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