go through the town from south-to-north, providing a very good transportation network. It makes Shengao a better position atop of many other towns.

Economy

Shengao is famous for its 'green agriculture' and scenery. Organic food, such as vegetables, fish, shrimps, and crabs are the main output in its agriculture sector. Some of the well-known brands are 'Heheng' rice=, 'Santai' pickles, and 'Ruchun' preserved duck eggs. There are 10 categories of food qualified to use the national 'Green Food' symbol, and most of these are products of Jiangsu province.

Industry in Shengao is developing.

In June 1995, when Jiang Chunyun, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress visited Shengao, he pointed out ''Shengao is an example of modern agriculture, and the experience of developing of agriculture is very convincing and has a say in the national wide''.
Shengao has a total GDP 38.1 million and a tax income 1.8 million . This year, Shengao was named a good example of Dainan and Zhangguo style towns by the Secretary General and mayor of Taizhou.

Awards

In 1990, Heheng village in Jiangyan city was awarded ''Global 500 Roll of Honor'' by the United Nations Environment Programme because of its success in protecting the environment while increasing the grain yield and its wide use of marsh biogas ponds.

Villages

* Shengao
* Dantang
* Lianmeng
* Wanzhong
* Guanzhuang
* Jiahe
* Shuangxin
* Xiazhu
* Heheng
* Fengzhuang
* Tianmin
* Houbao
* Huayang
* Xiabei : Seat of Townhall.
* Zhaoxing
Postal Code: 225538

Companies

* Jiangyan Hengyuan Clothing Corp
* Jiangyan Huanqiu Auto Corp
* Jiangsu Kangjian Medical Instrument Ltd
* Jiangyan Xinkang Medical Instrument Ltd
* 江苏百灵农化有限公司
* 江苏动物药品厂有限公司
* 江苏新华袜厂
* 泰州市华隆针织有限公司
* 江苏金刚针织有限公司
* 姜堰市新型纺织有限公司
* Jiangsu Santai Pickle and Researve Food Ltd
* 姜堰市鑫生园食品有限公司
* 姜堰市明珠米厂
* 姜堰市明牛乳业有限公司
* 泰州正荣特种禽业发展有限公司
* 泰州市河横家禽育种有限公司

Hotels

* Xinkang Holiday Hotel
Xinkang Holiday Hotel was founded by the CEO of Jiangyan Xinkang Medical Instrument Ltd. The total investment was 600 million with a standard of three-star hotel. With a total area of 5,600 m?, it includes facilities for business lodging, dining, leisure, and convention centers. It has highly improved the reception capability of Heheng village and promoted its distinctive rural tourism attractions.

Schools

* Shengao Zhongxue
* Shengao Career Training High School

Port of Suzhou

Port of Suzhou is an important inland river transport hub. It is in situated in Jiangsu province. It consist of three ports in Zhangjiagang, Changshu and Taicang on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The total cargo throughput of 127 million tons in 2006. It is the largest inland river port in China. The majority of the port trade is in coal, ore, steel, and construction materials such as cement.

Port Infrastructure

Port of Suzhou consist of 132 production berths in total, 80 of them being above ten thousand tons in tonnage. The port has trade with 90 international and domestic shipping lines.

Politics of Jiangsu

The politics of Jiangsu Province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China.

The Governor of Jiangsu is the highest ranking official in the People's Government of Jiangsu. However, in the province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor has less power than the Jiangsu Communist Party of China Provincial Committee Secretary, colloquially termed the "Jiangsu CPC Party Chief".

List of the CPC Jiangsu Committee Secretaries

#Ke Qingshi : 1952-1954
#Jiang Weiqing : 1954-1967
#Xu Shiyou : 1970-1973
#Peng Chong : 1974-1977
#Xu Jiatun : 1977-1983
#Han Peixin : 1983-1989
#Shen Daren : 1989-1993
#Chen Huanyou : 1993-2000
#Hui Liangyu : 2000-2002
#Li Yuanchao : 2002-2007
#Liang Baohua : 2007-incumbent

List of the Governors of Jiangsu

#Tan Zhenlin : 1952-1955
#Hui Yuyu : 1955-1967
#Xu Shiyou : 1968-1973
#Peng Chong : 1974-1977
#Xu Jiatun : 1977-1979
#Hui Yuyu : 1979-1982
#Han Peixin : 1982-1983
#Gu Xiulian : 1983-1989
#Chen Huanyou : 1989-1994
#Chen Silin : 1994-1998
#Ji Yunshi : 1998-2002
#Liang Baohua : 2002-January 2008
#Luo Zhijun : January 2008-incumbent

List of the Chairmen of Jiangsu People's Congress

#Xu Jiatun : 1979-1983
#Chu Jiang : 1983-1988
#Han Peixin : 1988-1993
#Shen Daren : 1993-1998
#Chen Huanyou : 1998-2003
#Li Yuanchao : 2003-2007
#Wang Shouting : 2007-incumbent

List of the Chairmen of CPPCC Jiangsu Committee

#Jiang Weiqing : 1955-1967
#Xu Jiatun : 1977-1979
#Hui Yuyu : 1979
#Bao Houchang : 1979-1983
#Qian Zhonghan : 1983-1989
#Sun Han : 1989-1998
#Cao Keming : 1998-2003
#Xu Zhonglin : 2003-incumbent

Nanchang District

Nanchang District is a county-level division of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.

