Jiangyan, Taizhou
| Jiangyan | |
| Simplified Chinese | 姜堰 |
| Traditional Chinese | 姜堰 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | jiāngyàn |
| Sprache | Mandrin Santai Tongue |
| Area | 1,051 km² |
| Population | 922,000 |
Jiangyan is a city in the prefecture of Taizhou in Jiangsu province, China. It is the city where Hu Jintao, the president of China was born and grown up.
Standort
Located in the middle of Jiangsu province, Jiangyan (N 32°30; E 120°09) is neighbored by Haian and Tongtai to the east. To the west, there are Hailing and Gaogang districts of Taizhou. Taixing is to the south, while Xinhua is to the north.
History
Jiangyan has a very long history. Formerly called Taixian (Chinese: 泰县, pinyin: tāixīan), it was set as a county at the end of Western Han Dynasty. It has relics from Zhou Dynasty, Budda statue from Tang Dynasty, and a tower from Qing Dynasty. In July 1994, it was changed from Taixian County to Jiangyan, current name, and also established as a city status. Other names Jiangyan had are Hailu (Chinese: 海陆), Wuling (Chinese: 吴陵), Taizhou (Chinese: 泰州) over the years besides Taixian. Geneneral Chen Yi had commanded the Huangqiao war in Tower of Qujiang, in downtown Jiangyan. Liu Jingting (Chinese: 柳敬亭, Master of Yangzhou Pingtan, a form of traditional Chinese opera)、Huang Longshi (Chinese :黄龙士, Master of go chess in Qing Dynastry)、and Gao Ershi (Chinese: 高二适, modern time calligraphier) are among the well-known people from Jiangyan. The Qintong Boat Festival (Chinese: 溱潼会船) also has a long history since Ming Dynasty, and it is becoming an important tourist destination in the whole eastern China. The Baima Temple (Chinese: 白马庙, meaning white horse temple) in Jiangyan (now in Taizhou) is the birthplace of the Navy of the People's Liberation Army.
Culture
There have been so many well-known people from Jiangyan in its long history. Yue Fei (岳飞) and Wen Tianxiang (文天祥) in Song dynasty have both stationed in Jiangyan to fight again the Jin invaders. The Ming dynasty general, Tang Shunzhi (唐顺之) had been fighting Japanese in Jiangyan until his died here. The pholisophy and one of the founders of 'Taizhou clique', Wang Dong (王栋) had been teaching in Jiangyan for decades, and his teaching place, Wanggong Temple (“王公祠”) is now preserved as a monumem. The artist in Ming dynasty, Tang Zhique (唐志契) and his brother Tang Zhiyi (唐志尹), nephew Tang Riyin (唐日艮), so called 'Three Tangs' (“三唐”) were from Jiangyan. The go chess master in Qing dynasty, Huang Longshi (黄龙士) had leaded the chess game to the highest peak in the old times. Lu Fubao (卢福保) was the consule of Taiwan. Liu Guorong (刘荣庆) and Liu Guoqing (刘国庆) brothers were the martial champain.
In the modern history, the artist master Mei Lanfang (梅兰芳) was born in Zhangmu town (张沐) and he had visited Jiangyan for many times. Following the call from Chairman Mao Zedong, nodern poet and caligrapher Gao Ershi (高二适) had made a famous 'Lanting Argument' (兰亭论辩) with Guo Moruo (郭沫若). According to a preliminary statistics, there are over 200 professors, 600 county-level officials, and 5 military Sergents originated from Jiangyan as of 2000. Jiangyan also has made its special marks in the history of modern China. The first Soviet base in northern Jiangsu was founded in Jiangyan by No 14 red army. The Chinese navy was also born in Jiangyan Baima Temple (白马庙). The headquater of Battle of Huangqiao, one of the major battles in the civil war between Kuomingtang and Communist Armies, was in Jiangyan Qujianglou (曲江楼).
Jiang Zefeng (江泽芬), a sister of Jiang Zemin, is also living in Jiangyan. Hu Jintao, the current president of China is also born and raised in Jiangyan. Jiangyan has also actively engaged in a campaign to modernise the city by new technology and intense education. During 1992 and 1997, there are as many as 180 inovations and 155 new technologies were awarded and more than 70 patents were assigned. Jiangyan has been in Top 100 Counties since 1995.
Five townships were named Advanced Folk-cultural (群众文化先进乡镇) in 1997 by Jiangsu province. Many culture centers, libraries have been founded, and the Qintong Boat Festival (溱潼会船) is more and more famous and has become a big tourist attraction. Numous people have had access to cable TV and internet. Jiangyan has the tallest TV tower in the whole northern Jiangsu.
