Climatic characteristics of Nantong
Nantong is located in the alluvial plain of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with obvious maritime climate, with annual average temperature 15. 1 degree and annual precipitation 1040mm. The climate is mild, with four distinct seasons and relatively short spring and autumn.
Nantong belongs to the north subtropical humid climate zone, with obvious monsoon influence, four distinct seasons, mild climate, abundant sunshine and rain, and long frost-free period. Because it is located in the mid-latitude zone and the land-sea transition zone, the common meteorological disasters are flood, drought, plum rain, typhoon, rainstorm, cold wave, high temperature, strong wind, lightning strike and hail. It is a typical meteorological disaster-prone area. According to the statistics of recent 30 years, the annual average temperature is about 15℃, the annual average sunshine hours are 2000 ~ 2200 hours, the annual average precipitation is1000 ~100 mm, the rainy and hot seasons are the same, and the summer rainfall accounts for about 40 ~ 50% of the annual rainfall. The average rainy day is about 120 days, and there is often a rainy period from June to July.
Nantong geographical environment
Topographic formation
The earliest land areas in Nantong are Hai 'an and Rugao, which are located at the easternmost end of Yangtai ancient Shazui. The discovery of the Neolithic site at Qingdun, Hai 'an in 1970s and subsequent studies confirmed that people had landed in the northwest of Nantong more than 6,000 years ago and there were human activities. 4000 years ago, the coastal areas of Jianghuai flooded. In the Han Dynasty, the northwest of Nantong rose again. From the 5th century A.D. to the early 20th century, Zhou Fuhai (now Rudong County), Hudouzhou (now Nantong City and its vicinity) and Dongbuzhou (now Haimen and north-central Qidong) were connected with the mainland by four large sandbars. While the land is continuously connected, due to the influence of water potential, the plots in some areas are constantly increasing or decreasing. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Yangtze River eroded the land of Tongzhou, and the ancient Haimen County collapsed, and then twenty or thirty sandbars rose from the Yangtze River estuary. In the 29th year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty (1903), the south of Qidong (formerly known as Chongming Waisha) was connected with Haimen land. At this point, Nantong's territory was basically formed.
The geographical outline of Nantong is longer in the east-west direction than in the north-south direction, surrounded by water on three sides and filled with sea on one side, which looks like an irregular diamond. It consists of Langshan Canqiu District, Hai 'an Helixia District, North Shore Gushazui District, Tonglu Water Ridge Plain, Nantong Ancient River Branch Plain, Southern Plain and Land Area, Sanyu Ocean Plain and Coastal New Reclamation Area.
Regional position
Nantong lies between 3 1 1'-32 43' north latitude and12012'-155' east longitude. It belongs to the monsoon climate of north subtropical zone and warm temperate zone, with abundant sunshine and rain in four seasons.
On the map of China, only two cities are located at the intersection of the T-shaped structure of the coastal economic belt and the Yangtze River economic belt and at the head of the Yangtze River Delta. One is the international metropolis Shanghai, and the other is Nantong on the east bank of the Yangtze River. Nantong "is the confluence of rivers and seas and the throat of the north and south", facing China's most economically developed Shanghai and other areas in southern Jiangsu across the river, connecting the vast northern Jiangsu Plain to the north, and connecting the Eurasian Continental Bridge by railway; From the Yangtze River estuary to the sea, you can reach the coastal areas of China and ports all over the world; Upstream, you can reach Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan and Yunnan, Guizhou, Shaanxi and Henan provinces. After the completion of Sutong Yangtze River Highway Bridge, Nantong entered Shanghai's one-hour economic circle. Nantong faces two major economic radiation plates, overseas and inland, and is known as the "Pearl of the River" and "the first window of the Yangtze River".
Brief introduction of Nantong
Nantong, a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, is located in the southeast of Jiangsu and the north wing of the Yangtze River Delta. Children for short. Also known as Jinghai, Chongzhou, Chongchuan, Zilang and North Shanghai, Tongzhou was called in ancient times. Nantong is one of the first 14 coastal cities in China, the economic center of the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, a modern port city and a national historical and cultural city. It is bordered by the Yellow Sea in the east and the Yangtze River in the south. Invited by lights from Shanghai and Suzhou, it borders Taizhou and Yancheng in the west and north. Because it is the intersection of rivers and seas, the throat of the north and the south, it is called "Northern Guangzhou". Nantong combines the advantages of "golden coast" and "golden waterway", with 226 kilometers of Yangtze River coastline, which is an important part of Jiangsu Yangtze River Economic Belt.
Nantong has a history of more than 5000 years, because of the rising sand and alluvial land. Nantong has a history of 1000 years since the third year of Xiande in the following week (956). After the Revolution of 1911, Tongzhou was changed to Nantong County. 1983, Nantong area was abolished and Nantong city was established. Nantong has jurisdiction over 3 districts, 2 counties and 3 county-level cities, covering an area of 8,544 square kilometers.
In the history of modern culture, science and education in China, Nantong established the first normal school, the first folk museum, the first textile school, the first embroidery school, the first drama school, the first deaf-mute school run by China people and the first weather station, which is called "the first city in modern China".
As the oldest city in China, Nantong has an average life expectancy of 80.7 1 year, and there are as many centenarians as 103 1 person. 20 14 In May, Nantong was awarded the world's first "Longevity Capital" by the International Society of Natural Medicine and the World Longevity Town Certification Committee.
August 20 14, Nantong became the sixth city in Jiangsu province and the 37th city in China approved to build rail transit.