Southeast of the city centre, the district includes more ancient infrastructure and historically important sites. The area is also densely .

List of prisons in Jiangsu

This is a list of prisons within Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China.

* Changzhou Prison
* Dafeng Prison
* Danyang Prison
* Dingshan Prison
* Gaochun Prison
* Gaoyou Prison
* Guanyun Prison
* Hongzehu Prison
* Huaiyin Prison
* Jiangning Prison
* Jinhu Prison
* Jinling Prison
* Jurong Prison
* Liuhe Prison
* Liyang Prison
* Longtan Prison
* Muyang Prison
* Nanjing Prison
* Nanjing Women's Prison
* Nantong Prison
* Nantong Women's Prison
* Pengcheng Prison
* Pukou Prison
* Qidong Prison
* Qingjiang Prison
* Prison
* Tongshan Prison
* Tongzhou Prison
* Wujin Prison
* Wuxi Prison
* Xuzhou Prison
* Yancheng Prison
* Yangzhou Pris
* Yixing Prison
* Zhenjiang Prison

List of laojiaos in Jiangsu

This is a list of laojiaos within Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China.
A laojiao is a labor camp.

*Donghai RTL
*Dongtai RTL
*Fangqiang RTL
*Judong RTL
*Nanjing Dalianshan RTL
*Provincial Women's RTL
*Shifosi RTL
*Taihu RTL
*Wuxi RTL
*Yangmeitang RTL
*Xuzhou RTL

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List of administrative divisions of Jiangsu

Jiangsu, a of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following three levels of :

* 13 prefecture-level divisions
** 12 prefecture-level cities
** 1 sub-provincial city
* 106 county-level divisions
** 27 county-level cities
** 25
** 54 s
* 1518 township-level divisions
** 1117 s
** 124 s
** 1 ethnic township
** 275 subdistricts

All of these administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Political divisions of China. This chart lists only prefecture-level and county-level divisions of Jiangsu.

Jiangsu High People's Court

Jiangsu High People's Court is the high people's court, the highest judicial organ, of Jiangsu, China. It is located in Nanjing. The current President is Gong Pixiang.

Jiangsu Dragons

Jiangsu Nangang Dragons or Jiangsu Dragons or Jiangsu Nangang or Jiangsu Dahua are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Nanjing, Jiangsu.

In the 2004–2005 season, the Jiangsu Dragons finished in first place in the South Division, defeated the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the quarter-finals and the Yunnan Bulls in the semi-finals, but lost to the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the finals.

Yangtze River Delta

The Yangtze River Delta or Yangtze Delta, also called Chang Jiang Delta, or the Golden Triangle of the Yangtze , generally comprises the triangular-shaped territory of -speaking Shanghai, southern Jiangsu province and northern Zhejiang province of China. The area lies at the heart of the region traditionally called Jiangnan . The Yangtze river drains into the East China Sea. In modern times the area is home to an economy the size of a medium-sized developed country, encompassing a GDP of some $2 Trillion US, which is 21% of the national economy . The urban build-up in the area has given rise to the Yangtze Delta Metropolitan Area, the largest metropolitan area in China, with an area of 99600 km², it is home to over 80 million people as of 2007, of which an estimated 50 million are urban.

Early History

The area near the Yangtze River Delta was the location of the from around 5000-3000 BC. In late Neolithic times, the delinta was the site of the Liangzhu culture . In the Spring and Autumn period, it was occupied by the , which was annexed by the in 473 BC, in turn conquered by the in 334 BC. In 223 BC the area became part of the unified empire under the Qin Dynasty.

Since the Tang Dynasty, the Yangtze Delta has been an area of intense agrarian agriculture and high population density. It is criss-crossed with canals for transportation and irrigation. Since the Northern and Southern Dynasties period, the Yangtze Delta has been a main cultural and economic center of China. Key cities of the region in pre-modern times include Suzhou , Nanjing, Hangzhou and Shaoxing.