Transport
The Nanjing-Jinjiang-Yancheng Highway passes through from south to north and National Highway 328 goes from west to east. All the townships are connected by well paved ways. The old and new Yangzhou Canal, Zhonggan river, Jiangyan-Qingtong river, and east and west Jiangyan-Huangqiao rivers provide a very good river transportation system. It takes few than 3 hours to Nanjing or Shanghai. Out of the total 1044 km² area, large amount of them are low swamps, and the water area measures about 15%.
The routes to get to Jiangyan includes:
- Take buses from Shanghai or Nanjing through National Highway 328 or Nanjing-Jinjiang-Yancheng Highway.
- Take trains from Beijing throught Xinyi-Changxing Railway (新长铁路) or Nanjing throught Nanjing-Qidong Railway (宁启铁路).
Townships
In 1990, Heheng (Chinese: 河横) village in Shengao (Chinese: 沈高) town, Jiangyan city 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.
Menschen
- Hu Jintao, the President of the People's Republic of China.
- Mei Lanfang, a legend of modern Beijing Opera.
Tourism
===Qintong Boat Festival=== (溱潼会船) Qintong Boat Festival is held in Qingming Festival (around April 4-6) every year. During the festival boats from nearby villages and towns converge in 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 whole festival was highlighted by the unique boating racing by using the long poles instead of paddles. The whole events now are used by the city government as a platform to attract tourists and foreign investiments.
===Xique Lake=== (喜鹊湖) The lake located in Qingtong town, 15 km north of Jiangyan city. The water was composed of Nanhu (南湖), Xique (喜鹊湖), and Beihu (北湖). It is part of Qintong Swamp. 7 Districts: 溱潼风貌园区、溱东居住园区、江苏旅游产品生产基地、溱湖贸易园区、喜鹊湖度假区、麋鹿故乡园区、生态 农业园区. 1 Belt: 湖绿带与景路. 1 Center: 溱湖旅游接待服务中心. ===Père David's Deer Reserve=== (麋鹿故乡园)
Jiangyan is one of the few hometowns to Père David's Deers, and Jiangyan Père David's Deer Reserve is the biggest one outside of Dafeng (大丰). 麋鹿故乡园位于启动区以东，地势较低洼，有大面积的水体，结合原有麋鹿养殖场进行布置。 用地约70公顷，其中绿地面积52公项，水面面积12公顷，道路铺装面积2.8公顷，建筑面积约 1200平方米。全园分为圈养区和放养区两大部份。圈养区具有科普解说功能，设展示馆， 以图片、录像、讲解等形式介绍麋鹿的生态习性，也可举办小型专业研讨会， 进行深入的专业研究。放养区设步行便道供游人行走，在具有较佳观察视线的地点设木结 构观察亭，供游客寻觅麋鹿的踪迹。
===Shoushen Temple=== (寿圣寺) 参照苏中地区寺庙形制结合水网地区特色将古寿圣寺恢复。寺庙区用地约4公顷，其中 绿地2.7公顷，道路广场及停车场0.8公顷，建筑面积控制在4500平方米。寿圣寺山门南向 。以石牌坊、龙池（放生池）、牌楼、龙王殿、药师殿、圆通殿、大雄宝殿、藏经阁形成 建筑主轴线；以鼓楼、三圣殿、玉佛殿、舍利塔和钟楼、丹桂亭、斋堂、寮房形成两条副 轴线。寺内有码头可停靠小船，并设有餐饮接待. ===Swamp Botanal Park=== (湿地植物园) 湿地植物园位于麋鹿故乡园以北，占地约60公顷（含水面面积）。对该区域进行适当 的地形改造，形成从水面到滩涂再过渡到旱地的一个序列，配植植物则充分结合地形条件 ，从水生植物、亲水性植物到耐湿性植物、旱生植物和岩生植物，构成稳定的植物生态环 境，并吸引候鸟至此栖息停留，与麋鹿故乡园区相呼应。设有水生植物小区、滩涂植物小 区、旱生植物小区、岩生植物小区和珍品植物小区。 ===Yingtan Artifical Beach=== (银滩碧浪泳场) 银滩碧浪泳场是为人工冲浪营造的湖边泳场，其中有成人区和浅水儿童区，岸边设置 人造沙滩，是一座中型的、现代化的湖滨泳场。并设有全天候的室内恒温游泳池，附设健 身按摩、餐饮等服务性设施。总面积约3500平方米。
Heheng Agriculture Scenic Tour
Museums
- Hu Jintao Birthplace Museum, Jiangyan
- Gao Ershi Museum, Jiangyan
- Baima Temple, Chinese Army Navy Birthplace Musem (now in Shixiang, Taizhou)
Schools
There are 233 kinder gardens, 280 primary schools, 50 middle schools, and 2 provincal special high schools. Jiangyan High School was named model high school and promoted to provincal run schools.
- Jiangyan High School (江苏省姜堰中学)
- Jiangyan No. 2 High School
- Jiangyan Qintong High School (江苏省姜堰市溱潼中学)
- Shengao Career Training School