Population

The delta is one of the most densely populated regions on earth, and includes one of the world's largest cities on its banks—Shanghai, with a density of 2,700 inhabitants/km?. Because of the large population of the delta, and factories, farms, and other cities upriver, the World Wide Fund for Nature says the Yangtze Delta is the biggest cause of marine pollution in the Pacific Ocean.

Most of the people in this region speak Wu Chinese as their mother tongue, in addition to . Wu is mutually unintelligible with other varieties of Chinese, including Mandarin.

The area of the Yangtze Delta incorporates twenty relatively developed municipalities in three provinces. The term can be generally used to refer to the entire region extending as far north as Lianyungang, Jiangsu and as far south as Taizhou, Zhejiang. The region includes some of the fastest-growing economies in China in recent years, and as of 2004 has occupied over 21% of China's total gross GDP.

Metropolitan Area

Since the 9th century, the Yangtze Delta has been the most populous area in China, East Asia, and one of the most densely populated areas of the world. During the mid to late period of Tang Dynasty , the region emerged as an economic centre, and the Yangtze River Delta became the most important agricultural, handicraft industrial and economic center for the late Tang China.

In Song Dynasty, especially during the South Song Dynasty period , with its capital situated in Lin'an , Hangzhou became the biggest city in the East Asia with a population more than 1.5 million, and the economic status of the Yangtze Delta became more enhanced. Ningbo became one of the two biggest seaports in East Asia along with Quanzhou

During the mid-late Ming Dynasty period , the first capitalism bud of the East Asia was born and developed in this area, although it was disrupted by the Manchurian invasion and controlled strictly and carefully by the Confucian central government in Beijing, it continued its development slowly throughout the rest of the Qing Dynasty . During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the delta became the a large financial centre for the country. And also played the most important role in Agriculture and handicraft industry.

During the Qianlong Era , Shanghai began developing rapidly and became the largest port in the Far East. From late 19th century to early 20th century, Shanghai was the biggest commercial center in the Far East. And the Yangtze River Delta became the first industrialized area in China. After the Chinese economic reform program, which began in 1978, Shanghai again became the most important economic center in mainland China, and is emerging to become one of Asia's centres for commerce. In modern times, the Yangtze Delta metropolitan area centred at Shanghai, and also flanked by the major urban centres of Hangzhou, Suzhou, Ningbo, and Nanjing, home to nearly 90 million people , is the center of Chinese economic development, and surpasses all other major metropolitan regions in the People's Republic of China in terms of economic growth, productivity and per capita income. In the future the area may well evolve into the largest megacity in the world in terms of population.

Cities

*Urban cores: Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Ningbo
*Jiangsu Province: Suzhou , Wuxi , Nantong , Changzhou, Zhenjiang , Yangzhou,
*Zhejiang Province: Hangzhou's county-level urban centres of Jiande, and Lin'an; Ningbo , Shaoxing, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Zhoushan, , Jinhua
*In addition, the Shanghai districts of , , Jiading and Pudong, although nominally "districts", are all municipal-level in administration , and all have ''de facto'' separate urban planning systems.

Transportation

The area is home to a very extensive transportation network that include railways and expressways. The area has one of the highest private vehicle ownership rates in the country, and traffic rules governing Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Zhejiang are relatively strict compared to the rest of the country.

The region is served by some of the country's largest seaports:
* Port of Shanghai, sea & river, the world's largest cargo port in 2005
* Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan, sea & river, the world's 4th largest cargo port in 2005
* Port of Lianyungang, sea port
* Port of Suzhou, river & lake
* Port of Wenzhou, sea & river

The region has five major airports, whose area of coverage is generally around an-hour's drive's length from any point of the Delta. They include:
* Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport, hub of Shanghai Airlines and China Eastern Airlines; the two airports combined serve the heaviest air traffic flow in China
* Nanjing Lukou International Airport, situated in Nanjing, Jiangsu
* Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, situated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang
* Ningbo Lishe International Airport, situated in Ningbo, Zhejiang

Main bridges:
* Donghai Bridge, Shanghai-Zhejiang, 32.5km, the world's longest sea-cross bridge
* Hangzhou Bay Bridge, Ningbo-Shanghai, 36km
* Runyang Bridge
* Jiangyin Suspension Bridge
* Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge
* Lupu Bridge, Puxi-Pudong

Climate

The Yangtze Delta has a monsoon subtropical climate, and the weather is generally warm and humid. Winter temperatures can drop as low as -10°C , however, and even in springtime, large temperature fluctuations can occur.

Fishing and agriculture

The Yangtze River Delta contains the most fertile soils in all of China. Rice is the dominant crop of the delta, but further inland fishing rivals it. In Qing Pu, 50 ponds, containing five different species of fish, produce 29,000 tons of fish each year. One of the biggest fears of fish farmers in this region is that toxic water will seep into their man-made lagoons and threaten their livelihood.